Colors ideas for porch & front door of log cabin? (See Pics)
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Comments (29)Jan, I love the hayracks, too, but they have to be mounted to a flat surface with screws. No way around it because they are not made to accomodate over the railing brackets. On the back, the top horizontal metal piece is shaped like this _________^_____________^__________. Those 2 little blips up are what you screw under. (I've worked in garden centers so got to know some of the types out there). Just a note - Boston ferns don't do well in full sun. Your picture looks pretty bright. I can't tell if you have trees in the front, but without shade, the fern leaves will be nicely browned by July. Plus, they aren't hardy for the north central zones so us northerners need to treat them as annuals unless you bring them indoors over the winter. I hear what you are saying about covering the brick, but if you have small/medium shrubs in front of the railing, you'd have the variety of a bit of height and the brick. Ideas for shrubs that do well in both the Twin Cities and Chicago so they should work for you are: Spirea - can be trimmed to stay lower hydrangeas - Endless summer don't have enough growing season in our climates to get huge but they need shade potentilla - yellow flower barberry -both a cranberry and a green/yellow variety alpine currant northern grown viburnum (Emerald Triumph) ninebark - The Diablo species has a maroon/green left with red flowers. I have 2 on either side of our back door. Will get taller and would work at the left corner of your house lilacs - again taller so would be better for corners You could also go with sedum as they can stay in place over the winter but add a bit of height. What part of WI are you in? Anywhere near Hudson or Hayward?...See MoreColor Ideas for Log Cabin
Comments (15)Karen, I think the key to decorating a log cabin is to 'break up" the expanses of wood and mortar, without trying to hide it, per say. That is, find spots where it should stand boldly from floor to ceiling, and spots were it may not be seen very much. The strong horizontal lines beg for a balance by way of vertical lines, you don't need to crowd the room with vertical, but a few key pieces to break up and accent the horizontal logs. To bring in more verticals, you may try: 1 Hang curtain rods higher than the window and allow the curtains to go to the floor. 2. keep an eye out for tall cased furniture, but not bookcases, per say (also horizontal lines), maybe a hutch with solid doors above that you can paint. A tall, and narrow bookcase with widely spaced shelves, the type that might be a pantry or linen cupboard, will have a vertical emphasized, and more so depending on the items you place into it. I recently saw a shelving unit with a collection of quilts and vintage textiles that were rolled and stacked like logs and packed into deep shelves -with just the colorful round ends showing, it was like Amish abstract art. 3. if you are using patterned upholstery or linens, consider running the stripe or pattern in a vertical, ie, from headboard to footboard, or the opposite direction of the logs depending on where the bed or couch sits. Also, if you use patterned textiles, you might try to avoid stripes in the bedding and upholstery, and go for an all over pattern, quilt block, or patten repeat that doesn't have a strong direction. 4. hang small matching art in a vertical line, or clusters. To break up the room: 1. taking up from no 4 above, instead of spotting small wall art here and there at the same eye level, try massing it in a cluster, this will create a visual break, even though you see the logs behind. 2. Consider a large work of art (doesn't have to be vertical, can be horizontal) and also look for wall art with very wide mats, to give the actual artwork some visual 'elbow room' from the log 'wall paper'. 3. I think that oak and leather tends to have the same texture and color as the logs, and if you want a room that is sedate, bland or some pieces to blend in, then that's the way to go, but you should still consider textiles, even smooth linen, and the large hanging rug or weaving is a great textural accent to the logs (which beg to be softened), but it doesn't have to be a Navaho inspired blanket, there are many beautiful flat-weave rugs out there (Kilim Rugs) or even those Sari Quilts (Key words: Kantha, Gudari, Dupatta, Phulkari) for a modern and casual or boho feel. 4. Another accent to consider is shiny objects. I think first of antique brass, because the warmth of the color complements the wood, but colorful glass vases or bottles near a widow that sparkle, will give you another layer of texture. A mirror will do the same, it doesn't have to reflect anything, just shine and look pretty. This post was edited by Lilylore on Sun, Nov 23, 14 at 3:19...See MoreI need advice on front door ideas and a new porch color
Comments (12)Such great ideas everyone. OMG Melissa, WOW! The house looks so different without the shutters. I LOVE the SW Urbane Bronze front porch...even the walk way and driveway. I like the Bora Bora Shores front door rather than the yellow. Very nice. :) I really love it!....See MoreFront Porch ideas for uncentered door
Comments (18)I couldn't see the steps before, but now that I do, you'll have to begin with a column at each end of the porch and two for the door that align with the tops of the cheek walls. Then simply split the difference on each end for placement of a middle column. If you remove the shutters, I don't think there'll be much of a visual issue with how the columns align or not with the windows. You want symmetry in the column placement. You can't allow the asymmetrical windows to guide that decision. If you want to avoid the middle column, it is possible that the pergola idea will be light weight enough to carry it off with only two columns. Here are a couple of ideas; you could use an open gable in the center with either of these pergola porches. You'll want the railing too....See Moregroveraxle
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