Basements that look nice but don’t have many windows?

Okay I don’t love the styles but love how good you are with matching the photos to the requests so may as well play in haha I’m also browsing with my coffee as my kid naps.

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.

Op, I just want to say thank you! I’m not looking to do anything right now, but thoroughly enjoyed this thread with my coffee.

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.

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.

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 don’t have an example from that exact palette but my favorite for use of colors is Amelia Handegan. You might take a look for some color inspiration. The colors are often bold but they’re always just muddy enough and combined perfectly so what could easily be jarring orange is delightful pumpkin.

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?

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.

OP, I am the bay window treatment requester, and YOU are awesome. Thank you!

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

EyeCandyOP wrote: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/

Ha I have a CornueFe - love it! We got it for two reasons. 1 - it is beautiful. 2 - the smallest model worked best in our kitchen - got two double ovens, five burners in a much more compact space. Plus the stoves have ridges where standard size baking sheets slide in - can get 10 baking sheets in if I want

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.

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?

EyeCandyOP wrote: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 the MBR poster and these give me hope!! Could definitely do built ins - was planning to switch the closet door on the one wall to a sliding barn door to remove the door swing and built ins make a ton of sense. THANK YOU!!

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: