That fabric is quite nice! Buy the curtains! You can always donate them back to GW if you don’t use them b
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That fabric is quite nice! Buy the curtains! You can always donate them back to GW if you don’t use them b
Nice score! Those patterns definitely do work well together.
So much fun to find exactly what you want at Goodwill! We have a local thrift shop called Granny's Attic, and I was able to find the perfect curtains in the perfect color for my second bedroom for $6.
I really like the mix of your patterns!
Very pretty, IL! I have come to accept the fact that I have no talent for decorating, so I really enjoy looking at other's work.
Here is a house construction update, before and after images of our hallway.
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we have new oak floors in the hall, entirely new drywall, new baseboards. Walls are painted a soft cream color. I love it! Eveything is so clean and fresh.
DH works about four hours a day on the house, Monday through Friday. I reckon we’re two years away from having it done. The work he’s doing is baseboard trim, window trim, filling holes in the drywall, sanding it, and painting everything. We have a new staircase to put in, and that will be major work, but he’s a carpenter so he can handle it.
All tile and cabinetry work is done.
We are saving whatever parts of the house we can, so we have three exterior original doors that need a lot of attention. He probably spent a week on each door, and we still have one more to go.
These exterior doors are important in contributing to this cottage’s original look. I wish we had original windows but we do not. Grrrr, some fool tore them out in the 90’s.
As for interior doors, there was only 1 original door because the same 70’s-90’s renovations took them. Ugh. But fortunately, the one remaining door showed us that original doors had two panels, so that is what we bought for this house: 2 panel doors.
We also replicated the original workwork (which existed only in 1 room by the time we bought this house.) The woodwork is very simple, fortunately.
That is beautiful!! You guys are doing such a great job! I love that it's getting such loving care and respect for its roots. The floors are gorgeous.
Very nice, that is quite the transformation!
Beautiful! Not just a house, it looks to be a truly beautiful home!
DH, after spending 3 weeks to put finishng touches on our kitchen, has now started to work on our living room. Like all the rooms in our house it needs trim and painting, and he is re-working the bookcases on either side of our fireplace.
Here is the room today. In about three months it will look finished but not furnished. I will have to obsess about furnishings for quite a while to het everything right.
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Very nice, I especially love the fireplace. How wonderful to have a whole new realm to obsess over!
Very nice.
Yeah I’m not sure about that. I have been unable to make a decision about window treatments in one small bedroom and it’s making me crazy. It’s making me insane. I just can’t get it. My dilemma is the bedroom is small and the windows are huge. Any treatment is going to overwhelm the room, so… I guess I want something that will blend with the walls.Quote:
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If you provide pictures, we can give you our unsolicited advice!Quote:
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Well fine, you asked for them!Quote:
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this small bungalow bedroom has two big windows.
For decor, the only thing that remains in this room in its final iteration is the black four poster bed. Accessories will come later. I love this bed, I wanted a four poster bed that has very delicate scale for this small room and we got it used for $50. Score!
The color theme for this room is blue and black.
So here’s the challenge: the windows need blinds, and those blinds will always be down. That’s just a fact of life, the blinds will never be raised . This current set of blinds are poorly fitted and I can’t stand them, so they have to go.
The obvious answer is get blue shades and paint walls a color to match. That’s where I am right now after going full circle away from it.
I played with idea of fabric swags over the current blinds, and then incorporating that fabric into bedding, but I don’t want the fabric window toppers to overwhelm the room because these are WIDE windows, like 52 inches wide. but I haven’t given up entirely the idea of swag toppers as long as I use a quiet fabric. Have already received fabric samples from online fabric sources. There is one fabric that’s a possibility.
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I would go with blue light-filtering cellular shades if you want shades down all the time but you still want some light as well as privacy. They also help to insulate the room against cold and heat.
https://www.selectblinds.com/cellula...l?ColorId=6402
Or Roman shades, but that would probably mean you'll have a very dark room.
I have sage green cellulars in my office and I have them down most of the time because the sun comes in so strong it sometimes hurts my eyes. Yet, the room doesn't feel dark to me.
Roman shades are super popular right now, and that was my first thought, but I do have some hesitations.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
My hesitations are that I’m not sure how the shades look when they are down. Their pleasing crip folds probably are not apparent in the down position.98% of the photos you see of Roman shades show them halfway covering the window.
