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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you Texannie and Landi (or is that landi?)

Texannie, I am still not done! I am in search of just the "perfect" bowl. I found the fruit (Hobby Lobby rocks!) but I am looking around for a bowl or pedestal... Do you see the tea kettle clock on the easel. That was your or ddr's or someone here's idea.

Also do you guys like the blue ceramic canisters or do you think a brushed silver or chrome set would look better?

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, love your picture groupings, they look great. Esp. since some are small, they look out of place if they are on a wall all by them selves.

I like your canisters, but I am wondering, how do they look in the corner (to the left) I would may be just fool with them and the other things on the counter top and I would put the clock a bit further from the stove so they are not so crammed and since you have a lot of room on the counter. (and again JMHO :-) )


I wish my kitchen looked so clean

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julieboo:

I, too, love the picture groupings you posted today.

I actually liked the old clock better (the one you see in the Campbell's Soup photo), but that's just me. (Nothing like design by committee, huh?!)

And I prefer the blue ceramic canisters for the punch of color -- I think if you go to a brushed silver or chrome, you run the risk of everything being too monochromatic.

And Biloxibelle:

the first thing that came to mind for me for your bathroom was a lovely taupe (bordering on the gray, but with enough brown to make it seem chic and contemporary), with baseboard and around-the-door trim to match your door (off-white). I'll see if I can find an example of that color anywhere...

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I forgot to add, I also like the other clock that you posted in the Feb 11 at 11:16 posting.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hobby Lobby sells FRESH fruit?????? LOL I would go some place like Pier 1 or Cost Plus and get a maybe oblong shaped dark wooden bowl or blue ceramic bowl (looks in the salad bowl section). Even if you didn't have any FRESH fruit in it, the bowl itself would be pretty.
I like the blue canisters, they bring a nice punch of color.
And I like that other clock too.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 7:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
here are the posts for this thread from yesterday.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:29 pm
Okay, I am moving into the basement.

First here are some kids games that I put on the wall as decorations/wall hangings. If you guys can think of anymore ideas like this, please pass them on.

(You can see the part of the progression of halloween pictures in the first shot...)
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Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:36 pm
Too cute!! I had a friend do that too. So fun.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:38 pm
Let me describe the basement. This section of it is kinda small and L shaped.
In the first picture look to the left and where you see a dog is the bottom of the stairs.
This part is the "adult section" You can see the TV and there are 2 chairs and a couch.
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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:40 pm
You can see that the ceiling is unfinished.

In this shot, you can kinda see the L shape. The left side is where the kid/toy section begins.
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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:42 pm
And here is the kid/toy part.
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Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:42 pm
I would KILL for a basement!!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:46 pm
My question, what can I do with this space to make it look better? I know one thing is to get a ceiling put in.

If I were to paint, what color(s) do you think would be good?

Any ideas of rearranging things? (Furniture and/or wall hangings)

Thanks in advance.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 8:49 pm
Why not paint it a really bright vibrant color like a yellow.
I would move that love seat in an L pattern to seperate the kid and grown up area and make two distinct areas.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 9:09 pm
You mean move it where the desk and bookshelf are?

Also what color slip covers would be good (should I decide to do that.) As you can tell this furniture is all hand-me down and doesn't exactly match. One thing to keep in mind is that I have a chair that kinda matches the loveseat, so I could add that or put it in and take something out...


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not sure where the book cases are, but try to make two square areas.
If you went with bright yellow, how about denim slip covers and fun bright assortment of pillows.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is a (not to scale) diagram of the room.


Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Julie... trying to get a good picture here, I would move loveseat and have it section off the kids area (just swing it 180 degrees) and have the table be between the love seat and the wall. I would put the stacked kids chairs where the table was so then they are out of the way. this would also give you room to walk between the couch and the kids area.

You could angel your chairs a bit so they are not so straight to the wall. I am not sure what type of tv stand you have, but if is not a corner one, you could move it a bit more out of the corner and perhaps centre on that wall. Then it wouldn't look like the tv and closet are in competition for the space.

