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amazing!!! alot of really good things going on here. (I think a few comments focused on the living room area... Thats where I saw the only 'problem' as well. I think they new a new couch. I think it's not up to par with everthing going on in the apt.) I'm planning on doing a similar all white thing with my new room. This is very inspiring.


#11 - Victor Soeun’s Romantic Loft
5/16/07 9:23 PM

I think it could be a really cool use of lighting. But I'm going back to 'west212' concern... how to plug them in, hiding the (plug-in) cords, etc.
I'm assuming that a few lights arent going to 'blow the house up' but just aestheticly speaking... I guess they all go into a power cord. Cords can be a really frustrating problem.


Close-Up: Hanging on Your Own
5/16/07 9:12 PM

Priming and painting, or even skim coating the sheets of homasote can help even out some of the roughness that these sheets have.
A few months ago I was asked to build to build a large, long bulletin board (the client was CLUI: the center for land use and interpretation: www.clui.org).
I used multiple sheets of homasote. I primed, skimmed coated, and painted them to create a more even texture. I also used cheap wood framing stripes along the edges which quickly gave it a much more pristine look.
and to TINYA's frig question... the magnets are a really good idea. If you prime the backside of the homasote, I think adhering the magnets to them will be much easier. I'm assuming you can use any glue meant for magnets.


Homasote Fiber Board
5/16/07 9:06 PM

I recently completed two paint jobs using Aura paint.
I like Benjamin Moore's paint (pre-Aura era) so I have used there paint alot. I think their new Aura line is probably the best paint I've ever used. Here are a few thoughts I have on Aura:
*One of the jobs I did I was covering a painted black surface with a light beige. It covered well, but if going from a dark color (like black) to a light color, do yourself a favor and use a white primer for an undercoat. It's less expensive. Aura covers well, but it cant cover black to white in one coat. Gong from less drastic change in color, yes it covers in one coat.
*It has almost no smell, but after working with it for a few hours I could tell I had gotten a bit dizzy from the fumes that I couldn't smell, so please use ventilation.
*one of the coolest things about Aura is that it naturally wants to create a smooth seamless surface. So it is actually hard to do anything other then a near perfect flat coat. I was really impressed by this fact ( if you are not a professional painter you will end up with a much better paint job due the the paints tendency to go on smoothly).
*it doesn't splatter at all. Benjamin Moore doesn't splatter much, but Aura, not one little splatter.
*drying time is much quicker then other paints I've used so, it's better to cut the lines with a brush and let it dry (maybe 20 minutes) and then come back to roll. It's a seamless match between the brushed areas, and rolled areas so it doesn't matter (with other paint, you would want to roll the areas that you cut before they dried so that there's not a little ridge between the brushed area and rolled areas).
*any touch-ups are completely 100%invisible.
*cleaning brushes are easier. I dont know what they did... but the paint comes out of the brushes easier, once the painting is over.

-I have some photos of one of the jobs on my blog (metro-home.blogspot.com) The photos turned out well, but the differences between BM regal line (for example) and their Aura line really only are noticeable in person.


Hot or Not: BM Aura Paint
5/1/07 3:06 PM

I like the color combo you choose for this room.
I'm not sure what you mean by the window not being finished. If it is actualy not finished with the proper trim boards (are the insides of the window frame somewhat exposed?), then that would be my first suggestion, to have the window finished. That will improve the situation a lot. It should not cost alot to have tha done correctly.

Lowering the curtain a bit is good, lowering it so the white ends of the curtains hang below the window would perhaps 'balance' the window. also painting the curtain rod the color of the wall would lighten up the space.

Be careful of installing too much stuff to try and affect, or change the space... it will just make that area heavier. It has a nice light (as in mental weight) feeling to it now.


Good Questions: How To Finish My Window?
5/1/07 8:02 AM