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meatpimp posted:Sorry for the double post, but I was looking at the old picture above and realized that section of the house has changed significantly in the past few years. I like the color you picked
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alnilam posted:Hello friends. I bought a house and expect to have a number of questions but here are the first two. I feel like I'm good at seeing when something looks good or bad but I'm awful at envisioning how something will look when it's done.
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alnilam posted:Hmm I think a lot of what's available out here for a live edge slab is firs and cedars.
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falz posted:What was it originally used for by precious owner? Why the f is it even shapes like that to begin with? Can you add more windows to it? It almost looks like there was but they closed them up. Given the sloped ceiling, I'm gonna guess it's some kind of dormer situation.
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:What's a good source for basic rugs? Short term I need a runner and don't even know where to start. Long term I want to add a couple more rugs and replace one. The big box stores have some but they look not great. There's a couple of actual flooring stores nearby that might have better options but I haven't looked closely at them yet. ecarpetgallery.com is good and pretty cheap. Look for turkish kilim/gelim's. They are flat woven, low pile, and usually are in geometric patterns that play well with alot of different styles.
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actionjackson posted:does that site have samples? I don't see anything. You always want to order a sample first. I don’t think so. What would they send a sample of? Most all their rugs are hand woven or knotted. They can’t just cut a swatch off one, and even if they did it might not be like the rug next to it.
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:X-posting from the woodworking thread Of what you posted, I like the bottom left the best-the proportions are sort of Craftsman/Arts & Crafts. I would like the other two better without the top row of panels, just small panel on bottom, big panel on top. so it looks sort of classical and wainscot-ish. I'm not sure what size bed you have or how the dimensions work out, but I would try to frame the bed with the panels to some extent. Make it look intentional-don't do a wall and then stick a bed in front of it with no relation to each other, try to make them tie in somewhat?
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Liquid Communism posted:So, getting ready to move into a new place finally, and getting rid of my ikea couch because it has not at all held up well. Antiques are also a good value atm IMO, and there's tons of craftsman/stickley/eastlake stuff floating around. Stickley is kind of collectible and might be a little higher? They are actually still around and I believe still makes everything domestically, thought it's probably also fairly expensive: https://www.stickley.com/ My parents' had some simple arts and crafts stuff from LL Bean of all places, but it doesn't look like they sell it anymore. Worth pricing the local custom stuff at least. Craftsman /arts and crafts is relatively simple to build so it may not be as bad as you think.
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spinst posted:There's a table lamp on the console in the "entry way." And that's a basket full of blankets. E: ^^pulling a chair from the dining area accomplishes your goals and you already have the chair.^^^ maybe swap the tripod lamp and bookcase? Lamp looks kind of stranded over there lighting an empty corner. If it were where the bookcase is it could help light the sectional and wouldn’t be making glare while you watch TV. The bookcase might give that awkward corner with the fridge wall some purpose. If it fits, try it against the fridge wall not the TV wall and I think it’ll give that wall a purpose beyond ‘I exist to hide the side of the refrigerator’. It would probably even still leave room for a chair or An Art or A Plant between the bookcase and TV if you needed it More thoughts than you asked for so feel free to ignore, obviously: I don’t have a great sense of scale from your drawing so this may not be practical in the space, but you could maybe you could put a console table/butcher block/bar cart kind of thing on at the end of the cabinets across from the fridge (I guess that’s the stove?) and put a chair next to that that would face the tv? I kind of doubt there is enough space there. A skinny sofa table with a lamp on it behind the sectional right when you walk in the door might be nice too if it fits. Good light for reading on the sectional, and lamplight is always better than overhead. I like your current rug as a rug on its own, but with your grey floors a more colorful one might be nice. There are tons of Turkish Kilims out there for fairly cheap in very similar patterns (and I like the current sort of pattern) but with more color. Kaiser Schnitzel fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Jun 21, 2021 |
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Will the bookcase fit turned 90 degrees in option 1 so the back of the bookcase is against the fridge wall? That might give the TV/cabinet more space, but since it looks like you use the bookcase more for pictures/display, that may not be as practical as if it were full of books. Otherwise I think either options looks okay. Is that line on the ceiling for track lighting or just decorative? spinst posted:For context, opposite view:
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I think if the parts on the screen door and real door match up (styles same width, rails line up, panels line up with screen door or whatever) doing them different colors could look neat, but I think if they don't really match up that well it's probably safer to do them the same so as not to accentuate the fact that they don't match? Its a few hours of your time and a can of paint though, so not terribly high-risk if you want to change it.
