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autumn star 06-05-2008 06:06 AM
Redecorating help needed please!
 
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My house is decorated southwestern. Not boots and wagon wheels or rustic or western but light and soft colors!
Well I have decided that it is time to redecorate. I love my southwestern but want a change. In an ideal world I would just take EVERYTHING down and start from scratch but in a realistic world (when redecorating is not cheap) that is not possible. I will have to do slowly over the next year.
What other type of decor can I start replacing it w/that will have some sort of flow and not look like a complete missed matched mess?
I will tell you that I am not a fan of contemperary or very modern. I do like the french country look or the country look of the reds and greens and yellowish gold hints. I am not pig and cow fan, not that type of country. I do like the Italian Villa or spanish inspired look!
I feel like I am at a loss and this is usually my strong point, I have helped many of my friends decorate their own home but for some reason I am having such a hard time w/my own!
I will attach some photo's so you can see what I am dealing with!
Thanks to anyone willing to try and help me out!!!!

Attachment 221972 this is my livingroom
Attachment 221973 living room again
Attachment 221974Attachment 221975both of my family room!

autumn star 06-05-2008 06:11 AM
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Attachment 221976this is my foyer and entrance the murals are going to be painted over and we will be adding picture frame molding on the bottom half.
Attachment 221977 this is looking down from the stairs
Attachment 221978 this is the hallway to the back of my house (I know busy looking)
Attachment 221979this is what you see when you go up my stairs

autumn star 06-05-2008 06:13 AM
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last set of pictures:
Attachment 221980other side of the upstairs landing

Attachment 221981Attachment 221982Attachment 221983 and obviously my kitchen

So any help you can offer would be good because I am so undecided which way to go!

Little Bit 06-05-2008 06:32 AM
You have some very nice architectural details and furniture. They are pretty classic, so I think you can go any direction you want. I would just start a room at a time with new paint and replacing all the southwest accessories with French country or whatever theme you decide to go with.

Or if you want better flow while you are in the process start with painting every room first, painting over the wall murals, etc. Then slowly start replacing the accessories. You will already have the ones off the walls that you paint. Start by taking out the ones that are obviously southwestern in feel, but leave the more neutral southwestern until you can replace it with what you want. Did you do all the painting yourself? You are very talented.

Yorkieforme 06-05-2008 06:38 AM
Wow..very nice....I used to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico...and it sure reminds me of there!! You can search decorating books at the library and online for new ideas...good luck...keep us updated on the changes!

autumn star 06-05-2008 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Little Bit (Post 2031876)
You have some very nice architectural details and furniture. They are pretty classic, so I think you can go any direction you want. I would just start a room at a time with new paint and replacing all the southwest accessories with French country or whatever theme you decide to go with.

Or if you want better flow while you are in the process start with painting every room first, painting over the wall murals, etc. Then slowly start replacing the accessories. You will already have the ones off the walls that you paint. Start by taking out the ones that are obviously southwestern in feel, but leave the more neutral southwestern until you can replace it with what you want. Did you do all the painting yourself? You are very talented.
Oh no, no, no.............I can hardly paint my own nails. I can not take any credit for the murals. I had someone come in and do my bedroom and bathroom (hubby wanted a palmtree theme) and then I got her two other jobs so she came back (I was not home) and did the wall going up the stairs and the hallway that you see in the picture for free. She does that as a thank you if you get her a big job.
You can imagine the look of shock on my face when I came home to it. Hubby was home and thought I would love it as a surprise so he did not tell me when she called and asked if she could come!:eek:

celstu1 06-05-2008 07:26 AM
Wow... im not going to be any help! I think your house is BEAUTIFUL and sooo FUN! I'd love to come home to that. The only thing Id redo is the murals in the hallway or something, those cactuses, they look busy and a bit too unrealistic... Id paint over them and put a real cactus there in a big clay pot maybe??? Other than that... I LOVE IT ALL very much! So colorful and unique and fun!! :)

feminvstr 06-05-2008 07:41 AM
its easy to redecorate buy removing all accessories from all rooms so you have a clear pallet....then consider what direction you want to go....your construction detail is very classic, your leather sofas are considered more contemporary, your window covering are more traditional, tables are mixed and lamps are very traditional, you need to find some continuity.

I would suggest to start by adding colors to your walls. I would also suggest to enlarge the fireplace surrounds with either shallow decorative display cases this will make the wall you focal point.

I would also suggest to search for a large carpet that has the colors you like and use that as your color pallet when searching for paint colors, pillows and accessories.

hope this helps a bit

momof4CA 06-05-2008 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by feminvstr (Post 2032022)
its easy to redecorate buy removing all accessories from all rooms so you have a clear pallet....then consider what direction you want to go....your construction detail is very classic, your leather sofas are considered more contemporary, your window covering are more traditional, tables are mixed and lamps are very traditional, you need to find some continuity.

