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Decorating
Well, it took us a long time to actually find the time to start
with the seriousDecorating
-- in these early pictures, it looks like an episode from 'Decorating
By Monkeys'! ha,ha! But with a few trips to Linens
'N Things, the house came together really quickly. The Sheers are
all Eggshell throughout the whole house, so that provides a nice sense of
continuity (now did the monkeys think of that?? Noooo... too busy thinking about
bananas, I bet!).
And now here's how the Master
Bedroom looks! Much better, yes?? ha,ha!
If you're wondering what our Paint Colors are, we have 3 colors,
but all in the same 'family'.
The Main Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Area is Huge, so it needed
a really nice, warm, strong color, so I chose RalphLauren's Suede Snowdrift, SUO2, # 44546. Turns
out, I really love the color of Suede, and I happened to pick up a gorgeous
Living Room Suite that looks like suede, but is a different kind of 'child-friendly'
material -- fantastic!
This color is in the Main Living Room and the Billiard Room Downstairs
on the Walk-Out Level, and it carries down the Stairs, too.
For the Interior Rooms Downstairs, we
cut this color by a quarter (which just means it was lightened by
that amount) -- so that includes my Fabulous Office, where I spend a good portion
of my day on my Website(!), Aidan's Den, Cara's Den, the Exercise Room and the
Bathroom with a Steam-room.
The color in the Interior Rooms on the Main Floor, which includes
the Pantry (9' X 5'), Laundry Room, Aidan and Cara's Bedrooms, Family Bathroom,
Our Master Bedroom and Ensuite and the Famous Sunroom, is a CIL Color called
Barrister White,
# 30YY 80/088. Basically, it looks like the Main color cut in
half. Very creamy.
These are easy colors to decorate with, because they go with practically
everything. I'm very fond of all shades of Green, although initially, we thought
we were going to go down a Burgundy Path, but things change when you actually
get into the house!
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I've just set
up a new special page just for these amazing new Wall Murals. They can easliy
and quickly add a great detail to what would normally be a great big plain wall.
The vast majority of new Homes have Vaulted Areas and Spaces that are 'Open
to Above', which just means that the Open Area (usually in the Great Room) is
Two Storeys high. It's a fantastic Space, but often it leaves Home Owners unsure
what to do to decorate it.
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Our Drapes are absolutely gorgeous -- every room is a joy to look
at. When we first put them up, we'd all walk from room to room just to gaze
at the Curtains! Now, that's a good sign that you've chosen the right thing!
In the Great Room, Dining Room and Front Entry, I used a Deep
Green Satin Drape called
Crystal Satin , P-661 84Sage -- that's the 42"W
X 84"L Panel, and I got 12 of those.
Crystal Satin, WS-661 06Sage -- that's the Matching 6 Yd. Scarf,
and I have 4 of those, but I think I'll go back and get 2 more... they really
give your windows a polished look. Each Scarf measures 42"W X 216"L.
Illusions Voile, Sheer Panel in Eggshell, a very gentle
color. They measure 59"W X 84"L. We have 2 of these on most
of the Windows in the house, so that provides a nice sense of continuity between
the rooms. They add a lovely elegant touch to every window.
In Our Master Bedroom and the Sunroom off the Master, I chose
a beautiful soft material that looks like a cross between Suede and Velvet --
it's soooo luxurious.
Glamour, P-871 84Sage. This is a 54"W X 84"L Panel.
I bought 11 of these -- 2 for each of the 4 big windows in the Sunroom and 3
for the Master Bedroom, since we have three windows in there -- one very cool
Interior Window, an Architectural Feature I am very fond of!
Glamour 6Yd. Scarf. I can't find the package for this,
but the Matching Scarves are always offered with their Drapery counterparts
on Linens N' Things, so they're always easy to find.
Each Window in the Sunroom has a set of Eggshell Sheers, including
the Windowed Sundeck Door. Very pretty. These drapes are soft and elegant
-- this is already a fantastic room, but these Window Dressings take it right
over the top!
This is such a lovely Master Bedroom -- the Double French
Glass Doors (also from Totem --and have Zinc Dividers, which make
them even prettier...) lead into the Sunroom, a nice Private Retreat
for us.
The Double French Glass Doors in our Master Bedroom have Pure
White Illusion Voile Sheer Panels. They are crisp and clean -- very romantic!
These are the corner windows in our Master -- one looks to the
Outside and the other looks into the Sunroom. I used One Sage Glamour Scarf
(to match the Drape Panels) to go around both of these windows because they
are so close together.
I just realized I don't have any pictures of the other side of
the bedroom, so must run upstairs with my camera! I'll try to take the pictures
at night so you can see the color better -- it's so sunny here that you can
barely make out the Shade of Sage (sounds like the name of a soft-rock band,
no?? ha,ha!).
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You know what?? I am a total sucker for all things to do with
the Beach, so I thought you might like to see this picture!
Hey, are you into Astrology? I'm Pisces and a Rabbit in the Chinese
Astrological Charts... it's fun and might give you a little insight into your
life! At the very least, it always says really nice things that are good to
think about yourself, anyway! You might be shocked to find out how accurate
the Signs are! I'm working out a deal, right now, with a Chinese Company who
sell Chinese Paper Art. I'll let you know when I get that set up -- their work
is exquisite!
I finally got their link -- check out this company -- very cool
stuff. I've sent them some ideas of what I think would be cool to add to their
product line, including varying sizes of paper cut-outs that could be glued
directly on the wall to create a giant Mural. So many of us have enormous amounts
wall space, especially in Vaulted Areas and rooms with very high ceilings. I'd
love to see Vines that you can add to (different lengths that you can use one
or ten, depending on the space...), that could go around Doorways, or in the
Kitchen or Bathrooms. So many ideas. Anna Chan, the Marketing Director for Windowflower.com
will take into consideration any ideas from us and set up the machines to cut
the paper pieces when they get enough orders, so if you're interested in the
Mural Idea, drop me a line or contact Windowflower.com
directly and let them know.
I think it would be neat to put murals on Roll Down Blinds --
that would make them very interesting, especially for a child's room.
Trading Spaces is one of my favorite Design Shows -- Cara
and I were hooked when we first saw an Episode of Trading Spaces in a Hotel
in Hope, B.C., right in the middle of the Canadian Rockies! Vern and Ty Pennington
are our favorites!
