One wall painted a different color is a very nice accent and relieves the same-ness of the room. Was just in such a room last weekend, at a neighbor's: long room with one end a dark red, the rest white. Striking. Of course, once I painted our living room orange with one end white. It was sort of apricot; DH built book- shelves up the white wall and stained them a nice medium brown. Not too much orange as there were four doors and one long wall had a triple window to break it up.
Jean
"Ursula Noeker" wrote in news:ehjft6$ej7$00$ snipped-for-privacy@news.t-online.com:
my German is underused, unfortunately. since high school (& i'm 52) the only book i've read in German is Moby Dick. aaaaah! i do try to keep up with Der Speigel online in German though, so my reading is much better than my speaking or writing. my child care books are in English & tend toward the 'attachment parenting' method for infants & more Montessori related for toddlers & up. i'd say my child is pretty well adjusted, although he did inherit some of my autistic tendancies. not all child-rearing methods work for all kids, which is why there are so many 'styles' of raising children, i think :) lee OB sewing: the Montessori materials catalog has a child-size sewing machine offered. foot pedal control, touch controls for zig zag. it looks like it's called a Sew Petite. anyone know if it's worth it? he wants a machine of his own
No, Ursula, it wasn't overwhelming at all. The cabinets in the kitchen were painted shiny white as was the ceiling and above the chair rail in the breakfast area. The red was used on the lower walls and some as trim on the cabinets. In fact, I told DS recently when we re-do the kitchen/breakfast area in here, I want to put some red in the decor. Emily
All, The thing to remember here is...it is just paint. It can be painted over if you later find it to be too much.
Just don't buy anything in red accessories until you have lived with it and love it. Don't get stuck with the Kitchen Aid-Red mixer, Red blender, Red toaster, Red anything until you are sure.
I like the look of a bold color or two over a neutral. That's why my dust ruffle and comforter are a beige background with a single medium sized 'rope' of three colors woven together. Deep green, red (more wine or maroon) and blue. I have solid color sheets and towls to coordinate.
Hope this helps, AK in PA
"AK&DStrohl" wrote
No problem, I'm more the neutral colour type, too. Ever seen "Groupies forever"? Susan Sarandon wants to go out with Goldie Hawn: she opens her wardrobe and discovers that everything she owns is sort of beige. Well, with my wardrobe it's black.
Of course not the furniture, my furniture is more like wood, natural colours, that thing. And my favourite hobby is buying one or the other accessory/fabric for accessory in interesting colours - easier to remove. I haven't tried a differently painted wall in years. Last time it was my room in a desasterous long-term relationship, a wall in dark blues, with a violent zig-zag line separating the two blues. Not exactly the best memory of all. Anyway, this is totally different.
Anyway, I had an interesting day today, with my aunt (86) who wanted to get another three embroidered pillows for a very small room. Stuff from IKEA. Anyway, one of these pillows is a nice treat, looks sort of precious and not at all made in China, more like the pilows you find in Anglican (?) churches in the UK, all the same format but all differently designed, probably by their owners. Get three or four of them together and they look dull and cheap. Plus, she intended to make a seat cover out of them, so lots of sewing with her weak arm, bent fingers and nearly blilnd eyes. I let her have her way and congratulated her on her energy and improved health. fortunately these stores are pretty big and you sort of have to follow the course, more or less. Short before the check-out I told her that the shortcut the the textiles department was here and if she was sure. She then asked what I would chose and I told her I'd take two cream-coloured wool ones, 50x50 cm, with little fringes sewn on the surface (reminds you somewhat of a Maori coat) and she listened and took them. Makes the small room less dark and goes well with carpet and furniture. I wonder if I have to go and change them for her, though, but I'm pretty sure she'll like it.
U.
Hello Lee,
sorry for not getting back to you not sooner, but as the original thread suggests - lots of stuff to do.
Hmm, I really wonder why one would read such a monster in German. I tried it once and got through it only halfway, feeling sooooo sorry for the poor whales. And the author musing about their beauty and still carrying on hunting them and idealizing their hunters. But that's another story. However, I'd pick something nice and small from a German author. But you must have had your reasons. ;-)
Hey, Heyer is much easier than Der Spiegel, at least I think so. Well, it's a totally different kind of language, anyway.
Personally, I'm really interested in the topic, although I have no idea about Montessori at all. (Don't worry, I'll google for it.) If you want to, I'll check out how much it'll cost to send the books to you. However, I do have a slight feeling that we both will find good new homes for our books with owners that appreciate and love them in our own countries. But it might be fun... Well, please let me know, will you, and perhaps it might be better if we changed to private e-mails about this. My eddress is the one you can find in the header? of my postings.
Read you soon, take care,
U.
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