This happened last night. So eye opening. Shit just got real!! When I saw it, the first word that came to my mind was "family". It just felt so right. Scary, but good scary.
Is anyone here an interior designer or have knowledge of the field? MH and I are supposed to pick out all of the specifics for our new house tonight (countertops,paint colors, carpet,etc.) I have never done this before and H is completely useless - his response to everything is "I don't care." :/ Anyways, any tips or advice on choosing colors that work well together or certain things for certain rooms?
I'm not a designer but I did work in the design industry and did merchandising for several years with Ethan Allen. We picked out all of our finishes with our new home just last year and I'd be happy to give an opinion at least if you need anyone to bounce ideas off of
Okay, my kids are total weirdos. They are both OBSESSED with monster trucks. I have no idea how this happened, but it has. DD's favorite is called "Zombie". Zombie...for a 2.5 YO little girl! They have made me watch 5 Youtube videos now that are nothing more than grown men playing with monster truck toys... I am baffled that this actually holds their interest, lol
My son does the YouTube thing. He will watch someone else putting together legos or playing with them in some sort of "home made movie". I don't get it at all..
Is anyone here an interior designer or have knowledge of the field? MH and I are supposed to pick out all of the specifics for our new house tonight (countertops,paint colors, carpet,etc.) I have never done this before and H is completely useless - his response to everything is "I don't care." :/ Anyways, any tips or advice on choosing colors that work well together or certain things for certain rooms?
How many appointments do you have?
When DH and I picked our finishes, we were able to go to the show room where they had all of the finishes and look before our initial appointment. We made a lot of our choices then and when we met with our designer, fine tuned things.
One piece of advice we got was not to spend a ton of money on upgrades that can easily be done by you in the future. We made sure we added any new outlets, lights, water fixtures ( like we wanted to add a wet bar downstairs), etc and spent the money there as it could cost a lot more to try to add them later. But for counters and even appliances, we went with what was standard. Because we could replace those easily in the future. Same with in you cupboards... Pick the configurations that you want for sure as it's hard to change them later on.
Is anyone here an interior designer or have knowledge of the field? MH and I are supposed to pick out all of the specifics for our new house tonight (countertops,paint colors, carpet,etc.) I have never done this before and H is completely useless - his response to everything is "I don't care." :/ Anyways, any tips or advice on choosing colors that work well together or certain things for certain rooms?
Not an interior designer, but I would just think you want to steer closer to neutrals (but not white) and something that isn't too trendy / time-stamped. Are you more of an earth tones person, more of a blues person, or more eccentric? Carpet is such a tricky thing IMO, which is why I'm glad we don't have it in our house; light colors show dirt/stains so easily, but I also dislike a lot of darker colors like poop brown.
ETA: One of our friends did shades of blue and greys throughout her entire house and I really liked the look of that. DH and I both like red as our favorite color, but we prefer bolder colors like that to come out with the furniture, curtains, linens, etc.
junch817, Over the weekend we got out the infant seat and base to wipe it down and get it ready. I adjusted all the straps to the newborn positions and added the infant insert. The seat has been sitting in our living area since then, and every time I glance at it, it's such a huge reminder that it's going down any day now. I'm freaking out!
On another note, we forward faced DS1 behind the driver's seat. He now tells me "slow down! Slow down, too fast!". Seriously? I already have a back seat driver??
Really trying not to be a SS here but I just got sent to L&D to get a NST. Baby's heart is doing "something odd" according to my OB. What the hell does that mean? T's and Ps ladies?
Really trying not to be a SS here but I just got sent to L&D to get a NST. Baby's heart is doing "something odd" according to my OB. What the hell does that mean? T's and Ps ladies?
Thinking of you and hopeful you have a good result afterall.
baytosa2013 - thank you! I may definitely need some second opinions after our meeting tonight
nettje - I believe we just have this one appointment where we meet with someone and they show us the standard options and possible upgrades. From what I understand they send us home with samples of what we like and then we make the ultimate decision on our own. We are definitely going to try to stick with standard features. We already upgraded the appliance package because frankly the basic was crap. Where I may spend some big money is in the kitchen because I love to cook and I spend a lot of time there. One thing I really want is quartz countertops in the kitchen because they are naturally anti-bacterial, just not sure how much those are gonna cost :/ Thanks for your tips
Widget123 - colors are where I am really struggling. I love homes that are mostly neutral with a pop of color here and there, but H is traditionally opposed to color. I was thinking a nice compromise would be light blues, light greens with gray undertones. I just don't know if it will be too drab for me. I was also thinking darker carper would be nice since we are going to have 3 small children and stains suck! But then, I don't know how dark carpet would look with the lighter paint colors... I agree with you about the poop brown carpet - definitely want to avoid that lol.
