The Eye Candy Thread

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Anonymous wrote:EyeCandyOP,
#1 This thread is great.
#2 You are great!
#3 Can you walk me through how to post pictures on here?

This and when I search google images or houzz for stuff I come up with so much crap (every random person's ugly before or outdated pics) but EyeCandyOP pics are all lovely (even when I don't love the style choices).
Thanks!

OP how do you get such nice images? It must be more than just a good google image search. Anyway, great job! Really enjoying the thread.

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:
OP how do you get such nice images? It must be more than just a good google image search. Anyway, great job! Really enjoying the thread.

Thank you! I try to think about designers, cities, or magazines that might have images that would work for the person's request. Admittedly, my key words are probably really strange, but because of SEO on images, I can usually find things that fit. Like for the log cabin request, I thought about the cities that would have both log cabin builders and high end interior designers. I also looked at the magazines that cater to those regions.

Houz and Pinterest make linking to photos hard, so I try to use images from magazines or designers themselves (I try to mention the designers when I do that).

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:How about master bedroom layout/decor for room with windows on two adjacent walls and slight asymmetric vaulted ceiling? Especially interested in window treatments and paint. The rest of the house has kind of a fancy rustic vibe.

I'm staying neutral because of the mention of rustic. I associate that with a lighter palette. I hope this works!

No adjacent windows here, but vaulted and a little rustic?




Ignore the shiny accessories and lucite, of course.

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Wow, thank you!!!

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:I’m looking to redo our kitchen, thinking ikea kitchen nice and cheap, but going for a stark minimalist black whites greys and dark browns, I want sleek simple visually doesn’t even look like a kitchen If that makes sense. Rest of the house is nice and bare but the 80s kitchen is giving me head scratches on how to reno.

This will be fun! Last year at the Kitchen and Bath Show, there were a few vendors show "hidden" kitchens (watch this!). I'll try to dig up some images, though they might not fit your colors. Another thing that might be interesting to you is German kitchens. They tend to be sleek and modern, people move with them (like literally...you take your kitchen with you when you move), and Ikea has lines that work perfectly there. There are a few European kitchen design companies that might have inspiration for you, too (I bet you would LOVE a Leicht kitchen!). Let's see what we find...

















I'm not going to paste in any more Leicht kitchens because I really think that's the look you're going for an you will probably be in heaven googling those yourself. They are super cool!

[EyeCandyOP]

To the person with the "fancy rustic" post, a local designer you might like is Lauren Liess.

She has (had?) a show on the DIY Network called Best House on the Block, where DMV homes (often ones on streets where every house was of a similar style) were remodeled. Some of the episodes are streaming.

[Anonymous]

EyeCandyOP wrote:To the person with the "fancy rustic" post, a local designer you might like is Lauren Liess.

She has (had?) a show on the DIY Network called Best House on the Block, where DMV homes (often ones on streets where every house was of a similar style) were remodeled. Some of the episodes are streaming.

Thank you, EyeCandyOP!! Fancy rustic pp here. You are very kind to respond to me.

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I need inspiration for our dining room. There is one loooong wall with nothing on it. I feel like any nice art would be lost on the wall; a "gallery wall" is too messy; I don't want a mirror to watch myself eat....what to do? And are there any options for displaying nice china and such that don't look like Nana's house?
Thanks!

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Hi OP, I've loved going through this post, thank you! Could you post pics of non-drape window treatments for a home with dark hardwood and light grey walls? If it helps, we have taupe sofas and colorful accents.

[Anonymous]

OP, I’m really enjoying your sense of style selection for the images pulled. I would love some help with inspiration for a home office from scratch. I’m looking to set it up as both a place I can do research writing and artistic hobbies. I use a desk top, so I was thinking a smaller desk/standing desk against a wall with with shelving and then a larger project table /desk in the middle of the room. My style is on the California/Scandinavian Dwell side of things.

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A hard wood floor in a living room that has Brazilian marble like knotty light and dark pattern. Please and thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I’m really enjoying your sense of style selection for the images pulled. I would love some help with inspiration for a home office from scratch. I’m looking to set it up as both a place I can do research writing and artistic hobbies. I use a desk top, so I was thinking a smaller desk/standing desk against a wall with with shelving and then a larger project table /desk in the middle of the room. My style is on the California/Scandinavian Dwell side of things.

Another option to consider: monitor mounted on the wall (a bigish tv) and a wireless keyboard. That way you can have the desk in the middle of the room. As long as the TV is bigger than your monitor would be to account for the distance I find it works well (of course could not be crazy far away). Our desk has wheels as well so can be moved. This way the desktop stays against the wall somewhere and the central desk is free of wires.

[EyeCandyOP]

Anonymous wrote:I need inspiration for our dining room. There is one loooong wall with nothing on it. I feel like any nice art would be lost on the wall; a "gallery wall" is too messy; I don't want a mirror to watch myself eat....what to do? And are there any options for displaying nice china and such that don't look like Nana's house?
Thanks!

I tend to like simpler dining rooms myself, so I understand where you're coming from on the gallery wall. If there is electricity on that wall, art plus two scones could work. Also, three pieces of large art, framed the same way, might look nice. Let's see what we find...

Low sideboard with statement lamps?


Obv, the chandelier might be a little ornate, but I like the simplicity here.


Adding picture frame moulding (bigger boxes than this if your room is long) might be nice.




Or if you're interested in making more of a statement






Simple art


There are lots of examples out there of dining rooms with mural wallpaper that doesn't need art (google Gracie or degournay for more examples)


Those papers can be expensive, so framing pieces might be an option




With display/storage


NOT suggesting this design, but look at home simple the display is on the right. Could have that built in? Maybe behind a very simple, glass door?


Without the gallery wall, of course


This is a lot of look, but I'm more looking at the furniture placement on that back wall. If you want storage, but not the look of a traditional china cabinet, you could use two dressers to get that storage and put art above.