Cold Feet/Design Fatigue?
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Comments (18)paintchips: I'm feeling particularly generous today so, yes, you can have my word (j/k) :-D Sometimes I need to reminds myself of the motto: design for the house you have, not the house you wish you have :-) I would be totally infatuated with a particular feature in a room and forgot a/b its context, all the other details which make that feature works. Of course when I try to bring it home, a lot is lost in translation. So then I'll have to change everything to make that thing works :-) I can see it happening already: new chairs = need for new sofa = need new rug = need new house. LOL DH calls it the Angelina syndrome. A friend of mine went to a surgeon and came home with Angelina lips. Of course, they don't look very good on her face, so next she went back to get the nose, and then the eyes, and then the cheek bones -- etc.:-D Justgotabeme: man - I'm so jealous of your decorating conviction. Wish I have an ounce of that -- yesterday, I found myself asking my 2yo DS: "baby - do you think mommy should go with Green Blue or Teresa's Green" to which he said, "Yellow" (his favorite color) -- Pretty pathetic, huh....See Moreis this kitchen remodel cold feet?
Comments (12)Countertop decisions take a lot longer than you hope and drive nearly everyone bonkers. It was definitely easier when all you had to choose from was the 40 colors of formica. There are lots of variables about each material and for the natural materials, there can be wild variations in stuff that has the same name. And its a lot of money - often more than a very high quality sofa or an entire rooms worth of furniture. I was very unhappy camping for 7 months while we did the hard work. We're not done yet, but have moved into the new kitchen. Some time has passed and now I barely remember thinking of writing a cookbook on "Everything you can make in one pot" with the ref and a pantry cabinet in the next room and the water a hike. And the array of cuts on the backs of my legs have healed (Ladies, DON'T stack your wood behind the temp kitchen!). Lastly, sometimes when I feel stuck, its because there is something wrong with the plan. Aside from what plllog suggested - become rested and take a fresh look; you could do something like post your plans and the counter problem on the decorating forum and get some fresh eyes. Sometimes too, if you love your plan, it pays to sit down and think out the cheapest possible way you could execute the plan, or some of the elements of the plan, and still be happy. It may help with the excel total or help with reassurance that you are choosing the best possible way. Good Luck!...See MoreCold feet about my lights
Comments (12)Breezygirl - God or garden web help you. I laugh at your question about flavor - if I could just pick chocolate or tomato I imagine all would be easier. But I think I was striving more for a funky salad that puts together the unexpected and tastes amazing when the different favors combine to be something entirely different. Something an seasoned chef could put together (or experienced interior designer), but neither were in my budget or the way I like to work. Comfortable, slightly period leaning, a little funky, farmhouse with a dash of contemporary (ridiculous sounding I know.) I have two inspirational photos - both are farmhouse style - beautiful wood, white, clean, different textures, black rustic hardware, hanging pots. Both in rambling VT homes - I love it. But I live in a modest turn of the century four-square. I didn't have 50K+ to do my kitchen renovation; I haven't inherit a set of gleaming cooper pans from my grandmamere; I don't throw my own pottery and I don't live anywhere near a farm (or any real open space for that matter.) I also adore beautiful, warm contemporary kitchens but my house just gave me a flat out NO! So that light may work, or another, but the time off from the kitchen for sure. I am sorry for my rambling, I often think through things best when I am talking or writing, so thanks for "listening."...See MoreIs this a real lightbulb moment, or do I have cold feet?
Comments (19)Thank you all, every one of you so much! My head has cleared- I'm back on task. I origially decided against the RFG for all of the excellent reasons pointed out here, and I guess I was letting myself "forget" logic for a bit. I really do love the volga blue, and it is PURCHASED and it makes MORE SENSE, so I'm sticking with the plan. I do have a bathroom that is going to need some work as soon as I can afford it, so maybe that is where the RFG will go! Or maybe I'll just come up with another project..... Thanks for helping me get my head on again. I was intoxicated by the RFG..... Mindstorm- I agree with you that the tumbled marble does not say "contemporary" at all, and I'm still deleberating that. What I like is the contrast of sleek granite and more earthy rough stone near each other, especially since they have similar veining/patchiness. I like the naturalness of tumbled marble more than, say, porcelain or regular tile. I'm a buit stumped. I was hoping that if I did very small grout lines and used the green/blue glass for accents that it'd look less frech country/tuscan, and more just natural stone/earthy...See MoreH B
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