On top of all these decisions, I have to bring DD with us tonight because our sitter isn't available. Luckily we can leave DS at a drop off center for a couple hours, but DD isn't old enough for that yet Not sure how I'm going to concentrate with a 2.5 YO running wild.
We got a lighter colored carpet that was longer (kind of shaggy) that has flecks of different colors in it. Beige carpet with flecks of darker colors. It has been great for spills and stains!!
baytosa2013 - thank you! I may definitely need some second opinions after our meeting tonight
nettje - I believe we just have this one appointment where we meet with someone and they show us the standard options and possible upgrades. From what I understand they send us home with samples of what we like and then we make the ultimate decision on our own. We are definitely going to try to stick with standard features. We already upgraded the appliance package because frankly the basic was crap. Where I may spend some big money is in the kitchen because I love to cook and I spend a lot of time there. One thing I really want is quartz countertops in the kitchen because they are naturally anti-bacterial, just not sure how much those are gonna cost :/ Thanks for your tips
Widget123 - colors are where I am really struggling. I love homes that are mostly neutral with a pop of color here and there, but H is traditionally opposed to color. I was thinking a nice compromise would be light blues, light greens with gray undertones. I just don't know if it will be too drab for me. I was also thinking darker carper would be nice since we are going to have 3 small children and stains suck! But then, I don't know how dark carpet would look with the lighter paint colors... I agree with you about the poop brown carpet - definitely want to avoid that lol.
On top of all these decisions, I have to bring DD with us tonight because our sitter isn't available. Luckily we can leave DS at a drop off center for a couple hours, but DD isn't old enough for that yet Not sure how I'm going to concentrate with a 2.5 YO running wild.
We did exactly what nettje did. We chose the upgrades that we didn't want to do ourselves. Anything structural like the higher ceilings, electrical like pot lights and additional outlets, enlarged covered patio. We went with the included appliances and then sold them on Craigslist because Dh is picky on brand. We also got the base carpet and linoleum installed downstairs and then ripped it all up before we moved in to put in our own wood floors and tile. The builders offerings were just WAY too expensive and the choices in color weren't that expansive. We upgraded our kitchen cabinets but did cheap countertops that will be changed out to quartz with our next tax return. It's really easy to get caught up in all the pretty things in the show room but we knew what projects we could do on our own or have done at a better price.I'm the same as you for color. I like most everything to be neutral tone except for my accents like art, pillows and decorative things. Those are easier to change out when I get bored and I don't have to paint.
@jemomma, I'm an interior designer, but work strictly on commercial projects... However, I'll say the stuff you wrote already is great. Upgrading cabinets if wanted is definitely something to do now. Quartz is what I will do in our house when I can afford it - it's honestly even better than granite, so if you can afford the upgrade now that's great. But otherwise it's pretty easy to have countertops replaced later on if you have to wait on that upgrade.
I've become much more of a neutral with pops of color type of person as I've gotten older, at least for main areas. But bedrooms I'm all about the color all over I always keep big things (like carpet) neutral though, and a nice beige with specks like maddib said is always a great safe type that hides quite a bit.
Good luck tonight, and have fun! Don't be intimidated by all of the choices... and don't worry about your LO - I'm sure she'll be fine - let her play with the samples!
@jemomma it is really nice carpet! I love it ! It was a little more pricey but totally worth it IMO.
I think anything that will hide stains from my kids will be worth the money, lol. My H may feel differently :/
That's how I saw it. And I got the nicer spill resistant pad for underneath so I think total was around $3.20 a square foot. Not horrible considering I got like the best pad they had so.. Money well spent in my book!!
Eta: our house has a lot of square footage so just the living room and hallways and steps were about $1,000. We will do the bedrooms next.
Really trying not to be a SS here but I just got sent to L&D to get a NST. Baby's heart is doing "something odd" according to my OB. What the hell does that mean? T's and Ps ladies?
T&P, I hope everything is alright with both you and LO. Keep us posted!
Post by tatersalad on May 13, 2015 15:53:27 GMT -5
@jenmomma PP gave great advice. Popularity of taupe based neutrals and gray based neutrals seem to swap places every decade and gray based neutrals are winning now so that works for you. Just wanted to advise that carpet samples always look darker than they will on the actual floor, so consider going up one level in color depth after you find your dream shade. Have fun!
Thanks tatersalad! I hadn't ever heard that about carpet before, good to know!
I guess maybe I should say colors are the same, but once you fill an area with carpet it will look lighter than it did on a tiny sample. @badwold glad things turned out okay!
I'm going with the PISA but do I want to upgrade my pump? By his is what's available to me:
You are probably going to be good with just a PISA starter set. Are you planning on being a working mom who breastfeeds at home? Whatever you do dont get that $49.99 upgrade for the cooler, etc. That is the biggest waste ever.
Widget123 yep, working mom who feeds at home. I have some medela bottles my mom bought me already, so it seems the upgrades are more for the bag and cooler.
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