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Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
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.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Hmmm, good thought. Back to photoshop...

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
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!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Hey Skootz, any chance you can snap a photo? (If not, no biggie.)

Here are some red:






Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i realized i was describing my kitchen! LOL
excuse the mess, i am doing laundry but here are some pics of my house.
kitchen
breakfast room




den
towards study

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
well, since i figured out how to upload pics with my new camera, ya'll get more pics of my home! LOL

study (off kitchen) from dining room

dining room

entry (off dining)

entry (looking to den)

den

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 5:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Annie, I LOVE IT!! What is the color name and brand of your paint? Your house is gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 5:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I have sort of pictures on my other computer Julie, but I think after looking at Annie's pictures you get the picture :-)

Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Monday, February 12, 2007 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
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.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 12, 2007 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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.

Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Monday, February 12, 2007 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
I don't like blinds either. What company did you use?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 12, 2007 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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




Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
Those are beautiful! What a pretty house too.... So do the shutter doors open pretty easily? Do you recommend the wood or composite shutters?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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.

Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
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?

Wapland
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08-01-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wapland a private message Print Post    
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

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
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.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
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???

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yankee, could you do the waffle fabric blinds that pull up from the bottom?

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
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.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
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