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Instead of painting the brick which would hell to remove if you changed your mind later. Why not build out a potion of it with wood and sheet rock. Then paint that.

1. You could do that with the separation wall and leave the brick just at the fireplace.

2. build out the top of the fire place leaving of the brick exposed up to the top of the partition wall leaving the partition brick as well. It would add a nice linear element of brick. This create a nice blank wall to hang your painting. Maybe carry that wood wall cap across as a mantel(?).

Instead of grey I would suggest a white and/or green. Then maybe sheet rock over SOME of the wood panel. It think you just need to find the right balance of warmth and light.

I think these options would preserve the brick and give you flexibility.

I think the Dining Chairs and accent chairs should be tossed. They're a terrible distraction. The rest of the furniture isn't bad though. The couch The dining and Coffee tables, They can stay... In my opinion.

AlexanderB is right about the vanity possibly being to high. I like the idea of a darker counter top too. It's starting to look a bit washed out. The white fixtures are a good choice. You could also do the wall behind the sink in a dark gray and through in splashes of color with accessories. This would give you flexibility to change things up without repainting.

kdkaboom,

Your bathroom looks spectacular! I love the way you carried the tile up the wall.

I think the intent of the image printed on the canvas was to be a little humorous while also giving the appearance of space. This idea does have so many other possibilities though.

I think they should come out with similar posters but they say things like "SHUT YOUR MOUTH" and "HAVE A SCOTCH"...

I truly love this house. I disagree with the loriSF about the ceilings... and the floors, but that's just personal taste. I think The painted ceilings can really brighten up a space and it's characteristic of this style home. Although I do like wood ceilings I think It works in this case.

My only question is where they bought their dining table? I have one similar but dark stained. I picked it up in Santa Barbara at Celadon Place. I saw a table while I was there that looked very much like it.

I appreciate the green features but I'm not fond of the overall design.

As far as prices go, relative to other Modern/Contemporary furniture dealers such as DWR and the like they're not that bad. Although much of their stuff is just out of my reach.

I'm diggin that single basin sink. That with a wood finish on the cabinet would be perfect for my bathroom.

You know I totally thought she stared in Bones. I guess that's her sister, Emily. I don't watch the show often and I didn't realize she had a sister.

I'm in escrow on a house built in 1948. It has lots of natural light original oak floors and big picture windows. I want to paint the wall where the fireplace is located dark grey, almost charcoal, then paint the wood mantel (now pink) glossy black. My wife isn't quite on board yet. But I hope she'll come around.