Colours. looks like your couch has a hint of green in it..what about taking a soft colour from there.

btw..what is that white thing in the corner beside the love seat and little table?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah, what she said!
or, put the love seat on the wall where the chairs are. put the two chairs where she suggested the love seat go. Move the stacked chairs over to where that table is by the basketball hoop to make an art center.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That white angled thing hides the sump pump. There is a mini fridge on top, but I will be moving that since it is old and kinda beat up...

...off to play move-the-furniture-around!

And thanks for the ideas. Feel free to drop any more off that you might have.

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie: is any serious schoolwork done at the desk? I don't remember how old your youngsters are.

You might want to set up a "homework area" where the sump pump is. Put some cute learning posters on the front of that wall, place the bookcases (with kid books and magazines) perpendicular to the moved love seat, and then put the desk in that area. It gives some importance to "studying" even if the little ones are really little. (Nothing like ingraining good habits early.)
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Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie: how did it go, did you move anything around yet?

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the suggestions. Ella has been really (unusually) cranky today so I haven't done much yet. I do like your homework area idea LK, and Ryan is almost to the age of homework (he's in kindergarten and gets one sheet of 5 simple questions a month for homework.)

Stay tuned and throw in any more ideas you may have. Especially think of colors/slipcovers?/wall hangings. Thanks!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One way to finish a ceiling (my friend did this) is to take sheets and to attach them at one side and then attach them to the boards to make sort of a swag it (like a wave look) on your ceiling. It will cover it up for you. I hope you get what mean. If you don't let me know and I will try and explain it better

If you entertain a lot you could make a curtain/sheet to entirely cover the area where the kids toys are and then when you have company and you don't want to look at the toy area you can just pull the curtain across. My in-laws did this on a wall in their basement in their pool room and it hides a lot of stuff you don't need out all the time. But, it is easy to get at by the pull of a curtain.

You could put up curtain too to cozy the room, I would make them bigger than the window for the appearance of a larger window. (i.e. if you use a heavier material for the curtain, put the curtain rod over the edge of each side of the window and they will look bigger. Also if you use a valance in the window, have it end just before the top of the window rather than starting it level with the top of the window. It will appear larger.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
O.k, just as I posted here I had another idea. You could put the television up on the sump-pump corner box and then put the couch in front of the big closet doors (leave room enough for the doors to be opened and closed etc. and then where I said to put the couch before put the two chairs and the table between then. Then the couch and two chairs face each other and when you want to watch television, you can just turn the two chairs around. A nice coffee table in the middle would look good too.

I will draw a pic so you know what I mean.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is a drawing, it is very rough and messy lol, but it shows you a bit of what I mean. I am also showing you a bit of how the ceiling would look.

Hope it all makes sense.

Oh and btw, I put a plant beside the wall by the coffee table


aaah, it is a tif file and I cannot seem to upload it now. I will try and pm it to you.


Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Skootz! Those are all great ideas! I love the one about making hte window look bigger! I'll go check my mail.

Also, the sump pump thing does seem like the perfect place for the TV, but I am not sure if we could get enough seating, but it is worth the try...

Thank you again!!!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie you have mail

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wah.....i wanna see the drawing!!!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
you have a pm Annie

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh goodie!!!!!!

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 7:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
::sigh:: I guess there's a reason the drawing isn't being posted....
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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here ya go lk! I can hardly wait to try it!



Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd still set up a homework area, but obviously, you don't want it under the TV.

Maybe use the bookshelves to make wall for the desk and put the desk chair back against the sump pump area.

Find a refrigerator box to cut open and cover with alphabet, shapes, and number posters to be a divider from the adult area. If you had them, and could repurpose them, I would go with regular book cases with the backs to the desk area and use them to hang to posters.

Also, when you paint, remember to pick up both magnetic paint (for the sump pump box to use with the plastic alphabet and number and word magnets) and blackboard paint to create a blackboard on the wall where the desk and bookcase are now.

For about $75 (paints, posters, books) at some point, you could create a fun study area.
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