tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post4727151818068136746..comments2023-09-21T11:44:55.752+01:00Comments on Olive Dragonfly: Our Forever House - First FloorBexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977385528180957375noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-50839760838549010962013-09-18T11:34:17.222+01:002013-09-18T11:34:17.222+01:00I think the purple bathroom sounds gorgeously opul...I think the purple bathroom sounds gorgeously opulent and cosy.<br /><br />Definitely think you need a difference either sides of the dado - be it wallpaper on one, shades of the same colour or whatever.<br /><br />Fabulous door too.<br />Amanda Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-55665067029654449932013-09-17T17:46:29.812+01:002013-09-17T17:46:29.812+01:00Hey Roz - so much fun and so many ideas here!
Hav...Hey Roz - so much fun and so many ideas here!<br /><br />Have you thought about how to divide the space in the L shaped room? For example you could define the space by having a reading nook and cosier area towards the back (perhaps pointless as I know you have library plans, but you get the idea) then a formal seating are at the front near the windows...<br /><br />I'm not sure about wallpaper in that room, not least because it takes a good eye to be able to decide how to work all that wood detail you have - the wall frames, dado and possibly picture rail too... but you have plenty of other rooms you can consider it for!<br /><br />Re the bathroom, my friend just complete an extension and I was very taken with her downstairs loo which is wood panelled like this http://www.pinterest.com/pin/285556432595863052/ I think it's a great option - a lot warmer than tiles, and can be more cost effective too over a large area and you can ever create faux panels (I put a few on my recent pins,) with wood onto the wall then all painted the same colour.<br /><br />I know you love purple but I love that greyish blue I pinned and tweeted you today - a huge amount of purple can be quite claustrophobic... this place is a very good example although a bit dated now http://www.prestonfield.com/<br /><br />Re picture rails, we re-installed ours and went next door to ask to measure the height their original ones were from the ceiling - might be worth doing in time. I like them and you rarely see dado rails without picture rails, wheras you often see picture rails without dado's.<br />Hope that helps. maybe we need to make you some inspo boards! (Or maybe I should be doing that for my own house!!)Rebecca@FlorenceFindshttp://www.florencefinds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-25746156652629005142013-09-17T14:05:48.192+01:002013-09-17T14:05:48.192+01:00Wow, what an amazing house! My husband and I are a...Wow, what an amazing house! My husband and I are also busy DIY renovating our forever home (a 4 storey Victorian in Manchester) - we've got a couple of kids and a couple of dogs so it's slow going, but it's going to look great when we finish it in about 20 years :-)<br /><br />Interesting question re the picture rail - if the room originally had one then I'd probably reinstate it, and go with either the same colour in all three parts of the wall, or two colours in one and a lighter/darker version in the other. I'd also definitely choose all your furnishings and fabrics before the paint, as it's obviously much easier to match paint to fabric than the other way round. Def go with a lovely deep jewel-toned colour to co-ordinate with the furniture - you've got lots of rooms so can afford to mix it up a bit and go light and airy in some, and deep and moody in others - a bit of PhotoShopping in advance is v helpful to assist with choosing the right shade! I'll be following your progress with much interest :-)Alicehttp://www.simplythenest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-4120131162446027792013-09-17T09:37:51.110+01:002013-09-17T09:37:51.110+01:00another post to make me massively jealous. Althoug...another post to make me massively jealous. Although I love the plans. I think your guests will be very very spoilt with that bedroom and bathroom. I can't wait to see how is all comes along. xEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241181864022527545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-83321687431094934282013-09-17T09:30:23.170+01:002013-09-17T09:30:23.170+01:00OOh I really like the plans for this floor! It lo...OOh I really like the plans for this floor! It looks great. For the colours have you thought of heritage colours or are you more pro jewel tones? I think you could do a really contemporary twist if you have grey chesterfields and a teal chair but the paint needs to be something you can live with, so maybe white above the picture rail and then a jewel tone below? Or maybe grey on the walls and use cushions and so on to brighten it up? It could be fab!<br /><br />As for picture rails, they are usually higher than my head in every place I've been that has them - much like Linsey says above!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-76034955690157061412013-09-17T08:31:40.511+01:002013-09-17T08:31:40.511+01:00Great Linsey, it's nice to hear from people wh...Great Linsey, it's nice to hear from people who have done it on their own homes :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974912262059041030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242841918662376063.post-72019834104102200042013-09-17T08:03:07.723+01:002013-09-17T08:03:07.723+01:00Looks fab roz. We have high ceilings, not as high ...Looks fab roz. We have high ceilings, not as high as yours but about 11ft, unfortunately our flat never had fancy cornicing or anything.. In our bedroom we reinstated a picture rail about 4/5 of the way up and painted a beigey grey below and white above. It really breaks up the height and I wish we'd done it in the living room before we decorated it.<br />I like the sound of the panelling in the bathroom too, how dare B change his mind!Linseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315977204589309181noreply@blogger.com