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I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Let's talk design trends

TrudyML · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
You missed your calling Trudy! Design would be so much more fun than insurance!

Seriously. I should have gone to RISD. I do everyones house. For free!

The EX actually gave me the BM color wheel. He would ask me about clients. Then he'd go spout off what I said. One lady figured it out. Lots of laughs.

TrudyML · Guru

Gimme a minute for grey. I have to take a call. LOL

FNW · Guru

My MIL was great at furniture placement and decorating. But I need help with paint color.

TrudyML · Guru

You got me!

FNW · Guru

Yay!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

She's mine, all mine!

apple · Guru

Try this site:

www.houzz.com/

TrudyML · Guru

ok, upon review I like Chelsea Grey. You'll see it does a nice combo with April Showers. That trim would pop!

I also like:

Tempest

Cape May Cobblestone

Type the color in search and review!

TrudyML · Guru

apple wrote:
Try this site:

www.houzz.com/

They don't need a site. They have me. HAHAHaha

TrudyML · Guru

Does she like purple?

Englewood Cliffs 1607 would look great with purple pillows, etc.

Gray Owl OC-52 if you want a real light shade.

apple · Guru

TrudyML wrote:
apple wrote:
Try this site:

www.houzz.com/
They don't need a site. They have me. HAHAHaha

Well pardon me! :)

I like houzz for inspiration, pinterest is fairly decent as well.

I'm of the opinion that this MSM trend is slowly leaving us.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

ok, upon review I like Chelsea Grey. You'll see it does a nice combo with April Showers. That trim would pop!
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That looks amazing. I especially like that the trim isn't white. Everyone does their trim white.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

How long do ya'll keep a look?

I keep a very neutral slate because I tend to change color preferences too often.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

With paint, I start itching for a new color after nine or ten years.

I'm due for a change.

Maybe I'll get motivated this fall.

It's too hot to do it right now.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

lilyofcourse wrote:
How long do ya'll keep a look?

I keep a very neutral slate because I tend to change color preferences too often.

I've lived in my house 9.5 years & haven't changed anything. Well I changed some of the stuff the original owners did as soon as I moved in. Like changed the kitchen from red with poofy floral curtains to 3 different shades of brown & panels on the slider.

I changed the coral colored powder room with gold fixtures to mocha & purple with stainless fixtures.

I painted the institutional mint green basement to a drab green tan combo.

FNW · Guru

About 9 or 10 years, lily. I'm due for a little change.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I change my bedroom every couple of years. Others - maybe 6 or 7. Usually I change the living room when a major piece of furniture needs replacing.

Next room to get a make-over will be the dining room. I want a new table - one that gets longer. At Thanksgiving, I swapped the Living Room and dining room and I LOVE it. The dining room was too small for a china cabinet and big table, and my living room is just off the kitchen and you have to walk through it for everything. So, now, my former dining room is a small sitting room, and I have a HUGE dining space right off the kitchen. I love it. But I need to warm it up with a big rug, and I want a bigger table and a bigger china cabinet.

TrudyML · Guru

Lexxy wrote:

ok, upon review I like Chelsea Grey. You'll see it does a nice combo with April Showers. That trim would pop!
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That looks amazing. I especially like that the trim isn't white. Everyone does their trim white.

Go buy it! Drink & paint!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I want to get rid of the carpet that's left.

We only have it in 3 bedrooms and the living room.

I want it gone!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

TrudyML wrote:
Lexxy wrote:

ok, upon review I like Chelsea Grey. You'll see it does a nice combo with April Showers. That trim would pop!
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That looks amazing. I especially like that the trim isn't white. Everyone does their trim white.
Go buy it! Drink & paint!

It won't go with my furniture, etc. And I always drink & paint. Some of my corners show it too!

TrudyML · Guru

Drink!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I change my bedroom every couple of years. Others - maybe 6 or 7. Usually I change the living room when a major piece of furniture needs replacing.

Next room to get a make-over will be the dining room. I want a new table - one that gets longer. At Thanksgiving, I swapped the Living Room and dining room and I LOVE it. The dining room was too small for a china cabinet and big table, and my living room is just off the kitchen and you have to walk through it for everything. So, now, my former dining room is a small sitting room, and I have a HUGE dining space right off the kitchen. I love it. But I need to warm it up with a big rug, and I want a bigger table and a bigger china cabinet.

