My husband and I just bought a brick Victorian that is over a hundred years old. It has been slightly butchered, as the former owners painted the brick on the outside white, made the once functional fireplace "decorative" and painted the original woodwork and built-ins white. We are going to fix all of [...]
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Need opinions on decorating our new house "artsy" or antique?
June 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Antique Fireplaces
Tags: antique chests · antiques · apartments · artwork · beautiful colors · brick · carpet · compliments · covenants · fireplace · furniture · hardwoods · hundred years · ins · matter of choice · old photographs · paint colors · preferred style · wallpaper · woodwork
I have carpeting in my living room and i was wondering if an electric fireplace would sit against the wall?
May 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Electric Fireplaces
or would i have to put something underneath?? i dont understand if an electric fireplace is completely against the wall or is there a bit of space between the 2. For example i have a piece of furniture that has its feet against the wall but theres still space because it kinda tilts forward…im guessing [...]
Tags: carpet · cuz · electric fireplace · piece of furniture
How do you make a basement your home?
May 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Contemporary Fireplaces
I’m moving into a basement and it will be my bedroom and living area. It used to be the 2 car garage of the house – that should give you some sense of size. How will I divide up the two spaces? I also have a beautiful stacked stone fireplace [...]
Tags: antique furniture · car garage · carpet · decorative screens · double french doors · iron bed · living room · open shelving · stacked stone fireplace · two spaces · white iron
What colors go well with Antique White walls?
May 4th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Antique Fireplaces
The previous owner of my home painted the entire interior an Antique White (satin, except the kitchen and bathroom which are semi-gloss) including all of the walls, front, rear and side doors, floor trim, door trim, closet trim, etc which makes it all look a bit boring. I had considered painting the trim along [...]
Tags: bedrooms · berber · brick fireplace · carpet · Cast Iron · closets · color sense · grain vinyl · interior doors · iron wood · living room · piece of furniture · red brick · sectional · side doors · vinyl flooring · white satin · wood grain · wood stove
Storage Help?
April 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Contemporary Fireplaces
HELP!! I have too much stuff and no where to put it, so it ends up spreading out all over my house. I don’t have any shelves yet. I live far away from any furniture store, so I would have to order storage items. (shipping large items would be EXPENSIVE!) I like contemporary style. I [...]
Tags: brick fireplace · carpet · couch · furniture store · shelves · storage solutions