Kitchen remodel - now decor in other rooms so they flow
Janette Price
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6 rooms all open to each other-how do I decorate them all?!!HELP!
Comments (9)I agree with jerseygirl and live with the space for awhile before committing major changes and you can do an accent wall if there's not a good place for change of paint color. I'm in the process of picking colors with 5 rooms connecting and another 2 thru doors/doorways. I love saturated color. I have 4 reds on my DR wall and will pick one when I pick the copper in the sitting room (3 choices on wall) and greens (4 choices) in the office. The kitchen is already Hawthorne yellow and the half bath is Blue Lapis. The music room will be the 2 lilac colors that got rejected from the sitting room. I'm tying all the rooms together with the same color trim - white dove. My 185 year old fire places are all different marbles - gotta try to strip one that was painted. The main rooms have natural oak floors and the minor rooms fir (over 100 years old). I'm not too worried about the other woods in the rooms - I just make it work for that room. I have cherry in my kitchen, mahogany in the DR, and black walnut doors. I've been living with 3' x 4' paint swatches for weeks until something speaks to me. The 1st time I threw up lilac in the sitting room I knew it was wrong. I had some friends who are good with color help me pick another scheme (copper). I have a dark purple couch and chair for that room. Even though one color might work great in one room with the furniture, they all need to play "nice" together when viewed from room to room. I picked a red I love but I don't know how it will play with the green and copper so I'm holding off until i figure out the other rooms. I did start with a designer to help me narrow down my choices so I can get painting sooner. (I could have probably done it but it would have taken me a year!) She kept saying "This is so much fun, I should be paying you." What she suggested is have one tying feature - for me it's the same color trim from room to room....See MoreNeed so much advice for kitchen/dining room/living room remodel
Comments (21)Your request for help is quite broad and without a lot of specifics. That makes it hard to answer. I'd suggest breaking it down for yourself and for us like this: 1) Before you start choosing finishes, you'll want to solidify your kitchen and likely furniture layout/orientation. You'll get the most help with that if you post a current floor plan of this entire floor drawn to scale with measurements noted on. Your architect might already have a floor plan you can share here, or you could make one with a tape measure and some graph paper. Generally a 1 square = 1 foot or 1 square = 6 inches is a good, usable scale. Please indicate on the plan which sections of which walls are coming down and any other features (good/bad views out certain windows, fireplace, ducting that can't be moved, etc.). Also note anything you'd particularly like to achieve layout-wise (e.g., an island, a view from the island to the TV, etc.). Post that and and people will have enough information to make helpful suggestions. 2) While you're fielding suggestions about your layout, sift through Houzz and Pinterest to find some inspiration pictures you like. Look for rooms that really sing to you and have the kind of appearance or feel you really enjoy in a home and want to achieve here. Once you have found, say, six or more pictures like that, post all of them together on here and ask people to help you review the images and figure out what the commonalities between the pictures are. This will help you identify what specific things you really respond to so you can include those deliberately in your new spaces. 3) After you can articulate what it is your really like and want to bring to this space, THEN repost this question about colors choices and finishes with that information. Provide your final floor plan (the result of #1), explain what specific finishes you like or what you're specifically trying to achieve through finishes (the result of #2), and then ask us how we'd achieve those stylistic preferences in this space that you have planned. You'll get MUCH more targeted, helpful help. Only then will people understand your taste and the space that we've got to work with. THEN they can say helpful things like, "You might like X paint on Y surface with Q backsplash, plus maybe G feature on M wall? That takes advantage of your space for K reasons while adhering to your taste." Also, some side notes: a) I think you'll have an easier time balancing the dining set with styles you prefer if you break up the set across several different rooms. Use the table in the office, the chairs in the dining room, and the hutch in the kitchen or whatever. With all three - the hutch, table, and chairs - together in the dining room (and being the only furniture in that room), the country note you don't seem to be a fan of will inevitably dominate that room. b) I disagree with Sophie that it makes sense to hire an interior designer at this time. When you bring in a professional, you want to have some idea of what you're asking them for. Something you want them to help you achieve. I don't think you have that yet, and free discussion here is a good way to pin down your own thoughts a bit more. c) I don't think whoever said this looked like an inexpensive house meant it in a denigrating way. You mentioned several very large ticket items (kitchen reno and opening up two separate stories of your house), and I think she/he was simply trying to make sure you're not putting more into the house than you can get back when you sell. That can be devastating. But in case that made you feel weird about having posted, rest assured that people post on here with every single kind of house. Is this the grandest house we've ever seen? No. Is it the humblest? Also no. But no one cares. We're all just here because we like improving homes. The starting point really doesn't matter....See MoreHelp in finding kitchen decor for soon to be not-so-ugly kitchen
Comments (1)Hello all, I posted a couple weeks ago for help in finding wall color and lights. [https://www.houzz.com/discussions/help-choosing-kitchen-colori-am-at-a-loss-with-this-kitchen-dsvw-vd~5368829[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/help-choosing-kitchen-colori-am-at-a-loss-with-this-kitchen-dsvw-vd~5368829) What I learned was that I needed to change much more than that. Those improvements are decided on and I’m confident the changes are all good ones (I’ll post after pictures the week of 16-20), now I need help in finishing touches. I know it’s more of a personal taste thing but this is my third attempt this year..first two epic fails! So I thought I’d open a discussion and learn somthing regarding wall decor. It was suggested by ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9 that I “put a beautiful painting on that long dining room wall”, does anyone know if a canvas would work? I have a lot of empty space to fill and want to complete this one day!! It’s a surprise so don’t post in the other thread as my wife is following it. She wasn’t thrilled with the idea of yet another redo. Hopefully she’ll be glad when she comes in. So I’m gathering up my materials, paint, lights, smart dimmers etc and will put it all up and get it all painted and installed in one day! Any suggestions in any way are appreciated big time! Thanks all!...See MoreDining Room Early Spring Remodel/Re-Decorating 2.0 SOS!!! PLZ HELP!!!
Comments (44)pennydesign, thx for your comments on the chandelier! I will actually start to think about that. Design with Vision, Thx for your compliment! I agree with your point on removing my pieces one by one in order to see if the space really needs it. I also agree with your point on rotating my decor pieces as well. With that I can create different combinations and looks through the months. everdebz, I LOVE those light fixtures you suggested. I can definitely go back and re-visit those if I decide to really place a light fixture back in my dining room. Kane Home Cabinetry and Design, I agree with your point on eliminating the accessories that seem “dated” and “heavy”. I also agree with your point on adding a “clean” shade-less chandelier that would add to my dining room but not take away the view of my other rooms. I really like that one. Also, I agree with your point on eliminating the side table and large chairs by the window. But may I ask, what would you suggest I do with the shell with the balls in it that’s on top of the side table? I would still like for that to be in my dining room. Anyway, I also agree with you on getting rid of the valance. I actually have been considering doing that for the last few months. As far as the shutter idea goes, I agree with you 100%, because I’ve been thinking of replacing most of the windows in my home with shutters. I also think a floral centerpiece on the table would look nice as well. As far as the rug idea, I never really thought about that, but with the right color, that may look nice. Thank you for brings not that to my attention. And as for the paint idea, I’ve really been considering that as well. You really did have a lot of great points. Loving this help a lot! Plz by all means, keep the suggestions coming! You all have great vision and minds....See MoreJAN MOYER
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