Comments on: basement decorating #2

By: raine

raine — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:10:49 +0000

I have thought of the accent wall – and I just positively love the chocolate brown and blue combination. I love the idea of painting an accent wall in the kids area – I originally thought bottom half, chalkboard paint, top half, accent color. However, I think we may change our minds as to where the kids’ play area will go as we put things in the room, so it may have to be done later, rather than sooner. Thanks for the suggestions!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:20:36 +0000

I like the Khaki suggestion from “another shade of grey”, but I love the light shade of turquoise she used to show your couch with the brown pillows. Have you thought of painting one or two walls a different color to seperate the space. Maybe you could do khaki in the main area and pale turquoise in the play area, it may be two many colors but you could probably find a purple shade that goes nice with the pale turquoise and use that in your sewing/craft area. Definately wouldn’t put brown on the walls.
I used a floor to ceiling curtain in my open living room to seperate a small dead space where I had originally planned on doing built in shelves… anyway, I love the curtains, that was a good suggestion too. You could use a curtain to close off your craft area.

By: raine

raine — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:24:28 +0000

Everyone in my entire neighborhood has a red wall. Granted, they are more of the darker burgandy types of red, but if there’s one thing I don’t wnat to be, it’s the other house with some red walls

Purple! I’m with you! I think that could be really stunning.

I’m not sure we have the cleanliness to pull off a white.. I dearly love some of the white rooms I see, but I just don’t think we have what it takes. The surfaces have to stay clear, you know what I mean? My surfaces are never clear!

The lighter brown is how I’m leaning. I just worry that it’s because I’m being “safe” and not because that will be the best choice.

Thank you so much for the input – I need all the help I can get!

Oh, and cute turtle pictures (on your blog!)

By: Hey Pretty

Hey Pretty — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:26:02 +0000

Red is often a great idea in theory, but living with red walls can be a challenge. It’s sort of dark and it can be an intense color to surround ones self with?

I know it sounds crazy, but would you consider doing something in the purple family? Purple compliments green (according to our friend the color wheel) and you do a lighter silvery purple that’s closer to red than to blue.

My second suggestion is my universal fall back. I don’t know the formal name of the shade, but it’s a white with just a smidge of yellow in it. I refer to it as “bisque”–buttery, slightly golden, very easy to live with and quite flattering to the skin. It looks great with everything.

If not those than perhaps a lighter brown? Like coffee with too much milk poured into it?