Comments on: Rachel’s Design Dilemma http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:17:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-699792 YoungHouseLove Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:16:35 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-699792 Oh yes, it should look great! Those colors are just a representation (swatches can read differently in every house) so I'd just recommend bringing a bunch of paint chips home and seeing which ones look the most like the grouping (and look the best together). Good luck! xo, s

Oh yes, it should look great! Those colors are just a representation (swatches can read differently in every house) so I’d just recommend bringing a bunch of paint chips home and seeing which ones look the most like the grouping (and look the best together). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Raquel http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-699776 Raquel Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-699776 Hello, I love the mood board you created for the farm house. I'm currently remodeling my kitchen. I have black cabinets and stainless steel appliances, chrome fixtures, knobs and half moon pulls. I thought this color palette would be great for me also. What do you think? Do you think it would work well. If so, what are the actual names of the color swatches you chose? I'd like to use them in my color scheme. Thanks in advance Hello, I love the mood board you created for the farm house. I’m currently remodeling my kitchen. I have black cabinets and stainless steel appliances, chrome fixtures, knobs and half moon pulls. I thought this color palette would be great for me also. What do you think? Do you think it would work well. If so, what are the actual names of the color swatches you chose? I’d like to use them in my color scheme. Thanks in advance

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-523261 YoungHouseLove Sun, 29 May 2011 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-523261 It's such a classic and neutral palette that you can add practically any accent color (like red, turquoise, navy, orange, yellow or lime to name a few). As for how to introduce them, dish towels, a small area rug, some art, a tea kettle, a fruit bowl, and even sweet cafe curtains can work. Good luck! xo, s

It’s such a classic and neutral palette that you can add practically any accent color (like red, turquoise, navy, orange, yellow or lime to name a few). As for how to introduce them, dish towels, a small area rug, some art, a tea kettle, a fruit bowl, and even sweet cafe curtains can work. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Liz http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-523250 Liz Sun, 29 May 2011 16:04:02 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-523250 I know this is from a while ago, but I'm kind of using similar colors and I wanted to know if you have ideas for adding a small splash of color to this kithen? Even just in some decorations of some kind... I know this is from a while ago, but I’m kind of using similar colors and I wanted to know if you have ideas for adding a small splash of color to this kithen? Even just in some decorations of some kind…

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 YoungHouseLove Tue, 20 May 2008 18:57:55 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1219 Rachel, you domestic diva, you! <br> Those biscuits and jam sound delish, but the fact that you like the mood board is music to our ears. Can't wait to see pics of your baby enjoying his or her fabulous new kitchen. Good luck with everything! <br> xo, Sherry Rachel, you domestic diva, you!

Those biscuits and jam sound delish, but the fact that you like the mood board is music to our ears. Can’t wait to see pics of your baby enjoying his or her fabulous new kitchen. Good luck with everything!

xo,
Sherry

]]> By: Rachel http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Rachel Tue, 20 May 2008 16:45:14 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1216 Oh, one more thing! If I weren't halfway across America from you, I'd bake you a huge batch of buttermilk biscuits and send 'em over piping hot with some homemade strawberry freezer jam! :) Oh, one more thing! If I weren’t halfway across America from you, I’d bake you a huge batch of buttermilk biscuits and send ‘em over piping hot with some homemade strawberry freezer jam! :)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Rachel Tue, 20 May 2008 16:43:10 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1215 Hi Sherry and John!!! Ohhhhhh - I LOVE the ideas you have for our kitchen!! It is perfect!! I think I have the perfect paint color for the cupboards, also, but I want to check out the two you recommended. I showed my husband and he liked it also, so. . .it's off to work we go! I'll try to send a follow-up picture when we are finished, but it is very possible that this project is going to have to be finished post-baby. First thing - I'm going to order a sample square of that great tile for the backsplash you found! Thanks so much!!!! Rachel Hi Sherry and John!!! Ohhhhhh – I LOVE the ideas you have for our kitchen!! It is perfect!! I think I have the perfect paint color for the cupboards, also, but I want to check out the two you recommended. I showed my husband and he liked it also, so. . .it’s off to work we go! I’ll try to send a follow-up picture when we are finished, but it is very possible that this project is going to have to be finished post-baby. First thing – I’m going to order a sample square of that great tile for the backsplash you found! Thanks so much!!!! Rachel

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 YoungHouseLove Tue, 20 May 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1213 Maybe this is just because I'm a boy, but is anyone else hungry for biscuits now? <br> -John Maybe this is just because I’m a boy, but is anyone else hungry for biscuits now?

-John

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 YoungHouseLove Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:23 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1212 Hey girlies, <br> So glad you like the ideas. This mood board was especially exciting to create since it was a slight departure from my typical suggestions (oil rubbed bronze instead of nickel and a biscuit instead of stainless steel. But I really thought it would perfectly compliment Rachel's 100-year-old farmhouse while looking classic and updated. <br> Jennifer, as for your biscuit sink question, my advice to you would be to pick up a white sink, an almond one, and a biscuit one and see which one looks best once you have a bunch of the materials in the room. Then just return the other two knowing that you have the perfect sink for your space. Hope that helps! Send pics when you're done- we'd love to see how everything turns out. <br> xo, Sherry Hey girlies,

So glad you like the ideas. This mood board was especially exciting to create since it was a slight departure from my typical suggestions (oil rubbed bronze instead of nickel and a biscuit instead of stainless steel. But I really thought it would perfectly compliment Rachel’s 100-year-old farmhouse while looking classic and updated.

Jennifer, as for your biscuit sink question, my advice to you would be to pick up a white sink, an almond one, and a biscuit one and see which one looks best once you have a bunch of the materials in the room. Then just return the other two knowing that you have the perfect sink for your space. Hope that helps! Send pics when you’re done- we’d love to see how everything turns out.

xo,
Sherry

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/05/rachels-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Jennifer Tue, 20 May 2008 12:56:48 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=991#comment-1211 Hmmm... you just made ME think about doing a bisquit sink. But would it work with my black and ALMOND appliances? (Some are all black, some are black AND almond). Our countertop is going to be a bisquit colored granite, too... so maybe that would be TOO much bisquit! We have a round table (dark wood with BLACK accents) in our eat in kitchen, and I love the way it looks and feels... plus you can squeeze 6 around it or fold a leaf down and put it against the wall. I'd love that table from target... but ours was a lucky handmedown that complements pretty well. And, I LOVE that backsplash! Hmmm… you just made ME think about doing a bisquit sink. But would it work with my black and ALMOND appliances? (Some are all black, some are black AND almond). Our countertop is going to be a bisquit colored granite, too… so maybe that would be TOO much bisquit!

We have a round table (dark wood with BLACK accents) in our eat in kitchen, and I love the way it looks and feels… plus you can squeeze 6 around it or fold a leaf down and put it against the wall. I’d love that table from target… but ours was a lucky handmedown that complements pretty well.

And, I LOVE that backsplash!

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