On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 8:03 PM Jennifer Black <Jen3mjs@...> wrote:
My local Benjamin Moore paint store has decorators on staff. They answer questions in store for free but will come to your home and advise you for an hourly rate. They were a huge help to me when I gutted my condo a few years back.
Jen
On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 7:56 PM jacqui whittemore <jackiechris.is@...> wrote:
Thanks! I struggle with ‘asking around’ because of how insular our covid-world is. Will try to think more out of the box on people to ask. ??
jacqueline?
On Jan 11, 2022, at 9:10 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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Jacqui
My physical therapist mentioned that he had hired a decorator when I was having treatments. So I asked him who he had hired and he gave me her name. She does mostly commercial properties, very few homes. But she was willing to both give us ideas via consultation and do the entire thing - including replacing all our furniture and re-doing the kitchen. Which we didn't want to do so we just had her give us ideas. We then went back to her a year or two later for the master bath when we remodeled that. She didn't give us any ideas on color and stuff there, just discussed layout with us and gave us the idea about hiding the door.?
I think you have to ask around. My son and DIL have just hired a decorator to help them with their master bath and I think they asked around for recommendations. You could also check Yelp I guess.?
On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 8:26 PM jacqui whittemore <jackiechris.is@...> wrote:
Jaya-
how did you go about finding a decorator? I would desperately love to hire someone to come in and tell me where our things should go!
jacqueline?
On Jan 10, 2022, at 9:40 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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Congrats on closing Laura! Which town will you be looking in? I think you are moving further out from Boston iirc, right?
On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 8:50 AM Laura Need <lrneed@...> wrote:
I like strong colors myself - and they will pop next to all that honey colored oak and the black appliances,?
Laura
BTW, just closed on my house in Arlington ?Now to house hunt...
Hey guys!
Happy New year to one and all.? We’ve been so busy trying to get stuff done at the new house that I’ve not had time to even think.?
Anybody here good at decorating?? I have a huge kitchen full of honey oak cabinets that are in excellent condition and too costly to replace.? It needs help to look updated.?
We are getting new counter tops for sure, but I can’t decide what color to paint the walls that will help minimize all that honey color.? I’m not thrilled with the black appliances, but they’re staying for now.? Too much else to pay for—carpet, paint, etc.?
Here’s the pics from the real estate listing.? It’s currently lavender and plum at the bottom below the chair rail.? Does nothing for the room. The border with grapes is already outta there!
The tile is in good shape but hate the black grout lines so we are having the grout redone.?
