media room quandary
pamthecook
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Countertop quandary....second thoughts
Comments (83)I'm not a designer, but I wanted to tell you what my experience with this stone has been. I have white macaubus quartzite, and I can tell you for sure that it looks really good on top of black cabinets. I don't know if the buttercup colored cabinets would look good with the macaubus. I think white, off white, light or dark grey, dark blue and black/off black look good with this stone. But I did see one pic on Houzz that had stained brown cabinets with it which looked good. You are right that it's easy to clean and care for. We treat it just like granite and it has not stained, chipped or etched. It fits well with the style of my kitchen and house. My kitchen is transitional. I don't have anything as bold as your entertainment center. All that being said, I think you should design everything around your entertainment center since you said you really like it and that it is definately staying. I already told you I'm not a designer, but just envisioning the macaubus counter, black cabinets below, buttercup colored uppers, and the large brown entertainment center - they just don't seem to go together. I think if I were you I'd decide which element you love the most and design around that. If you decide the central designing element is the quartzite, and you want the black cabinets under it, then maybe you could paint the entertainment center the same distressed black. But if you decide that the stained entertainment center is your favorite element, then maybe you do stained brown cabinets on the island under the quartzite to tie in the stained look. My semi-designer friend told me to always have elements int he room "talk" to each other. We didn't use a designer. This little bit of advice helped me out. Each finish or color has something else in the space that it talks to. If you give the entertainment center something to talk to in the kitchen (by painting it the same distressed black as the island, or having a stained element in the kitchen), then it will no longer be the elephant in the room; it will look like you always planned it to be there with your kitchen. Sorry to go on and on. Something about this post got to me!...See MoreNew Living Room Curtain Quandary ....
Comments (11)Personally, I don't think that vertical blinds are dated. They fulfill different needs for different situations. I have large windows and dogs. Having verticals on some windows allows me to control light without too much fussing, as opening and closing draperies would not. The dogs just push aside the verticals to look out rather than smearing nose prints on fancy fabric. My solution to hide the vertical blind hardware was to use the existing rod like yours, which had held a window treatment like yours, and hang stationary side panels and a less fussy matching valance to cover the open section of rod and hide the vertical hardware. It's not sleek and modern but it's updated and not fussy, which I think is the goal of the OP....See MoreWho makes media cabinets similar to those of Room & Board?
Comments (2)Use Google Lens to find cabinets similar in design. It will also provide you with pricing. Why do you require such a large cabinet? Not many of us are storing any TV components anymore. You can purchase wall mounted cabinets like you see below in various sizes and finishes for about $300....See MoreTraditional blue paint color for historic living room quandary
Comments (60)Hi everyone! Thank you for following up. We did finally paint the room a couple of months ago. Here are some pictures! We went with Georgian Revival Blue from Sherwin Williams, in the eggshell finish, the zero VOC ProMar product. It is a little darker than the sample; I think because of the particular ProMar emulsification. I wish it were a touch brighter, but it's really beautiful. :) It looks less cyan and more slate blue in person... something about my phone camera. I ordered new pillow covers in reds, pinks, greens and whites. I'm waiting on them to arrive. :) I'll post another picture when they're here. And then otherwise it's wall art from there....See Moreopaone
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