did you have an inspiration? please post

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:23 PM

did you have an inspiration? please post

you know on those decorating shows the designer will pick up a small vase or lamp or piece of fabric and say...this was the inspiration...well did you have one? and what was it...

I am trying to figure out what to do with our living room....it seems that I should be working around our artwork...but I am not really inspired...

I'm going to go and take pictures of it..maybe you guys can help...

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:37 PM

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OK...so here is one wall of paintings...

the ones on the left are from Madrid...that we just picked up...

the one in the middle was done of London by a friend of DH's parents in the 50s

and the ones on the right were also done by a pretty famous Parisian artist (again from the 50s) of Paris...also friend of DH's parents...

We like these b/c they are from cities that are in our heritage (when we go to Germany next year, we plan on getting something there - unless I can steal something from my moms house )

here are smaller prints from Madrid...they are on wall 'behind/to the side' of the other wall...so I thought that might blend...but is it too much?

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:40 PM

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We also have these three pieces from friends of ours...

2 in the dining area and one in the bedroom (we really just threw them up anywhere to get them uo)

and here is above our bed...which I'm not really crazy about...I think it needs to be expanded or something else...

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:41 PM

SO HERE IS MY QUESTION:

what do I do...do I work off these pieces? and where do I start?

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:45 PM

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The ones in the livingroom, are they all in the same frame?

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:48 PM

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I might also start by pulling out a common color in the picture and work with that. Are you looking to buy new furniture, or do you need to work with what you have?

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:48 PM

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no...they are the same frame in groups though...the paris ones are the same...the Madrid ones are the same...and the small Madrid ones are the same...and the big one is its own

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:50 PM

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I'd like to keep the couch...its called 'mink'but it looks like a muddy green...

What we can change is ....coffe table...accent colors...window treatments...and we have to decide if we want to put down carpet, hardwood floors or tile

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:52 PM

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shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:53 PM

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You probably don't like though.

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:53 PM

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I do like that...but what is it?

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:54 PM

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it is a rug form ikea, 39.99 and it is 5 foot 7 inches

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:56 PM

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It would pull the blue form the pictures, there is one that is matted.

I like blue thought, so I tend to always pull the blue things out of things.

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 03:58 PM

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I like blue...but I think it might look a bit odd since the room is so neutral...although I guess thats what I want to get away from...

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:00 PM

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I was thinking you didn't want it neutral, but do you want to paint the walls? If not you would need to pull in an accent color.

(LIke I have any clue, smack me if I am stupid)

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:03 PM

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When I look at the pics, I notice the blue mat, and the person with the blue jacket in the big pic.

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:04 PM

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no michelle...it makes complete sense...I don't really want to paint the walls...but I don't think that is the right blue for me...

I just can't find my creative bone all the time...its pops up sometimes...but most of the time it is sleeping...

shelzyp Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:07 PM

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What about the blue on the person, don't like that color? It is hard to tell exact colors on the computer.

What about the red in the big pic, is there red in the others.

Lisa Rose Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:09 PM

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You have got some great art there ERica!!

yabbobay Posted: Sep 02, 2003 04:10 PM

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I think I am going to try to stay away from blue in the living room...b/c I just don't think it goes with the couch...

the rust colored picture is in our bedroom...should I put that one and the other Native American pics in the living room?