Decorating style/your home

[skcin]

EDIT: Warning! Long boring post ahead, mostly about paint color & furniture. Don't bother to read any further if you don't care.

Man am I bored. :rolleyes: Soooo......what would you say your decorating style is in your home?

I guess I would label my house as modern traditional. :shrug: Maybe a smidge of country here & there. Not contemporary at all. I have a Cape Cod style house built in 1948, it's about 1100 square feet. The bottom half of the house is dark red brick, and the top dormer area has sage green vinyl siding. I have a covered concrete patio off the back of the house, and a detached 2 car garage.

My living room/dining room combo is painted off-white with two walls glazed taupe. Carpet is beige (never again...) and furniture is dark blue. I have hard wood floors throughout the house, but I like the carpet in living areas.

Downstairs (teeny tiny) bath has a very similar color scheme, peel & stick tile on the floor and the original ceramic tiling on the walls. Thank God it's white with barely noticable small brown flecks in it - I've seen some really horrid tile colors. My brother-in-law's in gray & pink. Blech. Oak vanity, off-white marble sink; getting a bit dated.

Home office (actually a bedroom) is sage green & hunter green, seperated by chair rail molding. Built-in oak bookcase built by hubby in this room. Hardwood floor.

Guest bedroom is pale yellow, decorated in a classic 1950's style. I put my grandmother's old bedroom set in there, and one of her crystal block lamps (which I notice are back in again.) Hardwood floor.

Upstairs bath has pale blueish green walls & light gray ceramic tile floors. I love the color (Babbling Brook), but it's a bitch finding accessories & towels & stuff - blue doesn't match, neither does green. Dark gray is best, but last time I was at Penney's & Target, they didn't have any. F*ckers. White toilet & pedestal sink, extra wide shower with swinging glass door.

Master bedroom is a deep cinnamon color, with a dark taupe on the ceiling. Bedroom set is medium color wood, made to look old & distressed even though it's not. Queen bed, 1 tall chest & 1 mirrored dresser. Berber carpet.

Basement is partially finished, so half is laundry/utility room, the other half is our bar/family room. We're going to re-do it this spring, since it was last done in the 60's, I would guess. The tile floor is white & I think it's supposed to look like stones. :rolleyes: The walls are classy wood-look paneling, and there's (I swear) a mural on one wall, which is turquiose & pink & cartoonish & depicts some sort of water scene. We spend so much time down there (gas fieplace & big screen TV) that I want to make it more modern & homey.

God, I am so bored. :rolleyes:

[amber]

A) You couldn't possibly be as bored as I am, waiting for dial up, with my mom's "story" playing in the background. (All My Children). I was watching this cool show about Steve Jobs and the evolution of the ipod. But no.

B) Is "dark cinnamon" dark reddish brown? Is that oppressively dark for a room, or does it somehow work? Dark taupe...I really can't picture that color. Anyway, I'd love to have a room dark reddish brown, but I'm afraid it will close me in and depress me.

C) My decoration could best be described thusly: :shocked: :confused: :laugh: :eek: :confused: :shrug: :distress: :rolleyes: .

I like to randomly paint things, because every surface in my apartment was white. Sometimes, I don't quite finish painting. :wavey: To be fair, I was unemployed and bored off my ass during most of the painting. I'll clean it up a bit sometime...

[ELIUD]

Our abode is a combination of Mission-style and post-modern sex pit.

[skcin]

Our abode is a combination of Mission-style and post-modern sex pit.

That's hot. :nod:

Amber:

A) Her stories. :laugh:

B) It's not that dark, I'm not describing it properly. It's not bright orange either. It's more of an earthy brownish reddish orangish color. :shrug: It's Dora The Explorer Bilingual Brown (Nickelodeon paint I got at Lowe's.) :D

C) You have an eclectic style - I'd call your place hip single gal flat with an international flair. :nod:

[Livia]

Wow, you are bored. :) I should be working, but I'd rather do this, so here goes:

Mine's very eclectic - I get that from my mom and the house we grew up in - every room had a different theme.

My house was built in 1980 and much of it shows how dated it is. The exterior is the color of (take your pick): a Taco Bell building, The Simpsons' house, circus peanuts (that horrible marshmallow thing) w/ terra cotta trim. When I do get it repainted, I want either off-white or a light gray w/ cobalt blue trim. I had the roof re-done a couple years ago - w/ white shingles. I also got new garage doors, also white.

I re-did all the flooring when I bought it. Cobalt blue, marbled ceramic tile in the foyer; black and white checkerboard ceramic tile in the kitchen (a la OSOTM album cover but not because of that, more about that later); and light gray carpet everywhere else. I splurged on the carpet padding, at the advice of my real estate agent.

In my living room, I have a gray, overstuffed, contemporary sofa, loveseat and chair set. I have a celestial area rug under the coffee table and celestial things adorning the room (like candle votives, wall hangings, a clock, and stuff). I have the 2 Bob Masse posters matted and framed, as well as the big TISL poster that hangs over the TV. Two of the walls are painted purple. There's a limestone floor to ceiling wood-burning fireplace as well. And my treadmill, up against the sliding door. It does get used. :p

My kitchen is slowly being transformed into a 50's diner. I started w/ the floor. I bought an oak light fixture on Ebay and spray-painted it silver for that stainless steel look. My coffeemaker is red and I'll be replacing my other countertop applicances w/ red ones whenever they break. Or maybe I won't even wait that long. :laugh: I've replaced all the cabinet and drawer pulls w/ white and silver circles and I want to put a stainless steel backsplash on the wall w/ the stove. I just recently purchased a real 50's dining table, w/ the "marble" top and chrome trim. The chairs are new, but look old. They are red, sparkly vinyl. I friggin' love them! It took me forever to find what I wanted, for the right price (thanks, Craigslist!), and that's why the floor was done when I first moved in. I should have extended the tile into the dining nook originally, instead of putting carpet there. So, that's the next project. Good thing I still have some tile left, in the original boxes w/ the serial #, etc. so I can get the same ones, hopefully. I'm also going to paint the dining nook red. The light switch plate cover there is the Dance album cover (most of my light switch plate covers are Mac or Stevie related). I just got an OSOTM one made to replace it. Before the table, my Rhodes keyboard was there, now it's in my bedroom cuz that's the only place I could put it. My bedroom is huge, so luckily there was room for it.

My bedroom is being transformed w/ a Moroccan/genie bottle theme. I've got lots of mosaic candle votives in there and my bedding and pillows are gorgeous! 2 large walk-in closets, my keyboard and my sink/vanity. The master bath is next to get done w/ that same theme. It's currently celestial w/ cobalt blue rugs and the original, icky 80's stick-on beige tile floor.

The guest room isn't much, sort of a tropical thing in there, I guess. Bed-in-a-bag bedding in pastel colors, just a purple sheer thing over the window and a fake palm from Michael's. :) The bed is comfy, ask Bruce!

My office is the room ebay threw up in. Most of my FM and Stevie **** is in there. Computer and Total Gym are in there too. The Total Gym will get used more in 2007, I swear it! :) The walls are light pink, leftover from the girl who used to live in it.

The guest bath is celestial, but with Mardi Gras colors and beads thrown about. I'm going to re-paint it lavender to go w/ the floor better (stick-on tile, but it's pretty); and to cover up my hair dye accidents on the walls.

Okay, now I have to get to work. :)

[amber]

That's hot. :nod:

Amber:

A) Her stories. :laugh:

B) It's not that dark, I'm not describing it properly. It's not bright orange either. It's more of an earthy brownish reddish orangish color. :shrug: It's Dora The Explorer Bilingual Brown (Nickelodeon paint I got at Lowe's.) :D

C) You have an eclectic style - I'd call your place hip single gal flat with an international flair. :nod:

I hate soap operas. Plus, it is leaching my valuable cable time. The other night i had to go to bed and read because my dad wouldn't stop flipping channels, and i was getting pissed off. There was stuff i wanted to watch, but apparently he only flips channels constantly. oops, going to store, write more later. I finally get to go somewhere....:rolleyes: stupid parents.

[skcin]

Livia - I LOVE retro kitchens, that is so cool!

I forgot to mention that my downstairs bath has a celestial theme. And my kitchen? Well, I was trying for a Mexican look.

The cupboards are OK, not great but not terrible. Kept them cuz I couldn't afford to replace them. Darkish wood. Painted the counters to look like granite (beige & brown tones.) Put in a taupe cast iron sink. Ripped out the WHITE EZ BRICK backsplash (insert barfing smiley here) and put up Talavera tiles I get straight from Mexico. I love my tiles, I'm very proud of them. The walls were yellow paneling, which I painted a pale cream color. The soffit above my counter was painted a dark reddish brown. The crappy linoleum was replaced with a tile-look laminate.


Hey, btw - do you guys hire people to do you remodeling/decorating/repairs? We do pretty much all of it ourselves. I enjoy it. Plus, remember - I'm cheap. :D

[estranged4life]

Simple and quaint is the theme of our house, though there's plenty of electronics in the living room and in the master bedroom. The living room is bone white with wood accents (Except where the wall-furnace system was located, it will be painted over some time this spring, As will the master bedroom...Health forbiding that is)

The dining room is paneled in dark wood and the kitchen is sky blue w/Sunflower accents.

The bathroom is painted colbalt blue, and when we get the time the floor will have nearly the same color linoleum tiles (Just replaced the floor and finished replacing the sewer lines, so the bathroom is now in great shape. Replaced the faucet in the sink after the infamous '3 foot geyser in the bathroom' incident.)

The second bedroom is a pig-sty, mainly because almost all of my Mom's belongings are in there. That room will soon be cleaned and organized (Will be boxing up the material scraps so Deb can make blankets/quilts) and the 2 of 3 sewing machines will be moved (Including Mom's ol' cast iron 1900 treadmill powered/electric Singer sewing machine, which is now priceless)

We wont do much more work on this house (We've been here since Oct.12,1992), because we havent decided yet if we'll tay here or move in the future (We're leaning towards getting out of this town and closer to a bigger city/town.)

