Collarspace Discussion Forums


Home  Login  Search 

Still decorating...more help is needed.


View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
 
All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> Still decorating...more help is needed. Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 8:53:43 PM   
MissAsylum


Posts: 1863
Joined: 1/9/2009
Status: offline 		this forum was of super great help to me whn it came to my closet space issues- now, i must call on your help again. i'm trying to have my room go by a nice french boudoir type of feel, and i've settled on the color palette of teal, black, and white, with cherry wood furniture. i' having trouble with my walls- i have NO FREAKING CLUE what to do with them. i want to paint them- but i'm very hesitant. i have no desire to paint any other room in my house so if i were to decided to sell my house, it might upset potential buyers. i thought about wallpaper- but i have no clue what type of print(french boudoir inspired) to choose. typing in "french boudoir" and 800 related terms into google or bing(bleh) is less than helpful, so could anybody here possibly give me any ideas?
Profile   Post #: 1
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:02:15 PM   
DarlingSavage


Posts: 2808
Joined: 9/18/2009
Status: offline 		Paint them, you'll love it and so will potential buyers.  I love painted walls!

_____________________________

<-- Easily amused.
<-- Easily impressed.

Strangers have the BEST candy!

Puppy dogs are my favorite people!


(in reply to MissAsylum)
Profile   Post #: 2
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:08:22 PM   
ThatDamnedPanda


Posts: 6060
Joined: 1/26/2009
Status: offline 		Have you considered painting with a faux finish? There are tons of different styles you could use, and it's really not that hard if you're detail-oriented. And if you screw it up, you can just paint over it and give it another try! I did it in my living room a few years ago, which was an extremely unusual thing for me to do, and it turned out fantastic. 

_____________________________

Panda, panda, burning bright
In the forest of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Made you all black and white and roly-poly like that?


(in reply to DarlingSavage)
Profile   Post #: 3
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:10:25 PM   
xxblushesxx


Posts: 9318
Joined: 11/3/2005
From: Kentucky
Status: offline 		a teal wallpaper with gold or silver fleur di lis would be appropriate. Sounds gaudy but can you can find a pattern that complements the rest of your decor (as you've described it.)

_____________________________

~Christina

A nice girl with a disturbing hobby

My femdom findom blog: http://www.MistressAvarice.com


(in reply to DarlingSavage)
Profile   Post #: 4
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:12:10 PM   
DarlingSavage


Posts: 2808
Joined: 9/18/2009
Status: offline 		I DO like the fleur de lis idea, but not with silver or gold, I think perhaps with flat colors.  Perhaps a very dark grey on the teal?  Or charcoal grey on teal.  Or the other way around.


_____________________________

<-- Easily amused.
<-- Easily impressed.

Strangers have the BEST candy!

Puppy dogs are my favorite people!


(in reply to xxblushesxx)
Profile   Post #: 5
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:19:36 PM   
LanceHughes


Posts: 4737
Joined: 2/12/2004
Status: offline 		WHOA!  Why not contact your local gay friend?

What?  You are NOT a fag-hag?

I think your problem stems from trying to make the style match the palette instead of the other way round.

Let's see..... french boudoir ---> cherry furniture = I don't think so.  Where did the teal, black, white come from anyway?  Already you have FOUR colors going on.

Just how red is the cherry wood?  What is the style of the furniture?

P.S. I agree one one thing..... bing = bleah!  LOL!



_____________________________

"Train 'em the right way - my way." Lance Hughes
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

10 fluffy points
50 nz points

Member: VAA's posse

(in reply to DarlingSavage)
Profile   Post #: 6
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:34:26 PM   
lucylucy


Posts: 612
Joined: 3/1/2009
Status: offline 		Have you thought about using fabric on the walls? You could hang rich-looking curtains from the top of the wall or you can actually staple or nail fabric to the walls.

