Please Help! Palette & Style Conundrum-Modern Tropical Glam vs Coastal
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Comments (140)Actually, the quintessential steampunk piece is a modern computer decked out to look like a 19th century device. I met a guy profiled in the Boston Globe who has a steampunk house, and whose kitchen was featured here once. He was selling a cast iron Victorian stove that had been outfitted with a barely-discernable electric cooktop. It's not so much working Rube Goldberg contraptions as it is window dressing on modern technology. I think of it as a stage set in search of a story. Let's say Steampunk is a definite one month from now, as the project that follows the next one. For the very next one to start this weekend, I'm thinking Hollywood Regency, based on an unscientific review of the preference lists people have posted so far. I would sort of like to do the setup for Steampunk, so if you'd rather I not do two in a row, I can happily defer to pal on the HR project. Thoughts?...See Morehelp with finishing touches in my kitchen please
Comments (22)Meg Congrats on a lovely kit remodel - Great job - My personal op would be to add some warm tones - since I sew and love fabric I am making some nice window treatments for kit & dinning area - all matching to help bring the rooms together - Like this fabric http://thibautdesign.com/Collection/patternDetailFab.aspx?pid=682&prdId=3971 Bamboo would work - but I prefer the lighter one - maybe it's for the warmer tone, not sure. Have you considered pewter type or brushed nickel hardware - you get the bling but it's not too shiny & picks up on the other stainless in the kitchen - Here's a great site - http://www.carpediemknobs.com/ Backsplash is another personal choice - white may just blend in too much & your inspirational pic may just be... well too much - I prefer a backsplash that is quiet, does not make a statement, but adds a sense of balance to things in the kitchen. I find ones that are too flashy, that the eye sits there & the rest of the kitchen is lost. have you searched the finished backsplash slide show This will give you plenty of ideas http://finishedbacksplashesslideshow.blogspot.com/ While viewing it is helpful to make note of what you like about a particular one - size, color scheme, blends, stands out etc... Also helpful to make notes of ones you don't like - stop and determine what it is you don't like. You really have many options given your current palette - When you have narrowed down what you are after - get LOTS of samples put them by your backsplash take pics, live with it for awhile before deciding. When I search the slideshow - *yes us TKO's still search this stuff yrs after completing our own kit* - I always stop @ Karenmaraj's kit - I just love that backsplash - Polished crema marfil - it is stunning - it's quiet, it doesn't overpower http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com/2005/09/karenmarajs-kitchen.html If you choose to do fabric window treatments - you may get a backsplash inspiration from your fabric - or vice versa - then some nice wool runners by the sink & door Another link http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Runner-Rugs/Wool,/material,/605/subcat.html?cid=128510&kid=63567246&fp=f I would not rush your final details as it will be costly in many ways - the details need to unfold with time, and will - but you have a fully functional kitchen now - the rest is aesthetics - A lovely pottery bowl may inspire you http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=all&includes[0]=tags_exact&search_query=pottery+bowls&page=1&ref=related One decision will follow another - too difficult to pull all those elements at one time - let the process have a natural evolution - I'll stop b4 you end up spending a fortune on your "finished kitchen" Good luck...See More7 Basic Plots. 3 Basic Palettes?
Comments (76)Susie, Thanks for asking. It was a fabulous trip. Very memorable in many ways. Riding elephants, petting tigers, the people, the architecture. Each of us had a digital camera and we have 5,000 photos to sort through and edit! ( I always make photobooks when we travel). Already planning our next trip(s). Actually I have planned our next five trips; it's a bit of a hobby of mine. As for the beachhouse ... total frustration. Turns out the driveway is not on the property; it has crossed through abutters for 100 years. The estate we are buying form has been unsuccessful in getting it resolved and may need to go to court. We can't close until it is settled since you cannot sell landlocked property. We are keeping an eye out for an alternative but we want something very specific and not easy to find. And we aren't willing to settle. As I told the agent, we don't need a third house, for goodness sakes, so we won't buy it unless we find it compelling! Julie, Thanks for the link. Which one? Or all?...See MoreDAT #4- Beach House Style
Comments (47)Palimpset, it's funny that you say it looks accumulated as I worried that it was too matchy-matchy because of all the rattan. I think my propensity towards that approach is based on watching Sarah Richardson putting a room together. Cawaps, there's definitely a lot going on in the room, but I did try and limit the forms to organic shapes and the colors to the color palette from the sofa fabric. It really was about finding a fabric that included both the deep red of the fixture and the orange of the carpet. It would definitely not be a restful living room, but I think would be great for parties. The fabric is from here: http://www.fabricguru.com/p-fabric-by-the-yard/terrace-printed-polyester-outdoor-atlantis-1 and it comes in a couple of other color ways. It's an outdoor fabric so it should be fairly kid-friendly. Positively Patty, The wall color reads to me as a little green, I wonder if a paler version of the pale cream in the carpet would be more restful? Crl, finding the sofa fabric was definitely key. I like the balance between organic curves and linearity in your room....See Morerebunky
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