Hermann house renovation

[Tradd]

Very nice.

[iris lilies]

Very nice, I especially love the fireplace. How wonderful to have a whole new realm to obsess over!

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.

[rosarugosa]

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.

If you provide pictures, we can give you our unsolicited advice!

[iris lilies]

If you provide pictures, we can give you our unsolicited advice!

Well fine, you asked for them!

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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[catherine]

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.

[iris lilies]

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.

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.

[iris lilies]

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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[catherine]

How's this?

https://condenaststore.com/featured/...ts-baines.html

[iris lilies]

How's this?

https://condenaststore.com/featured/...ts-baines.html

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.

and I have even already purchased another image, but that’s OK. I can probably use that one elsewhere.

really, thanks so much!

[catherine]

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.

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!