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Jan1975
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Member since 8/09 3846 total posts
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Sarah
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Decorating from scratch!
How does one begin???? When we move into our new house we will have to buy everything new for the living room. I don't even know where to begin. In the den we have a green couch so I don't want that in the LR as well. I was thinking maybe a gray couch...not sure. I feel like I am all over the place!
Anyway, when you are decorating from scratch, how do you begin?
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Posted 7/25/11 11:47 AM  |
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MrsPorkChop
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Missy
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Re: Decorating from scratch!
you need to find something to inspire you and then work around that
whether its the panit color, a throw rug (my usual), a throw pillow, a painting...
find your inspration, pick your color palette and work from there
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| Posted 7/25/11 11:54 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Member since 5/05 9129 total posts
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guess
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Re: Decorating from scratch!
I like to live in a space first and furnish it over time so it has a layered, lived-in look rather than a matchy- matchy look. I flip through magazines, catalogues, paint chips - and get inspired.
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| Posted 7/25/11 3:16 PM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: Decorating from scratch!
We're in a co-op, but when we moved in we had to decorate from scratch, literally had NOTHING.
We had a general idea and agreement to how we wanted our place to look. And I knew I wanted a "warm" feel. I decided on a neutral paint color (light beige-y tan, wish it had come out a TAD darker once painted, but oh well).
We then went looking for furniture. We found a sofa set we loved and got that. Then we decided on an entertainment center. Added a throw rug and then coordinating sofa pillows and curtains. We ended up changing the pillows and curtains to a totally different color about a year later, but since we had gone with a more neutral paint color and area rug, it all works great.
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| Posted 7/26/11 10:43 AM |
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Jenn627
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Member since 5/08 9818 total posts
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Jenn
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Re: Decorating from scratch!
I just knew I wanted a traditional look, watched a TON of HGTV, and bought a ton of decorating magazines.
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| Posted 7/26/11 11:01 AM |
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