As we move forward with the great GHIP, I find myself reeling with all of the decisions I need to make. What color do I paint the rooms? What flooring do I use? As far as the flooring, I know that we'll be putting tile in the kitchen/breakfast nook area, and most likely, some type of laminate flooring throughout the rest of the house. I've gone so far as to explore area rugs and have pretty much decided (I think) that we'll probably utilize Flor for a good part of it. For the tile and laminate, I am leaning towards a very light color, to keep things bright. My husband has expressed very little preference in the paint area, only to state that he would like the kitchen to have a soft color, perhaps a yellow. I was thinking of making a blue accent wall to compliment it. The girls change their mind constantly, so I will probably wait to paint their rooms until last.
I really have no theme at this point. I do collect miniature elephants so I would imagine the living and dining room would be fashioned after that in some way. My girlfriend is good with colors and has promised to help me. I really have no decorations, so to speak, nor do I have much in the way of paintings to hang on the wall. There is a large part of me that is excited to actually be able to pick things out, a little at a time, to finally make this a place that I could call home. Something that paints a photograph of who I am.
So there you have it. You know just about as much as I do right now. I'll keep you posted on what I end up doing.
The photo in this post, which kind of explains the title (but not really) is the handle on our 19 year old Webber Grill. Yes, we still have it, and use if faithfully. The soldering finally gave out when my husband was lifting the lid. This grill has gone through so many things including a rather powerful storm that lifted the fence in the back yard up, and promptly dropped it on top of the grill. She's a little off kilter now (think Leaning Tower of Pisa), but works like a charm. My husband and I have talked of getting a gas grill, which we probably will eventually do, but we both agree that we won't be getting rid of "Old Blue" any time soon.
They just don't make things like they used to, do they?
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Hmm yeah I'm with you on that I'd be no use as a design consultant or anything like that I'm having enough trouble deciding on what colours to use for my blog as it is and then there is the layout of it as well....
* Goes to find a nice cave to hide in till I decide *
Posted by: Gordon aka Gopher at October 16, 2007 5:24 PM
I LOVE decorating!...If there are 2 pieces of advise I can give u its......1. Find a fabric u absolutely love..to start with..for any given room...then start your paint palette with that..u can go darker or lighters in tone, of any colours u like in the fabric ...use fabric either for valances, or accent pillows...chair covers etc...it's ALOT easier to match colour to fabric...but alot HARDER to match already painted colour to fabric. 2. When choosing tile..specially for kitchen or bathrooms...when going for something light...try to choose a tile that has spots or specs of other colour or colours...so that crumbs in the kitchen or hair in the bathroom...doesn't show up like a neon sign lol. I have lived in a house with very light tiles and cursed them everyday lol. So after that I always chose *breadcrumb safe* tile lol.
I know u didn't ask for advice but I thought I would put that out there ..u are welcome to tell me to F off if u want lol.
Posted by: Moon at October 17, 2007 5:40 PM
Oh no, not the grill! Poor Ol' Blue! (Hey, there's a fix for that you know? Just replace with some wood half round from Home Depot!)
I'm loving that Flor stuff. I'm dying to get some laminate (even the cheaper stuff) in my house and get rid of the carpeting. If/when I can afford it, I think I'm going to go the Flor route! (Expensive for us, but I hear it's totally worth it.)
Posted by: K. at October 17, 2007 10:31 PM