[amber]

That's hot. :nod:

Amber:

A) Her stories. :laugh:

B) It's not that dark, I'm not describing it properly. It's not bright orange either. It's more of an earthy brownish reddish orangish color. :shrug: It's Dora The Explorer Bilingual Brown (Nickelodeon paint I got at Lowe's.) :D

C) You have an eclectic style - I'd call your place hip single gal flat with an international flair. :nod:

Anyways...
I know what color you are talking about now. It's been popular recently, so I've seen on T.V. that it usually looks really good. :nod:

Wow, your kind words about my apartment may have inspired me to finish painting...maybe....:laugh:

Livia - your house sounds awesome inside! I especially love the moroccan/genie bottle thing, I would have that. I don't love the 50's diner thing in theory, but it sounds really cool to have it in your house, if that makes sense.
I really want to put pretty, non white tiles in my bathroom and "kitchen", but I'm kind of scared. It has ugly "white" linoleum right now. But it's only an apartment, I don't own it. Still, I like my house to look cute and pretty with lots of colors.

[GODDESS6]

mine is very victorian/shabby chic/hippie loveliness!!!~

[sara1998]

I don't know my style... haha! I like color. Here's a few pics. Maybe you can tell me what my style is.

This is Sara's room. Bed could be made better, but I'll give her credit for the bed being made at all.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/mjennings1977/DSCN2360.jpg

This is the view of the living room from the kitchen. I need curtins badly, but can't decide on what I want.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/mjennings1977/DSCN2359.jpg

This is the "formal" living room (if that's what you want to call it).
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/mjennings1977/DSCN2358.jpg

This is my bedroom. Note that I hate the wall color, and plan to change it to a sage green soon.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/mjennings1977/DSCN0897.jpg

[goldie]

Paula - I had someone come to my house once and do some "use what you have" decorating. They rearrange things and look in the basement and bring up old treasures. I love how they did it. I had them come back another time to do some more. It was like $200 for 2.5 hours of their time. They move furniture, take you to stores ... give you a paint plan for rooms .... it was fun!

[rbs3676]

The guest room isn't much, sort of a tropical thing in there, I guess. Bed-in-a-bag bedding in pastel colors, just a purple sheer thing over the window and a fake palm from Michael's. :) The bed is comfy, ask Bruce!


It's true -- I love that bed....:wavey:

rbs

[Livia]

You need to post pics of your music room!

[sara1998]

You need to post pics of your music room!

Who's music room?

[Livia]

Who's music room?

Bruce (rbs) - he just did it and it's fab! :thumbsup:

[amber]

Maria, your house looks nice. I like the wall colors in Sara's bedroom and the living room (not the formal one, the other). Yes, I think you should repaint your bedroom...I hate that color, too. :p

[sara1998]

Maria, your house looks nice. I like the wall colors in Sara's bedroom and the living room (not the formal one, the other). Yes, I think you should repaint your bedroom...I hate that color, too. :p

Thanks. The bedrooom wasn't what I was expecting. I wanted more of a dark gold, but got bright yellow. Oh well. I'm off this week... maybe I should invest in some paint.... I doubt it...

[HejiraNYC]

Master bedroom is a deep cinnamon color, with a dark taupe on the ceiling. Bedroom set is medium color wood, made to look old & distressed even though it's not. Queen bed, 1 tall chest & 1 mirrored dresser. Berber carpet.



Add some gold stenciling, a trompe l'oeil archway to the ocean and a pair of platform stillettos and you've got the Trouble in Shangri-la suite! Hawt! :thumbsup:

[irishgrl]

I have an eclectic mix of celtic/gothic/fantasy stuff....and some purely Irish stuff too.

Oh, and my Homer Simpson lifesize standup cutout.

[HejiraNYC]

Home design is kinda my obsession right now since I am destroying my financial and mental health building a house. :eek: :distress: For some reason I can't give two wits about the decor in my city apartment (a melange of 90's Ethan Allen and mid century modern and Bauhaus), but I am fretting over the doorknobs in this new place. I originally started out wanting to do something kinda country-modern-beachy... but as I conducted my "architectural research," I got hooked up with a midcentury modern architect (a former colleague of the Saarinens) who sent me totally overboard with the whole international modern/case study house style- the kinda stuff that architectural buffs love, but most people find kinda cold/austere, etc. It's impractical on so many levels, especially with all of the glass. And when people ask me, I tell them honestly that I don't care if people can see me traipsing around the house in the nude. In fact, I'll even get additional tattoos to make it more interesting for them. :p

Anyway... this is my work/nightmare in progress... hopefully finished in time for summer at the beach! :thumbsup:

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[sparky]

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Okay, I wanna visit. This is spectacular.

