Carina's Profile

I once saw a lucite chest like this, also used as a coffee table, that contained a set of gorgeous china. The chest was provided with the china by the manufacturer so the collection inside was orderly. It was a novel storage system and was very chic. I've been on the lookout for something similar ever since.

Use a steamer. It will loosen the adhesive and you'll be able to peel the color film from the glass. If you pull slowly, the adhesive will come up with the film and minimize the amount of scraping you'll have to do. I recently removed solar tinting from two windows and a sliding glass door in a few hours with minimal mess and scraping. I tried the ammonia & garbage bag method first with no results whatsoever. I called a window tinting company and they said they use a steamer. The following link provides instruction for removing tint from car windows but it's the same process I used (minus the six pack):

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-car-window-tint:-the-not-messy,-chea/

Perfect for quick sweeps about the place. I'd love one.

This is what my place wants to look like when it grows up and gets it's act together. All together splendid!

Chris, if you stop by again, would you share information about the wallpaper above the fireplace? Anyone else recognize it?

I need some help. My goal for the fall cure was to bring some color into my living room. While assessing the project, I also determined that I need to better integrate the dark wood furnture into the western light-filled room. I'm not having much luck.

First the color - I've determined that my furniture has warm undertones. The couch is taupe with orange/yellow/gray tones, the console is dark brown with red undertones and even the off white chairs have a yellow/gray undertones. I thought a dark teal or agua/geen might work as it's a complimentary color to the red undertones and a triadic partner to the orange/yellow undertones. I painted a few test patches, using Aegean Teal by Benjamin Moore, and it's not working for me. I feel like it's fighthing with the console for attention. I thought I might like the contrast but it was too much. I guess I want a more harmonious, serene look. I was contemplating going darker, which would subdue the dark console some but I'm thinking that would be fighting all the natural light in the room. The rest of my place is light also, so a dark living room is not making sense to me.

So what do I do? I like my furniture and I like my light-filled apartment. The stark white walls need to be warmed up and the dark brown console needs to be toned down. I'm not having much luck with wall color. So now I'm thinking maybe a brown patterned rug, to pull the brown through and ground the room, a darker neutral, with warm undertones, for the walls and then splashes of color in the accessories.

I feel like that's taking the easy way out but I'm literally throwing things against the wall and nothing is sticking. I found an interior design/color consulting business in town that charges $350 for a color consultation. That's pricey but I'm feeling color challenged and frustrated enough to think it may be worth it.

I've been offline this past week due to long work hours and then illness. I've read over week three posts and I'm so impressed with everyone's Deep Treatment progress. I didn't take on the Deep Treatment for a number of reasons but I didn't expect to be struggling this much with the One Room Workout. After making plans and doing a deep cleaning in the first two weeks, I put in some time again this weekend. However, I don't feel like I've made much progress, unless you call figuring out what doesn't work progress.

Any ideas?

http://flickr.com/photos/60733342@N00/1395187730/in/set-72157602051223927/

oh jessicat, I remember the challenges and joys of trying to get things done with little kids. My kids would be my 27 year old son and his girlfriend. Not quite what you were referring to but they'll likely help move furniture, hang curtains and paint.

Lisa from VA: Thanks for your assistance. I had the pics tagged but had not sent them to the group. They're up now.

jessicat: I agree with ahn-minh, the colors you have on order will look like silhouettes and will work great in the room. You can add splashes of green elsewhere if you'd like.