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Comments (14)You have and are you are also so very fortunate to have beautiful carpets and art. The carpets and art should be the focal points in every room in your home. Egads, not the drapes! Choose drapes the color of the wall and let the drapes blend into the wall. Allow the drapes to serve their utilitarian functions of adding softness to the wall and both kinds of "warmth" to the room. You have beautiful art-objects you want to draw attention to, not the drapes. If you had a huge room, some drape pattern might be appropriate even with the carpets and art, but not in smallish living spaces. You were wise to choose a gray sofa and black chair so the carpets and art can be the stars! I love all of your furniture. I think the Barcelona chair is great right where it is, and I like the 2 black chairs diagonally across from one another. I see an unusual chair to the right of the TV. An "odd" chair like this one can absolutely make a room! Not only for sitting, but as a sculptural form of art. Sister Parish (one of the best designers ever) said these were "personality chairs" and she thought every room should have one. Try placing a few books on the chair to see if that looks better than the pillow. The carpet in front of the sofa, I think would look better if it was turned the other way, so the fringes were pointing to the bi-fold door and the dining room. I have many Persian carpets and I love them scattered about the floor (I even have one in the kitchen) and sometimes I hang them on the walls. Make templates of the artworks and masking tape the template forms to the wall above the sofa, I think a cluster of this fine art would be wonderful as a grouping, rather than scattered here and there about the room. Your rooms are wonderful with the combining of the old and new! Carpets scattered and also here Bathroom or powder room htt...See MoreHelp! I don't think I have it in me to return one more throw pillow.
Comments (90)Hi Faryna! Was looking forward to the ”after" photos! IMO you have done great by meeting what I consider some of the basics for decorating.....function first (how the room is used and safety for the kids), balance through placement of both furniture and accessories and lastly some color to give it a pop! You are definitely ready to enjoy your new surroundings until it's time for your next move. Take care....See MoreArtwork. Worth the splurge or not?
Comments (244)All true, Heather Roddy! I posted to this thread when it first began, and I still love reading people's thoughts about art. We have a collection of mostly watercolors, as well as one huge oil painting and two giant pastels. I am beginning to rotate the art, as I have several waiting to be framed and no space left! There is just one drawback that I recently discovered: We are having the interior of our house painted and new flooring on the first floor done soon, and all the artwork must come down! Quite a job. Lest you musicians think you have it "easy," we also have to move our grand piano, taking off its legs, wrapping it up so that sawdust doesn't damage it, and fitting it into a tiny room that is not being renovated, then reversing the process when the work is done. The guitars and dulcimer will just be carried upstairs, thank goodness. I was sad when I did it, but now I'm glad I got rid of my grandfather's electric organ a year ago. That thing was so heavy, it took three men to lift it into a truck. My husband's back was sore for a week. Ah, the perils of art!...See MoreColor Challenged Living Room.
Comments (18)Here are some fabrics to start. Keep in mind the DR you chose for inspiration is fairly simple-- that's why it's so elegant. There are only three fabrics: the damask, the velvet and the green silk drape. If you find a damask you like, I'd go for something more on the velvety plush side and not the silky shiny side. Then, choose one or two more fabrics from there. Hope this helps! Plum Damask http://www.fabricmill.com/neiman-plum.html Robert Allen Muted Damask http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/brand-robert-allen-design/design-damask/color-purple/type-fabric/robert-allen-robert-allen-cambridge-bay-plum-fabric-.htm Robert Allen - green & plum http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/brand-robert-allen-design/design-damask/color-purple/type-fabric/robert-allen-robert-allen-andtrada-ink-fabric-.htm Robert Allen -- may be too dark http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/brand-robert-allen-design/design-damask/color-purple/type-fabric/robert-allen-robert-allen-ferragamo-prussian-fabric-.htm Another -RA. Wisteria http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/brand-robert-allen-design/design-damask/color-purple/type-fabric/robert-allen-robert-allen-ballydesmond-wisteria-fabric-.htm RA. Cardozo http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/brand-robert-allen-design/design-damask/color-purple/type-fabric/robert-allen-robert-allen-cardozo-fig-fabric-.htm...See MoreRachel
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