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Comments (168)Looks great - nice to see your igonred most of the anne twacky ideas ! But would suggest get way bigger pictures. I get mine from charity shops, car boot sales etc and paint the frames or replace the picture. You can knock up an abstract in two mins. Use any left over emulsion paint or buy matchpots to paint out the existing picture which gives you your background and paint a blob of colour anywhere on the canvas ( or whatever it's made of. ). If you are going to paint the frame matt is nice and I use clay based paint. I KNOW its expensive but it goes a looooong way and looks and feels mega. You may find some nice abstract stuff as well. For example I got a unframed canvas ( feels like canvas ) with nine squares on it all a different colour with contrasting, lit, light bulbs in each square. It was It was about 90 cm x 120 cm and I turned it around the wrong way. i.e so the bulbs looked to be sticking out rather than standing up. Very loud and brrrrright. Cost £12.00. I also go to local auctions. I cannot tell you the amount of things I have obtained from them for next to nothing. General household sales are the best for bargains. e.g. cabin trunk for £12.00, metal top hat box £8.00 both now painted. Few years back, I furnished a two bed flat with two receptions, kitchen and bathroom for £200. I like old furniture and I can also paint ! Therefore, it is my suggestion that you go for really nice wood or nice shape. Unfortunately, you don't usually get both together. I got a demi lune table really solid from a car boot sale for £4.00 also painted and looks good under the window. Mirrors car boots, auctions, charity shops and although there are not so many these days, jummies ! ( jumble sales ). Strange. I sense a big yawn coming on so I hope I did not bore you too much but your place has so much scope and did I mention Brick Lane Market, Portobello Market ? and every other London market. Also in Spain I got large white with blue roses on massive curtain for 10 euros way before the big rose thing became trendy. France is good for street markets. Good luck. Goodbye....See MoreBored with this - need to add something- help!
Comments (14)A MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who has comment and given suggestions- I am very grateful ...... Sometimes when it is your own home you just cannot see what is needed!! Have decided on introducing an accent colour of a very rich dark plum colour with a splash of cerise pink here and there - am thinking cerise will be an absolute minimum - in the form of silicone spatula heads, tongs, etc.... Am now designing a painting for the wall to the left of the ovens - I paint so can have a piece of my own work there. And am talking my husband round to the idea of changing the two big lights over the island to something a little more contemporary!! Love the idea of fresh plants - at the moment only have the token gesture of a basil plant on a window ledge that gets a drastic haircut every time I do Italian!! I have learnt - and I should have been more adventurous in the beginning - instead of worrying about " what if I get it wrong" with regard to the look!! I am also going to have Roman blinds made for the Windows with a funky Pom Pom trim - now looking for some plum fabric with a shot of cerise in it.... Not quite sure about pelmets yet..... Whether to have them removed or recovered to match new blinds. Thank you again for all your suggestions - handles will stay at the moment - as too costly to replace ( over 50 of them!) and the granite..... Well, that has to stay!! Or my husband will combust!!! But thank you all again for all your ideas and your time- have already ordered some plum coloured Perspex stools for the island and feel inspired again!!...See MoreNeed help decorating grey and green family room
Comments (3)Why not try a moveable bookcase on wheels in white, to help screen the Childrens play area? This can then, depending on their ages be decorated as a kind of separate area with colourful storage boxes, playmats etc in White / Green and another funky colour for fun. You could even put two back to back, one side kids, one side adults!...See Moreboring east facing budget kitchen
Comments (13)No I don't think it's hideous but it's functional rather than stylish - IMHO. Can the shades be taken off and the bulbs be replaced with globe lights ( or are they halogen ?) I'd still avoid a grey floor and either try and match the beech or go for a muted colour tiled effect. Personally, I'd also avoid bright splashes of colour with blinds, accessories etc (except natural ones from plants, fruit, herbs) and go for more texture (chopping boards, baskets, glass storage jars etc). I think it will upgrade what you say is a budget kitchen into something more stylish. Good luck...See MoreStudio Vonne
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