Paint Color In Living Space
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Help me paint my open space I need some great pAint color ideas.
Comments (2)more pics...See MoreBest color to paint living room, + common spaces in 70’s home
Comments (3)Carrying around the paint chips, a sofa cushion, and a few clippings of beige carpet fibers saves a lot of time. Look at an oyster color (could look good, could look awful) and a shade of blue from the mid-blue in the Oriental carpet....See MoreMy living space is one dull color help
Comments (13)As some color experts said you can not lighten the dark room with white color, because even a white color appears gray in a dark room. You have a dark floor and dark dining furniture. You can get a light carpet and light dining chairs (or color them) for your dining table. You can change your table lamp shades to white or beige. I agree with others you can get a nice chandelier or you can hire a interior/lighting designer to calculate the right amount of light in your space....See MoreBudget Blues...what to cut out, what to keep?
Comments (49)It sounds as if you are prudent financially and also if you are building in a coastal SoCal area, it's hard to "overbuild" - the most likely scenario is that people will tear down when a house is sold if it is small/older configuration in a desirable neighborhood. I'm contrarian - If you have the extra $50,000 - aren't borrowing for it and have your other savings, get exactly what you want - within reason. Of course, some of YOUR priorities wouldn't be my priorities as I am happy with my Bosch Benchmark level appliances - some might call those high end but in certain neighborhoods, they would be considered entry level. I had an expensive built ins for my den/office because I had very specific aesthetic and functional needs. I installed a room divider with a stripper pole television set so that I can twirl the television around so I can view it from both the office/den and the formal living area - and it's in a closed cabinet so I don't have to look at the front or back of a television. I also installed rollout cabinet for my printer; a drop in area for my external hard drives by my desk and other stuff that was specific to my needs. I could afford it and it enhances my life. I'm not worried about growing tired of the style - I lived with less functional Mission style bookcases for years without growing tired of the style so I'm pretty certain that I am not gong to regret the decision from a style point of view. I have hot feet so heated floors would be a negative LOL but different strokes. If I had cold feet, I would certainly spend the money to be comfortable. I splurged to enhance my comfort on other aspects of my bathroom and I don't regret that decision at all. Love my Toto washlet :-). I splurged on motorized shades and every day when I reach for my iPhone and lower the shades in the morning and raise them again later when the sun has stopped I am grateful for the splurge. While I might not get exotic wood flooring at $50 a square foot, I would not forego wood flooring (or the flooring of my choice) in order to save money. As others have posted, anything that can't be easily changed out down the road only makes sense to do when one is remodeling because it is exponentially more expensive and difficult to do down the road. Also - even though you are planning to rent it out, not all rentals - especially in higher end neighborhoods - use lower cost/down market finishes. I live in a high rise condo and those units which have upscale fixtures command higher rentals because the market can support it....See MoreRelated Professionals
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