Help design gurus. What to do? Bedroom Too bland? French Country?
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Help me with a design plan for my bedroom, please.
Comments (16)Wow, you all have great ideas! Thank you so much! I think that the wall our bed is on looks funny because of that door that leads to attic storage. Hubby & I were talking tonight about making everythhing on that wall look symetrical by building a bookcase at each end of the wall and add shutters to them as doors. On the right it would actually hide the door to the attic. It would look like it was covered shelving unit but when you opened the shutter doors you would see the attic door. On the left side of the room (same wall) it actually would be real covered shelving. Then we were thinking we could add a padded headboard up to the slant of the ceiling and nightstands. Maybe mirrors above the nightstands to add some depth to the small room. I wish I could draw so that I could visualize this idea. I hope I explained this so that you all could understand. What do you think about that idea? I wish the stain on the wood in the office was darker but we made the built-ins to match a desk we bought from Christopher Lowell and the desk top was that color. It's a laminate or I would sand it and restain it darker....See MoreFrench Country / Country French (?) decorating
Comments (15)I think whether or not you get tired of a look is more personality dependent than anything else. Some people are drawn towards new looks and the latest trends so for them, no matter what they choose, they will want something different. So, I would not let that argument influence your thinking overmuch. Personally, I don't see any difference between getting tired of green vs. getting tired of blue; only I think the odds are much higher with the green because it doesn't sound like it excites you even now. There was a cottagey blue look in the 1990's that may be dated, but what you are describing is not. It may not be your average kitchen, but do you really want your kitchen to look like everyone else's? I also am very curious to see your French blue cabinets. They sound lovely....See MoreDesign Around This #24 French Country Redux
Comments (43)Roarah, it's nice to see a different spin on the idea. I love the floor and the hood, and especially the light. I'm sure people in Provence update their kitchen too, and some of them must go modern. Sochi, that wallpaper is gorgeous, and the colors tie together nicely. The 1st kitchen April posted is what would be in my ideal vacation rental in Provence. April, I wasn't sure what you were referring to when you said, "so..where is the house? is it a specific house? or an imaginary one? does it exist and if yes where can I see it?" Did you mean the original post? The Design Around This threads are mostly purely theoretical: Design a colonial kitchen, a Craftsman kitchen, a French Country kitchen. Do a kitchen in pink. Use a bold colored tile. Use a piece of artwork as inspiration. Although, one time we did have people pick a specific real estate listing and design a kitchen for that specific house (everyone chose their own listing)....See MoreHi Designers! Need help designing this bedroom makeover. Modern Forest
Comments (95)I'm going back and forth on adding in some small streaks of the green and bits of silver. Here's what I'm thinking as of now: 1) Base coat - Color match to the beige/light gray in the pillow that comes with set (see picture of forest green comforter I added above.) 2) Add a FEW streaks ("strie"- the vertical lines), of the green and light gray (or whatever the "beige/light gray" pillow color is). I would add maybe 1 streak of each every 7 - 8 inches. I probably wouldn't even be using a teaspoon of each color for the entire wall. I doubt it would even show in the pictures, but when one is in the room, they would see a very subtle lines of the green and light gray. And if I even change the comforter, I could just paint over the green and light gray streaks. 3) Add the metallic paint (something light and "pearly") as the final coat on the headboard wall. 4) Paint the rest of the walls in the base coat (the beige/ light gray color matched from the pillow.) I really like the "drama" of the forest green comforter against the light walls. I also love that large gold metallic vase in @Molly 's picture. Thinking of doing something like that in a pewter. Now just have to find a massive vase that doesn't cost $300+ dollars....See MoreRelated Professionals
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