[BlackWidow]

Home design is kinda my obsession right now since I am destroying my financial and mental health building a house. :eek: :distress: For some reason I can't give two wits about the decor in my city apartment (a melange of 90's Ethan Allen and mid century modern and Bauhaus), but I am fretting over the doorknobs in this new place. I originally started out wanting to do something kinda country-modern-beachy... but as I conducted my "architectural research," I got hooked up with a midcentury modern architect (a former colleague of the Saarinens) who sent me totally overboard with the whole international modern/case study house style- the kinda stuff that architectural buffs love, but most people find kinda cold/austere, etc. It's impractical on so many levels, especially with all of the glass. And when people ask me, I tell them honestly that I don't care if people can see me traipsing around the house in the nude. In fact, I'll even get additional tattoos to make it more interesting for them. :p

Anyway... this is my work/nightmare in progress... hopefully finished in time for summer at the beach! :thumbsup:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/328664630_040432f144.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/328664632_4e2e22ecf8.jpg

OK Everyone!!!
Beach Party at ED'S House - Summer 2007!!!!

[DavidMn]

I'm sort of a minimalist when it comes to this sort of thing. Couch, one easy chair, coffee table, Tv on a stand, that's about it for the living room.

[HejiraNYC]

Okay, I wanna visit. This is spectacular.

Thanks... well, if you're good with sheetrock, paint and flooring, come on down! It's not going to get built by itself... :p :lol: Seriously, if you find yourself way out on the eastern tip of Long Island, come on by.

[HejiraNYC]

OK Everyone!!!
Beach Party at ED'S House - Summer 2007!!!!

I'd say a hells-yeah to that! Wooot! But it's a veggie house, so it's BYOM- Bring Your Own Meat. :p

[skcin]

Thanks... well, if you're good with sheetrock, paint and flooring, come on down! It's not going to get built by itself... :p :lol:

I hear he just got a new cordless drill. :cool:

[BlackWidow]

I'd say a hells-yeah to that! Wooot! But it's a veggie house, so it's BYOM- Bring Your Own Meat. :p

I'll be packing enough meat for everyone...:p

[DavidMn]

I'll be packing enough meat for everyone...:pOk Johnny Wad.....:lol: :lol:

[BlackWidow]

Ok Johnny Wad.....:lol: :lol:

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :cool:

[DavidMn]

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :cool:Size queens of the world unite!:lol:

[HejiraNYC]

Size queens of the world unite!:lol:

Oh great... and all under one roof. Now I'll know where all the tubesocks went. :rolleyes: :lol:

[DavidMn]

Oh great... and all under one roof. Now I'll know where all the tubesocks went. :rolleyes: :lol:Pardon me, but is a snake down the side of your jeans, or are you just happy to see me?:lol:

[HejiraNYC]

I'll be packing enough meat for everyone...:p

Yes, Vienna sausages for everyone! :eek: :xoxo:

[Rickypt]

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Fantastic!! Keep us updated on this. :thumbsup:

[Rickypt]

I live in the smallest one-bedroom apartment in the country. Most would say it's a jr. one bedroom or a two room studio. It's a typical SF apartment with hardwood floors, bay window, high ceilings.

It's pretty minimalist, as I don't like having a lot of stuff. I have a beautiful brown leather sofa that I bought last year and a beige armchair. Since both are rather boring colors, I highlight with burgundy throws and pillows. I mainly decorate with orchids and framed photos, plus a few pieces of art that I've collected over the years.

[Rickypt]

My view is what I love most about my place. Here's a bad cellphone picture, but it is of the bay and part of Treasure Island.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/RickyPT/view.jpg

[SuzeQuze]

Okay, I wanna visit. This is spectacular.

Totally, that is one cool house!

[sparky]

Thanks... well, if you're good with sheetrock, paint and flooring, come on down! It's not going to get built by itself... :p :lol: Seriously, if you find yourself way out on the eastern tip of Long Island, come on by.

I can do okay with all of the above. Flooring...I am thinking about trying to lay a hardwood floor in my closet this spring.

If I find myself out there, I am gonna find a way to drag Paula along.

[skcin]

I can do okay with all of the above. Flooring...I am thinking about trying to lay a hardwood floor in my closet this spring.

If I find myself out there, I am gonna find a way to drag Paula along.

Well, you guys do need a hag for the party. :shrug:

[SuzeQuze]

Well, you guys do need a hag for the party. :shrug:

Don't forget I am on east coast too. I will bring Patron.

[sparky]

Well, you guys do need a hag for the party. :shrug:

I need you to be my bodyguard.
And to swap stories with, of course.:wavey:

[amber]

My view is what I love most about my place. Here's a bad cellphone picture, but it is of the bay and part of Treasure Island.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/RickyPT/view.jpg

Yours is my favorite so far. :D I didn't know it was small. It sounds nice, though, I like the minimalist thing with splashes of color. My apartment is more like all color with splashes of neutral. It is small as well, except for my bathroom which is inexplicably huge and could make a nice little office. You know, if there wasn't a toilet in it? I'm kind of being shocked at how big a lot of these people's houses are. Where we live, those houses could be half a mil or more...

[Rickypt]

except for my bathroom which is inexplicably huge and could make a nice little office. ..

I have a rather large bathroom as well, which makes no sense given that the rest of the place is the size of a postage stamp. I'm glad it is a big bathroom, though, because I need room for the litter box. :D

[DrummerDeanna]

I'm envious of you big bathroom folks...I'd kill for a huge bathroom - mine is so little. But it gets the job done.

