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Interior Decorating Diva's Home Design Sense

Hi there, thanks for stopping by! Here are a few of my most asked interior design questions and my diva home design sense answers that I've shared.

What wall color would go well with this bedding?Hi! So I'm re-doing my bedroom and I found this bedding at Macy's that I LOVE. But I don't know which wall color would look best. I'll put a link to it and you'll see that it's black, white, pinkish-purple, and teal/blue. I can't decide between the teal or the pinkish-purple. So which one would look better? Lisette @ Macy's My home design sense: This is tough! I'd go with the turquoise. I love blue and turquoise is a happy color. Don't match the color exactly to the color in the bed, set because it will be too dark, instead use a lighter tone of the color in the bed set and it will work nicely. For more help visit my site, I just completed several pages on how to choose room color. Room Color Schemes

What online furniture stores do you recommend?Looking for quality living room furniture that's comfortable and modern.. I have a small apartment to fill up. Price won't matter... just need to know I'm getting good product.

My home design sense:I have a list of furniture stores that I love. Go To Stores For Furniture

Will anyone help design my room, please?Well, I would LOVE to redo my room, but sadly I don't have a creative bone in my body. So, can any of you guys design my room, typing or on a 3D picture likes Sims or something? LOL (:I will email whoever is willing to help me with pictures of my room.Thank you so much, this means the world to me.

My home design sense:: I would be happy to help you. I offer lots of free advice on my interior decorating forum where you can upload pictures, and I also have a very detailed paid service (but quite inexpensive still) that is E-design or virtual, where I put together a whole personal design plan and provide a 3D visual of your room. Check it out here:E-designs Hope that helps!

What colors should I paint my room?I need 2 colors for my room, I'm thinking about one solid background color and the other for like dots/circles. My room is currently pink and I need new colors. So far my house is yellow, purple, blue, and pink. We have different shades for different rooms but I want new colors, we don't have green now but it was the color of my hallways before we changed it to purple.

My Home Design Sense It's impossible to answer this question without seeing pictures. I'll be more than happy to help you with choosing room colors, just visit my site and send in your pictures to my forum

What is reclaimed wood?Is reclaimed wood, wood that's been left abandoned and recovered?

My Home Design Sense: Reclaimed wood is wood that was used before, and is re purposed. It is usually old, like from an old barn, so it looks aged and timeworn, which adds to the character, and is reused, either for flooring, tables and cabinetry...reclaimed woodPhoto courtesy woodlandcreekfurniture.com Hope that helps.

Can anyone find a match to this?I want to purchase this Raymour and Flanigan lamp, but I need a floor lamp to match it. Can anyone find a floor lamp that looks very similar to this lamp but, of course, is taller is goes on the floor? It does not have to have the little nightlight section at the top, but if I can find one with that, that would be great! Please help me try to find something as close as possible! If you have any leads at all please share them :) This is the lamp... raymour & Flanigan table lamp

My Home Design Sense: Great lamp! But if you are having a difficult time finding its match why not just choose something similar or something that shares the same color and style. Sometimes it's better not to be too matchy, matchy. Try here, They are an affiliate of mine so if you go through my site and click on the link I will receive credit. Here is a lamp you might like from HomeDecorators.com HomeDecoratorsCollection floorlamp

What color goes best on the walls with lime green dining room chairs?

My Home Design Sense What other colors are in the room? What colors are in the rooms that are visible from your dining room? You might want to use one of those to create harmony. Lime green goes surprisingly with a lot of different colors.home design sense for Q&A If you need more help with this visit me at Choosing Wall Colors Photo courtesy:kitchen.furniture.info.blogspot-com .

I need decorating tips for my kitchen! Pictures Included!?What do you suggest I do to my kitchen?Any paint tips, remodeling tips, things you would change ..Here are the pics!http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v3327/117/20/1517641199/n1517641199_30275561_4670418.jpg

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My Home Design Sense: Not sure what your style is and what the room colors that are visible from your kitchen are, but going by just the two pictures you sent, I would use the colors from the table cloth in the picture as an inspiration piece. Get rid of the taupe on the walls now, it's much too drab.I like using reds/rusts, yellows/golds, or greens for a kitchen, they evoke appetite, red or green will really make your cabinets pop. You can get ideas from my site. Go to Kitchen Remodel Ideas.

Cream kitchen doors what paint?Cream shaker doors, red accessories, dark beech floor, black work tops although we might change these to a beech/walnut, what colour would be good for walls other than cream?

My Home Design Sense:green- the sage or celery family. It will bring out the red accessories because it is a compliment to red, works well with the cream and brown. Trust me!cream door kitchen cabinets for home design sense Q&Agreen and red accessories for home design sense Q&A

Redecorating my living room, need some suggestions...? Right now my living room/stove room has a blue sofa and 2 blue recliners. There is also a wood pellet stove in the corner. The walls are a yellowish color and let me not forget the beige carpeting...the room drives me nuts and I must change it. I want to go with a rustic feel with the focus on the beautiful wood stove. I was thinking about putting fake rock wall behind the stove and to possibly paint a wall to look like siding of an old barn. I am looking for cheap suggestions/ideas for the furniture and walls/wall color to make the room flow and look rustic. Thanks.

My Home Design Sense:I like the faux stone idea and the barn wood. You could use 1x4 x 12' pine boards if you're handy and apply them horizontally with a nail gun and put a colored glaze on them to make them look weathered. I would rip up the carpeting and hopefully you'll find hardwood or if not put it in, or go with a laminate for less money. For furniture, Mission style works well with rustic as do painted, weathered flea market found tables and bookcases...As for art for the walls- ironwork wall art and painted country landscapes with wood frames would look nice. For the wall color- find a pillow or a rug that you love with pattern and color and take a color out of the pattern and use it for the walls. Blues and greens are cool colors where reds and golds are warm...find out more about color here Room Colors

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