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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 10:46 am
I think that space needs a rectangular table rather than round or oval. And chairs that not covered in fabric. I love the way the kitchen and dining area and family room open into each other!!!! I live in an older home where each of those rooms are separate.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 10:58 am
It doesn't have to be the same exact yellow as the rest of the house, but a yellow shade. I think that green is too primary. It needs to be more of a softer/jewel toned. I agree about the rectangle table..maybe a farm table with Windsor chairs. You could have seat cushions made from whatever fabric you put in the drapes.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:00 am
looking at your den, why not paint the kitchen the maroonsih red shade that's in your rug/drapes in the den? then bring out yellow and blue as accents to make the room stand alone. kind of the reverse color scheme from the den.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:27 am
Hmmm, good thought. Back to photoshop...
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 1:44 pm
Annie, we are both on the same page on this one..that is the first one I thought of was do it the same colour as what is in the rug in the adjoining room. It will punch out your kitchen and match the room beside it. I clean a brand new (top of the line) house very light cupboards and the wine/redish colour on the walls in the kitchen and it looks awesome!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 2:57 pm
Hey Skootz, any chance you can snap a photo? (If not, no biggie.) Here are some red:
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:00 pm
i realized i was describing my kitchen! LOL excuse the mess, i am doing laundry but here are some pics of my house.
breakfast room

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:24 pm
well, since i figured out how to upload pics with my new camera, ya'll get more pics of my home! LOL

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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 5:22 pm
Annie, I LOVE IT!! What is the color name and brand of your paint? Your house is gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 5:28 pm
aw, thanks! the kitchen was two shades of an Ace Hardware paint that were just one shade off from each other. i ragged it on. it doesn't look faux so much as it has some depth to it. not sure of the name, it's been about 6 years ago. i just buy little quarts of paint and sample them all over and see what i like! LOL the dining room and entry are Behr paints, but again, can't remember the name!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 6:48 pm
I have sort of pictures on my other computer Julie, but I think after looking at Annie's pictures you get the picture 
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Way2prissy
Member
07-21-2002
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 1:59 pm
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions about shutters versus blinds. Besides the huge cost difference! I am thinking of having shutters installed in an eggshell color and am worried because most of my house is darker colors. Even the window sill is a pine color and I'm worried it will look weird. What do you think of your shutters??? Also, any suggestions on retailers? I'm working with Budget Blinds right now.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 2:35 pm
i used this company for mine. i have the white plantation shutters. they do natural wood ones. I am not a fan of blinds personally.
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Way2prissy
Member
07-21-2002
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 3:28 pm
I don't like blinds either. What company did you use?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 4:18 pm
well, hell, i thought I had posted the link with my post! i am losing my mind!!!LOL http://www.louvershop.com/ i have these in the widest slates http://www.louvershop.com/evtek.html

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Way2prissy
Member
07-21-2002
| Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 1:59 pm
Those are beautiful! What a pretty house too.... So do the shutter doors open pretty easily? Do you recommend the wood or composite shutters?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 2:07 pm
thank you!! i just love them. they finish the room so nicely. they open pretty easily but i never open them! LOL i got the biggest slats cause i love alot of light in a room. since i was going white. i have did the vynyl cause you never have to paint them and they don't seem to get as dusty.
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Way2prissy
Member
07-21-2002
| Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:47 am
I think I'm getting the vinyl too. I chose a cream color because I don't have any white in my house. Most of my wood trim is a light oak and I have dark oak floors. I wanted to lighten things up a bit but I'm worried about the difference in colors. I have oak window sills and am concerned the contrast might look strange. What do you think?
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3:26 pm
I love the look of your shutters Annie. I wanted to say that my personal experience with shutters was not good because of the constant need for dusting. By hey, that may well be Canadian winters and heating. I have blinds, new fabric ones, that I purchased from Benjamin Moore. I believe they are Kathy Ireland Shadeomatic. My trim is oak. I can post pictures if you would like. The blinds allow LOTS of light in but block people from seeing in...not sure what the "technology" is, but it works great here. Good luck with whatever you choose. Fondly, wappy
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3:35 pm
I WISH I had shutters. But with floor to ceiling windows (literally), it won't work. We have these awful long vertical blinds and I absolutely hate the tacky things.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:12 pm
Speaking of vertical blinds (specifically on a sliding glass door)....are there any alternates to this? I really hate mine. But they are in the kitchen, leading to the back yard, so they at least are practical. I think curtains would look odd... Any suggestions???
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:36 pm
prissy, my rep brought out samples of all the finishes so i could decide which one i liked. i am with you Yankee. yuck! Julie, do you have to have blinds? Could you just do some kind of topper/cornice if you wanted softness? You could have a tie back on the non moveable side.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:54 pm
Yankee, could you do the waffle fabric blinds that pull up from the bottom?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:57 pm
Well, I've got from 12 to 16 foot ceilings, and there are highrises across the street -- so I need to cover the whole height at night. So maybe not.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 16, 2007 - 5:31 pm
Julie, here's a good article. Take a pine shelf and run it across the top of your slider, resting it on a decorative wooden shelf. Place brackets on both sides (six to eight inches wider than the opening) to support the shelf. From bracket to bracket, add a closet pole on two pole cups. With big wooden rings, add solid drapes left and right, with dense sheers in the center (also on wooden rings for easy open and close). You will have filtered light in the middle of your sliders, and at night you can simply close the heavy drapes for privacy. You'll have a new overhead ledge to merchandise stuff too. pfbh%2C00.html,http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/technique/0,,pfbh,00.html
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