Every time I price Roman shades for these wide windows I come up with horrific prices like $350, $ 450 $500amd that is PER WINDOW. Ack!!!! I’ve watched videos on how to make them but the mechanics confuse me although DH could help me with that. I can sew straight lines, but all of the manipulation of the fabric to create the folds just confuse me.
for some reason, honeycomb shades give me the icks. Not sure why and maybe I can get over that.
so I have been looking at slat shades like those currently at the window, only properly fitted ones that are the color blue. When I look at colors, they are also very expensive and there is a very limited color choice. Circle circle circles, going around in circles I am.
OK and another decorating issue is a rant. For more than a year, I was looking at a particular piece of art, an illustration from an old cover of House and Garden magazine to get for my kitchen. I love it! It is bold and gives vintage vibes and has pretty flowers. So I was waiting for DH to finish the walls in the kitchen. Now they’re done.
On December 30 I sat down to order the print and guess what!??! Art.com no longer carries it. My theory is their contract for reproducing those images ran out at the end of calendar year 2023. What a giant pain in the ass. So I’ve spent two days searching the art reproduction sites because I want something vintage, and I found something, but I don’t love it like I love the original choice.
Here is my original choice which I can no longer get. Rest in peace you big beautiful illustration .
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you are my hero! OK this outfit is asking $200 more than art.com wanted. For the size I want it’s $525 but damn I do love that image! You know what,—I probably will buy it. Thanks so much! If I buy it I’ll show you what it looks like in my kitchen when hung.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
and I have even already purchased another image, but that’s OK. I can probably use that one elsewhere.
really, thanks so much!
My pleasure, IL!! DH used to work for Condé Nast and I have a subscription to House and Garden so I figured it would be best to go right to the top! I definitely want to see it in your kitchen!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
That is a lovely print! You should definitely go ahead and buy it while you have the chance. You know you want it, you can afford it, and you will regret it if you miss out again. It will surely give you joy to look at. See how free I am with your money? :laff:
That is a lovely print. I agree with Rosa, get it!
haha ok, I ordered it, but a cheaper version. I ordered a paper print rather the thing on canvas, so it didn’t take wuite the hit to my bqnk account. Now I will order an inexpensive poster feame to hold it.Quote:
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Glad the image was "re"found, I agree that it's stellar. The print-then-framed image is probably a better choice, as one smoking skillet of whatever would likely ruin the print on canvas. EVERYTHING in my kitchen can get that greasy coating, even things far from the stove, and cleaned (fairly :|() often.
Here is the print Catherine found for me, framed in a poster frame. Hung on the wall today. I love it. Thanks Catherine
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That is so cool!
You're welcome, iris! It looks fantastic in that space!
Our Hermann house is proving easy for having house guests. We currently have 5 beds in 5 rooms.We may end up with beds in 5 OR 6 rooms.
Bathrooms, being new, are clean and easy to spiff up. We have no pet stained carpet like in our old house. Sure things are not finished here and spaces have limited decor, but we offer comfortable beds, clean bathrooms, and a pretty view.
We are having house guests this year so far: February, March, May, and June. I am not stressed about it as I would have been in our city house where massive cleaning was necessary.
I'm so happy for you!! I know the feeling of stress when people visit a house that you feel won't pass muster in their eyes, and all the work that entails to spruce it up as best you can. I also know the feeling of being able to invite friends in at a moment's notice with pleasure, in spite of minor little works-in-progress.Quote:
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I don't, however, know the joy of being able to sleep them all, but I'm finding my camper helps alleviate that need.
I am sure your house is a very beautiful home to visit and your friends will be delighted with it.
That’s awesome!Quote:
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I think your camper van solution is pretty smart.Quote:
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We finished DH’s room including the decor. Well, we have to figure out a lamp but otherwise it’s all done. And gosh it’s so cozy and cute.
There’s nothing like fresh paint on brand new woodwork and walls. We replicated the woodwork that was in this house to begin with, although bits are quite a bit nicer than they were in 1941.
I made the window treatments and the two matching bed accoutrements. For those of you who are not up on bed fashion, the latest “dressing “is a lumbar pillow and a blanket thing at the bottom of a bed. The days of lots and lots of pillows on your bed are over, that pillow thing is passé.
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Iris, that is awesome. Love the bed.
The bed was a $50 find on Facebook marketplace. It is perfect, it’s just what I wanted— a traditional bed in small scale, because the room is small.Quote:
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Very nice, IL. I like the serene color scheme.
What is the blue?
I had a light blue like that in my bedroom once, and while I liked it, it affected my seasonal depression. I want to find a blue like that and go a bit lighter (towards white with a blue tint), with a dark blue or teal base below the chair rail of my dining room. Something to enjoy, without sleeping in it.
The blue color is Sherwin-Williams, “honest blue. “Quote:
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Blue is my favorite color. That is a very nice shade of blue!
What a gorgeous blue!