tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post79897558771314091..comments2024-03-06T02:27:43.423-06:00Comments on My Little Life: Rearranging...ugh.Mama M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00675065017958191800noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-33428225525736524502010-02-05T11:44:13.176-06:002010-02-05T11:44:13.176-06:00So I HAD to follow the link and see 'the post&...So I HAD to follow the link and see 'the post' ... one day I dream of Nate coming to redo my bedroom! though I 'kinda' try ... I really am horrible at making my rooms look like I "want" them... darn budget always gettin in the way! PS. My Mr. Wonderful has to put his socks and underwear in a 'bin' on a cheap bookcase shelf b/c I have this 'thing' about dressers - and we can not afford to put in that california closet that would make our lives easier... he really is a patient man! ;) I can't wait to see what you do with the room!!! I love love love my room color - rejuvenate green from Home Depot!<br />toodles!<br />Just Jenn ~Jennhttp://www.seizingmyday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-33606296513940764692010-01-14T08:03:33.474-06:002010-01-14T08:03:33.474-06:00Much better. I think a burgandy /red in the room w...Much better. I think a burgandy /red in the room would look nice.<br /><br />Can't wait to see it if you decided to paint it.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856593426574146448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-41988688773890749362010-01-12T09:32:44.948-06:002010-01-12T09:32:44.948-06:00I love it! It does open the room up very nicely.
...I love it! It does open the room up very nicely. <br /><br />I like the painting furniture idea, have done it many times in the past. It gives a whole new look to something old and beaten. <br /><br />I would do blues or greens on the wall, just to give some color. The neutral idea is best!The Fritz Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162992338469733361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-48352111232633860282010-01-08T09:27:28.957-06:002010-01-08T09:27:28.957-06:00We have a seventies house too :) Smallish rooms, l...We have a seventies house too :) Smallish rooms, like two windows in the WHOLE house! Oh, yes, we have a seventies house. And I really do love our house but it was a little bit of a challenge to decorate. Oh, how I love a challenge!<br /><br />First, I would ditch the curtains...would burning them be too much? Sorry, but they are not my favorite. I would put something light and "airy"...go to World Market. They have these sheerish LONG (have to go long, floor to ceiling) panels that have a little design in them...same color. We have bluish panels in our room. Next, go to Home Depot, Lowe's or McCoy's (do y'all have McCoy's up there?) and buy a gallon of fun paint..I have a taupe on our walls...not the best, but it is neutral backdrop. Next, you should get some big chunky black/dark brown frames to display wedding/belly photos? As for the dressers...you could paint them...I don't think they're as bad as you think. I love furniure with a past. Choose a color that will contrast nicely with the walls.<br /><br />Okay, seriously...I love to decorate and I can't help myself from giving decorating advice...especially to a fellow seventies house owner! :) I love your blog! Good luck with the redo!Jill aka Fruit Loophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530497854176391166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-81464597022489541082010-01-07T23:56:47.256-06:002010-01-07T23:56:47.256-06:00It looks good! I'm right there with you with ...It looks good! I'm right there with you with old bedroom furniture! We've had our set for over 10 years, and the dressers do not match the bed! My goal is to decorate our room this year, and get new furniture soon!Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam & Dylan Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236045431105674872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-77800713563547605372010-01-07T21:37:54.732-06:002010-01-07T21:37:54.732-06:00Great use of the space. I love rearranging furnit...Great use of the space. I love rearranging furniture around the house. My husband hates it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895525407535713055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-28881833665468360952010-01-07T21:25:49.349-06:002010-01-07T21:25:49.349-06:00It looks lovely. Good job.