My apartment has no real decoration theme...homey? I don't know...I do lean toward more neutral colors, I like Earth tones a lot...I live in an apartment so all the walls are white, which I HATE.

When my lease is closer to ending I'm going to look for a little house/cottage to rent...my friend's landlord is all about letting tenants paint etc...since I'm years away from buying that's gonna be the next best thing :p

[amber]

I have a rather large bathroom as well, which makes no sense given that the rest of the place is the size of a postage stamp. I'm glad it is a big bathroom, though, because I need room for the litter box. :D

Yeah. I just removed my kitty litter last summer, but yeah. What is up with our big bathroom tiny apartments?! I don't even really have a kitchen. Our apartments sound like across the bay twins. Except mine just has a view of the hills...:p Your view really is amazing.

[skcin]

Ryan - that view is really amazing. :angel: And Amber's bathroom is oddly enormous.

[BlackWidow]

Don't forget I am on east coast too. I will bring Patron.

..and don't forget I have a bone to pick with you...:nod: :xoxo: ;)

[HejiraNYC]

I can do okay with all of the above. Flooring...I am thinking about trying to lay a hardwood floor in my closet this spring.

If I find myself out there, I am gonna find a way to drag Paula along.

A hardwood floor in the closet?? Kind of a fancy finish for a closet... I could understand if it was already there, but if I had to put in new closet flooring (due to wear and tear??), I would probably just peel and stick some of those colorful interface flor carpet tiles. They're pretty inexpensive and come in all kinds of neat mod patterns, piles, etc.

And the more the merrier, since it's colder 'n a witch's cooter in January! :eek: We'll need the body heat. :nod: :thumbsup:

[skcin]

^ Heehee. Cooter.

[goldie]

OMG I spent $80 on couch pillows today at HomeGoods. Help!!!!!!! :laugh:

[HejiraNYC]

I have a rather large bathroom as well, which makes no sense given that the rest of the place is the size of a postage stamp. I'm glad it is a big bathroom, though, because I need room for the litter box. :D

Add me to the big-bathroom-in-a-tiny-apartment club. The floorplan in my current city apartment is really wacked out and very, very inefficient- a third of the space is literally hallway and foyer. My living area is tiny, but I have four large closets, including a walk-in closet that is about as big as the kitchen, which is smaller than the bathroom. Oh, and there are hardly any right-angles in the place. It's in an old converted 19th Century warehouse with barrel vaulted lofty ceilings, which some design genius decided to cover with popcorn paint at some point. :mad: Unfortunately my place overlooks the rooftop playground of the primary school across the street. Oh well... guess I have to be careful about walking around clothed if I am at home during the day. :eek: Otherwise, I have a peek of the Hudson River, New Jersey and the downtown financial towers. It's cute... I could however live without the transsexual teenage hookers throwing shade on Christopher Street on weekend nights. :lol:

[HejiraNYC]

OMG I spent $80 on couch pillows today at HomeGoods. Help!!!!!!! :laugh:

Is that the one over in Commack? I have driven by it a gazillion times but never went inside. Those better be some fine pillows... $80 could buy you a brothel-full of pillows at the Pottery-Barn-Williams-Sonoma-Hold-This-West-Elm-blah-blah-blah outlet. I have a feeling that when I am ready to decorate my new place, I'm going to have a pillowgasm. :eek:

[sparky]

A hardwood floor in the closet?? Kind of a fancy finish for a closet

Hell yeah. The master bedroom has hardwood. Why not the closet too?

It's a ridiculous sized closet. About 12x10. It might as well be over top floor wise too.

[HejiraNYC]

It's a ridiculous sized closet. About 12x10. It might as well be over top floor wise too.

Lawd child! That's not a closet- that is a studio apartment in Manhattan! Unless your name is Imelda Marcos, how could you possibly fill up that thing?

[BlackWidow]

Lawd child! That's not a closet- that is a studio apartment in Manhattan! Unless your name is Imelda Marcos, how could you possibly fill up that thing?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

My style is very traditional -- but I like to be a little shocking in that. My condo is very sort of West Indies with lots of earth tones. Here is my old house -- my ex had FANTASTIC taste, so I did none of the decorating :laugh:

http://spitzmillerandnorris.com/project_gallery_renov_4.html

[BlackWidow]

My style is very traditional -- but I like to be a little shocking in that. My condo is very sort of West Indies with lots of earth tones. Here is my old house -- my ex had FANTASTIC taste, so I did none of the decorating :laugh:

http://spitzmillerandnorris.com/project_gallery_renov_4.html

Where you been baby??? How where the Holidays???:xoxo:

[sparky]

Lawd child! That's not a closet- that is a studio apartment in Manhattan! Unless your name is Imelda Marcos, how could you possibly fill up that thing?


