Paint color for “lower level”
Cindy Warren Fialka
2 years ago
It’s time for a new paint color for our lower level aka basement. Our preference is Benjamin Moore. Definitely not green as there are three green rooms on the main floor. The sofa with the pillows used to be where the rust leather sofa is and then the room didn’t look quite so brown. Hubby likes the rust sofa though because it’s extremely comfortable. The bar area has darker paint then the rest of the room and my husband likes that. He was saying something about a navy blue for that area. I would be ok with that but I don’t want a dark color for the rest of the room. Thank you!
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Comments (31)Hi Mike, I haven’t checked in for a long while, but thought I’d respond... I grow my Meiwa kumquat in West windows, zone 7A (SE NY) in gritty mix - it never goes outside. Fertilize with Foliage Pro. For extra light on rainy days (lol, like this entire Fall ?) and in winter, I use a fish tank light hood with Zoo Med “Ultra Sun” bulbs and just lay it across the top of the pot, the leaves are uplit. The tree is ending its 3rd year in gritty mix. It’s time (likely past time?) to go from a 12” pot to a 14”. I came back today to research lighter weight soil options and maybe get some input about root pruning? Instead I discovered something called a New Zealand Lemon! Been indecisive about a 2nd citrus tree until now...but ordered a NZL from FW and fingers are crossed! My Meiwa is recovering from spider mites (so a little sparse) it was entirely insect -free until contaminated by a new plant (lesson learned) and lost its immature kumquats in late Spring. Treated with Castile soap and water sprays in the shower every few days and now, once a month as a preventative. It has about 20 new tiny kumquats on it...strange that it flowered that much since it’s the Fall...so we’ll see how they do through winter in the window...hopefully they‘ll be ready to eat in July! At night in winter I move the tree away from the window because it can get pretty cold in that spot, but the sunroom itself stays above 55 degrees - Mary (mandarin1)...See MoreLower level for melsouth (pics)
Comments (9)Annie, Thanks so much for sharing your photos. Your terrace level is just lovely! It's light and open and inviting. Yours is definitely not a typical "basement." Due to our lot and the lay of our land, ours has little natural light, so it will never look like yours! However, we hope to someday use our basement as much or more than the rest of the house. I don't know why we didn't consider tray ceilings when we were building, but I think we could have them. The bottom of the lowest duct work is between 8 and 9 feet high. (This is a 10 ft. basement.) Thanks again! Your house is great! MS...See MoreLower Level Tree Arrived, and of course I had to........
Comments (47)It's never too early for Christmas in the woods, kiwi. But seriously, i do understand the irritation for some people at the constant stretching of the season, mtn and Annie and others' objections to trotting it out early here are not unreasonable. (Although I think mtn should be at least relieved that there was no red on the tree, her most unfavorite color, lol) And I finally got the vintage 1959s tree topper on the tree and it is perfect if I do say so myself. I waited like a stalker until the right one came up in ebay and got it for less than $12!! Now I just have to dig out the Burberryish plaid ribbon and tuck it in. Handy Guy is much better than I am at that though, so I may save the job for him. edited to replace sideways picture This post was edited by kswl on Fri, Oct 10, 14 at 13:24...See MoreVision For My Lower Level
Comments (13)Hey, Karin- Cool to hear from one of the comrades from over there. I like your tile solution. It's something I might do in the large family room, which also has the old, not-to-code paneling and has seen some occasional water. The most troublesome seepage wall might be a good candidate for this treatement. Thankfully, we've had no water for 7 years and counting. Still, I expect something to happen some day. This year was the biggest test -- so much water, so little sun, the farmers are still harvesting. They were in the fields right up to the current snow storm. All that rain, second highest in record, and no moisture in basement. Still I expect human error or mechanical malfunction at some point! Hence our attempts to choose flooring and wall treatments wisely. When we dry-walled in this bedroom, we asked for extra moisture "protection". The dry wall is slightly higher off the concrete than normal and has some sort of water repellent? It doesn't sound like a perfect solution, so I keep my fingers crossed. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but we did the initial work on this room 2 years ago. It remains empty with the bare concrete floor...My motivation is that I need a guest room. My parents used to visit and stay in a hotel. Dad died last April, and it just seems totally wrong that I don't have a room suitable for my mom to stay in. And thanks for the wallpaper border idea. I like that. And, yes, it would help with the color chase. I think I'd like the irises on the wall or walls, but not the bed cover. Have the irises be irises on the wall, but only let them show elsewhere through color touches or very small details to be discovered here and there. So I think the bedspread should be something solid, maybe even a texture...crochet...not sure what I'm thinking of here, but I'll know it when I find it. And, Jant, I'm interested in your synthetic sisal suggestion. Would it give the warmth / comfort of carpet? I'll put it on my "consider" list... Thank you to everyone. Finally, I feel as though my ideas are connecting and coming together. I'll probably borrow some textures and colors from this room to help with the sm guest bath just across the hall. That just leaves the family room...The biggest questions there are the flooring and the fireplace, which is the room's main focal point. All of these responses are very helpful. Thanks again. Wellspring...See MoreCindy Warren Fialka
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago@Cindy Warren Fialka - IF you wish colors, think of your walls as ”Accent Walls” where colors change at a natural break such as a corner, doorway or follow a shadow.
On the grand scale, paint is relatively inexpensive so if you’re DIY’ing purchase small amounts of a few colors and give them a try. Here is one of our transitions. The natural shadow doesn’t appear in the pix but I assure you one has been followed. Good luck.
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