Staircase bookshelves - what width do I need?
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New paint, when can I put books on bookshelves?
Comments (8)I heard Spongebob whining?!!?? Yep...I've made lots of Women cry over the years...heh-heh! (hee-hee! Yes...yes I am a Brat!) ;-) Well....you all can take solace that we're suffering a "mini-blizzard" up here in Fargo! We're only a degree or two above ZERO... No travel advised south of Fargo on I29, and in SE ND. Northern/NE SD is REALLY getting snow! So while I'm up here laughing (in a FUN way! at Oakley), I'm not really going anywhere.....:-( Sorry Oakley, but you'd be crying EVEN MORE when you found all the ridges in your new paint from the books, etc.! Yep...another notch in the ol' belt from disa-pointin' another Woman... ;-) Faron...the Heartbreaker! (correction- The SNOWBOUND Heartbreaker....)...See Moreplease help me design my home office! need bookshelves
Comments (39)That's great you have some help. I was thinking about your office today because I am working on mine and we have a few similarities as far as size and furniture - except I don't have all the great closet space you have! I think once you have the additional furniture in there you can play with where the desk should be. The good thing is you can shuffle it around as much as you need to until you find a look that feels right. If you don't already have some, you should pick up some of those sliders that you place under furniture to help move it around - they make it really easy for one person to move things around to try various configurations. I have several sets and they have been invaluable! In some rooms, we lived with those darn sliders under our furniture for weeks as we tried, lived with, and then changed up where certain pieces of furniture went....See MoreShould I paint the front of the book shelves the same as wood mantle
Comments (13)You don't need ONE wall to be a color. The room has four walls. You don't have high ceilings, so what??! I have no clue what you mean by " The front of shelves." The biggest mistakes made are those that come from over thinking the space, the colors, the POPS , the accents. One color on the front and another on the back You want teal? Paint the BACKS the bookcases in teal. change the tile to a simple light tone stone or tile. Maybe a soap stone surround, if you want something darker. . Paint the mantel white.Then? Minimally add the teal in other accents. A rug with a dab of it..... art ...etc. The point here is you give the room a POINT of view. Design is editing. It's to pick a loose thread from a sweater and follow the unravel . It's a combo of no fear, and a little restraint, all at the same time. I am not a fan of the half way I can't make up my mind/ I can't commit look. : ) If yu want the backs painted? Echo the color elsewhere. or WRAP the room in a color ( no, not teal )...See MoreShould I paint bookshelves white?
Comments (13)Nice room with a lovely window! I agree - I would not paint them white. If you're feeling crafty you can always cut inexpensive foam board to fit the backs of the shelves and wallpaper or paint them them a nice color that you pull from the room. It could also help to pull out some of the books to get a little more "air" and bring in some larger accessories - ignore the white paint but this is an example of wallpaper in the back and larger accessories mixed in with books:...See MoreRES RES
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