Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on February 14, 2014, 08:15:38 PM
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At last we are really getting stuck in!
Do you keep the same colour on the walls throughout ……. I looked at a property for sale in our village today and all the rooms are bl/white with red to break the monochrome :o ………. even the bathroom is bl/white/grey with red towels.
We have variations of yellow throughout the reception rooms, hall/landing are turquoise with cyan blue contrasts; our bedroom is 'lilac' on the walls against a dark blue carpet which may need replacing; bathroom is calming 'off white/ivory' with one bright red shower wall …….. lounge will get done later in the year as there is SO much to move ::) so plenty of time to decide on whether to keep the walls yellow or ………. (green carpet which will be washed thoroughly)
How often do you change your flooring? Curtains …………
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All our walls are pretty much the same, off white. Carpets & curtains are neutral. Only one bedroom slightly different with red curtains.
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We have the same colour carpet throughout except for the kitchen and bathrooms which are slate and pine.
Our main colour on the walls is cream but I do have an accent wall in the living room and the bedroom.
The bathroom and shower room are tiled.
My daughter has a loft conversion room which she decorated herself. Pale pink on some walls and dark burgundy on two. It's very....ummmm striking ;D
I like clean uncluttered lines and the warmth is brought by cushions rugs and cuddly throws.
Honeyb
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It depends as well what the room's for, and particularly who uses it most. You get their colour preferences coming out. Accents work well, too, as you can still keep a neutral colour scheme and add "interest" to it.
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Although my cottage has high ceilings the windows are not that big. I made the mistake when I moved in of keeping the skirting boards etc dark wood and decorating as normal. Since then I have gone through the house and painted all the woodwork white and all the walls off white or a very pale colour. Have a raspberry pink bedroom wall as accent. Again I had dark carpets and have changed them all to either light wood or light carpet. House is now much brighter and away from the traditional cottagey feeling.
Bramble
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Occasionally have a nosey online at houses for sale. One near me has every room decorated red, black & white.
I'm trying, unsuccessfully, to persuade hubby to change most of our internal doors to white or light oak. We have dark doors throughout, excluding internal front door & living room door which are both varnished with glass. I feel it will make such a difference & will help to make it look more modern.
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I like everything very contemporary and minimalist. I don't like 'traditional' at all. All our rooms have plain light walls, and the colours are added with cushions, duvet sets, curtains, throws. We only have 2 rooms that have one wall with colour on it. The lounge has a Harlequin wallpaper on one wall which I love.
The problem with having all the walls a colour is that colours soon go out of fashion so the room dates very easily.
I'll shut up now.
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Hubby won't let me do feature walls, either with wallpaper or paint. We're similar, colour is added with accessories. So off white it will stay.
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I'm trying, unsuccessfully, to persuade hubby to change most of our internal doors to white or light oak. We have dark doors throughout, excluding internal front door & living room door which are both varnished with glass. I feel it will make such a difference & will help to make it look more modern.
A few years ago I bought myself, for Christmas, 7 new internal doors with frosted glass in upper half. I waxed them mid oak and they made a huge difference. By this time all my woodwork had been painted white as well. It was a shame throwing the original doors out but they were stained dark oak colour and none of them shut properly due to the vagaries of wood over a hundred years.
Bramble
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We had our internal doors changed 10 years ago. Went to Poole for alook-see at Doors of Distinction and decided on something completely different to what we thought we wanted ::) ………. they are pale wood made in Spain with brass effect handles. They are only lightly stained as having paid about £100.00 for each plus fitting, I didn't want them too dark. They really could do with being stained again ………. go for it! New doors make a huge difference throughout: we had 7 downstairs and 8 upstairs to change. The one into the front hall has glass panels; as does the one into the kitchen from the hall and the one from the kitchen into the utility room: the ones on the 2 wardrobes have glass panels too. It allows lots of light through ……….
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Reading an article in the Sat papers apparently wall paper is back in fashion but OH what patterns :o :-X
Any1 else choosing the easier way of painting rather than papering? We had new curtains in 3 rooms 18 months ago and are considering getting different blinds. Nets will all need washing this Spring. Otherwise, having had new wood effect flooring laid 12 months ago there is 1 tiny corner of wall to touch up. Then we are done ;D
Although I look at the two toilets and wonder ???