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Jul 6, 2021 23:54
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That looks goofy to me. I think like a long runner parallel to the bed would be better? It would look fine it it had to go under the dog bed too imo.
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Jul 28, 2021 18:25
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All you need in a bedroom that size is a lamp or two. I think overhead lighting is great in the kitchen, maybe living/dining, but I don't think you need it in a BR unless it's also your office or something.
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Aug 4, 2021 13:44
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I think ceiling height is important with cans too. I find them kind of harsh and oppressive in a room with 8' ceilings but in a 10'+ ceiling they bother me much much less.
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Aug 4, 2021 17:38
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 *Putting my IK hat on* Some people like some couches, and some people like other couches. That's okay and this is a weird derail so let's move on. I got these antique hand-colored botanical prints back from the framers and I really love they came out: 
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Aug 6, 2022 18:38
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KillHour posted:I love the sage color and those doors. It is farrow and ball 'Cooking Apple Green' and it's my favorite green I've about ever found for walls. It's really calming and looks great with alot of different colors. https://www.farrow-ball.com/en-us/paint-colours/cooking-apple-green
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Aug 6, 2022 18:41
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Snowy posted:This reminds me of a trick some designers I know like to use, they choose colors from the Farrow and Ball book, then have them mixed in Benjamin Moore Regal. It’s easier to apply and much cheaper. The color matches I’ve seen have been great.
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Actias posted:I’m looking to upgrade to a nicer media console/thing to put my TV on and I'm debating about the best proportions for the space. My apartment is something of a studio/loft situation that is decently roomy overall but my entryway/kitchen/living room/office are all the same room and I don’t want to choke it up with overly large furniture. I think 60" would look better. It's always better to leave a border of wall around furniture than have it look crammed in there. I think something taller than what you have now will look good too.
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Aug 29, 2022 18:12
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What color are the walls/rugs in the room? I think you'd want to coordinate with that. Otherwise I think I would go darker than the linen, maybe the walnut brown tweed, so it doesn't stand out as much against the dark balcony walls/railings. If you could stain the deck a darker/greyer color to more closely match the interior floor or the exterior gray on the balcony walls I think that would look much better and the pretty wood of your table would stand out more.
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BonoMan posted:Hey folks! Got a furniture identification question. If this isn't the right place let me know and I'll post elsewhere! As far as value, I'm not suuuper into american empire and don't really keep up with it. It's not my taste, some people do like it, but there's not a huge market for it and it's not real popular atm, especially the dresser's curvy greek revival kind of style. The dresser has some veneer missing. That's not a hard repair, but it does hurt the value. I don't know where you're located, but around here on the Gulf Coast, maybe $4-600, but you might not get that? You could list it for higher and maybe you'd get it, but I'd be surprised. That kind of stuff shows up at estate sales around here all the time for $300 and somebody buys them. If you were comfortable repairing the veneer, that would definitely help. The table is a prettier and more interesting imo. The veneer work looks great, the octagon shape is interesting, if it didn't have the little beaded mouldings on the base it could actually look really contemporary. Does the top open up for a leaf or it is solid? If solid it was probably a library table or in an entrance hall kind of place, not really a dining table. It could look really stunning if it were refinished, and the simpler look it has is kind of Biedermeier-ish and could do well in a more contemporary or midcentury style. If it were mine and had family history to it, I'd clean it up a bit and use it as a breakfast table or something. Value wise, again idk about condition or size, I'd think maaaaybe $1000-2000 retail. That may be ambitious, but it's a good looking table and it could really be pretty if it were polished up a bit.
