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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 10:44 am
gorgeous!!! the look incredible with your couch!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 2:02 pm
Thank you Vee & Texannie ... got 'em at Target. Love 'em. Question ... Vee the brown, Japanese symbols you put on the wall, where did you find them? I've been looking and can't find them anywhere. I really like them!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 3:59 pm
I think right *Here*. You'll have to scroll down about three-quarters of the page before you find them. Some places have them for a hundred dollars or more. Don't know if you'd find them at someplace like Target or the Home Store. That would be much better than having to order online. Ebay has some that are wooden and are going for around $40. Just type in Chinese symbols under the Home and Garden section. Good luck!
Those pillows really do look fantastic!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 5:28 pm
Oh I love them Vnick and they look great with the others.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 5:44 pm
Very nice contrast
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 3:08 pm
Whoa and wow. I just learned a LOT from the Sherwin Williams decorator about my kitchen. She said that what I did in my living room was perfect and that I stuck with the 60/30/10 rule perfectly and that I just needed to pick an accent color to be the 10% aspect. I told her I was at a standstill with my kitchen and she asked what shape it was. Shape? Square I told her and showed her the pictures. She said that for a square kitchen that has a lot of natural light, not a galley (rectangle) that I needed to go with a darker color and good idea was to pick a contrasting color to my living room walls and use it not only on my kitchen walls but as my accent color in my living room. I showed her the pictures of my kitchen and living room and she asked what color my curtains floors and countertops were. I told her my curtains, floor and cabinetry was tan and that my countertops were a bisque color, but more on the pinkish side of bisque. She said I needed to pick a color for the walls to be the 30% aspect, since tan accounted for the 60% (cabinets, curtains and floor) that I needed to pick a color that combined the two, but still contrasted. Which confused me. She suggested a rusty cranberry or even a burgundy. She said a light color would wash out the cabinets and counters and make the room look less cozy and inviting because of the openness of the kitchen, which is what a kitchen is supposed to be. She said in a different shaped kitchen, a lighter color would create that feel. Then I told her that I wanted to paint my bathroom and hallway the same as the kitchen and she said no. She suggested going down the hall with the color I painted the living room so it would not make the hall feel closed in, separate and dark, then she said that I could accent the bathroom in the colors, but to keep it light and airy because of the shape and that there is not much natural light. She suggested whites and creams coordinated with the cranberry or rust and tan. So I got back onto the website and this is what I came up with. I know I don't have to go with a red....
She also said that the fixtures had to go, and that I should pick a fixture that was darker brown and not shiny.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 6:38 am
That is a lot of good info Escapee! I like the red or the blue. (I like the red best, but I think I may be biased!) I like the brown, but it all blends too much with the cabinets. Not liking that shade of green.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 7:30 am
love the blue, green next and i think a darker brown would be lovely.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 7:47 am
There was a time when I would have said blue, but somewhere along the way I became a red kind of person. BTW, any notice the tin behind the stove? I can't wait to get mine up.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:17 am
escapee, was this "decorator" in your home?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:24 am
No, but I decided not to go with any of her suggestion. I did show her the pictures, but like you said, they don't do justice. So this is the winner, it's called privilege green:
It goes really nicely with the opposing walls color, the drapes and it goes nicely with the counters and floors, and it's not really dark, but it's not light. I just can't bring myself to do red, or the darker colors. I also am just NOT a peach person. My mom liked peach too, landi, but then when we saw this color and held it up, it is perfect.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:36 am
That is a much nicer shade of green than the kelly above. I think it'll look great! (Though, my two cents would be do one shade darker than the priviledge, but on the same hue...)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:45 am
looks great! isn't it nice when you finally make a decision? now don't 2nd guess yourself!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:47 am
I KNEW you would use that color! it was from the swatch for the bedroom! you liked it way too much. the reason i asked if the "decorator" had seen your house, because if she had seen the size of your kitchen, she wouldn't have gone so bold. it would have drowned your kitchen out. don't forget to keep the ceilings white like in the picture up above and what i told ya. and you know i love this color!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 9:06 am
No, it's not the same color. This color is a bit darker than the color we picked for my bedroom. We picked Liveable Green for my bedroom because it goes so well with the carpets. I really need to get going on all these projects!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 9:09 am
Love the colour you picked for the Kitchen. I like the lighter shade better than the bolder one as your cupboards are the lighter wood and to me it seems to blend and fit better.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, March 30, 2007 - 5:42 pm
I bought a lil can of paint for my bedroom. It's a shade of aubergine called Magical Twilight. Right now I've just put 1 coat of primer on a small spot on the wall. My plan is to do like Candace Olson on Divine Design and add a wall or 2 of wood flooring. She did 1 wall but I'm thinking of doing 2. Depends on how the 1 wall comes out lol. I also really need to declutter my bedroom.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:24 pm
QUESTION: My aunt & uncle want to change the hardware on their kitchen cabinets and have external hinges...most newer cabinets have hidden/interior hinges. They are not able to find the right size hinges...have looked at Menards, Home Depot and Lowes and they dont match up with the ones they have. They want to change the handles to a brushed silver and cant unless they can get some new silver hinges. Any ideas on where to go? If they cant find them, they are going to clean up the old hinges and get new handles, but will have to stay with the old gold/brass color. TIA!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 4:14 am
Spray paint the old hinges.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 7:58 am
Really? Won't the paint flake off??? That is maybe (I HOPE) a great idea if it would really work...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 8:25 am
get a paint for metal http://www.rustoleum.com/Product.asp?frm_product_id=12&SBL=1&dds=15
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 8:49 am
Annie, you rock! I told my aunt and she likes the idea. (Though concerned that they wont work very well, b/c the paint will prevent them from moving smoothly..)
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:28 am
Julie, we've painted hinges before and it does work! Maybe your aunt could also apply a clear finish to it for added protection.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 1:52 pm
Ace Hardware has it or can get it through ordering! They have huge catalogs of hardware. ACE is the Place!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 9:34 am
Opinions please: (I am trying to keep my mind off of other things...) What do you think of this slipcover? I have tried tons of slipcovers before and they all have looked horrid. I am kind of liking this one. BUT is it worth the hefty pricetag? ($100 for the couch and $90 for the loveseat! Before tax) I like the color and would paint the tables black or very dark brown and get pictures for the walls with dark frames... (I think) I only put the couch one on and it's not "ironed out" yet... What do you all think?

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