What do you think of the black wedding dress trend?
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Comments (26)Technology is opening some new doors. We can get backsplashes now that are customized with glass molded to order, or pictures we supply. This could explode into a whole new genre of customized surfaces. Kitchens today are surprisingly uniform - cherry/ss/granite/tumbled stone. It's time for a lot more uniqueness. First only the rich will do it, because it isn't very easy to sell a house with a backsplash of tiles that have your grandkids faces. It's going to take time to work out the possibilities, but I think it will spread. Kitchens will get a lot more interesting in personal ways, which will help offset the environmental and economic changes that are coming. Peak oil is going to make shipping granite and exotic timber really expensive sooner than we think. Counters from recycled glass or paper (Richlite) will become a requirement for the thinking and caring homeowner. True linoleum will look smart, wood will look wasteful. In the suburbs, we'll all need bigger pantries because we won't be able to afford to drive to the grocery store very often. We'll all be discussing ways to replace xenon/halogen/incandescent with LEDs and fluorescent. Sinks will evolve to accommodate water shortages and our big old farm sinks will look wasteful. The boomers are starting to downsize into smaller urban dwellings. Right now my KD friend at Lowe's tells me that the big lavish kitchens with lots of fancy woodwork are in the many suburban 'starter castles' that have sprung up recently. The focus is going to change to what urban Lowe's sell - smaller, more contemporary or sleek kitchens, or smaller kitchens that match the urban house's style - which is seldom French Provincial Grande, around here at least....See MoreWhat to do with an old wedding dress?
Comments (22)The next possible brides would be my 20-something granddaughters who are even taller than my new DIL, and don't plan on marrying anytime soon, and have no interest in an "old" dress. And, as I said, the fabric is pretty shabby looking, with no hope of remaking it into something pretty for a wedding or communion dress. The dress was handed down in my DIL's family and a few family members. The oldest bride is in her 90's so the fabric is about 70 years old. Many of the brides are no longer with us on this earth. There are no other nieces or nephews of hers for there to be the "next" bride. The silk has held up well and can be washed, (I tested a small piece) but there are lots of shreds of what was lace and organdy hand sewn on. Not much of that can be salvaged and it has yellowed and disintegrated in some portions. I loved ideas from you all. I've come down to three: to use it like a background for a collage of all the brides photos in one large frame for my DIL to display wherever, to make large sachets for all the remaining past brides, and the one my own daughter had, to make it into a tablecloth to fit a card table. The wedding guest book could be displayed on it with all the brides' photos, or used at another future wedding, or for Christmas base for a fake tree - since it in itself is "festive", and decorate the tree with pearl garlands, white bows, and such. Such creative geniuses you all are! Thanks for so much inspiration. I'm going to think on this for a while and let you know - hopefully to post a picture too....See MoreWhat do you think of this bridesmaid dress from Macy's?
Comments (7)Pretty dress! Feminine, classy, and modest. Very nice! I'm sorry that it will not suit all but the most fit and proportionate women. Sheath dresses are not forgiving of bulges or extras. The lace adds a further component of being restrictive, as does the high waist, as does the cap sleeves, as does the length. (Anyone with a tummy will lose inches of dress length automatically in front to accomodate that! You would have to lower the hem to account for that.) Nice dress, but it is not for all body types. An A-line will work for the most body types. It's a slightly fuller skirt. Also, fitted dresses have less fabric. If you have more fabric, it hides flaws/issues better. ***Always get the measurements of each of your bridesmaids upfront. That way you can rule dresses in or out as well. No sense looking at that fabulous coral dress if it only goes to size 10, and one gal is size 12. And never rely on what sizes they tell you (the girls or the manufacturer). Bridal wear is notorious for being on the smaller size anyway. **Always get all the girls to try on the dress in the store!! A size 6 from Ava's could be an 8 in Eve's. :-)...See MoreWhat do you think of this particular “2018 Trends” compilation?
Comments (34)Joni is always a bit "too much" as is most interior design in the south - the wealthier parts of the south, filled with buckets of new money. Black metal windows? I love them in the right place, but one must be very careful using them - they can be very cold and condensation can be a major problem. They're also prohibitavily expensive. What I don't like is everyone buying black vinyl windows for their quite ordinary houses. It's an awful look and one that will be very hard to change at some point. Yes, I DID paint the muntins in my kitchen bay window black. They're removable (think 1980's windows), and can be easily changed if I decide I don't like them, and they're black ONLY on the INSIDE. The outside is white like all my other windows. So far, I love the black as it disappears and I see my garden 6-8 months of the year, far more clearly - they just disappear and the green comes into my kitchen. But they are not permanent. Glazed ceilings and walls? As someone has already posted, these are for very gifted professionals to do and cost the sun and the moon. They show every single defect so must be in perfect condition. I do use high gloss oil paint on the ceilings in my kitchen and bathrooms. They're new drywall and in good condition. It reflects light and is very easy to clean. But walls or in a LR? Not on my budget. I love blue and white in a bedroom but with some other color added or it can be very, very cold. Many of the rooms shown are cold. And I love that famous Ikat fabric. It's very expensive but it's stunning. I would use it in the right place in a heartbeat. When I look at these "trends", I picture how they end up being translated into low-end tract houses, some new, many older. And they don't translate well at all. It's the same with gray - it was never meant to be used for every single thing in an entire house, but that's what is being done and it's dreary beyond belief. Very high end rooms, filled with beautiful things, can go in lots of different directions, but very few people have anything remotely high end - it's mainly Ikea and Value City or Ashley Furniture. No stunning accessories, no fabulous rugs, no gorgeous lamps. The one very good thing about the English Country house look of the 1980's was it could be translated down. There was a wonderful line of fabrics that were knock-offs of very expensive chintzes. They were sold at Steinmart and other by-the-bolt places and were gorgeous. I used these like crazy on decorating jobs and for a sofa in our Maine apt. They could be integrated with more expensive fabrics and hold their own. Unfortunately, the owners ended up going out of business (no one to take over the business). They did sell the rights to all their fabric patterns to Duralee and I hope that someday, they will reappear, albeit at a higher priceline. Sure, some of the downmarket uses got a bit cutesy, but all in all, the look translated down pretty successfully. One cannot say that for today's trends. I don't think I can bear to see what some wallpaper company is going to come up with, that is sold at Home Depot, as "their version" of Gracie or de Gournay paper. It will be nauseating. Firstly, such papers can only be used well in grandly proportioned rooms. The scale is huge - they were designed for wonderful country manor houses in England or France. Second, the furniture must be 'worthy" of such paper. I have a huge bedroom - 22x22, but I also have 3 windows, a fireplace, and multiple doors to closets and the master bath - I don't have enough wall space to use such paper even if I could afford it (which I cannot!). It's all very depressing....See Moresleeperblues
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