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Lucille

Lucille

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Anyone have any fave links where they got decorating ideas and pictures of sample rooms?
I was wallpapering the living room today and it's nice but it is just not coming together, I need a few ideas.
 
Uh.......you telling me that herp cages, racks, and aquariums don't count as decorating????? :ack2:

Man, I'm in trouble.

I'll just tell everyone that I'm decorating in "Early Boaphile", circa 2000's.... :raspberry :rofl:
 
Lucille, I own a remodeling business and one of the things we do is decorate for people. If you would like to email me pictures of your living room and adjoining rooms I would be happy to give you some suggestions. Regards, Art
 
Cat_72 said:
I'll just tell everyone that I'm decorating in "Early Boaphile", circa 2000's.... :raspberry :rofl:
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LOL I keep trying to convince people that a moderate coating of dog hair on the couch works just as well as Scotch-Guard.

Lucille, I don't think I could be of much help. 95% of the stuff (furniture, paintings, window crap, etc.) in my house came from dead relatives. But I did order a pretty cool rug from JCPenny!
 
Art Klass said:
Lucille, I own a remodeling business and one of the things we do is decorate for people. If you would like to email me pictures of your living room and adjoining rooms I would be happy to give you some suggestions. Regards, Art
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Art, Thank you!! I do not have a digital camera and the kid is in NYC this weekend; I finally found a site and I am off to the paint store to buy a Behr paint 'Burnt Almond' for above the chair rail.
 
PaulSage said:
Lucille, I don't think I could be of much help. 95% of the stuff (furniture, paintings, window crap, etc.) in my house came from dead relatives.
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P)aul,

All my exes are still alive but safe as their taste in furniture is as bad as my choice in men,lol.
 
Art, Thank you!! I do not have a digital camera and the kid is in NYC this weekend; I finally found a site and I am off to the paint store to buy a Behr paint 'Burnt Almond' for above the chair rail.
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Sounds great. My offer stands if things turn in the wrong direction. Art
 
Cat_72 said:
Uh.......you telling me that herp cages, racks, and aquariums don't count as decorating????? :ack2:

Man, I'm in trouble.

I'll just tell everyone that I'm decorating in "Early Boaphile", circa 2000's.... :raspberry :rofl:
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Cathy,
I used to have critters in the living room but some years ago the son of one of my friends brought a buddy over to my house to look at the critters. He shoved his hand in a bird cage without asking, understandably got bit. There was blood everywhere, I was very aggravated, and ultimately moved the critters to their own special room.

Actually, that was the first room that looked decent, the critters are mostly in Vision cages and I have a second hand mahogany desk I refinished and it is beautiful, plus a couple of paintings my son did for me, so that room is pretty much taken care of.
 
Paul.......it's even BETTER than Scotchgard if there's dog AND cat hair!!! ;)

And Lucille, if I had the extra room to designate especially for my critters, for the most part I would....but I just don't have it. I don't think I could ever move them all in there, however, I just enjoy watching them too much. And I think my cockatiel would die if he didn't think he was at the center of attention all the time!

I did warn my kids, however, that when they move out, their rooms are being converted into reptile rooms......LOL.
 
Cat_72 said:
Paul.......it's even BETTER than Scotchgard if there's dog AND cat hair!!! ;)

And Lucille, if I had the extra room to designate especially for my critters, for the most part I would....but I just don't have it. I don't think I could ever move them all in there, however, I just enjoy watching them too much. And I think my cockatiel would die if he didn't think he was at the center of attention all the time!

I did warn my kids, however, that when they move out, their rooms are being converted into reptile rooms......LOL.
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I actually spend more time in the critter room than anywhere else in my home: that is where I study and that is where the computer is. I am trying to refurbish the living room on a shoestring however, because I am considering watching TV again (I watched maybe 90 minutes last year, and no more than 10 hours a year for the last 10 years).
TV is a good thing when you have dogs, they can lie at your feet while you are watching movies and so on. Since I all of a sudden have 3 dogs this year, a new TV is in the horizon.
I have two beautiful bottlebrush bird stands in the living room, (www.waynesparrotstuff.com) that are practically works of art themselves so the fids have luxury accomodations when they are out.
 
Sounds like you're more "together" than I am. I just make sure there's a path between the dog and cat toys to the various rooms in the house...:rofl:
 
lucille said:
I actually spend more time in the critter room than anywhere else in my home: that is where I study and that is where the computer is. I am trying to refurbish the living room on a shoestring however, because I am considering watching TV again (I watched maybe 90 minutes last year, and no more than 10 hours a year for the last 10 years).
TV is a good thing when you have dogs, they can lie at your feet while you are watching movies and so on. Since I all of a sudden have 3 dogs this year, a new TV is in the horizon.
I have two beautiful bottlebrush bird stands in the living room, (www.waynesparrotstuff.com) that are practically works of art themselves so the fids have luxury accomodations when they are out.
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Ah, that makes sense then, Lucille.....if and when I get a "critter room" going, the only option I would have would be upstairs and out of the whole area of any traffic...I like to able to sit here on the computer or whatever and "gaze upon" my babies...and whistle back and forth with my cockatiel.

I don't watch much TV either, but when I do, I have to fight the dogs for a spot on the sofa, lol....

And Maggie.....ever step on a freshly-chewed on rawhide bone in the middle of the floor in the dark, and are afraid to know what it is??? :rofl: Between the 2 leeged and 4 legged kids around here, I'm not sure who leaves more stuff laying around for me to trip on!!!
 
They were out of the base for the paint color I wanted at Home Depot so I chose a Ralph Lauren in a sort of a light chocolate suede for above the chair rail. The living room is now in tans and browns and I am putting in drapes of buff colored Everydaysuede from Pottery Barn.
I found someone selling their beautiful cherry entertainment center and it will be delivered next week.
I hope the deep cherry color and the chocolate are OK together, what do y'all think?
 
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