I forgot...it has a white tin ceiling I don't want to lose (and I think I'll keep it white) and this fixture which I really love:
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How about covering the chairs (and maybe create a dining tablecloth too) in this wonderful Waverly outdoor fabric? It is in a paisley print (Victorian) BUT bright happy cool and warm colors. MIght even work with the larger artwork!

Then add the companion striped fabric (also outdoor) in similar colors to the wicker chairs.

Maybe paint the walls in that persimmon color in the paisley? Bright but warm ....

Check out "Dash and Albert" for possible rugs .....

Jan at Rosemary Cottage

Here is a link that might be useful: possible fabric -- Waverly outdoor fabric with a great paisley pattern

I absolutely love the tin ceiling and that light. I think you are on the right track with the mix of furniture. I am seeing yellow but a warm one to make the pine sing. It sounds cottagey to me - mix and match made up of what comes out of the manor house. LOL! fun fun fun.

Ohhh Jan I love that fabric and it gives so many wonderful options to go with color. Soft pretty greens and that persimmon is gorgeous!!! There are even soft butters for yellow options.

Sue I have to admit I've never decorated with pine so I was worried and yet wanting a butter yellow but warm not cold...argh so hard to figure out. I think I'm going to keep the window trim white and the ceiling as well so I will mix up that crisp with soft color...but definately I do need color.

When we remodel the kitchen the door with the curtain will go away so I can do a corner cupboard there. The window trim also needs to be cleaned up and that funny low wall will go away (it's butted up against the back porch and they stole a few feet to put the appliances in).

I have sort of toyed with the idea of wallpaper, but we're doing so much with the bradbury stuff in really bold tones in the formal rooms I thought paint might keep this room softer and more comfy. I am sort of considering a high beadboard on the wall...about 4' (I have it in bits and bobs throughout the house and could gather it all up for here when we redo those rooms (they're bathrooms). But that's all for later. Right now I just want the room sort of done so I can escape the horror of the red carpet in the parlors LOL

That fabric is gorgeous, and would be great in a warm yellow room with persimmon and green accents! Maybe the companion floral for the wicker chairs? or perhaps a green small print and the floral for big pillows for the chairs. and ottoman cover.
It would be cool if the fir/pine floor turns out to be wide plank flooring with character.

Well -- you could do the tall beadboard walls in fresh high-gloss (easily wiped) white (consider adding a ledge at the top of the wall for plates or artworks or photos) with a butter yellow at the top of the walls.

Then add the paisley print to the dining chairs (along with a couple of tablecloths in the matching or co-ordinating fabrics just for change-outs)

Paint the wicker chairs in the bright happy persimmon and add the striped fabric.

Add the artworks. Add bright green-and-white striped outdoor rug under table.

Here is a link that might be useful: dash and albert outdoor bright green and white striped rug

I love the ceiling too. I think your table and chairs are great. Can you use the two wicker ones as end chairs for your table? Your wall shelves and chandy are really nice and you will have a great cottage look. I agree that if you have a lot of B&B paper in your home, having a room that is lighter can be a benefit.

That Waverly paisley print would look awesome on seat covers for your wood dining chairs and also cushions for the wicker. If your wicker is whiter in tone, you can warm it up by using a golden varnish...I did that on a wicker cabinet in my lounge...took 2 light coats, but it now is a better honey-colored match to my older vintage rattan bar and bamboo shelves.

Maybe a nice pale salmon color on the walls...it might complement the art and that fabric. Then throw a small square white cotton Irish linen table cloth diagonally on the table so that the wood top still shows on the corners of the table and place a white enamel jug in the middle full of flowers. Well...that's just what I would do...big smile.

A traditional rug on the hardwood floor to soften the room yet add a shot of color would be great. Maybe something like this.

You girls are wonderful :) I'm so mired in deep victorian colors now I wanted to take the easy road and pick your wonderful brains LOL

Tea, love the rug...and the persimmon chair idea...wowsers what a great idea! It would be a great pop of color against all of the soft tones of wood.

Vamp, the wicker is too low, but I actually have two end chairs to the chair set. I just haven't brought them in from the cottage. I'm a bit concerned about overloading the room so I thought I'd wait until I get the amoire in and get the table situated in it's final spot. I don't think they will tuck under because of the arms. The table has a deep drop. I may play with something else for chairs or leave it at 4 and put them around the table...I don't know yet. It will be nicer when we get that silly wall moved but since that's probably a year or two off I have to make do.

I love the vision of the white painted beadboard. the stuff we have here is the real thing....very thick and old. It's actually quite beautiful not painted but if I cobble it together from many rooms it's likely it would need to be painted, and I think in one rooom keeping it light would be nice since the other rooms on the floor will be very deep and dramatic. It's an old servants room so I want to keep that softer feel to keep the house more appropriate style wise.

This wing was added in the early 20's and I'm fairly sure the floor is original so it should be nice to work with. If it's a mess I'll white wash it or something...the same for the room above it which will be my laundry room. If it's gorgeous with no paint I'll wax it and call it a day. (or whatever you do with old wood floors LOL I have to research that). When we redo the room we'll redo the trim and base and stuff...but keep it simple. I'd also like to finish out the ceiling as it's not done properly (It should have a trim piece like a crown and not end abruptly as it does).

