Comments on: Decorate Your Walls http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/ Lifestyle Design Blog - Dreams Become Reality, One Goal at a Time Fri, 18 May 2012 13:16:25 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yiota@cross stitch kits http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-20160 Yiota@cross stitch kits Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:55:55 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-20160 I agree with you that adding colours in the walls is a great thing and actually creates a perfect mood. However when you get bored of it and want to change it, you need to paint it white in order for the next colour to be an exact match. On the other hand, I too hate white walls! I agree with you that adding colours in the walls is a great thing and actually creates a perfect mood. However when you get bored of it and want to change it, you need to paint it white in order for the next colour to be an exact match. On the other hand, I too hate white walls!

]]> By: dave williams http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-14076 dave williams Sat, 21 May 2011 23:09:40 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-14076 do you have any pictures of your dream home? I agree with your choice of color: blue, green and yellow. These colors really adds impact to a house. davewilliams of <a href="http://www.heartlandpainters.com/louisville-commercial-painting-contractor">Louisville Painting Contractors</a> do you have any pictures of your dream home? I agree with your choice of color: blue, green and yellow. These colors really adds impact to a house.

davewilliams of Louisville Painting Contractors

]]> By: Alison Moore Smith http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-1383 Alison Moore Smith Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:40:09 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-1383 What constitutes good taste? My thought is in <strong>your</strong> house, it's really only <strong>your</strong> taste that matters. If <strong>you</strong> like it, go for it. You don't have to please your neighbors! They can go home. :) What constitutes good taste? My thought is in your house, it’s really only your taste that matters. If you like it, go for it. You don’t have to please your neighbors! They can go home. :)

]]> By: FJ http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-1377 FJ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:37 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-1377 Strong use of color on the walls is good as long as you have good taste and also seek an objective opinion from others with good taste. Otherwise you may end up repainting a room or having to live with something you do not like. Strong use of color on the walls is good as long as you have good taste and also seek an objective opinion from others with good taste. Otherwise you may end up repainting a room or having to live with something you do not like.

]]> By: Alison Moore Smith http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-686 Alison Moore Smith Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:39:27 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-686 Very cool idea, Carol. I tried to look it up on <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com" rel="nofollow">This Old House</a>, but couldn't find it. (Found other great stuff on the site, however.) Do you happen to remember the issue it was in? I'd love to link to it. Thanks for dropping by! Very cool idea, Carol. I tried to look it up on This Old House, but couldn’t find it. (Found other great stuff on the site, however.) Do you happen to remember the issue it was in? I’d love to link to it.

Thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: Carol Castle http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-683 Carol Castle Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:00:12 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-683 Hello all, One of the tricks we have discovered in the past three years of completely remodeling our home was found in a decorating magazine from This Old House. It showed the ceilings a light blue/green color. It is called wavecrest from Behr paint. We have low ceilings and this color added several inches in height, even though the ceiling wasn't really any taller. Our ceilings are all wavecrest blue, the trim is bright white and the color on the wall is where we go crazy. Because the ceilings and trim are all the same, no matter what colors we use elsewhere in the 5,000 sq foot house, it all matches. It has been a decorator trick that we have really enjoyed.... try it out, get rid of white walls... Hello all,
One of the tricks we have discovered in the past three years of completely remodeling our home was found in a decorating magazine from This Old House. It showed the ceilings a light blue/green color. It is called wavecrest from Behr paint. We have low ceilings and this color added several inches in height, even though the ceiling wasn’t really any taller. Our ceilings are all wavecrest blue, the trim is bright white and the color on the wall is where we go crazy. Because the ceilings and trim are all the same, no matter what colors we use elsewhere in the 5,000 sq foot house, it all matches. It has been a decorator trick that we have really enjoyed…. try it out, get rid of white walls…

]]> By: Alison Moore Smith http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-528 Alison Moore Smith Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:45:48 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-528 Thanks for commenting, Ileane! I have tried a few different techniques in a few not-so-public rooms (kids' bedroom, kids' bathrooms, etc.). Some looked better than others. I'm really completely lacking in artistic skills, so I admire those who can create these effects with good results! A close friend of mine (who is very talented at decorating) is going to help us decorate the new house. She has done some gorgeous paint work. Maybe she can give me some pointers! Thanks for commenting, Ileane!

I have tried a few different techniques in a few not-so-public rooms (kids’ bedroom, kids’ bathrooms, etc.). Some looked better than others. I’m really completely lacking in artistic skills, so I admire those who can create these effects with good results!

A close friend of mine (who is very talented at decorating) is going to help us decorate the new house. She has done some gorgeous paint work. Maybe she can give me some pointers!

]]> By: ileane http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-514 ileane Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:33:47 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-514 Alison, I like using different paint techniques too like sponging, and dragging. Yet I must admit I still have two small walls that are white. I think you're motivating me to change that. Thanks for the colorful post! @Ileane .-= ileane´s last blog ..<a href="http://ileane.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/top-5-blog-topics/" rel="nofollow">Top 5 Blog Topics</a> =-. Alison,

I like using different paint techniques too like sponging, and dragging. Yet I must admit I still have two small walls that are white. I think you’re motivating me to change that.

Thanks for the colorful post!

@Ileane
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]]> By: Alison Moore Smith http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-448 Alison Moore Smith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:17:17 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-448 Walter, thanks for your comment. What do you mean by "proper sequence of colors"? Do you mean how to determine which colors are adjacent to others? Or something else? IMO, the main "rule" for <em>your</em> house is whether or not <em>you</em> like it! Being a "woman of color," I do try to temper that with what is socially acceptable. :) I suggest looking at magazines, books, and other houses. See what combinations you like and those that give the mood you are looking for. Especially look for patterns in your tastes, meaning look for the color schemes that you are drawn to again and again. And do take advantage of free design services and advice available at some home decor stores. They have lots of great ideas. As one example, yellow is my favorite color. I love yellow. It makes me feel good. And I know I can live, long term, with yellow all over everything. Consequently, this will be the third house we've built that we've used a buttery yellow as the central color. It works much like a neutral and it makes me happy! Are you drawn to brights? Lights? Darks? What palettes please you? Walter, thanks for your comment.

What do you mean by “proper sequence of colors”? Do you mean how to determine which colors are adjacent to others? Or something else?

IMO, the main “rule” for your house is whether or not you like it! Being a “woman of color,” I do try to temper that with what is socially acceptable. :)

I suggest looking at magazines, books, and other houses. See what combinations you like and those that give the mood you are looking for. Especially look for patterns in your tastes, meaning look for the color schemes that you are drawn to again and again. And do take advantage of free design services and advice available at some home decor stores. They have lots of great ideas.

As one example, yellow is my favorite color. I love yellow. It makes me feel good. And I know I can live, long term, with yellow all over everything. Consequently, this will be the third house we’ve built that we’ve used a buttery yellow as the central color. It works much like a neutral and it makes me happy!

Are you drawn to brights? Lights? Darks? What palettes please you?

]]> By: Walter http://pix2brix.com/decorate-your-walls/#comment-446 Walter Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:51:41 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=1136#comment-446 The interior of my house is painted flat white. However, I want to put some color on it. I just don't know the proper sequence of colors--if there's such a rule. :-) The interior of my house is painted flat white. However, I want to put some color on it. I just don’t know the proper sequence of colors–if there’s such a rule. :-)

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