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BonoMan posted:Awesome thanks so much for all of this! I was visiting my mom this weekend and she swears my grandmother bought it in England but I've come to learn her viewpoint is not very trustworthy
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kreeningsons posted:Idunno if this is the right thread to ask, but what is the industry standard 3D modeling software for interior designers? I want to make a model of my living room and eventually my entire house so that I can mock up furniture placement and renovations, as well as make my own furniture models and apply my own textures. It may be different at the very high end, but the designers I work with mostly use sketchup, and mostly just for floor plans or maybe cabinet elevations. They don't model everything out because their vendors don't have models of all their products. The usually have a floor plan and then a board with photos of the furniture/rugs/lighting fixtures and fabric swatches/paint chips. I think Revit will do 3d walkthroughs but I think it is more architectural than for interior designers.
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Paul MaudDib posted:anyone have recommendations for those pullout cabinet organizers? I have the usual 90s cabinetry, drawers are about 9.75" (let's say 9.5" usable) and cabinet doors are just under a foot (11.75" max, 11.5" usable?). Look at revashelf. They make TONS of that kind of thing.
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Paul MaudDib posted:With laminated hardwood, is it typical to do the whole region in one color, or to use different colors for different rooms (eg bedrooms vs hall)?
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Josh Lyman posted:2) Should I get non-padded chairs with dowel legs or padded chairs with plank legs? I'm afraid the rods on the dowel legs will make 4 of them look busy. Also they're black while my nearby living room accent chair's dowel legs has grey rods. My sister has these or something very similar and they are horribly balanced and fall over if you put a coat on the back or lean back even a little.
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IMO eBay is the best 'what is a normal/bargain-conscious person willing to pay for this.' 1stdibs/chairish are a little more 'what are these things being offered at retail for' but you don't really have any indication if people are actually buying them at that price. I only know the antiques business a little bit, but at least there it's definitely 'stick a big price tag on it, maybe someone falls in love with it, and the more expensive it is the prettier it is, right?' But also plenty of antique dealers are willing to make a deal (think half or 2/3rds the list price) if something has sat around and isn't moving. 1stdibs is definitely those kind of prices. People may pay them, but plenty of people won't. Replacements ltd is a bit different because their whole thing is having stuff in stock and ready to ship for people who don't want to troll ebay for a month to find that one plate they are missing from a set, and that obviously comes at a price. Perusing local estate sales is a good way to get some idea of what the local going rate on stuff like that is. Estate sale people usually price stuff pretty fairly for their local market-they want to get the most they can for it but also want it to move. If you have a bunch of stuff and don't feel like pricing it/dealing with it yourself, finding a local estate sale company to handle it for you might be a good option. Often they are happy to include someone else's stuff to fill out a smaller sale, but obviously they do take a cut.
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Chevy Slyme posted:I need a Window Treatments 101; new place has a bunch of windows that needs blinds or curtains or both, and I just have no loving clue what I'm doing. Like, I don't even know the correct points to be measuring from - the windowsill? the frame of the window itself? inside the box of the sill, outside of it? Do I need/want blinds and curtains? Is just one or the other fine or correct? I think once I understand what I'm doing I can handle actual aesthetic choices, but it's just a complete blind spot in my understanding of decor and I just don't even know where to start. There's a million places to order blinds, they all have pretty good directions on how to measure. Blinds and roman shades usually fit inside the window casing, curtains usually go outside of it. They're not hard to install yourself if all your windows are fairly accessible, but there are also services that will handle all the measuring and install for you for not a ton more money.
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Paul MaudDib posted:this is an absolutely bizarre idea and I have no idea if it exists or what terms to look for, but, you know how writing desks have those rollup wood-paneled tops? (is there a term for this?) I think you might be better off with a plain sliding or hinged door of some sort though. Maybe a painting that hinges out of the way when the projector is in us and looks nice and hides it when not in use? Something motorized/automated seems like major overkill, but goons gonna goon. Why even open it through to the kitchen in the first place?