Lots of work...I'll keep my head down and just paint LOL I ripped off a bunch of the wallpaper today just for grins and giggles and discovered a very ugly black pipe running down the wall....Guess I'll be painting that. I belive in a bit of black in each room...but not a big iron pipe running up the wall LOL

I'm not very good at decorating. Still can't believe I aced all my decorating classed in college - 1st degree was clothing and textiles.
Your house is just so wonderful. I love the pics, yes I'd make sure you put them up. And the tin ceiling is so sharp.
I love the fabrics that teacats suggested.

You need to take a roadtrip to Atlanta. They have some huge fabric outlets. We have stopped the last couple years on spring trips and I have gone nuts in them.

I need to see if I can get your e-mail address by clicking on your username so I can send you the pics of my laundry room.

I know, broken record, but you really ought to send for some Farrow and Ball samples: Blue Ground, Teresa's Green, Fowler Pink, Dorset Cream. OTOH, if you could pull a hue from the wallpaper that you plan to use in the adjacent room and use a lighter version of it. . .

I see a simple monochromatic William Morris paper such as "Willow" or "Claire's Willow". Snag a color from one of the adjoining rooms' bolder wallpaper - I don't know what patterns or colorways you're using, but I can easily see Bradbury's Eucalyptus, Jasper Green, Dove Blue (I know you aren't thrilled with blue for eating areas but this is a nice blue that doesn't clobber you over the head). Personally I would lean toward the cooler tones to balance the strong yellowy tinge to the pine. Pair with a busier WM-type tapestry or floral fabric using the same color somewhere in it on the chairs - check eBay for WM upholstery fabrics at sensible prices.

If you wanted to do a wainscoting I'd think about a high (like 5') board-and-batten type with a wide plate rail at the top, which is period-appropriate for that addition.

It looks like you have the correct cornice for the tin ceiling above that ledge, although it's hard to see in the picture. You should be able to match it from one of the several manufacturers of tin ceilings that are out there, some of whom are using original 19th century presses.

Thanks all. I should see where F&B is sold and give them a try. I keep seeing wonderful rooms done in F&B and I hear it's good quality.

The servant's rooms are not adjacent to any other rooms for the family living area (at the time) this one adjoins the kitchen and nothing else. I won't be doing wallpaper in the kitchen. It will generally be a white room with unfitted cabinets in a few different colors I'm thinking. But that's a bit down the road. Right now the adjoining room is done in mauve and blue flowers with little geese and hearts on the boarder...wanna guess a decade for that crap?

I ordered the fabric above with some contrasting patterns (stripes and solid) as well as the paisley. I love the tones. I am totally sold on painting the wicker persimmon (now where do I find that in a spray paint LOL). I love the soft greens in the fabric and I am thinking I will do the walls with that for now then when we redo the kitchen go with the high wainscoting. I love the idea of the plate rail at 5'. But I want to make sure that works with the pine shelfs I have already purchased. They might be too high at 5' (the ceilings are 10' and the larger piece must be a good 4' plus tall). But I could also do one around the top of the room which is a nice look.

My new challenge is how to hide a five or six inch cast iron plumbing drain that runs up the wall (uncovered when I started pulling wallpaper off). Do magnets stick? Maybe I could cover it with magnets LOL

Ohh and on the ceiling, I have been in contact with a lovely man back east who uses antique molds (or whatever they use) going back to this ceiling (it came out of a hotel in san francisco and is in the kitchen and dining room as well but the dining room will come out). He is going to work with me to "fix" both rooms so that the tin doesn't just die into the wall. The cornice is odd...it actually looks more like a pipe cover or something because it dips down and than back up again (picture a gutter glued to the ceiling). It's just down the long walls and not on the other two so it looks like ummm maybe a bowling alley gutter upside down LOL

I actually could picture using some of the morris paper in here...I have a bunch of samples I can compare to the fabric when it comes. I actually do love a few of the simple fill styles.

Datura have you ever been to the fabric district in LA? If not...my dear you have to go! It's wholesale prices and blocks and blocks and blocks of wonderful fabrics. Fabulous bolts at 120" wide...silk (good quality) 120" for ten bucks a yard! Talk about going crazy....Ohh dear I think I lost her...she's probably booking a flight as we speak. heh heh

About 20 years ago I went on a fashion study tour out there. My old college friend was the professor and I went along - we had a blast! We went to a factory that made ladies lingerie - name slips me right now. I bought so much. Their laces and fabrics were just beautiful. I still have 3/4 of it.
We also went to the Fashion Mart. My son was 3 and I got the neatest designer clothes for him and some great finds for my husband. I forget how many extra boxes I had and back then I'd always packed my suitcase inside a larger one so I had space to bring lots of things home. I don't do that anymore - well - that may because I can't find deals like back then or I would. LA's prices sound much better than Atlanta's. I always seem to pick the $50 and up fabrics.
Did you get my e-mail? Not sure if you knew it was me and I don't open e-mails that aren't familiar to me.

Sandy