It's mostly those rolling wardrobe rack things. Four of em. Only 1 level - not the double decker to the ceiling thing with two poles. And I have bins on top them that have blankets and **** like that in them - some other stupid things too. But it is pretty full. Also have a couple small shoe rack things. I have to admit, I do have about 17 pairs of boots. But not that many shoes.
Hey, a guy has to have stuff to wear. Winter jackets, sweaters, flannels, and that kind of **** take up a lot of space. Plus 4 suits and a tux take up room too. As do jackets - gotta have black leather, biker, bomber, suede, levi, levi with sherpa collar, trenchcoat, etc. And I never throw away good clothes.
****, I sound like Strand.:shocked:
:lol:

[strandinthewind]

Where you been baby??? How where the Holidays???:xoxo:

I went to Louisiana for a week or so and had limited net access. The holidays were great, but I am ready for January and the return to the diet :laugh:

[BlackWidow]

I went to Louisiana for a week or so and had limited net access. The holidays were great, but I am ready for January and the return to the diet :laugh:

I hear ya..maybe Stevie in March..??:shrug:

[strandinthewind]

Home design is kinda my obsession right now since I am destroying my financial and mental health building a house. :eek: :distress: For some reason I can't give two wits about the decor in my city apartment (a melange of 90's Ethan Allen and mid century modern and Bauhaus), but I am fretting over the doorknobs in this new place. I originally started out wanting to do something kinda country-modern-beachy... but as I conducted my "architectural research," I got hooked up with a midcentury modern architect (a former colleague of the Saarinens) who sent me totally overboard with the whole international modern/case study house style- the kinda stuff that architectural buffs love, but most people find kinda cold/austere, etc. It's impractical on so many levels, especially with all of the glass. And when people ask me, I tell them honestly that I don't care if people can see me traipsing around the house in the nude. In fact, I'll even get additional tattoos to make it more interesting for them. :p

Anyway... this is my work/nightmare in progress... hopefully finished in time for summer at the beach! :thumbsup:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/328664630_040432f144.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/328664632_4e2e22ecf8.jpg

Your house is beautiful!!!!!!!

and, for the love of mid century modern and Bauhaus I may have to marry you :laugh:

Also, I once drove across the state of Georgia to buy some cool hand made drawer pulls :eek:

[carrie721]

Hell yeah. The master bedroom has hardwood. Why not the closet too?

It's a ridiculous sized closet. About 12x10. It might as well be over top floor wise too.

lmao ... that's the size of my bedroom. :lol:

[BlackWidow]

lmao ... that's the size of my bedroom. :lol:

Is that what you're calling it now...?;)

[HejiraNYC]

Hey, a guy has to have stuff to wear. Winter jackets, sweaters, flannels, and that kind of **** take up a lot of space. Plus 4 suits and a tux take up room too. As do jackets - gotta have black leather, biker, bomber, suede, levi, levi with sherpa collar, trenchcoat, etc.

Yes, I can understand how you would need such an abundance of warm winter outerwear in those extreme, frigid Los Angeles winters. :rolleyes: :lol:

[carrie721]

Is that what you're calling it now...?;)

bedroom/office/refrigerator box in an alley ... same thing.

[BlackWidow]

bedroom/office/refrigerator box in an alley ... same thing.

omg....:D :D :D ;)

[HejiraNYC]

My style is very traditional -- but I like to be a little shocking in that. My condo is very sort of West Indies with lots of earth tones. Here is my old house -- my ex had FANTASTIC taste, so I did none of the decorating :laugh:

http://spitzmillerandnorris.com/project_gallery_renov_4.html

Now THAT's a renovation that the Sugarbakers would be dang proud of! :nod:

And please don't tell me that you did not sing "Wuthering Heights" whilst sauntering through that space. :p

[BlackWidow]

Now THAT's a renovation that the Sugarbakers would be dang proud of! :nod:

And please don't tell me that you did not sing "Wuthering Heights" whilst sauntering through that space. :p

We are doing your home in Summer 2007!!!!:cool:

[HejiraNYC]

Your house is beautiful!!!!!!!

and, for the love of mid century modern and Bauhaus I may have to marry you :laugh:

Also, I once drove across the state of Georgia to buy some cool hand made drawer pulls :eek:

Thank you... not such a traditionalist then, are you? :p I tell ya, when one of the carpenters asked me what kind of crown moulding and chair rail I wanted, I just about fainted.

And those had better have been some serious drawer pulls! Actually I just bought my door handles online; I didn't fret nearly as much as you:

http://www.omniaindustries.com/product_images/00011.jpg

[strandinthewind]

^^^

Those handles are FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and, yes, I romped through that house more than once belting out a tune or two :laugh:

THe thing about that house is it is not a huge house, but, as an architect, he built the hell out of the space. The hinges on the doors alone made we weak in the knees. AND - you shoulda seen me sweeping down that staircase in a ballgown!!

I had so many wonderful parties there. I do miss that house.

[HejiraNYC]

We are doing your home in Summer 2007!!!!:cool:

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

[BlackWidow]

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

Well..I must meet you now after our fun phone chats...:nod:

[strandinthewind]

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

I'll bring you some astroturf as a housewarming present :cool:

[HejiraNYC]

^^^

Those handles are FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and, yes, I romped through that house more than once belting out a tune or two :laugh:

THe thing about that house is it is not a huge house, but, as an architect, he built the hell out of the space. The hinges on the doors alone made we weak in the knees. AND - you shoulda seen me sweeping down that staircase in a ballgown!!