I was just to IKEA th...It looks lovely. Good job.<br /><br />I was just to IKEA this morning to look at closets for our bedroom. Now to get my husband over to look and then we can decide and bring them home.CareGiving Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326854215102017169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-49555280937035965412010-01-07T20:31:26.757-06:002010-01-07T20:31:26.757-06:00Wow, what a huge difference! I feel ya on the fur...Wow, what a huge difference! I feel ya on the furniture, somehow both of our kids have brand spankin new furniture sets and we are using Matt's GRANDMA'S old stuff that is probably older than me. UGH. Anyway, whatever. For sure get rid of that border, gotta go. Do you get a lot of sunlight in your room? We painted our room chocolate (ohhhhh chocolate, this diet is killing me!) brown and we love it! It works good if you have lighter bed stuff and all that and we have red accents. Love it. Or you could use blue accents...blue and brown, very cute. Good luck darlin! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095067364129313174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-25354292376977226782010-01-07T19:54:05.586-06:002010-01-07T19:54:05.586-06:00Definitely love the arrangement. I must say that I...Definitely love the arrangement. I must say that I am a huge fan of a bold accent wall with the other walls in a softer hue for bedrooms!Beth P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867166141455653284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-47616946697596985262010-01-07T19:46:38.831-06:002010-01-07T19:46:38.831-06:00Oh I love the new arrangement - it looks fabulous....Oh I love the new arrangement - it looks fabulous. I'm the same way about our furniture. I probably rearrange stuff every few months. And oh how I love Amish furniture. It's gorgeous, durable & can take a beating from the little ones without batting an eye lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-14949903402081496722010-01-07T18:59:41.418-06:002010-01-07T18:59:41.418-06:00I like how it opens up the room, particularly, how...I like how it opens up the room, particularly, how it takes better advantage of the window. But I do worry that you might have issues with whoever has to sleep against the wall. Both DH and I are "bed drapers"-- we like to sleep with an arm or a leg strewn over the side of the bed-- and we know from experience that a bed pushed against the wall doesn't work for us.<br /><br />~Elizabeth<br /><a href="Http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Confessions From A Working Mom</a>Confessions From A Work-At-Home Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537552947779004296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-61107021901785583622010-01-07T17:18:48.900-06:002010-01-07T17:18:48.900-06:00You could just go Amish and make your own furnitur...You could just go Amish and make your own furniture:)Kaleenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036704621936774011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-31679745318405688622010-01-07T16:45:25.826-06:002010-01-07T16:45:25.826-06:00New arrangement is much better! Have fun furniture...New arrangement is much better! Have fun furniture shopping!!harmonysonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859333212575275814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-44574249564129595502010-01-07T16:17:17.065-06:002010-01-07T16:17:17.065-06:00As a native Ohioan, I lived only 30 minutes from A...As a native Ohioan, I lived only 30 minutes from Amish country. My mom had many pieces of furniture built and others upholstered by the Amish. They do a fabulous job and the quality is amazing! You will not be disappointed!! Definitely worth every penny. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354718070561531129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-56491380163606153042010-01-07T15:54:21.274-06:002010-01-07T15:54:21.274-06:00Looks great, M!Looks great, M!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602563223761877580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-2735838316773304292010-01-07T15:33:01.740-06:002010-01-07T15:33:01.740-06:00I have Amish made furniture in my bedroom - LOVE I...I have Amish made furniture in my bedroom - LOVE IT...it was our first set of new furniture EVER in our house. We bought it after 10 years of marriage. Our second room of new furniture just arrived this summer after 16 1/2 years of marriage (I got a leather sofa and chairs set - yippee - love them!). So, I know what you mean about furniture. Next? My kitchen table/chairs set was bought right after we got married from my MIL's friend...and she got it for her wedding, so it was already about 30 years old! Time to get something new in the near future I hope. Some day, before I retire, I hope to have replaced everything. But, for now, things are piece-mealed together - thrift sales, hand-me-downs. OH, well... :) I just say it adds character (until we can afford all new furniture, then I'll change my motto!) lolPenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563967415448986218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-16272540630043766672010-01-07T15:00:13.822-06:002010-01-07T15:00:13.822-06:00I very much LOVE rearranging! If you need help wi...I very much LOVE rearranging! If you need help with wall colors, visit my sister's blog at http://acornsandcherryblossoms.blogspot.com <br /><br />She is an interior redesigner and specializes in this very thing (she helped me pick out all the wall colors for my house and I just LOVE them!). While her blog is primarily about her adoption journey (they're adopting a sweet little girl from China), you can at least get a glimpse of who she is!