Which Roman shade: Morris or windowpane?
Erika McConnell
last year
last modified: last year
My room isnt complete yet with decorating and still waiting on a couple furniture items. since houzz only allows so many pics at once, i will show the room at first, furniture that will be in room that is still backordered, and then the shades
i am considering. I may change out some of the pillows on daybed—just ones that were handy :) also havent ordered a side table for that spot but plan to. May turn the wall with seascapes into gallery wall but i collect art and just wait until i find the right pieces that speak to me. Use a lot of blue because both my husband and i agree on it :) but then also like a little terra cotta/rust — whatever we are calling it these days :) my style is a little English cottage/rustic with a touch of glam -i prefer traditional but husband like modern so we mix. and i guess there is a name for my style nowadays ”grandmillenial” or at least that is what i have been called.
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (16)
Related Discussions
Needing reassurance re WT for sliders
Comments (32)rmkitchen, thanks for those pics of your beautiful WTs! Do you mean 'relaxed' roman shades that pooch out a bit at the bottom in the middle? I think yours are more beautiful, myself. Where did you have them made? So much very useful information in your post. If we ever get roman shades (I'm trying these other ideas first) I'll refer to your discussion of issues around them. Funny, but I've now painted all the trim around windows and doors in the semigloss or satin version of the color of the paint on the wall around them, just to try and minimize the trim! (our house is more modern, though, I think). You could always get a bit of trim and just tack it up there with a few nails to see what you think of it--if you don't like it you could take it down again and fill/paint over the tiny holes... And wow, such good information in the rest of y'all's responses! We didn't put up the film yet--DH put a cat-away spray (one called "Boundary" and one called "Cat-Away") around the slider (and the front door--did I mention that they do it to the front door too? UGH), but I think because of the rain it wore off, and what do we have greeting us when we get within 5' of the door? More pee this morning. UGH again. I'm going to order that predator pee granules today--thanks oceanna! I wonder how long it will last in the rain--but it's definitely worth a try. We'll look into the Cat-stop too--thanks, annz. We'll look into the Cat-stop too. I do know where they come from -- one is from a house that belongs to a couple who inherited it from their grandmother, and they are really *not* as caring about anything as much as most other residents in our neighborhood (yard is an eyesore, etc.). When they moved in they immediately let the cat, who's at least fixed, out all day (and part of the night, judging from seeing him out around 11 p.m.). At first he was nice, sweet, a bit timid--now he's a full-on street-fightin' man, one of the ones who got sprayed with a hose and kept on going. Another one (unfixed) used to be fairly sweet, too, when he had a home to go into (the next door house) at night, but when that family moved out of state, they *left him here* to fend for himself. It's unconscionable what they did to him--they displayed just as much of a community spirit by leaving Blackjack (named by the pirate-loving neighbor boys) out as they did in so many other ways while they were here (as in NONE). The little guy's adapted and has survived for --what, 4 years now?--but he's gotten nasty too. Because we know his story, I just don't have the heart to trap him and take him to the H.S., where he'd probably be pts. Not a desirable adoption candidate. Poor little guy. :( There's a third that we don't know at all. The thing I was thinking about neutering them was that my first cat was neutered, but he still sprayed on things in the house (like a heating vent, very smart...it spread the lovely aroma every time the heat came on) -- it may very well be that with these guys, they're so used to spraying that they will not stop if they're neutered. They'd just have an operation site that might get infected or ripped into before it's healed, which could be really dangerous for them. Maybe I'm not looking at that the right way, I know... Off to order granulated predator pee......See MoreWindow shade cleats -- I'm stumped!
Comments (17)lkplatow -- I totally knew what you meant and you didn't make me feel bad; you're so sweet to check back in with me! It was just that I really thought the space looked not bad (as in: not insanely messy) but it just goes to show I do not have an objective eye about my home! magothyrivergirl -- thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate it! Good eye, jenny. I don't know if the fabric is Malloy but it is Ralph Lauren, as are all the fabrics in the family room. (The sofa is Shabby Chic so we just ordered 26 yards of the RL fabric for them to make the slipcover [back in '03]. The George Smith armchairs / ottomans are also RL fabrics, but from '06. They're upholstered in the most delicious raspberry linen I brought back with us from when we lived in Belfast, but the cats did a real number clawing and they showed dirt something awful. Since the Polo store was just a mile or two from our house and since we already the RL fabric on the sofa we just went there to find fabrics which coordinated but didn't match.) I'd love to see the fabric you got from Calico Corners which is similar to the Malloy! I don't remember it as being pricey, but that was in the days before we had children so I looked at many things differently .... My favorite thing about the Malloy fabric is the beautiful pink danphe -- it may not be an actual danphe, but we found that fabric after we spent a long time in Nepal (climbed a b-i-g mountain, studied woodcarving in Patan, helped rescue and raise an orphaned newborn rhino, Mangolseen), so for us the danphe holds deep, spiritual resonance. The cleats are from Chic Cleats. Although I think they're pretty common because I also saw them at different sites, but that's the site from where I "borrowed" the images. ajsmama -- so glad you have koinobori as well! Three of the flags are koinobori and the fourth is from the matsuri of my husband's hometown. That's funny that you don't like the chandelier with the koinobori because we love it, and I love my four year-old's homage to Calder hanging underneath it. Good thing it's our house and not yours, I guess! Have fun with your son's sakana ("fish") bathroom!...See MoreFamily Room: I'm not seeing it
