https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 07:25:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1096237 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 06:33:41 +0000 PurplePumps 1096237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Hi, sorry for the late response, we just got back from a trip so I didnt have the pics. My house doesnt have the brown crown molding, since we don't have any, but we got the doors too. When debating whether or not to paint the trim, I thought about the doors too, I'm not a fan of the white trim brown door... and that'd be a LOT of doors to paint or replace, which is the main reason I'm not bothering. For a while at least. I LOVE my grey and sage. And I did a very subtle purple in my bathroom. (I was going for more of a brown, but it turned out more purple, and love it now).<br /> Dont mind the disaster mess of a green room. :happy: I'll have a snap a pic of the purple when I get home tonight. </p> [attach=2644/13/mtdes6.501x306.sage1.jpg] [attach=2644/13/mtdes8.567x373.sage2.jpg] [attach=2644/13/mtdes9.501x376.grey.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1090174 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:51:58 +0000 swurlygurl 1090174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: Do you have a picture of your sage green with the wood? The only color I've found that I really like is a dark purple. But, it's only an accent wall, because I can't really have a bunch of dark purple and dark wood going on in my house!</p> <p>I really like these colors, but not sure if they'd work with so much wood. Our whole upstairs is wood trim, wood doors, wood crown molding... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1086149 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:59:04 +0000 PurplePumps 1086149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: my husband and I feel the same way about painting wood, more him than me. Our house is almost all wood trim and it's so hard to find paint that goes with it. I just found we have to keep everything "warm", tans, greens, reds, warmer greys are great too. Sage green works great, I love my sage room now, except I have the same problem with furniture placement still also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1086024 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:02:49 +0000 swurlygurl 1086024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: My number one goal is to unblock those windows, so I like that idea, but then the couch would block the walkway to the kitchen, which is where we enter the house from (garage door is in kitchen). It's impossible!<br /> The room is actually pretty bright. I did a bad job taking that picture. What our house kills me with wood trim, it more than makes up for with wonderful windows. I do LOVE the idea of adding a mirror to that opposite wall though! I need to remove that green painting that's hanging there - a mirror would be perfect!<br /> DH is extremely opposed to painting wood. I'm trying to accept it and figure out how to design around it, but everything pretty clashes with wood :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1086006 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:59:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1086006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooh, nice big room.</p> <p>I would move the swap the recliners with the couch in front of the window to allow for more natural light.</p> <p>The room seems a bit dark. Are you open to painting the wood? I think a fresh coat on the wall of a light color, and perhapsnpainting the wood would brighten up the space. You could even paint then back part of the the fireplace shelves a fun, unexpected color.</p> <p>If painting the wood is out of the question adding a mirror opposite the window wall could help flood the room with more light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085916 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:25:45 +0000 swurlygurl 1085916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: That is pretty! What kind of panels - solid or patterned? We kind of have a purple-y theme going on in our house (if any)</p> <p>@Pepper: We're thinking about moving this fan in. It's also about twice the width of the current fan, so it wouldn't look so dinky. Do you think painting the walls white, and bringing bright/fun artwork would be cheery enough? Or would an actual color look better? </p> [attach=3446/13/mt2zey.419x202.Capture2.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085906 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:20:25 +0000 Pepper 1085906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you get a low profile fan? Something without a light hanging down? I'd maybe remove the recliner to open up the space more. Maybe some track lighting above the fireplace to brighten it up (since you have to keep the wood paneling). If you're going to paint the walls, I'd do something bright and cheery! Ps: I love those windows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085903 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:17:51 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1085903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a curtain like this though?<br /> <a href="http://www.curtainlab.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/roman-blind32.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.curtainlab.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/roman-blind32.jpg</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085883 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:09:06 +0000 swurlygurl 1085883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Unfortunately we have to keep the fan. They're such eyesores... :/ BUT, it's cheaper to run a fan than keep our house adequately cool.<br /> I'm definitely working on the paneling! DH grew up with full wood paneling, so he thinks this stuff is awesome &gt;.&lt;<br /> Luckily, we have blinds IN our windows, so I don't need to worry about curtains! *happy dance* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085824 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:46:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1085824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nice room! Thanks for the Friday distraction! :wink: </p> <p>Getting rid of the fan would help a lot. We had a similar low ceiling/fan and replaced with recessed lighting and it helped a lot. </p> <p>The walls would look great with the lower wood paneling white. Maybe compromise and leave the shelves wood but paint the walls? </p> <p>For curtains, I would try to put one long curtain across to make it look more like one larger windwo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decorating-ideas#post-1085781 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:36:07 +0000 swurlygurl 1085781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In case anyone's Friday is as slow as mine and you want a way to pass time...</p> <p>Any ideas what to do with this ridiculous space? I took it in panoramic view, so square it up a bit.</p> <p>Layout issues:<br /> Where I'm standing to take the picture, to the left is the kitchen and to the right is the entry way. The wall of windows is looking into our backyard with a beautiful view of trees. Door on the right leads to our basement, which we use all the time. If you look closely opposite the wall of windows, next to the fireplace wall, there is a large opening (6' wide) that goes into what will become a play room.</p> <p>WHERE do I put furniture?! What pieces do we buy (we're just using everyone's leftover furniture for the time being). We don't want to block the windows, don't want to block the fireplace, don't want to block walkway to play room, can't block basement door, don't want to block flow to kitchen... Wtf...</p> <p>Decorating tips/ideas? I feel like the room looks like a mess (besides the obvious too many pieces of furniture. We have one less recliner in there right now). I need to replace the ceiling fan, and want to ORB the gold on the fireplace. What color walls would look good? DH would probably try to divorce me if I even suggested painting the wood white.</p> <p>What do I do with those fireplace shelves? They're beautiful, but DH and I aren't fond of trinkets and pretty decorating things, but normal useful stuff isn't pretty.<br /> That itty bitty picture frame above the fireplace is gone (and the swing is gone now - YAY!)</p> <p>If anyone has any ideas or color schemes, or ideas of pretty furniture/artwork/shelf ideas, I would welcome them all! </p> [attach=3446/13/mt2x49.600x284.photo.JPG]