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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 11:02 am
I've bought new rods and drapes for my formal living room. The rods are the decorative kind that you hook the drapes on with pin hooks. My question: when you put the rod up, do you put it ABOVE the window or right along the top wood? It's been years since I actually used drapes. I usually have sheer scarves and such to create an open look. Right now I want something very different and drapes are it.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 11:49 am
There is no set rule -- it's up to you. I have something similar (decorative rods, but I sewed rings to drapes I made), and the rods are set about halfway between the top of the window and the ceiling. The drapes just touch the floor. I also have sheers underneath the drapes, and the sheep rod sits at the same height as the drapery rod (the drapery rod hides the sheer rod).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 8:43 am
Jeep, I agree w/prisoner. Maybe see how long the drapes are and go from there... Oh, I am putting the basement on the back burner for now. This is our den. What color(s) would you paint? Besides decluttering, what else would you do? I was thinking of getting some jungle type posters and framing them. Thanks!

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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:12 am
Hi Julie....Looking at the pictures and back at the other pictures from your formal living area. I am assuming that these rooms are not far from each other. In the formal living area you are using a burgundy colour to accent. In this den room you have what it looks to be the same colour on the patch on your love seat with the giraff on it. That is a cool colour if you want to be bold. I am not sure what the colour on the wall in your other living room is..is it a pale yellow or green...depending on the way the light is shown I am not sure in the pictures you posted. Just so you don't have the room the same colour as the living room. You could tone down the colour of green in your love seat and use that or paint it the yellow tone in there. You have such a great love seat that you are able just to pick what ever colour you would like for that room right out of the furniture. when you do finally decide, I would take the pillow with you to the paint store for proper colouring. Also....just a nic-pic of mine please put your picture lower..it is too high on the wall)
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:14 am
I would go with something light beige-y and an accent wall with one of the bold colors in your sofa/chair.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:19 am
Thanks Mocha and Skootz! Look at the top photo. What do you think of using the burgundy and beige? What walls would you do which color? One wall of burg or two? and which ones? Skootz, thanks for the picture comment (too high) . The hook was there and I meant to move it down, but totally forgot!!! You are quite right. I like those kind of comments--even if I don't end up using the advice!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:29 am
I would do 1 wall with burgandy. Also is your carpet gray? You could also go with a very pale gray for the other walls. And I would make the window wall the accent wall.
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:31 am
Hi Julie! I think that the "jungle" theme is really cute... you could get some masks, maps, wooden musical instruments and accessorize with those. And don't forget a big tropical type plant.... I'd go with one accent wall of Burgundy... probably the one behind the couch... it'll make it feel cozy...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:32 am
Thanks Mocha! (carpet is beige). Any other ideas? What color would ya paint the lamps?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:37 am
Thanks resortgirl!!! Those are excellent ideas!!! I knew you guys would be helpful!!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:45 am
I love RGs idea of the jungle theme...my sil has this in her bathroom area (it is a large area) and it is awesome. Is there a chocolate colour in the chair - or take the colour of the cross pattern in the chair. you could use that on the wall and decorate with coloured jungle accessories. Another way to paint the wall is using a technique with a burgundy and beige colour - smooching I think it is called. This is where they are mixed up etc. to make a textured look of two different colours. I would paint the lamps, but would have to see what you do to the wall first before you decide.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:50 am
I would try to match that green color. It will really make the wood in your furniture and trim POP. I actually have sort of the same color in my study and it's gorgeous against our cherry wood furiniture. You could bring in the burgundy in a window treatment. btw...you need to lower the painting next to the window.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:57 am
here is my dining room and den.

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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:59 am
Beautiful color annie... very serene
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 10:19 am
Very nice Texannie. Do you and Julieboo share a husband?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 11:09 am
Hahahahaha, Abby7!! That is exactly what I was going to say! How did they get that same guy in both pictures? Same chair too.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 11:27 am
i wanna know who all is coming for dinner, and what we are having? the table is set so nice. also, where is juju's food and water bowls? gotta feed the dawg ya know!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 11:57 am
Thanks! it's two of my favorite rooms in our whole home! ROFL!!!! yep, my hubby is a big boy too! but our chair is burgundy Landi, that's an old pic from this fall (explains the pumpkins!) when I had the dinner party for my dad's wife. You should have seen it after I got all the different wine and champagne glasses on it! LOL
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 1:12 pm
i couldn't tell they were pumpkins. they come up yelllowish/white on my monitor. i thought they were some sort of candle holder.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 1:47 pm
http://www.paintcafe.com/en/propos/espace/index.asp this was a cool site I checked out....try going to the colour game.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 1:50 pm
They were little pumpkins with gold raffia on the stems, I used them as place cards. The centerpieces were wrought iron pumkin candle holders.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 6:45 pm
So what color would you paint the three walls? Not sure if the different shades will show on everyone's monitor. Which is better a yellow or a tan? (While the yellow matches better, I am not sure I want such a "golden" room.) What do you guys all think? Any different suggestions?

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 5:55 am
I am not sure I like either option. The yellow just eats up the couch. The beige is just there. The marroon is too pink.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 6:26 am
I like rooms where one or two walls are painted a different color. UI like the top picture with the tan wall (which I'd use as a main color) and one maroon wall.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 7:38 am
Texannie, what colors would you use? By the way, that maroon is just a color I picked really quickly in photoshop. I will match the maroon to the block with the giraffe in it...
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