1920 Bungalow - light blue wall paint, wood trim. Decor ideas?
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Comments (16)One thing you can do with old photos is to scan them at the highest resolution that you can. Then begin blowing up the scan, and looking into the detail of the photo. You will be very surprised what you begin to see. I did this with some of the old old family photos taken back in the early 1900s. Blowing them up and peeking at things like the scuff marks on the shoes of the children, the detailing on the home made dresses, a barb wire fence between the yard and a corn field, which had corn ears fully grown on it, so it had to be late in the year. And most of all, I could see the expression in the eyes of my grandmother. But you might see the detailing of the boards on the porch, the way the steps were built and from what, and were they painted or not. Any flower beds and what was in them. Many of the homes in my old pictures were not painted, but were of rough lumber sometimes board and batten. But the young couple were invariably standing proudly in front of their home, probably newly built or expanded. Hard working people in homemade dresses and overalls and brogan shoes. It was as close to Southern American Gothic as you can get. Another one I loved was of my great grandmother Sophia taken in the hog pen with this huge hog which she was feeding. Going on the assumption that they had pictures taken of important things or events, I decided this was important because she was proud to be able to feed such a fine hog which would be slaughtered and feel her family well during the winter. Plus, she loved animals and took good care of them. I guess I inherited that love from her....See MoreDecorating a 1920's home
Comments (32)Greetings from the lush Pacific NW, Seattle, Washington! Congratulations on your darling new home. What a find!!! I too, tend to agree this is a late Victorian, rather than an Edwardian or even later, a 1920's residence. This is not a four-square as they appear here in Seattle. Architecturally, the four-square has perfect symetry, which the subject home does not. It features a "turret" sort of structure which then offers lovely bay window sort of enclave. To be envied indeed! The give-away as to the style of architecture additionally, is the fireplace. Many of the 1920's homes have that traditional "Tudor" or pointy-topped fireplace surround. Some even have niches for objects of art. The subject home has far more fussy details than the stripped down Arts & Crafts style, favored in the early 1900's. Yes, I too would go hunting for Victorian furniture in rich mahogany. Even Eastlake furniture would be great. Personally, 1920's style furniture (which I have in a portion of my own home) tends to be very straight-lined. One sees the beginnings of the Art Deco Age. My display cabinet has sloped outward angles and has a lovely wood panel/fret work sort of thing as the door. Compared to Victorian, the wood of the 20's furniture I have found to be lighter in tone, often fruit wood too, compared to mahogany. In my spare time, I am a historical costumer here in Seattle. My husband (Sir Harry of Essex) and I have appeared in historical documentaries filmed here as well. If you are a Facebook fan, feel free to find me as: Lady Victoria Seattle. I also moderate on FB and on the Yahoo Groups: Victorian Revival which discuss furnishings, table settings, Victorian-inspired lifestyle, etc. Great fun for those of us kinda "stuck back there", unwilling to wear 21st century clothing all the time! (wink) Please post photos of your efforts in decorating! I'm sure all of us out here would love to see your lastest "find" from garage sale or thrift store. Also feel free to post images to the Victorian Revival site as I can assure you folks will love to see photos there too. Wishing you much joy, health, prosperity, and time to enjoy all three in your new home.... Lady Victoria of Essex Here is a link that might be useful: Facebook: Victorian Revival...See MoreWhat can I do to this wall for decoration? Can't paint the wood
Comments (17)Thank you for all the suggestions! This is amazing. I actually just got rid of a light blue suede couch that i've had for years (it looked great) but we switched it out because we have 2 small kiddos. It was a mess within a year. Embarrassed to say, but this couch is new to us =) Hindsight, i wouldn't have bought brown...lol. @Maureen thank you. I think a bookshelf may also work in that space and love your suggestions as well. Off to Winners I go.. I love the idea of fabric, thank you @freedomplace1 something I didn't even consider. I have a whole house of pine paneling so I'm going to try this in one of our other rooms. @ShadyWillowFarm acreage house from the 70's. Working on slowly updating but can't afford a full reno right now and husband has something against painting wood.. here is the other side of the room.. TV will be mounted on the fireplace with a mantel soon. @bever tteder @Irene Morresey I've been on the hunt for a great large canvas/art for about a year but can't seem to find anything that I love. Would you hang it center of the couch or center of the wall?...See MoreUpdate with paint. Have lots of wood trim. Ideas?
Comments (16)Latifolia: According to the realtors it is considered an “executive“ house. It’s just under 5,000 sq ft. and about $400,000 in rural Arkansas in an area that is nothing but executive homes. We are new to the state and think that the trends, at least in this area, maybe behind. Maybe that’s why it was styled this way when built in 2005. As far as features, it is a pretty cool house with lots of amenities/features that are REALLY high end for here. However, I only posted photos of what I considered needed the most help in the house. So it’s hard for anyone to see the “executive” in these photos. Lots of potential...the amenities don’t match the style...the outside of the house doesn’t match the inside, way nicer outside. It’s time this house looks the executive it’s supposed to. Could have been way too personalized for the previous owners who had it built? The neighbors house was built at the same time by the same builder and looks way more up to date but I’m not sure if they had it updated since then. It’s hard to wrap our heads around for sure. Thank you for pointing it out though...because it is the issue. It doesn’t look executive. We are definitely considering the light fixtures, especially in the kitchen and maybe even the dining. Today we painted the kitchen light fixtures to see if that helps. As far as the cabinets go, I’ll wait until all the trim is done before even considering that project. I‘ve done cabinets before and it is a heck of a task. Super clean home, just dingy looking in the photos, dingy wall color, new but drab carpets. Just not full of light and with around 30 large windows you would think it would be. I’m currently building a table for the downstairs patio and then a modern yet rustic living edge table for the dining room. I plan on covering the sconces for now and may paint the chandelier while we figure out what we want in the dining room. If we can budget it, I’d like to replace the ceiling fans with something less “Texas Country”. One step at a time....See MoreRelated Professionals
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