_____________________________

“There are those who give with joy, & that joy is their reward.” Gibran / "Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries." Roethke / "Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel & kiss the ground." Rumi

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 7
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:54:03 PM   
LanceHughes


Posts: 4737
Joined: 2/12/2004
Status: offline 		[image]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aD0wGMdm7Qk/SmU4BjallDI/AAAAAAAABn8/04iQi34OzUc/s1600-h/IMG_5626.jpg
[/image]

_____________________________

"Train 'em the right way - my way." Lance Hughes
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

10 fluffy points
50 nz points

Member: VAA's posse

(in reply to lucylucy)
Profile   Post #: 8
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 9:56:31 PM   
LanceHughes


Posts: 4737
Joined: 2/12/2004
Status: offline 		http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aD0wGMdm7Qk/SmU4BjallDI/AAAAAAAABn8/04iQi34OzUc/s1600-h/IMG_5626.jpg

Ahhh, screw it.... NO black!  Walls are a "dusty blue"  Wood is done white w/ gold trim.

But, sure - use fabric to your heart's content.  I'm thinking pantaloons for dresser if yours has "wrong" legs.  Certainly the canopy over the bed is a possiblity.  Nuthin' says "french boduoir" like a canopy. LOL!

You need to stick with pastels.

< Message edited by LanceHughes -- 6/1/2010 10:01:09 PM >

_____________________________

"Train 'em the right way - my way." Lance Hughes
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

10 fluffy points
50 nz points

Member: VAA's posse

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 9
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 10:30:05 PM   
reynardfox


Posts: 417
Joined: 9/8/2009
Status: offline 		Potential buyers be damned, you are talking about what you want here, and with the property market so far underwater in most places it looks like Atlantis why be worried about that? Why not a French inspired mural? Your local art college would be a good place to find a penniless artist, or you could ise a projector to put a series of images on the wall for a painter to follow.
We had a large apartment when we were first married and we had all the walls painted with murals with Indian designs, the place was snapped up in no time when we needed to move, and our second home had the first floor landing painted with tromp l'ois, I think it is called, never could spell in french, which is deceptive art where doors look like paths in a garden and you are really caught up in the images, the impression was that you were in a crossroads in a massive formal garden from hundreds of years ago and it really worked, again, that sold to the first  person who looked the place over. That was also done by a broke art student, but he was a genius.
Right now we are in a total Gothic Victorian Steampunk extravaganza, with a Venetian bedroom in purple suede with a gilt baroque bed, a madly oversized three mirror dressing table and gilt inlaid wardrobes, all made from charity shop purchases, and enormous gilt mirrors with a chandelier and throws of fake fur and drapes from intricate saris that cost buttons but look amazing.
The hall and landing and stairs are in explosive vivid orange, which automatically make you think of sunrise when you get up and in grey England, you need that in the winter. The walls are lined with dozens of barometers bought form junk shops, which look astonishing and all work, but they do not necessarily agree.
I have a soft ice cream pink parlour with edwardian pink sofa and matching chair that doubles as Master's study. A dazzling buttercup yellow living room where we have our gallery and where we keep the TV. A very soft pastel pink drawing room which houses all my old chiming clocks and the piano, a shocking pink downstairs wetroom with a vast arts and crafts three mirror dressing table. A jade green kitchen decorated with Victorian circus memorabilia and circus of horrors posters from every tour. We have a black bathroom.  I have just spent a fortune creating a walled off terraced garden fileld with night flowering plants for outdoor play where no one can see in. I light that with lanterns and it's all as sexy as hell.
As you can guess, I'm not selling this place, not ever, but tell you what, I bet I could.

(in reply to MissAsylum)
Profile   Post #: 10
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/1/2010 11:45:43 PM   
Lockit


Posts: 11292
Joined: 5/7/2007
Status: offline 		Try HGTV and look around to see a style that you like. Look into Rate This Space. There are pictures or styles of people doing their own thing. Or just google home design. I think you are trying to blend two different styles and that is an art. So far I think Lance has the closest idea of french design with the painted furniture with a touch of gold.

Also Panda has a good idea with the faux paint... look into wall stencil painting that might not hurt you in a resale if you go with the right colors and both colors not too far from one another. You can add a bit of gloss to the stenciled part that makes it shine a bit and stand out. I would use a whole wall like it was wall paper, but not the whole room. People looking to buy, that see wall paper, typically cringe. Lots of work and can produce some allergens for some people. As long as you don't do the stencil with thick paint, it isn't a problem to paint over. The two color's close together are a faint pattern that adds interest without being too far out there. If you do stripes and tape it off, be very careful and find some good instructions because they can turn into a nightmare if you get the paint too thick at the edges or the wall is textured and repainting is a bitch. And good tape is a must. Don't short cut with the tape.

