Almost every magazine I look at talks about color all the time, mirrors, space saving ideas and clutter. Just reading some of these articles, any one gives a person a new insight or feeling of something to do.
Several weeks ago I showed you a room of stripes that I did. Actually the first room I striped was in the 60's in my daughter's nursery. ( Yellow Stripes) I told you about the hall I was just starting and showed you the chandelier that has been hung. I told you it would be a shade of white with pale blue stripes. Yesterday, I read in House Beautiful, July/Aug 13 issue: " Trick your eye-give wall and floors the stripe treatment to expand the sense of space". Not sure who the author was. It was in a space saving issue. I love to use quotes as they just reinforce all the old tricks and adages that have been around forever. Remember "What goes around comes around", there is only so much out there that has to be reused.
The latest recession, seems to me the worst I have ever been through. In the design business, I saw many businesses fail, companies that I had dealt with for years close, fabrics, etc. taking longer than usual to receive after ordered, an actual slowdown in the design business for the average person. Television programs on DIY showed up on all types of things. Some were good, for the recession. a lot of ideas are out there.
The programs on T.V., sometimes are amusing to a designer or decorator. They are using things straight out of the old books. So, I am trying to tell and show you things old and new, a lot straight out of the old books. (Not literally, but what is in my mind). I love to interject things out of present day magazines, and the publishers should be happy, because you may just go out and buy their magazine.
Mirrors and glass expand your space. Chandeliers and objects hung high, tend to draw your eyes upward. In talking about entrances ( foyers) the other day, I mentioned several different things, but here are some pictures ( that visual thing) of a foyer:
Even though there is a lot of light coming thru the French doors, I choose a mirror to bring in the dining room with it's wonderful pedestals into the picture. On either side, are crystal candlesticks with glass candles filled with oil in case of a blackout. They can also be used them formal dining along with other candles. The large blue and white vase serves as a place for canes. It is really a vase but can be used as an umbrella holder also. Also notice a niche that the mirror is hung in. I can always change that out and put a painting in it. I have to be careful with a painting as light will affect the color and fade many of them.
This is the opposite side of the mirror with a sconce with ivy and a blue and white vase to carry out the theme with my blue and white.
This is the light fixture, believe it or not, it is quite large. It is stained glass and really doesn't mimic any of my other things, but it looks grand there. See all the curves in the architectural plan. They add so much interest.
So here again, we have a mixture of old and new, reproductions, crystal an the iron in the chandelier.
This is a before picture of the inside of the door color. They are new and have not been painted yet. They will be just white. I am a great fan of white woodwork.
I talked a little bit about Feng Shui, so I am going to pint my front door red, first it matches and second, I want to change the look of my front entrance. The door has to be painted anyway.
Look at your foyer or entrance way, see if you can find a way to enhance it. There are my before pictures. So layer look for my after ones.
Til tomorrow, Ta,Ta!!!!!!!!!
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