Comments on: Watching Paint Dry http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/ The Story Of Two Young People Falling In Love With Their First House Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:16:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jessy http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-154873 Jessy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:05:27 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-154873 Tks so much. I had a feeling of adding a citrus yellow with white & black on to the adjoining rooms. Currently we are tackling our HWFs. Last night we removed the shag carpet and the under pad has been a pain to remove. BTW previous owner had 13 cats and let them "go" anywhere on the shag carpet. VERY gross. Tks so much. I had a feeling of adding a citrus yellow with white & black on to the adjoining rooms.

Currently we are tackling our HWFs. Last night we removed the shag carpet and the under pad has been a pain to remove. BTW previous owner had 13 cats and let them “go” anywhere on the shag carpet. VERY gross.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-152836 YoungHouseLove Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:16:47 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-152836 Hey Jessy, We love the idea of a bold black living room with white, light yellow and gold accents. As for what other wall colors can work with black (in those adjoining rooms) you can always pick the same soft yellow tone that you'll be bringing into the black room to keep things cohesive. Or you can go for white for a nice stark contrast (and use black and yellow accessories in those rooms to keep things feeling connected so one room isn't out of left field). Other tones that work with black are neutral tans, golden wheat colors, and bright canary yellow. Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey Jessy,

We love the idea of a bold black living room with white, light yellow and gold accents. As for what other wall colors can work with black (in those adjoining rooms) you can always pick the same soft yellow tone that you’ll be bringing into the black room to keep things cohesive. Or you can go for white for a nice stark contrast (and use black and yellow accessories in those rooms to keep things feeling connected so one room isn’t out of left field). Other tones that work with black are neutral tans, golden wheat colors, and bright canary yellow. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: jessy http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-152803 jessy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:07:41 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-152803 ps: sorry I made a typo I meant "gold" accents. The kitchen is off the living/dinning room btw. ps: sorry I made a typo I meant “gold” accents.

The kitchen is off the living/dinning room btw.

]]> By: jessy http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-152789 jessy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:05:32 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-152789 What color's can I coordinate with a black living room? I want to paint my living room black w. white/lt yellow/god accents. http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2008/05/black-walls-would-you-dare_26.html What color’s can I coordinate with a black living room? I want to paint my living room black w. white/lt yellow/god accents.

http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2008/05/black-walls-would-you-dare_26.html

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-143282 YoungHouseLove Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:41:34 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-143282 Hey Erica, Nope, we actually pride ourselves on not having any formal decorating training (although I did go to an art and design college in NYC which is where I believe I picked up my love of color and proportion and all that good stuff). We think it's actually that lack of official training that helps us keep things doable (while keeping our budgets nice and low) so we love to tell everyone that we just learn as we go (and share all of our adventures along the way). And if we can do it so can everyone else! Happy decorating... xo, s

Hey Erica,

Nope, we actually pride ourselves on not having any formal decorating training (although I did go to an art and design college in NYC which is where I believe I picked up my love of color and proportion and all that good stuff). We think it’s actually that lack of official training that helps us keep things doable (while keeping our budgets nice and low) so we love to tell everyone that we just learn as we go (and share all of our adventures along the way). And if we can do it so can everyone else! Happy decorating…

xo,
s

]]> By: Erica http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-143262 Erica Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:40:53 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-143262 Thank you Sherry, I'm going to go get the colors you suggested & see what happens!!! Seriously did you get any formal training or are you just a natural at all this stuff? I just never tire of looking through your site! The best part is that you do it all on a budget so us real people can actually follow & use the same sources to get the same stuff! You amaze me!!! Keep up the good work! Thank you Sherry, I’m going to go get the colors you suggested & see what happens!!! Seriously did you get any formal training or are you just a natural at all this stuff? I just never tire of looking through your site! The best part is that you do it all on a budget so us real people can actually follow & use the same sources to get the same stuff! You amaze me!!! Keep up the good work!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-142775 YoungHouseLove Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:15:05 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-142775 Usually any tone of green (gray-green, khaki green, light lime, sage, celery, etc) looks great with orangy-toned wood. And the other way you can go is with tawny wheaty amber or tan tones. We'd suggest bringing a bunch of swatches home to hold up with your cabinets in both of those color families is the way to go. You're right about the gray most likely accenting the orange in the cabinets and making them look mismatched in the end. Hope it helps! xo, s

Usually any tone of green (gray-green, khaki green, light lime, sage, celery, etc) looks great with orangy-toned wood. And the other way you can go is with tawny wheaty amber or tan tones. We’d suggest bringing a bunch of swatches home to hold up with your cabinets in both of those color families is the way to go. You’re right about the gray most likely accenting the orange in the cabinets and making them look mismatched in the end. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Erica http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-142735 Erica Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:58:26 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-142735 I love your site & refer back to it often! We are beginning to plan a small update of our kitchen it is the only room on the first floor that isn't done, it is currently painted white. The cabinets are staying & are a made of cherry but have a sort of orange tone to them. I'd like to extend the SW Versatile Grey from the dining room into the kitchen but I'm afraid that the grey-ness will excentuate the orange, which I'm not fond of. In a perfect world I'd paint my cabinets but the husband will not agree to it. We did change the door pulls & it looks way better now so I do like them now. Can you reccomend a color that is going to help down play the orange? Or should we just stick to white? There isn't much to paint because the cabinets take up much of the wall space. The floors are recently re-done, slate tile but the counters and back splash are old formica blue with white trim. I'd like to update with soapstone & maybe white subway tile, but I'm just not certain yet. Do I need to figure out counters & back splash first? I love your site & refer back to it often! We are beginning to plan a small update of our kitchen it is the only room on the first floor that isn’t done, it is currently painted white. The cabinets are staying & are a made of cherry but have a sort of orange tone to them. I’d like to extend the SW Versatile Grey from the dining room into the kitchen but I’m afraid that the grey-ness will excentuate the orange, which I’m not fond of. In a perfect world I’d paint my cabinets but the husband will not agree to it. We did change the door pulls & it looks way better now so I do like them now. Can you reccomend a color that is going to help down play the orange? Or should we just stick to white? There isn’t much to paint because the cabinets take up much of the wall space. The floors are recently re-done, slate tile but the counters and back splash are old formica blue with white trim. I’d like to update with soapstone & maybe white subway tile, but I’m just not certain yet. Do I need to figure out counters & back splash first?

]]> By: kelsy http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-136202 kelsy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:59:00 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-136202 shoot! i was afraid you would say that ;) definitely more work than just painting trim! thanks again! shoot! i was afraid you would say that ;) definitely more work than just painting trim! thanks again!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/watching-paint-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-136174 YoungHouseLove Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:21:54 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=274#comment-136174 If you'll be painting the trim white we would definitely continue the white tone inside the door frame and to the other side of the door (where there also should be trim). That way it's an all-white area of transition between rooms. Hope it helps! xo, s

If you’ll be painting the trim white we would definitely continue the white tone inside the door frame and to the other side of the door (where there also should be trim). That way it’s an all-white area of transition between rooms. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

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