Maybe cover one wall with draped cloth over the head of the bed if you can't do a canopy. You could put your stripes there with the material or curtains.

But really, go look around, you might find you want something very different than you think. I often have found one object that I design a room around. Whether it is cloth or an item or a color... it flows from there. Don't go too different from the rest of the house, especially if area's blend or you can see them clearly from other area's.

Take your time, think on it, take some more time, look around, think on it. Get some colors whether material or splashes of the color on the wall near one another (small samples or cans of paint) and look at them in the room at different times of day with different lighting to see if you really can live with them.

Remember... have fun and there are no mistakes you can't make work for you or change.


_____________________________

No matter how old a woman gets, some men will think she was born yesterday! ROFL... I love this place!


(in reply to reynardfox)
Profile   Post #: 11
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 4:54:10 AM   
DesFIP


Posts: 25191
Joined: 11/25/2007
From: Apple County NY
Status: offline 		Paint them. It's easy to paint over them if you decide to sell. But if you aren't actively seeking to sell the house, then you don't need to stage it now.

You want lamps with crystal drops. Lots of luxurious fabrics. Satins and silks. Have the curtains puddle on the floor. Gold colored outlet covers.


< Message edited by DesFIP -- 6/2/2010 4:57:35 AM >

_____________________________

Slave to laundry

Cynical and proud of it!


(in reply to Lockit)
Profile   Post #: 12
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 5:22:25 AM   
MissAsylum


Posts: 1863
Joined: 1/9/2009
Status: offline 		this was a great way to wake up- tons of great ideas.

DarlingSavage, reynardfox: my fear of paint comes from this one episode on TLC about reselling houses- there was an amazing piece painted on the wall(not distrubing in any way) that was done in such vivid colors and it truely was breath taking. HOWEVER, the real estate "experts" told the current owners to paint over the wall with a soft white or put up neutral wallpaper. Being an art major(funny isnt it?) i personally would just die a bit inside if i bought the house and they former owners told me what used to be there to be painted over in eggshell. so i supposed i will give more thought into painting.

ThatDamnedPanda i actually have thought about a faux finish. I was thinking a really vibrant turquoise with a gold sponged over it to tone it down. i would have done silver if i had chose black furniture. I am terrified of the screw up thing, but you are right- i can just paint over it. I just have a slight OCD when it comes to my art work(my concentration is in paint, again- funny isnt it?) and i'll loose my mind if it doesn't come out the way i feel is right. I'm not a "happy mistakes" person when it comes to paint.

xxblushesxx if i so decide to go with wallpaper- i think i will look for something along the lines that you suggested. it sounds lovely.

LanceHughes i know! i have gay male friends, but they arent into home design crap. i swear...what freaking good are they....? but i had the style picked out a looooong time ago and the colors are what i had to mull over for a year. the black and white would be the main colors, the teal is just the accent. and i chose cherry wood because 1- i already have two very nice pieces of solid cherry wood furnitutre that i lucked out and picked up at a goodwill when i went to donate clothes. they were 8 and 10 dollars each. for real cherry wood, i'd be crazy to pass that up.and 2- i don't want my room to look like a Tiffany's box, which is what i think would happen with balck furniture. love the jewlery,but not for my room. And i'm off-put by pastels. They don't calm me- they make me feel cold. And they make me think of babies. As if condoms didn't already kill they joy of sex for me lol.

lucylucy i love the idea of drapped fabric, but 2 words keep popping into my mind: fire hazard. it just freaks me out.

Lockit thanks soooo much for the diy advice. my boyfriend is pretty useless in that area. And HGTV didn't reall pop into my mind, so that you for that. i'll have to check out their website though, DirectTV took the channel away from me after i had for like a year and said i needed to upgrade my package to get it(and 6 of my other favourite channels) back for an additional 50 dollars a month. Yeah- no way in hell.

DesFIP Thanks for the lamp suggestion- i was just getting a few lamps from target. That wouldn't work now that i think about it. And the outlet cover- i probably will do them in gold now that you mention it. Do you think having the hardware (door nobs, drawer pulls...etc) done in crystal and gold would be a good idea?


