Calling Those with a Knack for Decorating... - Page 2

rgcraig · #11 02-20-2011, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Forgot to add in the lighting....

My safe choice:
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The one I really like but I'm not quite sure about:
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I like the second one too, but then you are limiting yourself in your decorating. Why not go with the safe one, then use something like the second one for your lampshades (if that's the style you choose) - you can always change out lampshades later if you decide to change color schemes.

rgcraig · #12 02-20-2011, 06:53 AM

Peruse through this to see if anything grabs your attention:

http://www.southernliving.com/home-g...0417000070844/

*AQuietPlace* · #13 02-20-2011, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Best to find your bedding first, then build around it.

Or you can even go with a picture. A picture that you really love, use the colors in it as your color scheme.

Something will need to be the main focal point, with everything else building off of that. In a bedroom, it usually is the bedding, or a large picture.

For me it was the color of my walls. I knew what color I wanted them to be, so everything else had to accommodate that. Since I wanted a deep color, I went with the white bedspread so that the room didn't look dark. And then use accent pillows for the pop of color. And white picture frames on the walls.

From the colors in your closet, it sounds like you might like khaki colored walls with a deep red comforter as your starting point, with black accents. Do you like khaki (there are many paint shades along that line) walls?

rgcraig · #14 02-20-2011, 07:17 AM

It just seems that bedding is the most difficult to find - so once you get "colors" in your mind that you like, then look for the bedding and build around it.

My decorating colors are completely different than what are in my closet.

AQP - - I love purple too! My other home had a purple dining room - - loved it. Now, my living area has touches of purple - such a rich color!

*AQuietPlace* · #15 02-20-2011, 07:21 AM

What colors make you feel happy and contented?

I'm not a pastel kind of person, I like rich colors. When I look at the walls of my bedroom and bathroom, I just feel all contented and happy inside.

I have that sand color that is so popular right now in my living room, but I plan to change it. That color doesn't make me feel happy at all. It makes me feel bleh. I'm not a pastel or neutral colors kind of person, so I've gone with very colorful, very bright in my home. But some people love shades of white, neutrals, pastels.....whatever. Think about what colors really float your boat.

Rose · #16 02-20-2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Peruse through this to see if anything grabs your attention:

http://www.southernliving.com/home-g...0417000070844/

Love this site for ideas... and this video is excellent on designing your bedroom:

http://www.southernliving.com/home-g...0417000069511/

Sister Alvear · #17 02-20-2011, 09:18 AM

Well...I could send a crew over there...they SURPRIZED me once by painting my bedroom a lime green, bright yellow and orange and drew flowers all over one of the wall...lol...in time I covered the flowers up...They thought it was Beautiful...and I live in their world so it is really something else!
Oh well they know I like Jewish things and hired a painter to paint a lion with all the works in my dining room...Just ask Sherri....
I have quit saying what I like...ha...

Now for down to earth I too like the southern living ideas...

Love you my friend!

Pressing-On · #18 02-20-2011, 11:14 AM

HGTV has some good images to view. I really like this link. Look on the left where it says, in red, "Bedroom photos by style". Click on your choice and peruse the images. Look further down and you can view images by color, "Bedroom photos by color".

http://www.hgtv.com/bedrooms/index.html

ReddMann24 · #19 02-20-2011, 10:27 PM

Look at the furniture sales papers....havertys for example...that what we did.

The Mrs · #20 02-21-2011, 09:48 AM

I agree with Renda on finding the bedding first and building around it. It took quite a while for me to find one I liked AND was good quality. I went thru a couple sets when I fell in love with it at the store, but then got it home and out of the bag and discovered the quality wouldn't hold up.