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FR before and half way after

15 years ago

I have a little spare time while my toddler is napping and thought I'd share some family room pics. I'm still in the process of decorating but the little that I did made a huge difference. Please excuse the toys (I thought I'd show you what it *really* looks like) :0)

Before:

After of mantel:

{{!gwi}}

View from foyer entrance:

View from foyer entrance to opening in kitchen:

View from kitchen:

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gracie-2006
15 years ago
I love what you did above the fireplace! I like your curtains also. IMO you need to bring out the colors of your fireplace and curtains in pillows for your sofa's. Maybe even bring in contrast color , like red in your rooster prints for the pillows. The pictures need to be arranged differently. I like the way you have combined rooster prints but they look lonely on that wall.I think you need another little table placed under the prints and maybe a tree plant like a Ficus tree or palm tree to give that wall some depth. LOL!
candace70
15 years ago
I love your wall color! Do you recall the name/brand?
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jynxed23
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15 years ago
gracie - I like your contrast color (red) idea. Do you think it will be too much if I introduce rooster pillows, 2 lumbar styles per sofa? I mean too much in the sense of too many roosters in the room. I agree with the lonely prints. Where do you think a good placement would be for a ficus tree? To the left of the prints? What do you think of a dried floral swag over the three rooster prints in lieu of rearranging them? Any thoughts on rearrangement? We are planning 36" wainscotting down the road. Perhaps that will give the wall more depth.

dixiechixie - sorry for the late reply. The color is BM Chestertown Buff and the trim is BM White Dove. If I recall correctly, it was a featured color in the Pottery Barn catalogue about two years ago.
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15 years ago
your house is really nice! love your fireplace!

not to thread hijack but where did you get your curtain rods???
jynxed23
Original Author
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sheesharee - thanks! Now here is the long story about the curtain rods:

The lady who made my drapes took me to a place called Nassau Windows in Paramus, NJ. They had beautiful rods, expensive with a capital E, but way beyond my budget. Of course, she showed me those first and then took me to the back where they had similar looking ones for a fraction of the cost. The finishes, although limited, were rich looking. The FR ones are the faux tortoise. I went with french gold in the rest of the house. The rods are twisted and very heavy. I believe everything is wood. I had so many windows that I needed rods for that I bought out everything they had and had to special order more.

While I was waiting for the special order to come in, I googled the brand name of the rods and somehow I found out that Linens N things sells them under the brand name "Paris Texas Accolade". It is identical except for the brackets (the design is a little different). Best of all, they regularly have sales for 20% off total purchase. I could have saved a lot of money if I knew this before. I bought all the rods/rings/etc. for my upstairs from Linens N Things. They should be stocked at your local LNT store or you can search "paris texas accolade" on their website.
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hey thanks jynxed! i'm going to go check then out. they look similar to ones i saw at lowes that i really liked. very nice!
jynxed23
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Lowe's.....LOL.....If it is the style that I'm thinking of, it is also made by the same company!

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