Badly need help complementing chairs!!
Madeline Osborn
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
So I am about to move into my first college apartment!! In an effort to save money, my roommates and I have been collecting old furniture pieces from family. Since we are broke college students were doing our best to work with what we have and not have to recover anything!! Any suggestions on art pieces, canvas prints, wood art, or anything the complement these?? And maybe some cute throw pillows and accents for the couch and loveseat!! Maybe something to go off the coral/red colors and the greens! Thanks in advance Houzz gurus!! Update: technology hates me and these photos won't upload so here is a link to the chair! Update on the update: finally uploaded it!!
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Comments (18)Don't know if this is better or worse but here's an idea for you. I moved the working portion of the kitchen to the L perimeter with an island with 2 seats. The pantry is an 18" deep x 48" wide x 84" tall cabinet. It offers 42 sq ft of storage. I estimated the fridge depth at 36". I tallied up the cabinets in your plan and added 15" overhang to arrive at 156" that I could use for the long arm of the L. No idea how accurate this is or if it's possible to expand the counter a bit more to allow for 36" between sink and range. It would be helpful to know exactly where the front door is - or where the window on the other wall is, for that matter. You wrote that the window on the entry wall is TBD. What about the window on the other wall? Can that be moved? It would be helpful to see more of your first floor....See MoreIs our "interior designer" bogus? Advice badly needed.
Comments (7)A valuable, albeit expensive lesson learned. What does your contract say about returns? And there is a significant difference between "interior designers" and "interior decorators". https://newschoolarch.edu/academics/schoolofdesign/bachelor-of-interior-design/interior-designer-and-decorator/ In Connecticut, interior designers must be licensed and are defined as follows: " Sec. 20-377k. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and (2) “interior designer” means a person qualified by education, experience and examination who (A) identifies, researches and creatively solves problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment; and (B) performs services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of non-load-bearing interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials and furnishings; and (C) prepares plans and specifications for non-load-bearing interior construction, materials, finishes, space planning, reflected ceiling plans, furnishings, fixtures and equipment relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public." There is no definition or licensing requirements for people to call themselves interior decorators. The Certified Interior Decorators International association awards CID (Certified Interior Decorator) designations to people who have taken their on-line program that generally takes 2-6 weeks to complete and have successfully passed their 50 question exam....See More
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