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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/4/2008 10:15:05 PM
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29redballoons
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Janine, you can paint a big square or rectangle on the wall at the head of your bed, and it makes a faux hedboard...they do it all the time on HGTV...
see HERE are some other ideas
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/5/2008 4:16:06 PM
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Love it, Nicole!! Beautiful color and very chic style. I hope it's as comfy as it looks!
Super comfy! And they are a really good quality so they should last a long time... I hope!
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/5/2008 8:26:18 PM
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HisCovenant
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I'm assuming your green isn't going to be that Kelly Green, but will be more minty and probably a bit lighter? My opinions are based on the green being like Village Charm or Spring Pepper depending on what looks good with your fabric IRL.
Second Choice: I like the upside down version of the bottom right- high gloss white on bottom with green stripe (flat or satin) and cocoa (flat or satin) on top. I like this best for two reasons: 1. I think the Cocoa is beautiful and is the color you should use the most of because I would be less likely to tire of it than the green... and I abhor white walls (sorry... it's my opinion. White walls can work, but most of the time when I see a white wall it doesn't work.) 2. The white on the bottom will be broken up by your cherry furniture and the dark furniture will pop off the light white.
First Choice: I like the upside down version of the top left- green on bottom, white stripe, and cocoa on top. I still like the cocoa on top for the same reasons. I also like the green on the bottom because I think the cherry furniture would look very rich against the green. It wouldn't contrast like it would off the white, but would stand out just right. The richness of the cherry would compliment the richness of the green. The room would be rich, warm, and cozy which describes how I love for a room to feel.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/5/2008 9:10:59 PM
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29redballoons
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This color is the color of my guest room and it looks identical to your fabric...you ight try the sample bottle...you can get it at walmart.
It is darker on the walls than in this picture.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/6/2008 12:08:37 AM
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I like the idea of green with brown strip OR light green on top and brown bottom.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 10:25:06 AM
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SweetLittleErin
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Okay I have started work on Isaac's room. I need some advice.
As of right now I have thrown out the yellow gingham (well not literally thrown out, I've just decided too many prints and put it back in 'the stash').
I have the dust ruffle almost done, its out of THIS fabric with the stripes running up and down.
The bumper pads are next. They will be out of THIS on the outside (facing the room) and probably THIS on the inside of the crib.
I'm not making sheets and stuff, they are cheaper, easier, and more convenient to just buy at Walmart.
As a reminder....HERE is his room. Where I am stuck mainly is curtains.
I dont know what kind of fabric to buy. I could buy a solid and put a border of the stripes. (Walmart has plenty of all three fabrics so I am in luck!) But I dont want to use any of those three for curtains because its TOO much blue (we think anyway).
HERE is the quilt I've been making him, its almost done, in this pic its just the quilt top.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 10:33:05 AM
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fluffmonkey
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Erin I think you could use some soild color in their as well maybe yellow or brown or maybe something else
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 11:51:24 AM
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Janine, I hung a metal wall grille over the guest bed in order to look like a headboard. I got it at JCPenney for about $50 several years ago. I know that's still not super-cheap, but it's less than a "real" headboard. You might keep your eye out for one on sale at places like JCP or Hobby Lobby or Kirkland's.
Here's what mine looks like: Wall grille
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 1:26:17 PM
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HisCovenant
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If you're doing tabs, a valance wouldn't make sense. I wouldn't do the extra work to put on tabs and then cover it up. I saw some with tabs that contrasted... let me find them... well, I'm not seeing them.
I think it'd be cute to do something like this without the valance and with the stripe on both the egdes and as tabs on a solid tan curtain. Or maybe solid tabs and solid curtains that changed to the solid blue doggy fabric for about 1 foot. I also think it could be cute to do this style with the solid panels, the stripe fabric at the top where there is a double layer and tabs in the stripe.
The possibilities are really endless, just depending on what your taste is. Will you be using a pattern?
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 2:06:20 PM
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Erin, I know your heart was set on the gingham...what about use the gingham and put a ruffle of one of the other more prominant fabrics. Maybe the one from the dust ruffle...or a horizontal stipre of each...to make it all work...
gingham
dog bones
dust ruffle
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/10/2008 2:09:41 PM
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HisCovenant
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Have you looked through patterns to help you decide? As I have looked on the internet, I've found that there's not many that are creative pictured. If the pictures on curtain patterns are anything like dress patterns, you could get a lot more creative ideas off them than the pictures I've seen online.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/19/2008 9:01:39 PM
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well we are finally going to be getting some paint this weekend!! WOO HOO
So I have to go and pick some colours out today for hubby to approve. For Graces room I am doing pink walls, with a black picture rail 3/4 up the wall and white the rest of the way to the ceiling. No idea what to do in Naths room, he has weird panels everywhere. Our room I think will be a pale blue 3/4's of the way and then a creamish colour the rest of the way. Hubby wants a creamy/coffee colour in the lounge and hallways.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 6/19/2008 10:58:01 PM
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nicole6598
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So I picked the colours for our room, and the kids room. Waiting for hubby to see what colour we do the lounge and hallways.
HERE is a link.
they look a little different on the computer than in real life.
the off white is in the three rooms at the top
the fairy wings half is graces room (3/4 of it) then the black is the border between the pink and the off white
the ice pack quarter is the bottom 3/4 of our room with off white at top
Oasis spring (half that shade) will be bottom part of naths with off white the top part.
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