Comments (55)aprilneverends -- I sat on the fireplace step today...and the ONLY piece of furniture I want to keep in there is the couch! Yikes. I told my husband how I tugged at the wallpaper to see if it would come off easily, and he begged me not to do that again. Not for 2-3 years when we're ready to redo that room. I also suggested a big storage ottoman as a coffee table, and he said we have so much room between the couch and TV that we can just stick the coffee table between whatever large new ottoman and the TV. Egads! Makes it worse!! The thing that really bugs me about this room is that it's so... garage sale. So many pieces, no coherence. I'd like to ditch the two red leather chairs and replace with upholstered swivel chairs. Replace the big desk with something smaller, and get nicer desk chairs. The big desk could go into my son's room. We lament not being able to ever eat and watch a movie; our last house had an open layout. Maybe having a tall console table behind the sofa (if we move the sofa to face the fireplace) would work. Something like the Stickley Gathering Island. My husband has always been the one to drive our home decorating/rearranging. He's not ready to move forward with this room, yet I'm impatient. I took down the wallpaper in our bathroom and removed our staircase runner without consulting him first and he was pretty upset about both. I wish I could talk him into letting me take down the wallpaper and paneling!...See MoreOh no...wallpaper bug
Comments (69)I'm trying to pull colors from the wallpaper so I can have some ideas in mind when I go fabric shopping. Most of the colors are great and I can find close matches in the Ben Moore Affinity colors. But guess what. That coral color flower? It isn't. It's actually made up of a mix of like a terra cotta and a burgundy red that blend when you look at it. So from a distance the terra cotta and burgundy look terrible, but up close they look great. So I guess I'll just have to go seat of pants when shopping to see if I can't come up with something that works by eye rather than by actual color match. Somehow looks like this:...See MoreErika McConnell
last yearErika McConnell
last yearErika McConnell
last year
Jilly
last yearErika McConnell
last yearErika McConnell
last year
decoenthusiaste
last yearNice start and plan. The daybed looks a bit overloaded and I don't think you could sit or stretch out there without throwing most of the pillows on the floor. Have you considered just one long roll pillow across the back and a couple of patterned pillows for interest? I think when sitting there one would gravitate toward one of the arms, and a roll pillow would be quicker to remove if you wanted to lie on it, than a number of loose pillows.
tiburon home with Asian influence · More InfoErika McConnell
last yearErika McConnell
last yearlast modified: last yearThx for the link!! I love flokatis and got one for my son’s room, but it probably isn’t as nice. He is 3– requested spider man and red, which is his favorite color so this is what we have so far. We are still working on his closet and going to paint it red (a muddier red — FB eating room red). I could not paint a whole room red esp at age 3 but wanted him to feel like he was listened to but could still easily be changed out. Should have posted on here before buying this one, but he is also 3 so probably doesn’t need the nicest flokati lol. My daughter is so jealous of the texture and softness of this rug and complained to me for several days that I did not get her one.
Related Stories
WALL TREATMENTS10 Wallpaper Patterns for Atmospheric Spaces
The right wallpaper can transport us to another place, or at least transform our mood. Which of these beckon you?
Full Story
TRANSITIONAL HOMESHouzz Tour: Old Stone House Gets a Youthful Makeover
A designer mixes periods and styles to turn a 1929 house into a colorful, contemporary family home for her daughter
Full Story
TRANSITIONAL HOMESHouzz Tour: Art Deco Influences With a Global Touch
A designer uses her clients’ passion for learning as inspiration when remodeling their East Coast apartment
Full Story
DECORATING GUIDES10 Reasons to Embrace White Walls
Do they strike you as even more boring than watching white paint dry? Consider what makes them the darling of so many
Full Story
HOMES AROUND THE WORLDHouzz Tour: Period Home Gains Color and Character
Before-and-after photos show how a bold palette and restored features bring warmth and personality to this English house
Full Story
HOUZZ TOURSHouzz Tour: Brooklyn Townhouse Goes From Fixer to Fantastic
A designer renovates her family’s 19th-century New York home in an impeccable mix of traditional and modern style
Full Story
TRADITIONAL HOMESHouzz Tour: Pride Restored to a Historic Rhode Island Home
Designers spruce up Narragansett’s first summer cottage while adapting the Victorian-era home for modern living
Full Story
POWDER ROOMS20 Powder Rooms With Eye-Catching Wallpaper
See how wallpaper in various colors, patterns and textures transforms these powder rooms into jewel boxes
Full Story
KITCHEN DESIGN91 Kitchen Banquettes to Start Your Morning Right
Slide into one of these stylish breakfast nooks and stay awhile
Full Story
PRODUCT PICKSGuest Picks: Get the Look of an Indoor Garden — With Fabric
No need to have a green thumb to cultivate a garden look. These verdant fabrics give the same look — no water or sunlight required
Full Story
decoenthusiaste