De-Tuscan-ing: faux finish fireplace ideas
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Updating garish tuscan style. Ideas please!
Comments (86)First of all, love the windows! I agree that everything is a bit too overdone, too brown, and too faux-distressed. But I see good bones! I like the fireplace and the rich wood trim/cabinets and stone floors. For me, the first thing to go would be those drapes and the drapery rods. From there I'd say the place needs some color. That much brown would make me depressed. I'd look at repainting something less brown/beige. I'd either replace the sofa or maybe see if the fringe could be removed. Call me crazy, but I don't mind the "wagon wheel" and rather of like the ceiling beams throughout. I think the problem is that the lighting is too "heavy" and intricate. I'd look to replace the lighting with something more sleek, but maybe still in the iron finish. I like a lot of the iron light fixtures from Restoration Hardware. They're not quite so heavy. I love the suggestions for sort of a "beachy" look with linens, whites, etc. I think color would be great, but some soft, light furniture would also help lighten up the place. Depending on budget, your new home looks like a really fun decorating project!...See MoreMentally undoing Tuscan-inspired decor
Comments (52)HA! Resurrecting this old thread because we ended up with a house that has a pretty unattractive Tuscan Traditional kitchen with the worst style -- cathedral for uppers (except one door that was maybe too narrow for the arch???), salmon/rust granite countertops that go up the walls on all four walls (bet that cost a lot), and yellowish floor tile, peach walls and ceiling AND sanded skip trowel walls/ceiling... it's so completely not the style of the house overall. And I'm going to be living with it as is I hope I can stop seeing it after a while because the only thing I can change easily is the wall color. Its the kitchen where our kids will learn to cook and I won't be stressing out about whether or not they are working carefully not to make a mess... can't ever tell if there's a mess because the busy granite counter has so much going on already! And there are boxes and boxes of extra floor tiles, maybe they were on clearance......See MoreHELP us update and De-Tuscanize
Comments (27)"The paint colors are driving us crazy. The pale oak (on the lower left) appears so much more blue than any photo Ive ever seen online." I lived with Pale Oak for about seven years and really liked it . . . but, yes, there were times that it turned a blueish violet in my west facing room living room. In the east facing dining room, it read exactly like I wanted it to - a warm off white greige. So, it could be your exposure that's turning it for you. As others have mentioned I think it's good to choose the counters first, then paint. I am concerned with how your travertine floor will interact with counter tops you're considering. Travertine has a tendancy to nod towards pink. So be sure you take that into consideration in selecting your counter tops. Here are a couple of kitchens with travertine floors and white cabinetry. Take not of the counter tops....See More$$$ finishes worth it? high end custom home, won't be sold for 10+ yrs
Comments (50)I spent yesterday pouring over images of vintage bathrooms and kitchens (the two most easy to date rooms). I looked at images from 1900-2018 and every year in between. My estimation is this, and some may disagree with me: nothing, and I mean NOTHING, stays fashionable forever. It may have a resurgence in popularity several decades later, but it will also have dated times in between, no matter the era. And when it does come back, it usually comes back in a slightly different "version" so that even the original carries a bit of "off" ness. Some of the modern bathrooms today carry a bit of 1920s look, or 1980s look, but actual bathrooms from the 1920s and 1980s would still be remodeled by the discriminating homeowner. (I am one, my husband is less fussy!) Funnily enough -- I tried to get my parents to use black and white tile in their bathroom in 2000, and they both said "yuck!" LOL! My dad said "no way, that is so dated, it reminds me of the tile from the 30s" (he was a kid then). LOL!!! I said "yuck" at the time to their tan stone tile (not a fan of tan). Looking at the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, only elements here and there come back into fashion. I looked at plenty of 20s and 30s bathrooms and while the tile color was similar to todays tile colors, often the way tile was laid out can become dated; like tiling halfway up all walls, and all around a confined shower room, as opposed to having an open walk-in shower with glass doors. Now mix in a floating vanity from the 1970s and quartz countertops and vessel sinks and you've got 2019. Patterned tile from the 1970s is also back in fashion, but NOT with the same color pallatte. You may have to go 100 years before your tile comes back into fashion! 10 years out - almost certainly dated. The closest thing I can see to making a home timeless is try not to make it look like every other house on the block that's being built this year, but even with that there's a limit to how much you can do. I'll try my best. Remodel or price reduction may be inevitable. Lots of good advice on pricing. I'll try to understand that any $400 tile is for me and me alone, and if I can't stomach the cost, I'll try to make subway tile look good. :D einportlander -- what your friends went through, this is EXACTLY what' I'm seeing! From your name I assume you're from Portland so you know what I'm talking about -- how there are lots of things from the year 2000 suddenly hitting the market, especially on the Washington side (Camas, WA was practically built in 2000) or further out from the city like in West Linn. One 4500 sqft home sold in one week for 2.5 million in Lake Oswego, while larger homes, even 9,000 sqft on 3 acres in Lake Oswego sold for 1.7 after sitting on the market for over 1 year and going through a price reduction! This could really only be a pricing problem -- people expect to get top dollar for their home but their idea of it's worth isn't realistic. Looking at these homes as a buyer, all I thought was how much will it cost to replace the finishes in 9000 sqft? We learned after getting a quote from a trusted contractor that it costs nearly as much as it does to just build your own, so that's what we're doing! I'm having a hard time talking myself into splurging on finishes only to become a story like your friend. I've conceded that there's a good chance we'll have to sell for less than we "think" it's worth when the time comes. But at least I'm going into the process with my eyes wide open!...See Moretartanmeup
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