I've lost my enthusiasm, so here's a cat.
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Comments (50)I don't care for any of the paint samples on the walls. They only highlight the pink tones in the paneling by being so gold or brown/gold. I also wouldn't do burgundy, as you have so much of it already in the room. I would first consider finding a color that is the same as the background color in the paneling - a soft creamy ivory tone, and just use that. The entry area feels kind of dark and closed, so a light color there would work. I would then take the same paint and paint all the ceilings, both in the entry and the living room. The white ceiling only works to make the walls look even more pinky-peach in contrast. By painting out the ceiling in the paneling background color, you will lessen that considerably. I would get a larger area rug for the entry, something with a creamy field and burgundy accents, which again will tie into the LR but keep the entry lighter in feel. I believe I see a cabinet of some kind in the entry area where the coats are? Be sure you have a lamp there for some warm lighting for the entry. I would take the four small flower pix on the paneled wall in the LR and hang them in the entry in a grouping. I would change out the mats to a neutral, to show off the flowers themselves - you don't even see them in the burgundy matting. The frames are fine. By bringing some of the burgundy onto that entry wall, you will introduce the burgundy color in the entry that will then lead the eye into the LR. I would take the larger piece in burgundy matting and use that over the fireplace - having two pieces of art on that fireplace wall that are matted in green kind of makes it feel like you were trying to match the art, but they are not hanging together so it feels disconnected. I would take all those balls out of the tall vases on the fireplace and puit them in a bowl somewhere - they are lost in those vases. Then find some tall, fountain-like grasses and greens to put in the vases for softness. It seems like you have so many great family photos. I would have them all framed in complimentary frames and use the large paneled sections behind the couch to hang them in a striking grouping. By using those instead of the burgundy matted collection, you will stop highlighting the color of the paneling, and instead will have a varied grouping of photos that will become the focal point. I would also move the photo screen and tuck it in a corner or near something so it doesn't feel like it is just floating in the room by itself. I love the little chest you have by the entry, but I don't like it there. It is heavy and dark, and feels like a barricade to the front door area. I would remove that and leave that entry open. Maybe you could move it over to the other side to where the little green bench is now? Try to get some pillows for the couches that are creamier in their background color, to lighten the feel of those pieces. They could still have a print or a stripe, but should have a lighter overall background that brings in the wall color. Something like this, tho this particular pillow may not be right, but the idea of a lighter background is the key. crewel pillows I don't see much ambient lighting in the room - at least in the views we have, only one lamp on an end table, and that is too small. Put that lamp on the little chest that I had you move over to the other side of the room. Get a bigger lamp for that table, perhaps another lamp to sit on the sewing machine (I think) that is behind the couch acting as a console table. More lighting located lower and that is warmer will also affect how the paneling is perceived, and will keep the eye more focused into the center of the room and away from the walls. I think your room has lots of wonderful things going for it. Settling the entry will help, and then tweaking the LR space and its accessories will make it all feel finished and cohesive....See MoreLadydi Zone 6A NW BC Canada
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My kitty feeling pretty special. I suspect he'll be not only my best friend but only friend while stay close to home over this coronavirus scar 😏.
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4 years agoMila, twice blessed when the sun shines on the warm cable box.
Misty and her favorite pasttime...bird watching
Took me awhile to figure out why I was so intrigued with Misty's toes. For over 30 years, our cats were solid black so you couldn't really see them well. But Misty's have dark gray fur in between giving her really great toe cleavage!
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4 years agoThis is my "not my cat" outdoor cat, Larry. My previous "not my cat" outdoor cat has been adopted by my neighbors, but still comes around sometimes. Adopting a cat is super easy, just put out cat food.
Larry, slightly blurry, but with his eyes open. He is a massive cat.
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4 years agoI just picked up this cute foster - my first - and look forward to helping him get a new home.
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Striped Tabby Turd Wagon Cat sitting out in the rain instead of coming inside ...
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoWhy do pets migrate across beds until you’re pushed off? And why do some have a foot fetish? NOC loves to wrap himself around my feet. 😸
He started on his fav cashmere plaid throw over to the right. Next thing I know ......
Don’t tell him I posted this:
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.And this is one of my all-time fav pet memes. ❤️
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4 years agoMy Foster Boyfriend - Remy - got a haircut and is getting his teeth cleaned today. The girls - both narcissists - think this is a really bad idea. And I'm relegated to the living room for doggie slumber parties every night.
In this last photo, Betty is giving him the death stare. She was like this for about five minutes until I got her attention away.
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4 years agoAs always, I’m a time zone late to the party! Here is Shadow without a care in the world.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoLove seeing more pics here. ❤️
This boy fell sound asleep with his chin across the bar of the iron chaise:
Then he heard me taking his picture:
This is for Ida ... whenever I hear of her Tabby being naughty and imagine her chastising:
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoNow that no one can come to visit I feel like I’ve let the house go to the cats. You can’t see the IV pole in this picture - for the black one’s subQ fluids.
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My tribe, although the little one is now back with my daughter. We had him for 6 mos due to her new job.
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3 years agoFor IdaClaire. I thought of you when I posted this in the daily funny on KT, but I don't think you visit there:
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3 years agoHow do they always figure out when there’s something new to explore. We never have these windows by the tub open but DH decided to open them one day. All three - even the old one - were soon up there checking it out.
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3 years agoAhhhhhh! More animals! So incredibly cute! Love that funny, Oly! That's exactly how it is with our youngest, who got the squirt bottle after him three times this evening. Such a stinker, but when he does this, all is forgiven.
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3 years agoJilly
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThank you! 😄
Yes, the “Love me, I’m a Tabby” gesture. 😂 Morning in bed, he settled here, I couldn’t move for an hour.
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