THANKS FOR ALL THE ADVICE AND TIPS EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

< Message edited by MissAsylum -- 6/2/2010 5:26:28 AM >

(in reply to Lockit)
Profile   Post #: 13
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 8:20:11 AM   
pahunkboy


Posts: 33061
Joined: 2/26/2006
From: Central Pennsylvania
Status: offline 		Paint cherrywood?

NO  

NO


NO!

(in reply to MissAsylum)
Profile   Post #: 14
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 10:55:44 AM   
DesFIP


Posts: 25191
Joined: 11/25/2007
From: Apple County NY
Status: offline 		Yes to hardware. Luxury is the theme of the day.

_____________________________

Slave to laundry

Cynical and proud of it!


(in reply to pahunkboy)
Profile   Post #: 15
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 1:52:15 PM   
DarlingSavage


Posts: 2808
Joined: 9/18/2009
Status: offline
quote:

there was an amazing piece painted on the wall(not distrubing in any way) that was done in such vivid colors and it truely was breath taking. HOWEVER, the real estate "experts" told the current owners to paint over the wall with a soft white or put up neutral wallpaper. Being an art major(funny isnt it?) i personally would just die a bit inside if i bought the house and they former owners told me what used to be there to be painted over in eggshell. so i supposed i will give more thought into painting.


Those "experts" should be SHOT!  Is this the degree to which the US population has been affected by loss of culture that so many are incapable of appreciating art?  That work should have probably raised the value of the house, not brought it down!  That's just crazy!


_____________________________

<-- Easily amused.
<-- Easily impressed.

Strangers have the BEST candy!

Puppy dogs are my favorite people!


(in reply to MissAsylum)
Profile   Post #: 16
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 6:43:48 PM   
LanceHughes


Posts: 4737
Joined: 2/12/2004
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: LanceHughes

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aD0wGMdm7Qk/SmU4BjallDI/AAAAAAAABn8/04iQi34OzUc/s1600-h/IMG_5626.jpg

Ahhh, screw it.... NO black!  Walls are a "dusty blue"  Wood is done white w/ gold trim.

But, sure - use fabric to your heart's content.  I'm thinking pantaloons for dresser if yours has "wrong" legs.  Certainly the canopy over the bed is a possiblity.  Nuthin' says "french boduoir" like a canopy. LOL!

You need to stick with pastels.


Okay...... couple of follow-up notes..... above, when I typed "screw it" I meant that I couldn't figure out how to post the image..... CLICK on the image to see what I meant by "white furniture, gold trim."

pahunkboy: I was NOT suggesting that the OP paint her furniture.  I totally agree that that is wrong on many levels.

I was saying that the image shows a "french boudoir" inspired room with "dusky blue walls" - and very few pastels.

So, what we need is something a little more modern, a little more sleek, a sexy-as-all-hell boudoir.  In my view, the French do not have an exclusive on the word boudoir.

Basis: Cherry furniture, two pieces.  Probably both chests, but we don't know.
Main colors: Black & white. Accent color: teal
Theme: Josephine Baker - google her and you'll "get it."  Miss Baker was about as French as you can get.

Miss Baker was BIG  in the opening of the Jazz era, so we'll use those black and whites to suggest a "piano" which of course, could've been made of high-gloss cherry wood.   Her act was jungle oriented, so the accents are pillows, piled high with big flowers in teal and a not-so-blue green for foliage.  Some solids in in the blue/green range.

I'm going for matte-white walls with diagonal black-hi-gloss thin stripes, almost like a music score.  And here's the beatuy of this idea - we're NOT gonna paint those stripes on - we're going to use electrician's tape.  Diagonal is NOT 45 degrees, but more.... whatever works in the room.  How 'bout first stripe is corner to corner on each wall, and go from there?   Leave maybe 3 or 4 inches between, two stripes on each side for a total of 5 stripes.  Then skip.... what? maybe 10 inches, then start another set of 5 stripes.  Removal? Solved!!!

