Kitchen is done, help me with finishing touches please, please...
Posting an update here and asking for some help with the final touches I can have in place by the end of the year. Would love to add window treatment (have a not so great view of the back yard there), accents and artwork with shades of blue or turquoise and shades of white, gray, black , tan, cream ( I don't know). Metal knobs and pulls are bronze/copper mix. Wall space is limited to the area above the cabinets and a narrow strip between the refrigerator and the pantry doors. Would like suggestions for something I can place above the stove under the range hood, it looks really bare there. Also - can someone suggest something I can place at the end of the peninsula? Like a rolling cart or some sort of cabinet - now that everything is done, I feel I need something narrow-ish there. Did not want to extend the peninsula out too much so the kitchen area did not feel closed in but it looks off balance to me, now wish that the counter was extended at least an extra 6 inches on the side there, that may just be my love of symmetry though...
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Comments (6)I'm assuming that you really need all that seating in the room, because the room would look better with less. The gold chairs look as if they're in a hallway space between the 2 rooms. If you need it all, replace the carpet with a larger one so that all rug goes at least halfway under all the seating. Could you remove the ottoman since you seem to have a lot of end tables? Move your 2 pictures as a pair above the sofa. Repeat the gold colour in pillows. Clear off the mantle and add one low colour-coordinated item....See MoreItza Gonzalez
4 years agomegs1030 ... the eat-in area ... there is nothing there right now, we removed the table because it was too big and it is currently being used in the dining room until the new furniture arrives on Thursday. Have absolutely NO idea what to put there ... here are some pictures from before we had the new stools. The family room does not look like that anymore, curtains up, furniture moved etc.
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4 years agogirlnamedgalez8a Kitchen and family room are SW Row House Tan. Aqua/Turquoise were in the running - but in the end really needed a neutral color, took us forever to choose it . That is why I want to add color now with accessories.
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4 years agoI'd find a festive rug/mat for in front of the sink, and coordinate it with your new roman blind.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoGcubed Denita Here are some pictures of the updated family room, the lighting is not the best. Not completed, still no rug or new artwork. Items (pillows, artwork, rugs) have been purchased, tried and sent back. Eventually, something we like may be found. It's fine for now, not stressing. The side tables are a little wonky, husband made those.
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4 years agoGcubed Living room is a work in progress, looks ok, but I do still need new lamps and side tables. Just not a priority for now. The furniture fore the dining room arrives tomorrow and I need to see what will tie the two rooms together, barely use this room anyway. Rug from family room placed here temporarily, because it does have the same red as the sofa.
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4 years agoThe dining room which is visible from the kitchen doorway, beyond the fridge, was painted with a Sherwin Williams paint matched to Behr Back to Nature (green) which is similar to the green in the rug currently in the living room. The lighting makes it look odd, but it is an exact match to the Behr Paint swatches. It looks great off the kitchen, not sure how I will tie this room to the living room, which is painted Sherwin Williams Caramelized but will work on it once the furniture arrives.
This artwork is no longer available - but I like the feel of it.
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4 years agoif you plan on doing a blind over the sink (and maybe a pendant or ceiling sconce,,) here are some mock ups
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoPoly rug -
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoSeems colors in your pillow -- between large chairs - or DR ?
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4 years agoeverdebz OMAGAH ! That floral wall tapestry!!! LOVE it! I also like the tiered cafe curtains for over the sink - like I said my view of the backyard is yucky. The hexagon valance is also nice. Not feeling the macrame. Just not bold enough, too dainty, I think. There is no table in the kitchen anymore - but I REALLY need something for that spot - it looks SO empty. ALSO - really like that Emerson dining set you posted and looks very similar to our original first choice. Alas, we were inhibited by the size of the room and the way the doorways were configured. It was struggle to find what we needed and finally settled on the Haddigan set (shown above in my post) from Ashley Furniture. The main pro was the table was the right size, 60 inches long and 42 inches wide, which is how it would be configured most of the time, but it has a butterfly leaf that would extend it to 78 inches when needed. It was inexpensive, yet sturdy, which was a welcome respite to the budget and came with 4 chairs and a bench. The furniture was delivered today and looks very dark, almost black in the room, so I have work to do with the a new light fixture, rug, art and drapery choices. Luckily, I can remove the cushions easily and recover them if I need to. I do like this rug - do you mean for the dining room or for the living room, instead of what is there?
chocolatebunny123 these cute little Taino tiles you found are adorable!
I do have six of these hand painted clay houses from El Salvador, maybe I should put them in the kitchen?
I really like these canisters, this is the color I had in mind
or I could change the air fryer out to this one, it's a little brighter than what I had in mind...
Beth H. Thanks for the mock-ups I like the 1st and 3rd pictures the best!
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4 years agoeverdebz thanks so much for all your suggestions, you just need to come to my house so we can go shopping - I get overwhelmed.... I do like the Global Awakening rug for my kitchen - but I prefer the one in "Pear" a little more muted
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4 years agoOK- ready to finish this and move on. Thanks all ! I re-read all the comments and I believe I will try just a window treatment above the sink and an area rug and live with that for a while. After I see it in place, that may be all I need. everdebz that is a great suggestion! Using fabric from another item for the kitchen window treatment. I do have ONE curtain panel like the ones used in the family room (it was the last one and hoping that I would find another one to complete a pair, but couldn't) maybe I can use the fabric for a valance or a shade above the sink! It would add some of the color I'm looking for. It's 50 by 84 so about 2 1/2 yards of fabric and it's lined. It does have grommets though. What do you think? Not sure how much fabric I would need. Do you think it will be enough?
There is also another window that has just white sheers, I think I will add a a blind like the one Beth H. showed in her first picture above and perhaps put the little clay houses on either side of that window. Unless someone can help me find some other small art or wall decor that will work there. I am thinking about putting a shelf and some hooks by the door - my husband always uses this back door to come into the house and his shoes, keys, glasses, hats, etc. always end up in the area. Any ideas?
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4 years agoIdk about fabric amount. Your window is on small side and so a valance would be on petite side. Better might be a washable shade with this window's design, but at Home Depot you might find a great color, even green!
--- this bathroom has a hard window treatment called a cellular shade. Referred to as a top-down/bottom-up shade, this shade allows you to walk around without being seen and still lets a lot of light in. It’s constructed with a honeycomb design to keep the cold out and the heat in.
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4 years agoI get it! there are real seamstresses on houzz, and I'm not one of them... it'll take time to absorb this, but here's more instruction yikes I'll try to find photo.
"Tabs are usually made 2 inches wide and 4 inches long, but the length depends somewhat on the proportions of your window. 7 tabs per width of fabric/ panel? is a basic rule of thumb, though if you’d like a more relaxed drape, 5 tabs will allow the fabric to dip a bit more and pull less tautly between tabs. However many tabs you choose, ask your fabricator to “face,” or line, the top edges of your panels. Or carry the decorative fabric onto the first several vertical inches of the back to prevent your lining from showing when the top of the drapery cuffs forward.
Use the maximum possible of number of tabs to retain structure and minimize the droopiness for which this style is known."Ok I said you could turn over [toward back of curtain], and that becomes a 'facing' and a stiffener -- just like clothing has for tailored items especially [around collar and front of bodice].
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI think the "grommet hem" [in the back] would go through the rod, and look like this: like back tab curtains. Fingers crossed!
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoWhat about counter height bistro table with wood trunks as base, and Pier 1's tempered glass as the top, etc....
2 wood stools and oval glass? or plywood top, and use your leftover panel fabric as tablecloth...!
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