LORRAINE G VALE, Allied ASID In our area of the country, typical base boards are 10" high, with a small molding (of personal choice) on the top. The 1/2 round molding on the bottom is called shoe molding. It is there as a cover gaps as the wood floor meets the baseboards and also as a buffer to the painted base boards. I prefer to stain (not paint) these the same as the floors so they themselves will not be chipped during cleaning...
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LORRAINE G VALE, Allied ASID Hello-and thank you for your question.
The lovely foyer table was purchased through a trade dealer. The owners retired right after I purchased this for my clients. The company no longer exists.
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alannatar I am in the process of "about" to do this to my railing. Can you recommend a color? I just had hardwood floors installed and had them stained Special Walnut which is a mid to dark brown and we are "painting" the railing with white and dark brown, just not sure which color brown to use....
cotton1968 This is lovely. I do have a question about the wood floors. The wood was in the river? Did this affect the color? Reason I am asking my husband sawed pine for our flooring for our new house. It is heart of pine. I would like to achieve this color for our flooring. Did the oil finish have a color in it? I apologize in advance if this is confusing.
We are moving into our forever house so I am not thinking of resale for a change! I notice that you have a gold tone chandelier where most young people use the oil rubbed bronze or black. The house we are moving into has a beautiful very expensive lantern (in style) type shiny brass chandelier in the foyer. I noticed that brass is back in. This is a very high end one with detail work around the top and bottom. Do you think it will date the house if I leave it? It has another smaller flush not as pretty light right near the door. I am going to change all the doorknobs from brass to tone it down. I also have Henkel Harris, Baker and Stickley furniture with brass hardware. Do I need to change those too?
I really appreciate any opinions!
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geo55 It looks more gold-toned to me than brass. If it is indeed brass, there must be a way to dull it out so it looks gold-toned. I agree that you should have what you like, number one! I wouldn't put too much $ and energy into changing out the brass/gold finishes. Also, it's perfectly fine to mix metals. As my favorite designer used to say, once you decorate, furnish, establish a color scheme and mood, those things tend to 'dissappear.'
foreverhouse Thanks geo55..The picture you are seeing is from the Houzz site..My chandelier is a shiny brass but very high quality with embossing around the top and bottom of the round lantern. I'm going to work on trying to get that picture to post...
LORRAINE G VALE, Allied ASID Thank you. It is lyrical! It's available in one finish-antique brass, and 2 sizes. This is the large one. I have the smaller one in my foyer. Love it! Those are matching sconces on the stair wall. The company is Corbett. Find it at your better lighting centers.
Anne DeCocco I clicked on "more info" to see if this question has been answered before, but only found out that the designer had a gloss finish applied. I'm guessing it's black paint. It looks so rich and deep. A nice touch!
Entryway vs. living room color - Hi, My entryway is about 7' wide and 17' long with solid wall on either side. The living room is one step down. Would you advise painting the entry walls a shade or two lighter than the khaki-like color I am painting the living room walls to give a nice contrast? Also, upon entering the entryway, the staircase begins immediately to the right. Which color should be continued up, or another color? Please help. It is a condo. The entryway is dark but the living room has two French Doors to the patio and has a fair amount of light. THank you so much for your time. »
I love the color of your front door (on a different post about front door paint) and have been thinking of doing something similar. Our colonial house is white with black trim and I want to paint the door Benjamin Moore Mill Springs Blue. What brand and color name is yours? Also I can't seem to find an answer to this question: should I also paint the frame of the storm door? »
Even if your tastes lean towards the classic, you can still make your staircase feel more updated and contemporary by adding a bit of black. As you can see, the wood floors in a home often set the palette; they're the majority of surface area in any home. Adding contrast with a black railing helps this space from being muddy and all one color.
Your entryway is likely the first impression visitors experience of your home, so be sure it’s appropriately lit. If you have high ceilings, like this home, recessed lighting won’t be enough since the bulbs are nearly a story away. Include an additional light fixture like a chandelier or pendant lights to further brighten the area.
http://www.lumens.com/Argyle-Entry-Light-by-Corbett-Lighting/uu150398/product
-Nissa