With properly sized shutters, with no shutters, with doors in red/orange, green, and aubergine:

Dead thread from 2014

You have a beautiful home. This was my cottage, I painted the doors red, and the trim black, put black shutters too. I loved it so much. Never, EVER tired of it.

Your front entry is very welcoming, and when those flowers fill in a bit and bloom, it's going to be beautiful. First thing I thought was the downspouts need to disappear. I'd paint them the color of the brick.

Thank you for the updated photos!

Looks very nice, however, I believe you may have planted the shrubs too close to the house. You need to know the final width of the shrub, divide by 2, add 1 foot and that should be the distance from the house. If a shrubs final width is 6 feet, it should be 4 feet from the house. So you can get behind it and do maintenance to the house, prune the shrub, etc.

Nice. Does it make you smile each morning? :)

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Paints the walls a darker color; consider putting floating shelves (dark chocolate) on the wall by your window. This means taking the decorative plates down and placing artwork , plates on shelves. I would change the island cabinet color to match shelving.

Big art that goes no higher than the top of the arched window.

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Suzanne, Your advice and photo of the 3 framed art pieces above the fireplace on your Aug 24, 2014 post, really "spoke" to me, as they say. I absolutely love it and hope you don't mind if we do something similar. It was just the sort of thing I have been looking for. But having no decorating talent, I needed to keep looking until something struck me as just right. My husband and I both love it! I think this is the link, so you'll know which of your great ideas we loved. Thanks so much.

http://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/a2b2122503fa0272_9-3561/home-design.jpg

From the photo you still have the option to paint the sloping part of the wall the same colour leaving the flat ceiling as it is, I'd paint the sloping section and stand back and decide if you like the look of it, here is a render of the photo to help make a choice... Good Luck...

No lace underwear, Carolyn, unless one considers the ones with the holes lacy.

Hi Sarah...you've had loads of feedback...i haven't read all of it so sorry if i'm repeating what has already been said. You've definitely had a lot of good advice already.
My quick advice would be not to add another colour i.e sage green, it will look too fussy and busy with the wallpaper as well, because the print of that is busy.
I would also say its fun to play with scale a bit, you could do this here by adding a large oversized mirror for example.
Ive recently written a blog post about the first 7 things you need to know and be aware about when designing to make the whole process easier,. https://designjuiceblog.wordpress.com/

hi I know this post was a while a go. But I have the same bed and am struggling with ideas. Just wondering if the poster minds posting the end result would be really helpful for me. Thank you. X

Here's a second vote for roman shades. Your window casings are beautiful and I would show them off with inside-mount shades.

P.S. My over-the-sink kitchen window has a simple, cream colored valance that adds softness while blending nicely with my French vanilla cabinets. You could do the same for a subtle elegant effect--or add color!

This kitchen is gorgeous !!

A bench is appropriate for squirmy kids in the breakfast nook.

my dining space s against a wall- so I will have quite a deep bench outfitted with sheep skins and cushions for a cozy feel whre dining guests can lean back and get comfy during a long meal...on the other side of the table I will have two chairs. Some people may not enly a dinner where they cannot get comfy and lean back into a chair /against a wall...just a thought :)

what about in a small breakfast nook with
a small table?

Remove half the chairs, go a bit more daring on the new ones, get a proper table lamp (or just remove that dinky thing), and paint the backs of the bookcases navy blue:

lisa, are you set on a decorator? did you want me to remove some stuff? have to do it soon. otherwise give us a new direction? remember it is a fun thing. and show us when you are done please?

Here is an update. Feeling a lot better about colors. Still need pillows and some accessories.

That BM Van Cortland Blue is beautiful and looks perfect for this space. But I would keep just a touch of red to counterbalance it. Maybe keep the red cabinet by the stove.

Do flea market chairs in a darker blue (instead of the red shown below):

Can I ask where you got that plate rack? You did a great update!! This is the exact layout of our century farmhouse kitchen and my goal to redo!

Really nice final room! I loved the cabinets!

Southern Arizona = closed tight, with the possible exceptions of December and January. (Used to be October through March.)

