Comments on: Olga’s Design Dilemma http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-78075 YoungHouseLove Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:19:16 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-78075 Hey Bev, So strange that they changed the name! It's definitely a taupey-gray hue (which still reads as a soft tan in some lighting and a soft gray-beige in other lighting) so it sounds like you found the right one. And in any room other than a kitchen or bathroom we always recommend a flat finish since it hides the most imperfections and looks nice and smooth. Hope it helps! xo, s xo, s

Hey Bev,

So strange that they changed the name! It’s definitely a taupey-gray hue (which still reads as a soft tan in some lighting and a soft gray-beige in other lighting) so it sounds like you found the right one. And in any room other than a kitchen or bathroom we always recommend a flat finish since it hides the most imperfections and looks nice and smooth. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

xo,
s

]]> By: Beverley Weinberger http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-78059 Beverley Weinberger Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:45:51 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-78059 Hi Sherry! So as per your suggestion, I hunted down Benjamin Moore's Ashen tan, and they told me it's now called, "Hot Spring Stones". It looks to me more like a grayish taupe than a tan, so I just wanted to check and see that it is the color you were referring to. Also, do you suggest a flat finish for the walls? Thanks! Bev Hi Sherry! So as per your suggestion, I hunted down Benjamin Moore’s Ashen tan, and they told me it’s now called, “Hot Spring Stones”. It looks to me more like a grayish taupe than a tan, so I just wanted to check and see that it is the color you were referring to. Also, do you suggest a flat finish for the walls?

Thanks!

Bev

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-60794 YoungHouseLove Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:27:57 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-60794 Hey Bev, Try Benjamin Moore's Ashen Tan (a soft sandy tan tone that will work perfectly with a scheme like this). And the good news is that painting the walls is so easy it doesn't need a how-to. Just wipe down the wall with a damp cloth to remove cobwebs and roll your flat latex paint on with a high-quality roller. Then cut in the edges with a brush (we like <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/how-to-paint-trim-like-a-pro/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>). Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey Bev,

Try Benjamin Moore’s Ashen Tan (a soft sandy tan tone that will work perfectly with a scheme like this). And the good news is that painting the walls is so easy it doesn’t need a how-to. Just wipe down the wall with a damp cloth to remove cobwebs and roll your flat latex paint on with a high-quality roller. Then cut in the edges with a brush (we like this one). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Bev http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-60790 Bev Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-60790 Hi Sherry, I am really drawn to this mood board you've created and have a similar scheme going on in my living room. I wanted to ask- what wall paint color would you suggest for this type of room. Also, (at the risk of sounding like a real rookie here) do you have any "How To"s regarding how to paint a wall? I'm working up the courage to go for it, but I have no idea how to get started painting a wall and I know just how yuck a bad paint job can look. Thanks so much! -Bev Hi Sherry,

I am really drawn to this mood board you’ve created and have a similar scheme going on in my living room. I wanted to ask- what wall paint color would you suggest for this type of room. Also, (at the risk of sounding like a real rookie here) do you have any “How To”s regarding how to paint a wall? I’m working up the courage to go for it, but I have no idea how to get started painting a wall and I know just how yuck a bad paint job can look.
Thanks so much!
-Bev

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-52215 YoungHouseLove Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:25:53 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-52215 Hey Emily, Yup, we're suggesting that Olga snatches up a print and frames it for a finished look in the space. We frame prints throughout our house for an upscale look on a dime- the key is just hunting down prints that aren't too obviously not original (ie: no one will think a Picasso poster is the real thing, but some nice photography or abstract art can look fabulous). Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey Emily,

Yup, we’re suggesting that Olga snatches up a print and frames it for a finished look in the space. We frame prints throughout our house for an upscale look on a dime- the key is just hunting down prints that aren’t too obviously not original (ie: no one will think a Picasso poster is the real thing, but some nice photography or abstract art can look fabulous). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Emily http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-52169 Emily Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:07:51 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-52169 What do you mean by the print from allposters.com - do you suggest just getting pictures on a poster type print? What exactly is it...isn't that just a thin high quality poster? Or get it printed on canvas? What do you mean by the print from allposters.com – do you suggest just getting pictures on a poster type print? What exactly is it…isn’t that just a thin high quality poster? Or get it printed on canvas?

]]> By: Jen http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-34925 Jen Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:04:39 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-34925 Thanks for your response Sherry. The console table will be on one side of the room with the brown couch and then the table will be on the other side of the couch. Still looking for that white white table and chairs though. And I completely know what you mean about cream and buttery yellow. I will look out for that when shopping. ~Jen Thanks for your response Sherry. The console table will be on one side of the room with the brown couch and then the table will be on the other side of the couch. Still looking for that white white table and chairs though. And I completely know what you mean about cream and buttery yellow. I will look out for that when shopping.

~Jen

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-34847 YoungHouseLove Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:57:09 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-34847 Hey Jen, Good question! It certainly depends on each piece (some antique white pieces are slightly cream which would look layered and lovely with a white console table, while others can be more of a buttery yellow which would clash with a white table). We're definitely a lot less about being matchy-matchy and more about layering textures and tones and materials in a room so you'll probably be just fine as long as nothing is inches away for comparison. Hope it helps! xo, Sherry

Hey Jen,

Good question! It certainly depends on each piece (some antique white pieces are slightly cream which would look layered and lovely with a white console table, while others can be more of a buttery yellow which would clash with a white table). We’re definitely a lot less about being matchy-matchy and more about layering textures and tones and materials in a room so you’ll probably be just fine as long as nothing is inches away for comparison. Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry

]]> By: Jen http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-34845 Jen Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-34845 Sherry and John, I wanted to first say, I love your site. You guys are great. Such great information. I love to decorate and we are in the middle of remodeling our Family Room. I have one question that I'm just not sure about. I have a white console table, but I'm having a hard time finding a white table & chairs. A lot of the time they are Antique White table & chairs. Do you think in the same room you could have white and antique white? Check out the pics in this link below to see ideas and products for the room. Thanks! http://www.lifamilies.com/community/album/?ID=2201 Sherry and John, I wanted to first say, I love your site. You guys are great. Such great information. I love to decorate and we are in the middle of remodeling our Family Room. I have one question that I’m just not sure about. I have a white console table, but I’m having a hard time finding a white table & chairs. A lot of the time they are Antique White table & chairs. Do you think in the same room you could have white and antique white? Check out the pics in this link below to see ideas and products for the room. Thanks! http://www.lifamilies.com/community/album/?ID=2201

]]> By: Emily http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/05/olgas-design-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-33255 Emily Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:43:21 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11498#comment-33255 Adriana, I'm so glad you asked that question bc that's the couch I want! Adriana, I’m so glad you asked that question bc that’s the couch I want!

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