I have an antique mahogany dining table that, at it's smallest, is round and perfect for 4 or 5 people and your dining room, opens up to over 100", I have it at it's longest all the time because I have a huge dining room. The table is almost 5" wide. It would open nicely into your living room area on special occasions. I am never getting rid of it though. aww

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

lilyofcourse wrote:
I want to get rid of the carpet that's left.

We only have it in 3 bedrooms and the living room.

I want it gone!

I have carpet in the finished basement, which will stay, and in my bedroom. That will have the hickory put down next year.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I have a cousin with a table that seats 20.

It's gorgeous.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I change my bedroom every couple of years. Others - maybe 6 or 7. Usually I change the living room when a major piece of furniture needs replacing.

Next room to get a make-over will be the dining room. I want a new table - one that gets longer. At Thanksgiving, I swapped the Living Room and dining room and I LOVE it. The dining room was too small for a china cabinet and big table, and my living room is just off the kitchen and you have to walk through it for everything. So, now, my former dining room is a small sitting room, and I have a HUGE dining space right off the kitchen. I love it. But I need to warm it up with a big rug, and I want a bigger table and a bigger china cabinet.
I have an antique mahogany dining table that, at it's smallest, is round and perfect for 4 or 5 people and your dining room, opens up to over 100", I have it at it's longest all the time because I have a huge dining room. The table is almost 5" wide. It would open nicely into your living room area on special occasions. I am never getting rid of it though.

Tease.

I want a huge trestle table. Like this -

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

The color on the wall is eggplant. It looks awesome!

FNW · Guru

Pretty!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
Pretty!

Thanks, the pictures don't do it justice. It is gorgeous in person. The table is well over 100 years old. It is so wide that you can place all your sides and entree in the middle and still have plenty of room.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Very nice!

I love your light fixture, too! smile

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Very nice!
I love your light fixture, too!

Thanks! I love that light fixture, it keeps the room from looking too "old" with the antiques I have. It's a nice contemporary type style.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nice!

vtveggie · Member

Our home is very Earthy/crunchy but since DW is addicted to bright colors, we do have some punch on the walls (living room is lemongrass green, kitchen is terracotta orange, 1st floor guest bathroom is like a really healthy egg yolk color, etc). I would be happy with cream colored walls and letting our artwork and plants add the color but she likes COLOR. Our girls picked their own room colors so those are varied to the extreme (8 yr old has bright magenta, oldest has Mexicali Turquoise, etc... there are six DDs altogether so it's a potpourri). Thankfully the bedrooms are all on the second floor. So company only sees the Earth tones downstairs. If we ever sold out home we would have to hire professional painters to do everything the color of Parmesan cheese, I'm sure.

FNW · Guru

Yo trudy.....here is my dining room....the curtains are dark blue with gold, deep red accents. The room is off the kitchen which is white with colonial blue....what color? Straw?

TrudyML · Guru

Yep, straw. The perfect yellow!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW - my last house had those same toile curtains in green.

FNW · Guru

I think I got them at Lowe's when I first moved in. I would really like drapes or something to give privacy, but we really need light in the house, as it's very dark inside. I fear drapes might take away much needed light.

FNW · Guru

Paint samples in...Trudy???

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Not Trudy.....but definitely the goldish one in the middle. The whites are too cold.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I agree with the middle color. It goes well with the drapes.

FNW · Guru

That was the one I was leaning towards as well.

TrudyML · Guru

Yep, straw! I have a similar color drape. They'll pop!

FNW · Guru

Straw it is! The top one wasn't bad, but I'm not sure any color would show up as much as the straw.

TrudyML · Guru

Straw lightens a room up! It'll be fab!

FNW · Guru

Just ordered it. Will be ready for pick up in three hours.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

My mom's walls are very close to that. her furniture & curtains are the same palette as your curtains. It looks good.

TrudyML · Guru

See FNW? All set!

FNW · Guru

Thanks! Can't wait!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I like it!

That will look great, FNW. smile

TrudyML · Guru

You'll love it!