I had so many wonderful parties there. I do miss that house.

I always go with quality over size... um, er... well... almost always. :p It's always disappointing to go into these large, stately houses only to find hollow-core doors, bad wallpaper and avocado green appliances.

So was this ballgown thing a regular occurrence or what??

[HejiraNYC]

Well..I must meet you now after our fun phone chats...:nod:

Oh sure... after I couldn't twist your arm into driving to Caesars Palace at the last minute?? :rolleyes: :lol:

[sparky]

Yes, I can understand how you would need such an abundance of warm winter outerwear in those extreme, frigid Los Angeles winters. :rolleyes: :lol:

Hey, it's getting into the mid 30's at night. I can drive 30 minutes and be in the snow. And I go to Oregon every winter. Sheesh. Justify my wardrobe.:lol:

[HejiraNYC]

Hey, it's getting into the mid 30's at night. I can drive 30 minutes and be in the snow. And I go to Oregon every winter. Sheesh. Justify my wardrobe.:lol:

No shizzle! I think it's warmer in NYC tonight.

I don't even own a winter coat (except for a ski jacket that is only worn for skiing), so I thought it was funny that you would have a veritable fur salon. But then again... you certainly have the space for it!

[BlackWidow]

Oh sure... after I couldn't twist your arm into driving to Caesars Palace at the last minute?? :rolleyes: :lol:

My sister was going to upgrade your room to a Suite at the top..but you checked in by machine..not the front desk!!!!

[HejiraNYC]

My sister was going to upgrade your room to a Suite at the top..but you checked in by machine..not the front desk!!!!

I know!! Ryan was telling me about the Playboy Suite he had, while I had the Motel 6 Special. :distress: :lol: And of course Ryan was there for all of 2.5 hours. :rolleyes: Just goes to show you... you get the best customer service by dealing with a human (with inside connections, that is. :p).

[BlackWidow]

I know!! Ryan was telling me about the Playboy Suite he had, while I had the Motel 6 Special. :distress: :lol: And of course Ryan was there for all of 2.5 hours. :rolleyes: Just goes to show you... you get the best customer service by dealing with a human (with inside connections, that is. :p).

I tried baby..I tried

[strandinthewind]

I always go with quality over size... um, er... well... almost always. :p It's always disappointing to go into these large, stately houses only to find hollow-core doors, bad wallpaper and avocado green appliances.

So was this ballgown thing a regular occurrence or what??

That's the thing in Atlanta and apparently elsewhere. People build these huge houses and then skimp on stock dors with 14 foot ceilings and foam molding. Yuck!

The ballgown(s), however, appeared infrequently until the bitter end of the relationship, when I was in Tara alone at night with several empty pitchers of martinis, supine on the Steinway while belting out Oh My Man I Love Him So.

[skcin]

The ballgown(s), however, appeared infrequently until the bitter end of the relationship, when I was in Tara alone at night with several empty pitchers of martinis, supine on the Steinway while belting out Oh My Man I Love Him So.

I swear, if I don't meet you in person soon I will just die. DIE!

:laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

I don't own a home. The average price of a home around here is $350,000 I think. I want to buy a condo soon though.

My roommates decorated here, I like it. I haven't even decorated my room except for this Isaac Mizrahi duvet set from Target. I love the bright colors and it is perfect for a house on the sea.

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1167416902/ref=sr_1_1/601-2020170-7008940?ie=UTF8&asin=B00069PXUW

[DavidMn]

Isaac Mizrahi

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1167416902/ref=sr_1_1/601-2020170-7008940?ie=UTF8&asin=B00069PXUW10 bucks to the first person that can say this name 10 times fast!:p :lol:

[HejiraNYC]

The ballgown(s), however, appeared infrequently until the bitter end of the relationship, when I was in Tara alone at night with several empty pitchers of martinis, supine on the Steinway while belting out Oh My Man I Love Him So.

Ooh downstairs where the big old house is mine! :p Of course there was a problem, Scarlett!

Now THAT is an image that needs to be immortalized somehow. :nod:

[Rickypt]

I know!! Ryan was telling me about the Playboy Suite he had, while I had the Motel 6 Special. :distress: :lol: And of course Ryan was there for all of 2.5 hours. :rolleyes: Just goes to show you... you get the best customer service by dealing with a human (with inside connections, that is. :p).

This was the first time I had seen an automatic check-in thing at a hotel. My thought was "my god another set of jobs eliminated" so I went to the real person.

[HejiraNYC]

I don't own a home. The average price of a home around here is $350,000 I think. I want to buy a condo soon though.

My roommates decorated here, I like it. I haven't even decorated my room except for this Isaac Mizrahi duvet set from Target. I love the bright colors and it is perfect for a house on the sea.

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1167416902/ref=sr_1_1/601-2020170-7008940?ie=UTF8&asin=B00069PXUW

I love the fact that Target makes good design affordable and I love the Mizrahi stuff... but I'm not sure if it works just anywhere. You have to be really committed to pull it off.

