Something needs to tie the two different cabinetry together. If you have two colours you really should have one shaker either std. OR skinny. If you really really want both std and skinny--use only one colour.

How about NO on that? Why comes to mind.......: )

Greige and walnut is fine, and more complicated than that? No.

I think the style difference will be too close to look intentional. It will look like your cabinet maker messed up and ordered (or built) the wrong doors.

The different shades of white add interest. The two unrelated-to-each-other window treatments on one window would make anyone hate this room.

I like your tone on tone, see what Paul F did, adds a lot to room, maybe all you need.

How often do you open the blind the behind the bed? Daily, never? If never, I'd add more curtain panels to fill in the gap in the middle and cover the window entirely.

I'll be thinking of you and your smaller than average bathroom next time I go into my 48" X 57" plus shower stall Master bathroom.............

I don't see how you can have a shower and separate tub in that space. It's not clear to me from your description and pictures that you have that now. Do you need the wall between the toilet and tub and the rest of the room? If you removed it the whole space would feel less cramped. Then do a tub/shower combination or just a shower. If you're trying to save money by keeping the current tub enclosure that's fine, but then you will also be keeping the closed in feeling. If you don't use both sinks, go back to one as was shown on the drawing, but you could have it in the middle of the vanity and have more drawers. Why do LVP? There's no substitute for real tile in a bathroom. As long as you get something that is a standard size and color it's not very expensive.

Is there no door into the “dressing” area of your bathroom? Just the door into the toilet/tub area? I would remove the wall between the two spaces to open it up. Leave all the fixtures where they are. Decide if you want a shower only, or if you want to keep a combo. In either case, I would leave a short knee wall and replace the upper portion of your shower/tub wall with glass. Instead of LVP I would go with a gorgeous tile on your floor. Given the size of your room, as kandrewspa says, it won’t be terribly expensive. Tile the rest of the tub/shower alcove to the ceiling. If you need or want a tub, keep it. If not, replace it with a shower. Glass doors on the shower.

If the family member is clueless enough to give an unfinished--neither framed nor made into a pillow---piece your daughter can be too busy to get around to taking it to the frame shop.

The best I received is the wooden inlaid tray...it's beautiful and so nicely done.

While not made by the giver, it was custom and I love it...she took the bottle of wine I served at our dinner (it was cobalt blue) and took it to an artisan who pressed it into a serving dish and it came with a serving knife. I love it...such a nice memory of our time together!

Gifts I have made include blankets, hats, cowls, scarfs, needlepoint coasters, baby sweaters and booties, gnome, decoupaged decorative plates, vases, beaded ornaments. I haven't but have thought about making note cards (for old ladies who still send them) using one of my photos. I have made calendars as gifts though in the past using my photos.

Many people I know are craftspeople, so I have gotten a variety of wonderful handmade gifts over the years. Yarn goods, warm sweaters and blankets and the like. A lot of sewn items, probably a best was my second wedding dress, but I also dearly love some of my lounge wear. A smattering of woodworking goods, mostly furniture or kitchen useful with a few trinkets and jewelry. A goodly bunch of ceramics/pottery items. Glass, some of it more functional like drinking vessels, some pretty like jewelry, hair goods, beads. A bunch of hair goods of various materials. Beadwork, needlework, some precious metalwork. Bits of ironwork, leatherwork, weavings of different materials, a tad of random stonework of various kinds. Couple nice pairs of boots/footwear. Some other haberdashery and featherwork. A small handful of musical instruments. Food, lots of food- and lots of brews too. Wine, beer, mead, some other things. A couple nice teas, though more often those have been kind of meh. A nice variety of personal toiletries, though a few of them have been misses with the scent in them. A bunch of garden goods over the years, harvest and plants, homegrown seeds.

My wedding invite suite for my second wedding was handmade and a wonderful gift. The puffy fabric scrapbook from my first wedding not so much, heh. Art can be hit or miss- we have gotten some neat art and some investment art. We aren't fond of the investment art, heh.

I often give food. Sometimes plants or garden goodies. Beadwork, sewn things, needlework.. hair goods. Probably some of the better stuff has been things like embroidered gauntlets or monogramed linens, or a suite of wedding jewels. A couple miniatures have been greatly appreciated. Holiday ornaments have been, but I haven't made any in years. I was pretty happy with an embroidered on leather piece I collaborated with another person on. The person who received it has been wearing it for years :)

In remembrance of the great Dickey Betts, co-founder and guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band. He died this week at the age of 80.

The song Melissa by the Allman Brothers is about a man who regrets his choices and longs for his true love, Melissa.

Trying to get a better grasp of what's going on here...

Is this a new build?

A remodel?

Is the trim already "finished", as in has it been stained or sealed?

Is the trim throughout the rest of the home the same?

The jamb extensions on the window appear to be painted, what's the plan there?

Having a different color door than the trim surrounding it is not entirely uncommon, although you have a lot going on there with that combined with the windows/jambs that appear to be white or beige. If the window is to remain as is, and this "scheme" matches the rest of the house, you could consider painting the interior side of the door to match that. I'll defer to those that specialize in design here, however that would look better to my eye and create some consistency.