<br /><br />I would offer suggestions, but somehow the decorating gene skipped right over me! :)Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280523378311477782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-46829709006676209722010-01-07T14:36:28.730-06:002010-01-07T14:36:28.730-06:00First off, I love the new arrangement! Looks grea...First off, I love the new arrangement! Looks great!<br /><br />Our bedroom furntiture is a bazillion years old too, it was my DH's parents for years and he has had it since he was 13. So it's possibly as old or older then my DH. One of our next big purchases will be new bedroom furniture.<br /><br />I <3 Amish furniture. We fortunate enough to live near an Amish community and there are furnitures stores everywhere around here. My parents bedroom set and dining room table were both made by the Amish and I love it. I think it holds up A LOT better then anything purchased from a Raymor and Flanagan or Ashley Furnitrue store.<br /><br />Good luck!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656026528360775835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-61254226334485700392010-01-07T14:09:58.053-06:002010-01-07T14:09:58.053-06:00I wish I could help you but I'm so not good at...I wish I could help you but I'm so not good at decorating!!<br />And we have sad furniture, too. We both have our childhood dressers and no headboard/foot board for our bed--we don't even have a comforter set!! I have some nice sheets I like but we're using a quilt someone made us and a mismatched bed skirt....<br />This is a good idea, though!! Maybe when I get my room organized I'll do the same thing and ask everyone's opinions!!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602391401030887183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-17906301419277108162010-01-07T14:08:58.070-06:002010-01-07T14:08:58.070-06:00Looks great, Mama M. Restoration Hardware has a c...Looks great, Mama M. Restoration Hardware has a color called Silver Sage.....it's beautiful. I really like it for bedrooms. Our bedroom is still builder's white, but someday....<br /><br />Also, we have a few Amish pieces and frankly, they are some of the best quality furniture I've seen. I love the smooth finish.Clean Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076850462622485078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-65895055752872685352010-01-07T13:58:40.864-06:002010-01-07T13:58:40.864-06:00Much fresher! Feng Shui suggest that the you shou...Much fresher! Feng Shui suggest that the you should always be able to see the door from where you are when you sit up in bed - so (according to Feng Shui, for whatever that is worth ...), the original bed position had "bad chi"! The psychology behind this it that if you can see the doorway from bed, you will relax and sleep easier because you can see who/what is coming before it sees you. Cool, huh?! So anyway, based on this theory, you ought to feel more relaxed - and that is a VERY good thing!<br /><br />Ironically, I did a little post on redecorating today, too! Check it out - if for no other reason, you can read the post that I linked to which is hilarious and all about moving - or not moving furniture!<br /><br />Enjoy your "new room"!<br /><br />PS - I would definitely lose the curtains (I hope you don't mind my saying so) and go with something neutral like bamboo shades in a color similar to the wood trim in your room. As far as color goes, a soft shade of gray, blue or green would be pretty!<br /><br />PS #2 - I was at St. Ben's until '95, so would have missed you?Kris Ann K. Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074370299536267820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-20636921566752144032010-01-07T13:40:46.273-06:002010-01-07T13:40:46.273-06:00It must feel so good in there now...It must feel so good in there now...Ann On and On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06615400031267355211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-88501893933556215122010-01-07T13:25:10.255-06:002010-01-07T13:25:10.255-06:00It makes your room look so much bigger! Good job ...It makes your room look so much bigger! Good job on the rearranging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-5129252375346122692010-01-07T13:12:44.396-06:002010-01-07T13:12:44.396-06:00I love your new layout! I love blue or green with ...I love your new layout! I love blue or green with brown. But, you have great taste in clothes so I doubt you need help with colors. :)<br /><br />I don't know a lot about Amish furniture. My parents bought some fo the cheaper stuff, and it fell apart. Probably like everything else, you get what you pay for. Have fun shopping.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830324269477826545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919858889505423494.post-80164732363884523802010-01-07T13:10:00.821-06:002010-01-07T13:10:00.821-06:00I think you did a great job!
My bedroom only al...I think you did a great job! <br /><br />My bedroom only allows us to put the bed in two spots, which makes for rearranging impossible. <br /><br />KarenEnthusiastic Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989385340994756602noreply@blogger.com