Archive for July, 2010

Picking paint colors under a tight deadline

So, you’re moving in a week and the painter is starting in three days, but you don’t know what colors you want. 

Don’t do this to yourself! 

Colors that you pick while under pressure may not be the colors you’ll love.

Most homeowners are happiest with the mid range on a color chip, so eliminate the two lightest and two darkest colors. 

Take the time to try out samples on the walls and check them out in different lighting.  Even better, prime the walls and then paint for a true view.

And, don’t try out the samples right next to each other.  All the colors will blend together and it will be hard to see the different shadings.

Follow these guidelines for a welcoming home and a happy moving day.

Stop the Couch-Sectional Madness!

Ever walk into a living or family room and you can’t move because of the furniture?  More often than not, it’s because someone bought a sectional that overwhelms the space.

 I can hear the comments, “But they’re comfortable and we can seat a large group.”

 

If you have a large room or a McMansion, go for it.  (But measure the doorways first).

 

Unless you have a large space they take over.  It’s like the decorating elephant in the room that no one wants to address.

 

What really gets me going is that the design options are limited.  Most of the time the sectional can only be placed one way.    There isn’t any flexibility.

 

Try these:  a couch and a loveseat; two chairs and a couch; two love seats and a chair.

 Now, send me your photos of your best comfortable living room arrangement!