If the window is to remain as is, and this "scheme" matches the rest of the house, you could consider painting the interior side of the door to match that.

Whoa! It’s way too early to be second guessing your choices & for anyone to be telling you to repaint brand new cabinetry! Take a deep breath. As Susan Davis said - this is really stunning. So, why suggest any changes. What color grout are you using on floor? The colors you have are neutral & you’ll be able to use any colors of paint on walls & for fabrics like towels, rugs etc that you want because of that. Don’t forget art. You haven’t shown the entire room so we don’t know about windows & natural light or light fixtures etc. IMO, anyone suggesting any changes based on the limited view you’ve shown is just nuts. The pieces you have shown look cohesive and very pretty so just press on with choosing your grout for flooring. For me, I’d choose a grout to match floor tiles.

What is classic coastal style?The look is sophisticated: crisp linens, perfectly painted beadboard, bold stripes and a distinct palette of whites, neutrals, blues, charcoal and black. Classic coastal style uses beautiful accessories, such as specimen shells, coral, maritime instruments and coastal art, and it aims for a clean, sophisticated feel.

A similar rendition to D. Marchand's arrangement. The furniture is a tight squeeze.

This is a link to the couch in the rendition.

https://www.2modern.com/products/thataway-small-angled-sectional-sofa?variant=39587394781229&campaign_id=415457779&ad_id=76278776951828&msclkid=81103756aef311c22f2b514c4e1565f7&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=X99.%20All%20products%20-%20Shopping%20%5BSHOPPING%5D&utm_term=4579878251317943&utm_content=All%20products

Keep looking for a fabric that has all the colors in it.

Thanks for your honest opinions. Appreciate all input.

Interestingly, this rug, which I never loved, was purchased to blend with the previous sofa which worked perfectly. Switched things around years ago, bought a small sectional, and then had the challenging task to find a new rug to work with the new sectional. This was the best I could find and I only wanted wool.

Previous rug with the sectional was a maslan wool with Trellis pattern. Looked great

The sofa that worked with this rug was given away and now I have the challenging task of finding a sofa and chair fabric to work with the rug. The other chair that will be reupholstered will likely be moved to another part of the house. If I keep it, it’ll be reupholstered in the same fabric I choose for the chair to keep it cohesive.

I do not make impulsive decisions. Call me analysis paralysis! For a plethora of reasons, time is of the essence to get this completed, or I would not have this urgency to finalize fabric. What I may do is order the sofa, which does work well with the rug, and look elsewhere for another chair, and likely order two chairs that have the colors of the rug in the sofa, if such a fabric exists.

This is the problem with buying fabric rugs, etc. at different times, dye lots change and it’s really difficult to match and find fabric that has all of the colors in the rug at this point.

I may sell the rug, I may give it away, just not sure, but giving away the previous sofa has opened up a Pandora’s box and it’s taking up too much time trying to coordinate everything. I have looked for fabric with the colors in the rug ( my first challenge) to no avail. I’ve scoured the Internet

Any and all suggestions are welcome. Not to worry, your comments do not offend! 😄

Depending on schedule, I will post pics tomorrow.

Thanks, everyone!

That’s some bossy old rug, if you’re going to let it pick all your new furniture.

You will be forever pulling things out of the refrigerator, putting them on the peninsular enroute to taking the item into the kitchen proper. Also--why is there a long narrow hallway behind the cabinet leading to a dead end?

Thank you, Buehl - I just posted my thank thank you before seeing your reply…I feel like we have a number of good ideas to work with, but I can work on measuring and creating a more detailed/scaled floorplan, and can share this out if we get stuck and need more feedback. Everyone has been so generous with their replies and time spent creating mock-ups and sharing links, etc. Again, we really appreciate it!

Best of luck Joel.

$500/roll OR $500/double roll? If you want to accent the wall with the artwork hanging on it and a tall cabinet in the corner----cheat and don't paper behind the cabinet so you only need two rolls.

I'd pick a wallpaper with an off white background to work with the tile. Something like these, maybe?

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Personally, I like to treat laundry rooms the same way I treat powder rooms: go bold. I like Diana's suggestion, too.

@Sabrina Alfin Interiors, I love the Lotus Cobalt wallpaper!! I may go with that!! THANK YOU❣️❣️❣️

hey hey I have the same rosewood Asian dining room table except mine is rectangle and the chairs don't have cut outs. My dining room light fixture features cut crystal too. Your fixture and floors are formal. They will clash with gray. Your room has so much wood in it already--keep the tablecloth.

I’d banish the 70’s remuddle. Paint the wood wall a soft white, not bright white, or off white. Paint the fireplace or rip it out. Those wood floors are from an earlier era, right? Gorgeous floors! Get rid of the textured ceiling too. Then reevaluate style of light fixtures.

Here's a rough mockup of your idea...white wood, gray brick. I like it but I would leave the built-ins unpainted. And paint the ceiling.

Some say preserve the wood walls....so you could screw 1/4" sheetrock over it...that way you could remove the sheetrock in the future to show the wood.

Same but with unpainted fireplace:

Reversing and painting onley FP and built-ns as suggested would also work.

Sorry for the crappy software but helps visualize if you squint lol.