The Eye Candy Thread

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:2) kids rooms featuring queen size beds! Thank you!

(remember the nautical comment?)

[Anonymous]

Eye Candy OP, poster looking to add charm to my McMansion here - thank you so much for your help! I'd never heard of Southern Home magazine before. I ran out and bought a copy and subsequently subscribed.

I'd love to know who you follow on IG, what decorating magazines you like etc.

Thank you for this fun thread and all your helpful posts!

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:Eye Candy OP, poster looking to add charm to my McMansion here - thank you so much for your help! I'd never heard of Southern Home magazine before. I ran out and bought a copy and subsequently subscribed.

I'd love to know who you follow on IG, what decorating magazines you like etc.

Thank you for this fun thread and all your helpful posts!

I actually took a couple pictures of the article I was thinking of for you! I hope it's in the issue you have. When you look at the before images, you can thinking of all the new construction homes that were of that style. I love how the house turned out.

This is the first page:




I subscribe to Southern Home and Veranda now. I think someone got me a subscription to House Beautiful as a holiday gift, but I haven't followed them as much in the last year...they seem to be trending a little more contemporary. Sort of like a new Domino or Lonny? Every now and then, I'll pick up an issue of Luxe.

On instagram, I think I follow more individual designers. I'm afraid to try to list some because I know I'll forget a ton and someone will be like "how could you forget so and so!" Just a couple of the DC designers: Sally Steponkus, Erika Bonnell, Pamela Harvey, Mary Doughlas Drysdale, Kelley Promxmire, Barry Dixon...but I should add that I sometimes follow people whose work isn't in line with my style just to be exposed to interesting things.

There's a St. Louis designer I've really loved on instagram lately, Amy Studebaker Designs. Up in Boston, Katie Rosenfeld is great (and she's huge, but doesn't take herself too seriously...see the story of her dog riding a roomba in yesterday's stories). Erin Gates (Elements of Design) and Dina Holland (Honey and Fitz) are bloggers who became designers...very different styles, but their accounts are fun.

Sometimes I watch hashtags like #blueandwhitehome and find new people to follow that way. Or I look at who tagged de Gournay or Samuel & Sons (beautiful trim company) to find new people.

[Anonymous]

I'm looking to spruce up my teenage son's bedroom (he is going to college next year). Any pics? Love your posts!

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:I am kicking myself for spending free time on anything other than this thread. Why didn’t I click before??

OP I love the look of those trendy blue kitchen cabinets but our kitchen is small ish (maybe 10x13) and we have uppers up to the ceiling. Is it possible to do bright blue without it being overwhelming or white uppers and blue lowers without looking disjointed?

I've seen some beautiful blue kitchens that are on the small side. Let's see what we can find.







White uppers...









I've seen at ton of kitchens where the island is blue, but here's one where the main cabinets are blue and the island is white.


Not blue, but two-tone is different!



Totally not what you asked for, but I came across it and thought it was interesting.

[Anonymous]

Dear Eye Candy OP,

Thanks for the most enjoyment I have ever gotten from a DCUM thread!

From,
an appreciative fan

[Anonymous]

EyeCandyOP wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2) kids rooms featuring queen size beds! Thank you!

(remember the nautical comment?)









Oh I LOVE some of these. Thank you so much, OP!

[Anonymous]

Oops, OP, I buried my thank you in all the beautiful images you found. Thanks so much!

[Anonymous]

EyeCandyOP wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this thread! Two requests for you: 1) traditional living/family rooms that also have builder grade white/beige carpets. Bonus if they have some sort of leather, wood or texture like sisal or textiles to make it interesting.

I'm not sure of your style, so I'm going all over the place...

I like most of those a lot. What I think I’m seeing is a need for black/hard texture to ground the beige a bit? Like the room with the black tables and fireplace. We have a living room that has similar vibe but need to decorate a family room (with a tv) that feels less formal. The carpet has been feeling like a distraction but it looks so lovely in these. I like Peter Dunham and the ladies over at McGrath2 these days.

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:I'm looking to spruce up my teenage son's bedroom (he is going to college next year). Any pics? Love your posts!

OH! Are you going to turn it into something else, like a guest room? What colors do you want to use?

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:

EyeCandyOP wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this thread! Two requests for you: 1) traditional living/family rooms that also have builder grade white/beige carpets. Bonus if they have some sort of leather, wood or texture like sisal or textiles to make it interesting.

I'm not sure of your style, so I'm going all over the place...

I like most of those a lot. What I think I’m seeing is a need for black/hard texture to ground the beige a bit? Like the room with the black tables and fireplace. We have a living room that has similar vibe but need to decorate a family room (with a tv) that feels less formal. The carpet has been feeling like a distraction but it looks so lovely in these. I like Peter Dunham and the ladies over at McGrath2 these days.

Something that also jumps out at me is the mix of skirted and non-skirted seating. There's something nice about that mix of wood legs and fabric. Maybe the legs of tables next to the seating would work if all of your furniture is skirted. I'm no pro, so I'm just guessing!

[Anonymous]

Hi Eye Candy,

Can you help me find small master bedrooms with a accent wall behind the bed. Could be painted, wallpapered or textured. I'm curious how an accent wall would "go" with the adjacent walls in the room.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

One more request Eye Candy. Can you show bedrooms with multiple rugs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi Eye Candy,

Can you help me find small master bedrooms with a accent wall behind the bed. Could be painted, wallpapered or textured. I'm curious how an accent wall would "go" with the adjacent walls in the room.

Thanks!

NP here. Yes! I’m looking for this as well. I’m interested in a wallpapered accent wall behind the bed. We have a gray upholstered headboard. I was looking at Farrow&Ball lotus wallpaper as a possibility.

[Anonymous]

Hi EyeCandyOP—

First, I love this thread! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into responding to strangers’ questions and requests.

Anyway, we are planning a kitchen reno, and I’m having a hard time figuring out the “look” I want. The flooring, which won’t change, is light/medium wood.

The kitchen isn’t huge—we’re in a rowhouse—but is about 20x12. No island. A wall of cabinets/appliances on one side, a u-shape workspace and a booth-style table on the other side. Should get good sunlight, between 3 windows and a glass door.

I know I don’t want an all-white kitchen. I would like some color but not too trendy or too bold. I’m open to upper cabinets being a lighter color or even white.
Appliances will be stainless steel. I’m toying with brass fixtures (drawer and cabinet pulls, faucet?) but am torn because I fear it’s too trendy.

My style in general is probably best characterized as transitional, but lean a little modern.

Any ideas for cabinet, countertop, and backsplash colors? Any ideas for cabinet styles (just do shaker or something a little more modern)? I’d love to see some photos with our flooring showing different options for colors and styles.
Thank you in advance!