[gldstwmn]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/328664630_040432f144.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/328664632_4e2e22ecf8.jpg

Very nice. :thumbsup:

[BlackWidow]

This was the first time I had seen an automatic check-in thing at a hotel. My thought was "my god another set of jobs eliminated" so I went to the real person.

They were instructed to upgrade upon arrival at check in desk.
I guess Ryan's need for a human connection paid off...:rolleyes:

[sparky]

The ballgown(s), however, appeared infrequently until the bitter end of the relationship, when I was in Tara alone at night with several empty pitchers of martinis, supine on the Steinway while belting out Oh My Man I Love Him So.

****, how did I miss the description of this visual?:laugh:

Not that I hadn't imagined similar things, but that's rich.

[rbs3676]

I purchased my home in the beginning of 1996. I've done a lot to it...painted it inside and out (I am all about color), added french doors, had almost all the flooring redone (hardwood and tile) and basically gave the place a huge face-lift. I dont really have a set style, I just know what I like. I love to decorate, so maybe my stye is eclectic with a touch of gothic thrown in. Lots of wrought iron, velvet sofas, candles everywhere, tiffany lamps...it's pretty. My dad collects art, so I dont have any prints -- everything is original oils. I share my house with 2 cats and my guest room usually has someone in it -- currently, my best friend Patrick has been living with me.
I'm very happy here.
I hope this link works...

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/roadspider/

rbs

[BlackWidow]

I purchased my home in the beginning of 1996. I've done a lot to it...painted it inside and out (I am all about color), added french doors, had almost all the flooring redone (hardwood and tile) and basically gave the place a huge face-lift. I dont really have a set style, I just know what I like. I love to decorate, so maybe my stye is eclectic with a touch of gothic thrown in. Lots of wrought iron, velvet sofas, candles everywhere, tiffany lamps...it's pretty. My dad collects art, so I dont have any prints -- everything is original oils. I share my house with 2 cats and my guest room usually has someone in it -- currently, my best friend Patrick has been living with me.
I'm very happy here.
I hope this link works...

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/roadspider/


rbs
very cool...:thumbsup:

[sparky]

I purchased my home in the beginning of 1996. I've done a lot to it...painted it inside and out (I am all about color), added french doors, had almost all the flooring redone (hardwood and tile) and basically gave the place a huge face-lift. I dont really have a set style, I just know what I like. I love to decorate, so maybe my stye is eclectic with a touch of gothic thrown in. Lots of wrought iron, velvet sofas, candles everywhere, tiffany lamps...it's pretty. My dad collects art, so I dont have any prints -- everything is original oils. I share my house with 2 cats and my guest room usually has someone in it -- currently, my best friend Patrick has been living with me.
I'm very happy here.
I hope this link works...

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/roadspider/

rbs


Why is the green chair infamous?
I am picturing something involving the new dude.

[rbs3676]

Why is the green chair infamous?
I am picturing something involving the new dude.

Well, yeah. He and a number of previous visitors...:shrug:

Actually, it's a joke with my friends. I often fall asleep in my green chair, so when someone calls and they ask, "What are you doing?" and I say that I'm reading or watching TV in the green chair, the next thing that I normally hear on the other end of the phone is, "Goodnight".

rbs

[sparky]

Well, yeah. He and a number of previous visitors...:shrug:

Actually, it's a joke with my friends. I often fall asleep in my green chair, so when someone calls and they ask, "What are you doing?" and I say that I'm reading or watching TV in the green chair, the next thing that I normally hear on the other end of the phone is, "Goodnight".

rbs

I like the first one better.

[rbs3676]

I like the first one better.

I'll mail you some pics...:nod:

rbs

[sparky]

I'll mail you some pics...:nod:

rbs


Really?

Don't tease Sparky.

[rbs3676]

Really?

Don't tease Sparky.

There are worse things I could do, Rizzo...

and I woudn't tease you, Sparky. Promise! :xoxo:

rbs

[skcin]

^ I love the colors you chose in your house, rbs. :nod: Very nice.

[strandinthewind]

I love the fact that Target makes good design affordable and I love the Mizrahi stuff... but I'm not sure if it works just anywhere. You have to be really committed to pull it off.

I lOVE Target! My mom sent me this sort of microfiber blanket she got for like $30 that feels better than the cashmere throw that cost much more than that.

[strandinthewind]

I purchased my home in the beginning of 1996. I've done a lot to it...painted it inside and out (I am all about color), added french doors, had almost all the flooring redone (hardwood and tile) and basically gave the place a huge face-lift. I dont really have a set style, I just know what I like. I love to decorate, so maybe my stye is eclectic with a touch of gothic thrown in. Lots of wrought iron, velvet sofas, candles everywhere, tiffany lamps...it's pretty. My dad collects art, so I dont have any prints -- everything is original oils. I share my house with 2 cats and my guest room usually has someone in it -- currently, my best friend Patrick has been living with me.
I'm very happy here.
I hope this link works...

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/roadspider/

rbs

WOW!!! very nice.

I was lucky enough to find awhile back these oils my mom did in the 40's and 50's. They are way cool.