I know what you mean; I had the same relationship with my previous house.

althom said:

What is that Aussie for screw it up?

Serious said:

His concept made me rethink that possibly I could keep some of the cherrywood...

Freespirit said:

Thanks. Yeah, there is a point in all this isn't there.

gooeythehamster said:

Hopefully this will improve that!

Before

What fun!

Enjoy recreating your environment!

The pumpkin is back!

Wow, looks great. Musebaby.

It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun to redesign an apartment/house. Me and my boyfriend started several years ago, but we are still not finished . For me it is very important to be surrounded by things I like and to create an individual atmosphere, so it takes some time to do everything like I want it to be. Here's a pic of my living room (in fact it's the only room besides the kitchen that is nearly finished)



I know that many people don't like that style, but we love it and that's all that matters . And the rest of our apartment looks a little bit more "average"

I wish you loads of success! I am sure you will feel a lot more at home once you have created an atmosphere you like.
BTW, I love your orgname

Serious said:

You so rock!!!! Its like museum quality! Beautiful! I like to see everyones concepts. It is so amazing! Who wants to see the same thing in every house? Where on earth did you find the chair. Its a rabbit is it not? Do you have a closer shot of the wallunit behind the table? Thanks for sharing!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Thank you, dear
I must admit that it looks better on the photos than it does in real live as my boyfriend is a very talented photographer .
The colour purple was inspired by Prince (and though I am not that much of a fan anymore I am still thankful for the inspiration).

That's the best shot I have of the wall unit. I had the idea to put my stereo in the chimney as it was quite ugly and we didn't use it anymore. So we painted it in purple and zebra design. To the left and the right are to CD racks that also have mirrors on the other side (you can turn them around if you want the mirror in front). We also changed the wall and the board to zebra design and painted 2 old battens of a rack in purple and zebra design (you can see them left and right to one pictureframe underneath the clock). and use them as shelves.
We also painted the dining table and an old trunk that my grandfather had used at the beginning of this century in the same design (you can see it behind the chair in the first picture I had posted). And of course the heaters had to be purple as well .

As you can see here the chair is no rabbit . The chair and the sofa are from the same company that offers you the chance to create your own pieces of furniture by choosing from a large variety of designs and furniture fabrics. But as it is quite expensive we waited for quite some time and frequently visited the stores that sell it until we were lucky and found first the chair and some months later the sofa a lot cheaper as they usually are sold because they have been exhibited in the store.

HOOiTiZ said:

Oh damn...

Serious said:

So cool! I love how you followed through. :blush: Not a rabbit twice as nice!

Thanks for sharing!


Ok so I am upstairs feeling a little woozy and smelling heavy paint.... It has occured to me the wall unit downstairs is next to the intake for the airconditioning... pardon me while I open up the house...
[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 14:04:05 2004 by Muse2NOPharaoh]

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Yeah the smell of the paint is annoying and the process of renovating and redesigning can be hard . When we planned our kitchen we forgot about the opportunity for opening the window, so we had to change everything again
Binary Justin's suggestions seem to fit quite well, just be creative, use them as an inspiration and adapt them for your room and it will look great
Please keep us updated

Serious said:

I like the purple and I like the plants. Actually, I like your whole place. Good stuff!

July said:

Thank you

Serious said:

Ok I am only able to work on this on weekends..... This weekends favorite find is this: I have long needed to find a tie back for the curtains over the bed....

Before A basic ribbon..... clearly I was under the influence of floral wired ribbon!

Now Not a great shot but you get the concept! I took it into the master bath as well. In addition I put smaller ones as tie backs for the curtains.

The one room at a time concept was a handy tip.... I also selected a wall border for the master bath and new curtain hooks! So much better already!

Less of a blend then it appears here!

That looks great, Muse2NOPharaoh, you got style

Help!

Someone once posted a remedy for getting yellow out of plastic..... The tub moldings at the bottom outside have yellowed....


Anyone remember the trick?

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Yep. It's kerosene on a clean cloth. It works spectacularly well on white plastic light-switches.

Just wash your hands afterwards before you light up a cigarette or something.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I think you need to use something like Lemons or vinigar!

BinaryJustin said:

You rock!

althom said:

One for old times sake???


Miss conversing with you blue bot!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I do have some usefull information every now and then. lol

I didn't see this thread until today! Keep up the good work!!!!

Yay! I like the elephants! And yes, making over your living space can be very theraputic. At least, it has been for me.

madartista said:

CarrieMpls said:

I thionk a shrink would have been cheaper!