Living room before/after (plus advice required!)
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Comments (51)Just a quick note to thank you all for sharing your thought, ideas, experience and time. I especially want to thank Bluenan and decoenthusiaste for being with me through the all process for the last 6 months or so..., just wanted to post few photos of the results (https://www.houzz.com/discussions/any-ideas-for-final-touches-to-this-living-dinning-room-dsvw-vd~569586) as I feel it is not only me who created this space but it is your creations as much as mine. It may not be perfect or according to the the "Rules", but it is Me and my family. Each and every piece was chosen by me in different parts of the world and each one of them has a unique story behind. I am very pleased with my space. I love it! I am very blessed. .... and so I am off to my new project now... Back to school.... that's really going to be hard ;) Thank you all, once again....See MoreAdvice for a newbie
Comments (5)I agree with groveraxle, with a small caveat - if you're not very experienced with how paint colors change in different rooms with different light and so on, then I like to try out a couple of samples of colors I THINK I'm likely to want before I go shopping for furnishings/art/etc. (I just paint on thick card or something so I can move the sample around in the room and between rooms.) My reason for this is that it can be quite hard to make some color schemes work in some rooms and I don't want to be in love with a rug/piece of art/etc. and only find out once I try to decorate the room around it that the room itself is fighting me. (For example, my parents have a room which only gets REALLY warm natural light due to the angle of the sun when it hits the windows. So some colors look VERY different in there compared to elsewhere in the house.) For example - I have the idea I probably wanted my new bedroom to be some shade of gray. What I'm going to do is get some sample pots of gray paint that looks appealing to me and test them in the room. Some will probably appeal more than others in the room, so then I'll let those guide me in looking for other items - not trying to match the paint, but looking for a light cool gray versus a darker warm gray, that sort of thing. Then once I have the soft items selected I'll find the exact shade of paint I use from there. (Which might end up being the sample I already had, or might need a custom mix, etc.) I think if you're a designer or do this a lot you start getting a better idea of how rooms will influence colors and can just imagine it, so you don't need to do the first step as much. You can just look at a room and tell things are likely to read warm or cool or whatever....See MoreAny suggestions for finishing my kitchen/living room
Comments (592)Hi ...Zaz I am not sure what went on here in Houzz .... While I have been away ..(sneezing coughing sweating) Whatever it was Move on from it !! as best you can ... Otherwise these things eat away at you ... And being on a downer that's not good for anyone ..........including you .... You have a Talent truly you do Lots see it ...... Even if you can't ....... So Put it toooooo good use If not for yourself ........ Then for others so they might enjoy it Seeing others smile from Something you have done Is gift.... I know I love toooooo Give that gift of a smile ..... Be it from writing or resisting my Poems Playing my little ukuele Painting So dust yourself off there's work toooooooo be done :@) Get your a@£& In that kitchen ... Today is the start of a new and better year ...... Of which only You Can make happen !!...See MoreHelp me choose a bed for guest room
Comments (30)Melissa, when I said footboard, I meant this. It has a portion of the bed that extends beyond the mattress edge. You posted a bed that had something at the foot section of the bed. By platform, I mean a bed that has a hard area and only a mattress on it. Like this. It does not extend beyond the edge of the mattress, but does not have a box spring. It is also lower to the ground. The picture you posted was a high profile bed and box spring. It was not on a typical bed frame. A standard bed frame, used with box spring and mattress looks like this. Virtually invisible and does not extend out beyond the mattress/box spring set. That being said, I'd recommend you get a headboard that is not too big for your space. Neither in height or depth (distance from the wall). I would also not get a mattress frame that extends beyond the size of the mattress. Sorry to have not been clear before....See More
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5 years agoWhat do you think of this, with a tray on it, as a coffee table?
https://www.swooneditions.com/plymouth-modern-country-large-ottoman#!18513
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5 years agoDepends what do you like, monochrome or colour. If you remove all the pink cards from the shelves, your room is pretty much monochrome. I definitely miss colour where the sofa and picture on the wall, a brighter colour picture would make a huge difference in there.
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5 years agoHello!
I'm one of the interior designers here at Bathroom Eleven.
What do you think to bringing the darker blue off the wall and accessorising with the navy then lightening this with a soft blush pink - and finish up with a brass legged glass table to match the mirror?
If you decide to change the rug, let me know and perhaps we can make a suggestion!
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Wondering if cafe style shutters would work. I’d want them up to the same height all around. In combination with floor to ceiling curtains. You could split them up, so there will be curtains hanging in the corners of the bay too.
I quite like the lighter coloured curtains. A silvery grey perhaps, to go with the rug, but it’s difficult to see the colours of the rug in the photos.Carolina
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5 years agoCarolina - this might be a better photo of rug. This was when we first bought so looks a bit creased but shows the colour better.
Thank you!
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How about this cushion for your sofa
Evie Knitted Cushion, Natural Cream, 45x45 cm · More InfoCarolina
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHow about this? Just trying things out for you. The top of the round side table is inlaid with stone which makes it a bit more special: https://www.amara.com/products/semi-precious-stone-side-table-black
Carolina
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAnd another thought: wooden (or fake wood) wide slatted venetian blinds with wide decor tape. They give the same feeling as shutters, but might be less expensive.
Contemporary Bedroom · More InfoFor example:
https://www.directblinds.co.uk/wooden-blinds/filter/taped-blinds/
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5 years agoUploading another photo so you can see colour with better lighting. The coffee table is going to be replaced - just ordered the one I linked to above. The dining table will ultimately be replaced (loan from partners parents) but will stay for now.
What would you suggest? I can’t change the colour of the accent wall or units as they are recently painted and fitted.
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