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[Post New]11/12/2020 10:30
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^^ That bathroom quilt must get so dirty!
[Post New]12/01/2020 15:15
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Hello, friends! Hope you are safe and sound, enjoying your homes these days. Some requests have built up. Let me see what I can do about that...

Anonymous wrote:Dear Talented Eye Candy: any ideas for finding inspiration for finishing a basement? Maybe an open concept, somewhat industrial/rustic look? Useable as family living space?

It's hard to find good basement photos from shelter magazines...not that you even need to limit yourself to those. You could look for living rooms and family rooms, too. If you like rustic and industrial, you might also want to use contemporary and modern in your searches for photos.













Believe it or not, this is a basement.
[Post New]12/01/2020 15:30
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Anonymous wrote:Hi Eye Candy,
How about small rooms with a chaise sofa?


















[Post New]12/01/2020 15:38
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Anonymous wrote:Eye Candy, you are amazing! I need to get overhead lighting fixtures for two rooms adjoined by an archway: a dining room and a mostly open library/play room.

I'm gravitating toward a somewhat traditional chandelier over the dining table, but don't know what to do in the room next to it, or how the fixtures should be coordinated. Any ideas for inspiration?

The room connection sort of looks like this (but I do not like this lighting fixture at all, and have a larger rectangular dining table):


The dining room currently has oil-rubbed bronze wall sconces, which I like, and a cheap tiny builders chandelier that must go. The adjoining room has zero lighting at present. We need to furnish the library room, too, which is giving me trouble, but now that it's dark so early my pressing concern is lighting. Thanks for any ideas!


So it sounds like you are looking for two lights, one chandelier for over a dining table and one that might be flush or semi-flush for the library/play room adjacent. I LOVE lighting and would be happy to source some options, but aside from knowing there's oil-rubbed bronze fixtures already in the dining room, I don't know what your style is. Tell me what if you are traditional, contemporary, modern, etc.
[Post New]12/01/2020 15:41
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Anonymous wrote:Hi Eye Candy! You're the best - thanks for all that you do! I have a challenging request. I'm helping some relatives think through redecorating an early 1980s contemporary saltbox. It has an asymmetrical living room/dining area ceiling, and one wall (the wall with fireplace) is paneled with vertical planks of a honey-colored wood. The fireplace surround is a red brick; unfortunately the fireplace is not centered on that wall. The rest of the house is painted white. The current furnishings (a floral patterned "shabby chic" couch and lots of random art and knick-knacks) compete with the contemporary architecture. It all looks super-dated and cluttered.

I'm looking online for similar layouts - have not found anything yet and I don't know how to embed images, but this rental one has a similar ceiling and living/dining in the same large room: https://www.vrbo.com/4506756ha

And this one has a fireplace in the same dated red brick. https://www.vrbo.com/344647ha

This photo has wood panel walls in a similar color - but ours is way less nice, all vertical slats, and a rough texture. https://thedesignfiles.net/2017/02/michael-and-laura-mccormack/

The family doesn't want to change or paint the wood panels, and they like the look of the red brick fireplace. Given that they don't want to do much in the way of renovations, I think the only thing to do search for furnishings that work with the 70s/80s vibe, embrace the wood paneling, and go for an organic California modern feel.

If you have any ideas or photos that would help us figure out what to do with the wood paneling and red brick fireplace located off-center on that wall, I'd be so grateful. Thank you!



I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what I'm being asked to find here. I'm good at find inspiration for certain styles and rooms, but for this amount of specificity, you might want to spend a couple hundred dollars and use an e-design service. You send them pictures and they create a plan for your specific space.

[Post New]12/01/2020 16:03
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EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hi Eye Candy,
How about small rooms with a chaise sofa?





















Anyone know which wallpaper is in the first photo with the two white dogs?
[Post New]12/01/2020 17:47
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Anonymous wrote:
Anyone know which wallpaper is in the first photo with the two white dogs?

It's John Robshaw fabric on the walls. It's not on his website anymore, but it might be floating around on some website. I'm not sure of the name. Michael S. Smith designed the room.
[Post New]12/01/2020 21:03
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EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anyone know which wallpaper is in the first photo with the two white dogs?

