Congratulations! Have fun with it!
Congratulations! Have fun with it!
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Haha yeah! Keep the place free of truck keys will be my goal.Originally Posted by rosarugosa
My first act would be to paint everything white--after days of considering different whites, of course--and maybe painting the kitchen cabinets while I figured out what I wanted to do with them.
Do you like the colors you have now, Iris, or do you have a new color scheme in mind?
Oh honey I am planning re-decorating to the max. And the walls will be the opposite of white Dash very very very dark. Right now I am considering navy blue, Dark gray, or this weird super dark blue -green that seems to be everywhere.
The weird blue-green is arresting to me. I’ll post a picture of it below. Navy blue is very crisp and will look the best against white woodwork. DH will install crown molding*. In the end, shades of gray will be easiest to work with especially since I’m going to have drapes, silk drapes. I’m gonna have fabric in this Pied a terre because I won’t have animals living there, so there will not be animal hair sticking to everything. I’m even contemplating a white linen sofa.
You all are free to be horrified at the dark colors I’m using because that’s OK. My
hermann house will be light because it’s a little country place. But I want my city unit to be dark and elegant and sophisticated with a touch of mystery.
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*But DH does not get to sand it or paint it. I’m hiring a painter to paint the place probably. DH’s skills as a crown molding specialist are the best in the land and I’m not hiring that done, it’s impossible.
Dark walls will probably be stunning. The first thing I did in this place was paint the walls a creamy beige; anything but white for me.
Iris, I like the green for a 20's vintage building very much--I have an antique Chinese kimono that would look gorgeous on that color.
That is ridiculously cute for the money!
yes, park across the street which is why I preferred a unit in front, but my back unit still has a nice view of the pretty little back yard. The Park across the street has our own version of a castle: a Victorian water tower, picture below.
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While I saw a freestanding a/c in your unit, and several in windows on the outside, I didn't see radiators, forced air vents, or any heating. Were any of the window units in other units you looked at, heater/a/c units?
Each unit has radiators for hot water heat. My unit has a nice radiator cover.
If you have air conditioners in this building, you will have portable units. It is too bad they hang out of windows, spoiling the look of the building, but that is life. No one would live in these units without air cooling.It is unlikely I will use that hideous floor unit.
It is pretty common for these old buildings throughout St. Louis to NOT have converted to venting for central air.
The more expensive buildings in the Central West End, ones of the same era, do have central air but those units are more expensive, and the buildings have large, posh lobbies, and even a doorman! I ain’t that fancy..
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