Decorating challenged - blinds new custom home?
8 years ago
I have never given much thought to blinds before...we moved to places that usually had white faux ones in place, done...ha.
We are just wrapping up building our first home and I am at a loss for what to do in a couple areas, so time to ask the experts! :)
First, in our master bed the main window is huge (94" wide). Awesome view, but because its a pop out curtains are out and size limits options. One person I had come out to do measurements recommended a wood woven blind. Thoughts?
Would likely use the same material throughout the master bed and bath, its a more transitional/modern look, furniture is dark and simple, walnut stained barn door.
Second, the outside of our house is a bit more mountainy (my technical description) while the interior is all trimmed in white, some craftsman lines. White wood blinds is what I think would look great in the couple windows. But I don't think white would look good for the exterior (the trim on the outside of the windows is a grey/tan). Any thoughts?
I have included a few pics (front door will be stained dark).
Any tips for the decorating challenged?
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Comments (8)Great suggestions! Thanks so much!! The lawn will definitely need lots of "love" but my main concern is definitely organic matter to prepare the planting beds. I'm trying to remind myself to start small and have completely prepared beds rather than have a finished design in my heart and have everything die. We're about 15 minutes from the coast of Delaware Bay... and 1/2 hr from Lewes & Rehoboth Beach areas... not alot of seaweed (unless there's a certain time of year that it happens). One big agricultural "business" here is chicken farming! I've got a lead on chicken manure but don't want to do it yet. How long should a pile age before it's mixed into a new planting bed? It seems that everyone mulches in their grass clippings... but I'll keep my eyes open in the neighborhood... that's exactly what I need to get a compost pile going! Fresh grass on top always looks better than a nasty pile of newspapers & kitchen scraps, but it's going to be a few months before the grass is ready for mowing! We don't really have any leaves in our new neighborhood. Should I shred the newspapers? I'm a couponer and have quite the pile of newspapers that I put into the recycling bin every week. (I haven't wanted to make an "ugly spot" in the back of the yard.) I definitely have some gardenweb research to do this week! :) Watermelon sounds like fun to try!! I'm assuming that the right amount of compost & organic matter would help tremendously in growing some awesome peppers & tomatoes! (Keep reminding myself.. small scale until I know what will grow!) I wonder how carrots would do? In the sand? So much better than PA rocks!...See MoreNeed new Shades/Blinds for my whole house
Comments (12)I love top-down bottom-up roman shades that I just got for my bedroom and master bath. I just moved to a condo complex with neighboring buildings so privacy is important especially in bedroom. But natural light is too. The TDBU option gives you best of both worlds. I keep TD until dressed in morning and sometimes even put the TD at night so I wake up to some daylight. However, its not a budget option! At least the hunter douglas ones that I got. Most of the shades mount on the "ceiling" of the window opening, so there is usually a little more mounting opportunity than the side jambs. The specs of each shade will give you the exact clearance you need. Graywings' picture of the outside mount is very helpful. It also reminds me that it measuring to the nth degree on an outside mount is not so critical as an inside mount. You have more fudge factor on height and on width which is important in DIY mode. Outside mount profile may be more of a concern based on the view in the particular room. Looking head on at the window won't matter much. At my last place I had wood blinds outside mounted and you entered the room from the side of that window. I wasn't crazy about the profile gap, but I didn't stress over it. I'll see if I can find a picture. [update: Actually on further reflection, what bothered me was the gap created from the curtain rod and drapes that had to extend past the blinds valance. but only an issue from the side view. something to think about.] Here I reluctantly spent the big bucks for the TDBU Roman Shades for Hunter Douglas for the bedroom/bath, but I have other rooms and will probably buy online for those, so I am interested in what responses you get on that part. This post was edited by wendyb on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 12:30...See MoreWhich room in your house/apt is the most challenging to decorate?
Comments (19)I would love that "Extreme Victorian" - Victoriana's really grown on me over the last several years so that now I get all shivery over the over-the-top lighting fixtures and crazy wallpaper. And wainscoting like that, be still my beating heart! ;-) We have a little "Victorian Lite" house circa 1900, layout/architecture is totally late Victorian vernacular and stuff like the millwork, porch design, etc. is leaning very much into Arts & Crafts territory. That crossover point is what it wants decor-wise, too, it started telling me that even before we moved in! I think the toughie for me is going to be the kitchen and its sitting area. PO tore out the wall between the kitchen and dining room so he could push the kitchen section out by 2 feet, but it makes for a slightly awkward space that doesn't really "go" with the rest of the architecture. I do thank all gods that he didn't rip the wall between the DR and LR down to make a "great room", UGH! Since we would very rarely use a formal dining area and wasting 160sf of a I'm actually looking forward to the half bath, which is the same size as Sweets' - one thing I love about those tiny rooms is that you really can go completely over the top with things that would be just like a sledgehammer upside the head if you had them in a larger room, like strongly-colored wallpaper or a so-gaudy-it's-fantastic miniature chandelier. It's in a very-obvious later addition to the house and I'm considering going all-out Deco to satisfy DH's leanings toward the contemporary without creating too much cognitive dissonance. (He's such a doll to put up so cheerfully with my antiques et cetera.)...See MoreNew Home/New Challenges -TV Stand? Shelves?
Comments (8)I think you are overthinking trying to match wood colours. I also think your style is more transitional, not contemporary. All of the choices in the pics you provided would work well in this space. The top one is my fave. Note that open shelving means dusting. If you go for storage with glass doors you won't have to dust as often. Open shelving can also look cluttered and won't work well for books. Perhaps consider closed storage with glass doors. If this were my house, I'd get 4' book shelves with glass doors that run almost the whole width of your big wall. Fill the shelves with all your books and collections. On top put your TV, a couple lamps and artwork....See More
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