purple this is our grey main room. It will have white crown molding soon. We used a blue base to it instead of brown. It's wonderfully light and refreshing as opposed to the dark dark brown it was.
I'm glad you like it and it's definitely a huge improvement on dark brown. I'm afraid I would feel as though the walls were closing in on me.
We have a keurig that now only our parents use. I dont drink coffee (hork) and h wants more than one cup. Plus, we don't like that the kcups aren't recyclable. It is nice at work, though.
Lo's room is light grey with white trim and we added most of the color with bright curtains. I love grey and white with accent colors!
Also, not a fan of wallpaper. It can be done well, and there are some really nice wallpapers, but in general I'm not a fan of the look, and they're so much more difficult to change than just paint.
Yes, you have to be really careful with wallpaper, but done well it can be stunning. And the difficulty of changing it isn't an issue for me. I know some people decorate frequently for fun, but I find decorating a form of torture.
I love, love LOVE this comforter. So much so that we had it when we had a queen sized bed. I went to like, five different stores looking at comforters when we upgraded to a king, and I finally went back to Target to buy this one again.
Also, I'm going to keep AW'ing my house for a minute because I have easy access to the photos from our listing right now - I am 1000% in the love grey camp. Our living room is grey (though the shade looks a little too lavender in the pictures), but we have yellow accents, and I think that our living room is actually very happy and light feeling
I love, love LOVE this comforter. So much so that we had it when we had a queen sized bed. I went to like, five different stores looking at comforters when we upgraded to a king, and I finally went back to Target to buy this one again.
the only thing I don't like about it is how wrinkled it gets when I clean it. I may have actually steamed it on a few occasions...ok I did.
I haven't had that issue - I never dry it in the dryer though - I usually hang it over our banister to dry. If there are a few wrinkles I normally just leave them, with the way it's got the bunches (or whatever it's called), they wind up kind of blending in. But I'm also not really a stickler for bed tidiness, to be honest.
jillywilly see that works. Here's why. It's an accent wall in a large room with vaulted ceilings. We bought this house when we were 22 and 20. It's SMALL. Dark colors make it feel even smaller.
I kid you not this lady painted her kitchen blood red over the dark purple that was already there. Our living room? She painted it three different shades of poop brown.
I understand your point - I do think deep colors can work in small spaces, I was actually thinking about navy for our study (which is small), and a dark forest green for our powder room (tiny), but probably not the whole space. Now that we're moving, I need to come up with a whole new priority list/color scheme for the new house. Decisions, decisions.
I will agree that the previous owner's color sounds terrible, will not be choosing poop brown to go anywhere near where I live.
jillywilly I love that room. So much. Also we have the same sectional in brown downstairs. I am pretty sure it's staying with the house because DH had the worst time getting it down there.
The sectional is basically reason #1 I convinced H we finally need to cave and hire movers this time around.
Also, I can't wait to have a formal dining room. Granted, it'll probably be a little bit before we put a formal dining table in it to actually use it, but I have visions of Thanksgivings to come dancing in my head.
This thread is making me irrationally excited to be moving. I was dreading it, and getting down on the process because we've been in the stressful part of dealing with mortgages and selling, but I'm SO excited to have a new space to turn into home soon.
I should clarify I do sometimes like it when it's unexpected but it really depends on the music and where it is. Stumbling upon a festival is one thing. Phoebe whipping out her guitar to sing Smelly Cat in a coffee shop when Im trying to relax and want some quiet or just talking to a friend, no.
Totally agree.
Also I can think of few things worse than the people that bring a guitar to parties. This was more a college thing, but it pissed me off every time.
That guy bringing a guitar to parties in college was just trying to get laid
This isn't really an UO but it literally just happened within ear shot and seems relevant. Whenever a client comes up to our office, the receptionist asks if they would like coffee. Can't they just say yes or no? Why do people feel the need to say "No, I don't drink coffee". The amount of people who say this is amazing. Who the hell cares whether or not you drink it? Just say "no thank you" and press on.
This is right up there with the:
"Did you watch the finale to scandal last night' "No, I don't watch TV'. Or "no I don't own a TV"
Kristykristyleelee, I think it's pretty standard to offer coffee in a law office, but not sure. I agree though, even if I drank coffee I wouldn't say yes. It would just feel weird to carry it around.
I like color, but I change my mind far to often to commit to a bold paint. I have tons of colorful accessories around, but my large furniture and walls will always be neutral.
I prefer white walls and bring color in with accessories and picture frames, rugs, pillows etc.
This isn't really an UO but it literally just happened within ear shot and seems relevant. Whenever a client comes up to our office, the receptionist asks if they would like coffee. Can't they just say yes or no? Why do people feel the need to say "No, I don't drink coffee". The amount of people who say this is amazing. Who the hell cares whether or not you drink it? Just say "no thank you" and press on.
This is right up there with the:
"Did you watch the finale to scandal last night' "No, I don't watch TV'. Or "no I don't own a TV"
What about "No, I don't have cable?" I used to say that all the time when we dropped cable for a (torturous) year. But I said it very sadly while I looked down at the floor, not in a 'I'm better than you' way.
I guess my opinion that grey is depressing really is unpopular. Do I get a prize?
Grey can work for me if you accent it with pops of color to counter balance it. If it's just all grey walls with a neutral decoration (grey couch, neutral rug, neutral lamps) then that sounds super depressing. But the way @hazeldublin did it with the grey walls and all the pink accents is pretty and soothing
"Did you watch the finale to scandal last night' "No, I don't watch TV'. Or "no I don't own a TV"
What about "No, I don't have cable?" I used to say that all the time when we dropped cable for a (torturous) year. But I said it very sadly while I looked down at the floor, not in a 'I'm better than you' way.
I don't have cable is fine. Doesn't bother me. It's the people that love telling you they don't watch TV that bug me.
H and I were just talking about how cable is overpriced for what you get. If it wasn't for wanting to watch sporting events live we would drop it too.
This 100%. We discuss dropping cable every couple months it seems, when Comcast inevitably monkeys with our bill. Then H remembers he likes sports, and cable stays.
I mean, if the girl wanting the adult breastfeeding relationship can find a guy, they I think the guy with a guitar at a party has the odds in his favor.
I couldn't even read that article. It made me want to puke.
@hazeldublin I always thought that was something they just did in movies.
Seriously? I thought it was universal. Someone starts singing or playing an instrument, others join in, then someone else starts a song, people who want to do solo turns...
I am stunned that this is cultural. I honestly thought it happened everywhere. I've experienced it in France, China and Egypt as well as the UK.
If someone busted out a guitar at a party and started singing, or performing some other musical number, odds are I would be leaving that party. I also can't imagine any party I've attended, or would possibly attend, where there would be a remote possibility of this happening. Perhaps I'm friends with very non-musical people?
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