Before and After: Adding Sidelights in a Foyer
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Added Gump's Mirror to Foyer (PICS) - Thanks Parma
Comments (37)Rubyslipperz - Both hubby and I have sat on the bench to see if it would be possible to bump the mirror, and it's not, but I have room to move the bench out from the wall further, and in doing so, hopefully the mirror will seem to loom less. Deedee - Thanks, I sewed the pillows myself, and had a good time picking fabrics. Kiko - Thanks, your comments boost my decorating confidence. As I said, the round mirror is not a piece I would have otherwise chosen, but after Parma suggested it, I really started to envision how beautifully different it would be. It was hard to let go of my own idea, though. So, I'm glad you think this is better than the black rectangular mirror. A lot of people have commented on the pillow fabrics, which I picked out on a whim at a Joann's craft store, except for the middle pillow, which is fabric I ordered for sewing my kitchen window valance. I wondered how they would look being all different, but they came together nicely. Loribee - Hi, and thanks for posting. Pupwhipped - Yes, prim girl needs a perch, for sure. In fact, after church today, I'm going to stop and see if I can find her something. She can sit, hang, or stand. She was purchased originally with the intent to put her on a shelf above the black rectangular mirror I was going to get, until I changed my mind! The round mirror wouldn't look right with a shelf above, I don't think anyway. So now it's plan B for the dolly. Cathrugg - Thank you!...See MoreFoyer Pictures after the picture hanging question
Comments (35)Kathie, this is going to be of absolutely no help to you right now, but I swear I have your foyer's cousin at my home. I don't have the two "closets" on either side of the entry door. I do have the open space to one side as you do, but where you have the french doors, mine is a solid wall. Everything else looks just like yours. As I said, cousin but not exactly a twin to yours. I have that ledge up there just as you do....oh, and all the oak, too. Okay, all that is nice huh? Problem is I am not at this particular house right now....I am at our lake home that we have been remodeling for the last two years. I may get to our other home next week and if hubby can teach me how to take and post pics, I will show you my foyer. I have the most adorable "circus people" on my ledge...hard to imagine I know. I have a curio cabinet where your grandfather clock is right now. I will say I think my space was little easier to work with as I didn't have as many open spaces as you do. Anyway, if you want and can think of it, remind me to show you your foyer's cousin. HA! It might give you a few ideas...or at the very least, be a little bit fun. Happy Decorating...it never seems to end, ya know pup...See MoreBefore and after Entry way
Comments (80)Goodness, Suddenly old threads are reborn! Thank you all so much. As many of us here know, these big projects take so much time and effort and resources that you can really sour on them by the end. So it really, truly, makes you day when someone likes what you've done. Thanks. Andi K, The link below is for the lights. I really love them. I wanted two lights because i wanted them over a rectangular entry table. But when you enter, the hall goes straight through to the back patio and the pond, and i didnt want the lights to obscure the pond view. These are so airy! (BTW I would imagine they can be found in less costly versions, although at the time I could not find the size I wanted anywhere else and I caved for these. I can't say they are great value, though they are great quality) Lake Girl - my kitchen is STILL not totally finished, and I am waiting for that before I post. Let's just say it now involves courts, sigh. Someday I will give in and post it anyway. Polly, thank you! I am very proud of them because from the time we started our 2+year whole house project I felt the choice of front door was important. In then end I overruled all sorts of fussy ideas from the professionals and chose these doors. I think they fit my vision for the style of the house, which I call "farmhouse, after a particularly good crop" and DH calls "Shaker, but without all the frills". Funny though, I guess we don't have too many farmer friends or equestrians. When confronted with our front door, they never seem to know how to unlatch it. They just slide the whole thing over ... Here is a link that might be useful: my entry hall lights...See MoreModern Kitchen and More Reveal - Before and After
Comments (87)Weird - I didn't even notice that the number of pictures went way down. It's very good information for anyone doing a reveal thread who enjoys before/after pictures. All the pics are copyright (me), not anyone's site. With the laundry room we're caught between a rock and a hard place. It's in the garage right now, a long trek from anywhere and it's complicated but there are water/drain/dryer vent issues that cannot be reconciled at that location. To move the washer/dryer to the area with three bedrooms we would completely lose a bedroom or bathroom. We no longer plan on having it directly off the master bedroom, however by process of elimination it will either be off the master bathroom or (large) master closet. Luckily both areas are ideal in terms of utilities/venting and where laundry is generated, and they're reasonably easy to access from the other three bedrooms. Wish we could have a dedicated laundry room but the floorplan of the house pretty much eliminates that possibility....See MoreOTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
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