Do ONLY two adjoining walls, including the head-board wall.  Drape as in the image above. Get a ring and just run a needle and thread through your fabric round and round two-or-three times, follwing the ring, making a hem. Fabric?  CAREFUL - there's gonna be a lot of it.  Maybe a jungle print (dare I say zebra - nah - too cliche) on silky nylon/rayon.  Teal/black/white stripes?  In any instance, you want the fabric lightweight so it doesn't pull down your ring.  Paint a thrift head-board black gloss and pick out details in "cover-all" gloss white.  If there's a matching foot-board, even better.

Dramatic lighting?  Those black torchieres that were so popular 20 years ago.  BUT put 'em on dimmers.  Formal, formal - one on each side of the bed.

Chests go one on decorated wall, one plain white wall.

Oh, just had a thought..... Door gets the stripes - so that when it's closed, it is camoflauged into wall.

If you want further help, I need floor plan and height.  Location of outlets, etc.

Hope that your "Josephine Baker" research helps you decide to get into 20th Century, as opposed to being Louis XIV.  LOL!  The French have been sexy in their boudoirs for more years than........ (I got nuthin')

_____________________________

"Train 'em the right way - my way." Lance Hughes
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

10 fluffy points
50 nz points

Member: VAA's posse

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 17
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 7:05:01 PM   
LanceHughes


Posts: 4737
Joined: 2/12/2004
Status: offline 		On re-read: Some red in the pillows to reference the cherry wood.  I'm thinking red hibicus, teal leaves.  Some solid teal pillows.

Oh, damn!  If you can find it - a teal center stripe for each musical score would work.

There are GREAT posters of JB.... get a repro.  Real things are in thousands of dollars.

Josephine Baker liked the black/white theme, too, but she used those as accents, to her main color - (don't gag1) banana yellow.

Here's a GREAT repro poster of Jsephine for $14.85 .....

http://www.amazon.com/JOSEPHINE-JOHANN-STRAUSS-THEATER-VINTAGE/dp/B001Q8DEJ4

HMmmmm those red feathers sure do match cherry wood, don't they?

Maybe that teal color idea can be given up.   ONE main color, not your two - black and white.  ONE secondary - and then one accent.  Your cherrywood is a fourth color and you "really" should have only three.

How 'bout "Tribute to Josephine Baker" ? based on a poster that really moves you?

Gotta go.
Regards, Lance

_____________________________

"Train 'em the right way - my way." Lance Hughes
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

10 fluffy points
50 nz points

Member: VAA's posse

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 18
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/2/2010 7:19:57 PM   
GreedyTop


Posts: 52100
Joined: 5/2/2007
From: Savannah, GA
Status: offline 		Lance?  come help me decorate/dress... *adores you*  LOL

_____________________________

polysnortatious
Supreme Goddess of Snark
CHARTER MEMBER: Lance's Fag Hags!
Waiting for my madman in a Blue Box.

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 19
RE: Still decorating...more help is needed. - 6/3/2010 3:22:33 AM   
MissAsylum


Posts: 1863
Joined: 1/9/2009
Status: offline 		wow.

that was a lot to take in. maybe what i'm putting together in my mind just looks extremely busy- and i wouldnt want that for my bedroom where i'm going to relax.

but i must admit- i like the whole painting the door the same color(s) of the walls.

and i'm a bit lost on the "must be 3 colors" thing. i could have sworn that natural wood is a neutral and doesn't really "count" in the colour palette.

could be wrong. if that be the case- my mom has been breaking the laws of home decor since i was a baby. her room is royal blue and gold with mohagany furniture- BUT there is a major piece of furniture in her room that is also wood, but its a light honey shade.

and as far as the pieces i have goes- one is a nightstand and the other is a "tv" stand(i'm sure it wasnt meant to be one lol) that probably is a end table since its not very long like a coffee table and too big to be a nightstand. Also i had recieved a standing mirror yesterday(gift) in cherry wood- here is something that look similar to it(mine is real cherry wood):

http://www.amazon.com/Southwestern-Carved-Cherry-Finish-Cheval/dp/B0002KNN8O/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3BRB4FT6YAOIJ&colid=A986X4SHJJ3U

also, i'm buying a chest of drawers(tall) and a vanity, also in cherry wood.

again- this me still being certain that wood is a nuetral.

(in reply to LanceHughes)
Profile   Post #: 20
Page:   [1] 2   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> Still decorating...more help is needed. Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts




Collarchat.com © 2025
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Spam Policy

0.094