It's the off-season for wedding planners, so you might reach out to some to see if they are available. They plans all kinds of parties.

They will also know the party rental companies that would have table settings that would work for your scheme. There are A LOT of rental companies in the DMV.

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 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!

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.

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).

Anonymous wrote:OP - you are awesome, thank you!!

Here's my question: We have a rowhouse with open floor plan main level. Walls are neutral, couch is light gray, it's all so neutral. I want to add color! There is a pipe bumpout in the wall by the living room near where a wall would naturally be (and probably was at some point)...that makes me wonder if I can use that to do a statement wall... or else, how can I spice this floor up?

There's a show you might like that's pretty inspiration for row homes. Windy City Rehab follows Alison Victoria and a builder partner (can't remember his name!) do luxury flips. It's one of teh only HGTV shows I actually watch. Season 2 is coming, per her instagram, but season 1 is on demand.

Just an example of one of her houses...


Okay, on with row houses (and maybe a brownstone or two) with multiple colors in open plans.











Would you ever use wallpaper and paint that compliment each other?




Bold and modern



A rowhouse in Dublin...they have more trim, but I think they might switch colors?


This might be more what you were thinking? I don't love the top of the doorway. If that's not here, I think it would work.

Want to see something strange? I found this picture of a huge, modern sofa in a mauve living space.



But as I kept looking for inspiration photos, I kept coming across the same room with different side chairs in it.



It was also used in a photoshoot (NSFW). Different chairs, lamps, and side tables there, too.

Then I read that it's late designer David Collins' and it was all auctioned off at Christie's
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I just thought it was interesting to see different iterations of the same space. The Christie's article says he used his home as a testing ground for new ideas.

Anonymous wrote:OP - dinner is burning and I can't pull myself away. Love your style and what you pick out!!!

We have a purple living room (smoky mauve) color - for a long time we have had dark green and pale green neutral upholstered furniture. Need to change it up but want to keep the walls. Very soothing yet rich and really works with the marble around the fireplace....The previous blush ones you posted are all much more shocking then ours.

We've though about eggplant, peacock blue, more leather, some beige...any ideas?

I actually know someone with purple and green in a family room. Let me see what I can find...







This is giving me a Z Gallerie vibe. Not my style, but in case it is of interest!


Layer it on!










Grey might be a really calming color to use (I'm not usually a grey person, but I like it here!)




These next two are the same room, just at different angles. Interesting how the color changes!





But green is SO nice with purple

Anonymous wrote:How about a kitchen with a blank wall, table is up against it but how do you style the blank wall?

I'm going to guess that we'll see either art (my preference!) or shelving. Let's see what's out there...





I'm dead. Lisa Mende Designs. There are more things on the surfaces than I prefer, but how FUN is this?


I like the idea of a tall bench (realizing that this set up isn't exactly yours). You could pull the table out a little bit when needed.


For anyone who hangs out in the real estate forum...shiplap.

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

Thank you so much!

So this board uses BBCode, which is a super easy type of code to learn to use. With BBCode, your code goes between two brackets at the start and end of some text or a URL.

To paste in an image, you would type "img" between brackets, add the URl of the image (right click an image on a website and select "Copy Image Location"), then finish with /img between two brackets. Like this:







Here's what you would type for the most common codes:

It's by LaCornue! Event though there are seams, I'm not sure it's several lined up side-by-side. They will make them custom and I could see someone with this size place having the means to have one made.

La Cornue, which has been handcrafting ovens for more than a century in the French countryside town of Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, plays upon that emotional connection by engraving each range with a customer’s family name or crest, and offering customizable features that are completely personal, such as an indoor gardening system or wine cooler that’s integrated into the brand’s island module, ranging from $168,000 to more than $500,000.

As for who they are? A large, family from abroad looking to plunk down money in the US? Super wealthy Mormons? I'm note quite sure. However, Sunshine Daydream is a Greatful Dead reference.

I found an article about the place that just says it was designed for "family gatherings and entertaining."

https://onekindesign.com/2020/01/02/rustic-modern-mountain-dwelling/

Another thought for the tiny master. What about using either tall, skinny shelves for your "bedside" pieces or (if the budget allows) having a shelving unit built around the sides and/or top of the window? You could have small lights built into the top or have sconces come out of the sides.

These examples don't have windows, but they sort of show what I'm thinking...

I'm back! I made a username, too.

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP! How about very small MBR where you have no choice but to block a window with the bed? And in doing so, you have sliver of spaces to fit side tables/lights? For way too long, I have not been satisfied with my MBR and have decided 2020 is the year to finally get it right! Typical post war Colonial with windows on two walls, king bed only fits on the window walls due to closets on other walls.

I totally get what you're saying. Some of the ideas I'm seeing:
-wall mounted swing-arm lights to free up space on the tables
-pulling bed way from the wall to give you room to add a storage piece behind it that would give you a surface and/or shelves

Some of these are super designed, but I hope they give you some ideas.





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