Always closed. I'm very allergic to mold and we have lots of mold in Ohio! I would be deathly ill sleeping with open windows.

Absolutely have to be open otherwise the room is a little smelly by the morning. Specially with the dog in there.

The two prints in the first photo of bedding are exactly the same. Was that your intent? I like the idea of yellow prints, but I'd look for something more original, and for sure I wouldn't repeat the same image over the bed.

Try these: http://www.zgallerie.com/SearchResults.aspx?Ntt=carolina%20gold

Ncdoglover it is gorgeous! I bought it on Joss and Main and paid $394....that's it! Unbelievable!

Ckoeppel, I purchased mine either from Joss and Main or Wayfair and paid the same. I kept waiting for someone to contact me and say that they had made a mistake in pricing!! It's such a beautiful bed at such a great price, and I receive tons of compliments. I have my chocolate bed paired with creams and porcelain blue (PB). Enjoy.

Margo, you look fabulous, dahling! I truly mean it.

I will post pics Margo once done.....sure has been a good bit of time to finally get to this. Love the profile pic my girl! LOL. Hey, do you still have Mr. Moose hanging above the fire place? I will indeed try and look in more often. Glad you are well!

Mr. Moozz is still hanging;)

Hmmm. I don't even have a trash can in my bedroom. Who makes trash in bed?

I'm a split vote. If you're Mary Boone, the infamous NYC art dealer, she would have a strict rule that you could not break. Every waste basket in her gallery could only be used to throw away crumpled up pure white paper. Nothing else could be thrown out in the waste baskets, no colored paper of any kind nor any other trash of any kind. So if this were the rules, sure, I would have no problem having a waste basket next to your bed.

... but Mary Boone is insane. As a real world person I say no waste baskets should be next to your bed. If you have a desk in your bedroom and you don't throw away perishables, then I'm fine with a waste basket being next to your desk. A waste basket next to your bed just looks unsanitary, even if it isn't. Find a different solution to the problem.

Kitchen and bathrooms only.

I actually like the second blue; it looks more teal than blue. You don't show it next to the oak, though, and I suspect it might not looks so good there. Blue is a difficult color and it tends to make oak look awful. Tan will be a safer choice.

Huge improvement. I did some wordsmithing for you and named the paint "mint" (combo of mis and tint). So, in case anyone asks.........

I realize this is from nearly 5 years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed this post! What a fun read on a Saturday afternoon. I stumbled across it while searching for sea salt laundry room. I'd love to see pictures of the rooms today. CDR what great advice you gave.

Atelier fireworks:

Good advice regarding fibre make up of upholstery.
http://houzz.com/discussions/370196

Hypnokeka any updates?

Have a look at what Wild Chairy does for some inspiration:

Very nice!

LOVE it- Definitely worth the time and effort.

CREAM!

I have very similar brick home built in 1927. I have been going back and forth with the same dilemma.

Don't panic. All you need is hat like Margo's. It protects against EVERYTHING, even ABSTRACT ART!

The Lepus's Night The cast in that film were all A-listers! The odd thing is that in certain areas, the small game population is really out of control due to humans shooting too many coyotes in the mistaken belief that they are helping! Humm. That's a scary concept..... lol. My DVDs are fiercely guarded from the grandkids. Excellent work!! :D

Prepare for the real issues: floods, fire, storms. Zombies do not exist.

I'd probably remove the pedestals and jars altogether. There's too much to look at in too small a space.

Anything happening?

bricklin- I am working here;)) JOE- JOE - JOE... come out come out where ever you are;))

Margo, you stole my answer!

OMG! LOL!

My plunger is very short. It works just as good as a longer plunger, and it saves plenty of room.

In a bathroom closet.

Your room inspires me, maybe because it's a blank slate.

Day-um. Everyone has become pathologically neutral.

Two of the patterned ones almost look like they could work with the C&B curtains. You would definitely want to compare in person. Again, doesn't have to be an exact match - just the same undertones.

That paisley pattern is mimicking the diamond pattern of the curtains.