I would suggest to start by adding colors to your walls. I would also suggest to enlarge the fireplace surrounds with either shallow decorative display cases this will make the wall you focal point.

I would also suggest to search for a large carpet that has the colors you like and use that as your color pallet when searching for paint colors, pillows and accessories.

hope this helps a bit

These sound like some great ideas to get you started!!

I have moved 9 times in 15 years. We moved into our current house three years ago and went from a center hall colonial in CT to a Italian theme in CA. When we moved in, I got rid of any thing we could live without and have slowly replaced items. For a year some rooms looked every empty!!

I also try and make any big purchases...every nutural and classic. So they can fit into any theme by just changing the "accessories". I try not to spend a lot of money on the accessories, because I know in a few years we will probably not want an italian theme.


I love your dark coffee table, end tables, lamps and the light in the entry!

autumn star 06-05-2008 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Yorkieforme (Post 2031893)
Wow..very nice....I used to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico...and it sure reminds me of there!! You can search decorating books at the library and online for new ideas...good luck...keep us updated on the changes!

Ive always wanted to go to either New Mexico and Arizona!

autumn star 06-05-2008 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by feminvstr (Post 2032022)
its easy to redecorate buy removing all accessories from all rooms so you have a clear pallet....then consider what direction you want to go....your construction detail is very classic, your leather sofas are considered more contemporary, your window covering are more traditional, tables are mixed and lamps are very traditional, you need to find some continuity.

I would suggest to start by adding colors to your walls. I would also suggest to enlarge the fireplace surrounds with either shallow decorative display cases this will make the wall you focal point.

I would also suggest to search for a large carpet that has the colors you like and use that as your color pallet when searching for paint colors, pillows and accessories.

hope this helps a bit
We are going to redo the fireplace surround. The one in our family-the white one in the living room is a Gel fireplace and the brown one in my upstairs landing is a electric one!
Thanks for all of your tips!

celstu1 06-06-2008 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by autumn star (Post 2032701)
Ive always wanted to go to either New Mexico and Arizona!
My mom lives in Rio Rancho NM. Its about 10 mins away from Albequerque. Its a nice place to live! Id miss the greenness of home and the ocean, but I love the big open sky and the hot air balloons in the sky EVERYDAY! Its gorgeous!

autumn star 06-06-2008 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by celstu1 (Post 2034260)
My mom lives in Rio Rancho NM. Its about 10 mins away from Albequerque. Its a nice place to live! Id miss the greenness of home and the ocean, but I love the big open sky and the hot air balloons in the sky EVERYDAY! Its gorgeous!

I hear it is such a beautiful place to visit!!! Hot though and lots of spiders!:eek: Don't know if that part is true or not but it sure does look nice!

Wylie's Mom 06-06-2008 12:19 PM
I always think the most helpful thing to do is start a collection/folder of tear-sheets. In other words, look through magazines and anything that you truly like in terms of decoration - tear it out. At some point, you'll start to understand just what you're currently attracted to with design/color/style - and what might be timeless vs. trendy. I find it helps a lot. :)

4yorkiemom 06-06-2008 12:24 PM
i would just start with painting, remove all the southwest decor, change up the pillows and watch alot of HGTV! i love all those decorating shows like color splash, design on a dime... you can get some great ideas and they do it all for around $1,000. HAVE A PAINTING PARTY and invite all your friends, order pizza -- we did this when we moved into our home and it was such a lot of fun!

autumn star 06-07-2008 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 2034956)
I always think the most helpful thing to do is start a collection/folder of tear-sheets. In other words, look through magazines and anything that you truly like in terms of decoration - tear it out. At some point, you'll start to understand just what you're currently attracted to with design/color/style - and what might be timeless vs. trendy. I find it helps a lot. :)

Thanks Ann, thats a great tip! I know that I like the look of the black wrought Iron. I am going to get some magazines today and start a collection!:thumbup:

Nikki+2 06-07-2008 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 2034956)
I always think the most helpful thing to do is start a collection/folder of tear-sheets. In other words, look through magazines and anything that you truly like in terms of decoration - tear it out. At some point, you'll start to understand just what you're currently attracted to with design/color/style - and what might be timeless vs. trendy. I find it helps a lot. :)
That is exactly what I did when we were building our current house and it was an enormous help. I used a 3 ring binder with clear page protectors so I could slip magazine pages in. I included everything that appealed to me down to wall colors and window treatments. As I bought things for our home I replaced my "suggestions" with the things I bought. A page from the furniture store with a picture of my couch, a sample of a blind and paint chips for example. It's broken down by room. I also have my floor plan and window dimensions in it. That was handy while I was shopping and it's really helpful now for reference.


If you just tear out pages from magazines that appeal to you, a theme will eventually turn up.:)


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