It's John Robshaw fabric on the walls. It's not on his website anymore, but it might be floating around on some website. I'm not sure of the name. Michael S. Smith designed the room.



Thank you!
[Post New]12/01/2020 21:58
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Anonymous wrote:
EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anyone know which wallpaper is in the first photo with the two white dogs?

It's John Robshaw fabric on the walls. It's not on his website anymore, but it might be floating around on some website. I'm not sure of the name. Michael S. Smith designed the room.



Thank you!

EyeCandy here from my phone. Schumacher just posted a room with a pretty wallpaper that might be a nice alternative: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIRoF9lAH8J/?igshid=i07ax8bts0yp
[Post New]12/01/2020 22:03
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You are a DCUM treasure, Eye Candy.
[Post New]12/02/2020 16:05
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Anonymous wrote:You are a DCUM treasure, Eye Candy.
Aw, thank you!!! You are so kind.


Light fixture person, are you still around? I just need some direction for your dining room/library/playroom situation!
[Post New]12/02/2020 16:07
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You are a DCUM treasure, Eye Candy.
Aw, thank you!!! You are so kind.


Light fixture person, are you still around? I just need some direction for your dining room/library/playroom situation!


Not the light figure person, but another person expressing appreciation. Eye Candy, you are amazing! I look forward to your contributions.
[Post New]12/02/2020 21:33
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anyone know which wallpaper is in the first photo with the two white dogs?

It's John Robshaw fabric on the walls. It's not on his website anymore, but it might be floating around on some website. I'm not sure of the name. Michael S. Smith designed the room.



Thank you!

EyeCandy here from my phone. Schumacher just posted a room with a pretty wallpaper that might be a nice alternative: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIRoF9lAH8J/?igshid=i07ax8bts0yp


Thanks EyeCandy! You are amazing!
[Post New]12/03/2020 15:11
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EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Eye Candy, you are amazing! I need to get overhead lighting fixtures for two rooms adjoined by an archway: a dining room and a mostly open library/play room.

I'm gravitating toward a somewhat traditional chandelier over the dining table, but don't know what to do in the room next to it, or how the fixtures should be coordinated. Any ideas for inspiration?

The room connection sort of looks like this (but I do not like this lighting fixture at all, and have a larger rectangular dining table):


The dining room currently has oil-rubbed bronze wall sconces, which I like, and a cheap tiny builders chandelier that must go. The adjoining room has zero lighting at present. We need to furnish the library room, too, which is giving me trouble, but now that it's dark so early my pressing concern is lighting. Thanks for any ideas!


So it sounds like you are looking for two lights, one chandelier for over a dining table and one that might be flush or semi-flush for the library/play room adjacent. I LOVE lighting and would be happy to source some options, but aside from knowing there's oil-rubbed bronze fixtures already in the dining room, I don't know what your style is. Tell me what if you are traditional, contemporary, modern, etc.


Thank you, Eye Candy! I am here. My style is.......new traditional + global organic eclectic? That's what a couple internet quizzes tell me. I'm pretty new at this.

The house is a Queen Anne Victorian with all the indoor trim. The current dining room furniture is an inherited traditional dark wood dining room set. The existing oil-rubbed bronze wall sconces look sort of like this:


Starting from scratch I probably wouldn't go so traditional with the furniture, but I love the history and can't afford to replace anytime soon anyway. I'd like something that fits in with that traditional style but is not too fussy. The dining room is a deep red. Light hardwood floors. The adjoining room is white and pretty plain so far, white bookshelves, remote learning desks, and a piano keyboard. No lighting apart from desk lamps because we can't decide. There is a ceiling box to put in something overhead. When looking at lighting on-line, my kids gravitate to things with lots of crystals, which I'm open to.

Thanks for any tips!
[Post New]12/03/2020 22:50
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EyeCandyOP wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hi Eye Candy,
How about small rooms with a chaise sofa?






Anyone recognize this piece of art on the wall?

J/K. It might be a tv but wth is going on there?? Looks like a cult.

EyeCandyOP:

attic work spaces/offices (angled ceilings, windows if possible.
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