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Pollyanna posted:Gotcha, thanks! Had no idea you could attach headboards to the wall. Maybe if I ever buy property… Also lol at the Antigua one: quote:Made of Oak
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hypnophant posted:Acacia (like teak) is good for outdoor furniture because it's moisture- and rot-resistant,
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Idk what exactly you want, but Lee Industries is in fact great. Good quality at a fair price if you can find something there you like.
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'Fireplace and TV in the same room but on different walls' is an eternal problem for which I wish I had a great solution. Could you put the TV in the lower right corner? That might make it a little bit easier. hypnophant posted:Personally I'd do Anne's layout but push the sectional to the left and put two armchairs facing each other over a chessboard in front of the fireplace but it's maybe too cute. Or if money's no object and you don't want the tv to be the centerpiece (and, honestly, dominate the room, if you get one sized appropriately for that room) get a giant custom u-shape sectional facing the window and put a smallish tv in the top right corner at an angle. It depends what you mean by "we wish to entertain" - if you mean host football parties then you want the tv to be the centerpiece, if it's cocktail parties or board game nights then that's too much tv imo This is basically what I would do tho. If the TV is up on the wall, you could have a love seat or something between it and the sectional, a few feet off the bottom wall. I also hate sectionals and would instead have to sofas where the sectional is with a small table at the corner with a lamp on it.
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X posting this here: Any comments or opinions on the new color scheme I'm thinking about for my 1920s Craftsmanish house? Basically every other house I've seen locally has white or tan trim, but I am considering something darker that hopefully wont show as much mold/grime/mildew, and just for a different look. Ignore my extremely lovely paint job, a highly trained and skilled and definitely not drunk painter will do the real thing. Existing:   Proposed new:  Body: SW 2851 Sage Green Light Trim: SW 2846 Roycroft Bronze Green Window sashes/Doors/Shutters: SW 6994 Greenblack One question I have is if I should do the eaves/soffet in the body color or the trim color like they are now. I would definitely do the fascia and raftertails in the darker green trim color. I guess maybe doing the rafters and roof deck boards different colors might be a huge pain in the rear end. I also don't think I like the Greenblack. I think I'd do a darker, blacker black and probably in a gloss instead of satin like everything else.
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I convince myself its okay to keep my AC on 67 at night during the summer by setting my heat to 55 in the winter.
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As a side note, has IKEA gotten any better about shipping? I live 400 miles from an IKEA store and I got all excited a while ago that I could order stuff online, but then shipping was going to be $400 for a $100 table because they wanted to deliver it in an IKEA truck and not hand it to UPS.
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Huge business opportunity for someone living near an IKEA to go pickup orders and take them to UPS to ship for a reasonable cost.
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I too like to pretend my home is a middle school classroom.
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Josh Lyman posted:I think the real magic is the incredibly matte screen, but that also hurts color saturation. My 65" QLED has a picture mode where I do display art but it doesn't look nearly as nice as the online photos of art on the Samsung Frame.
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+1 for lamps with smart bulbs. Just leave the lamps on all the time and control a whole room with your phone. I really like ones where you can change the color/color temp as well as a whiter light is a little better for reading but a warmer light is better for relaxing etc.
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Dessel posted:So, I moved to a larger apartment than before, and because the walls are empty as hell and the apartment is echo-y, I'm thinking of getting 2-3 canvas prints for sound treating the apartment to a degree (among other things). But where do I even start to find a taste? I'm mildly broke, and would rather not get your generic rear end IKEA prints or some overt "I'm a weeb" anime poo poo or straight videogame poo poo that's connected to a franchise, I find that kind of poo poo cringe. I don't know if estate sales are a thing where you are (someone dies and all their stuff their heirs don't want gets sold to empty out the house-usually for cheap) but that's where 75% of the stuff on my walls has come from. It's a fun adventure to go look at stuff and things always strike me in a different way than a picture online. You can also hang smallish rugs on the wall. Great for sound dampening and they can look really nice too.
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