Displaying posts labeled "Foyer"
Foyers with painted wainscoting/wood paneling
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015 by KiM
Some of you may not believe this, but after reviewing everything I thought I had decided on for the flooring on my main floor, I made another decision. Brace yourselves…..I AM GOING TO PAINT OUT MY MAHOGANY WAINSCOTING! (You can revisit that awfulness in this post) I realized that if I am going to redo all of this flooring that I am totally unhappy with, how can I keep this mahogany that I really REALLY don’t like? It will be a big job that I can hopefully hire someone to take care of so I do not end up in the mental hospital down the road, and I have not yet come up with a plan for the colour. I figure I will deal with re-staining the floor, see what the result of that is, and then find something that works with it and the Farrow & Ball lotus wallpaper I am dying to use for the upper parts of the wall. So on this note, I thought I would share some photos of foyers with painted out wainscoting and wood paneling that I came across while doing a little research. (Dear gawd, what have I gotten myself into!)
Foyer flooring inspiration – black & white checkered tile
Posted on Wed, 8 Apr 2015 by KiM
The other day I spotted this photo…
…and I had a freaking epiphany. I think I should get some black and white tile and redo the floor in my vestibule, foyer and into the kitchen! I am looking for any excuse to get rid of my horrid orange/yellow oak hardwood. In case you forget how gross it really is…
I just can’t deal with this anymore. I hate oak to begin with, and some moron decided to find the brightest orange stain on the market which looks even more horrifying when paired with red/mahogany woodwork. IDIOTS!!!! So imagine the whole area above covered in a beautiful checkerboard pattern (in marble ideally but realistically/financially not going to happen) and then WHY STOP THERE?! My black and white kitchen (through the open door at the back of this photo) now has amazing blue walls but gross and cheap ceramic tile…so I would carry it through there as well. I am SO all over this idea. Now to source my dream tile…. but in the meantime here are some inspirational photos of black/white checkered tile foyers.
The photo above is PERFECT – that blue is pretty close to my kitchen wall colour. !!!!!! Via Style Me Pretty
These aren’t checkered but OMG they are STUNNING! Via Hillary Thomas
Making an entrance
Posted on Mon, 2 Mar 2015 by midcenturyjo
Simple sophistication, big impact. Foyer by Mark D. Sikes.
Benchmark
Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2014 by midcenturyjo
I have a thing for repurposed work benches. Do you? By Donald Lococo Architects.
Reader’s dilemma – the disappointing hallway
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2014 by midcenturyjo
Noelle doesn’t like her hallway and wants our help.
“Here are a few photo’s of the room… The problem I have with it is that it’s narrow, high and white. All of it. I’ve been thinking of putting wallpaper (that is not my bedroom btw) on the walls and painting the door a different color. Problem is, I can’t seem to make up my mind. It’s a 1920’s house and the outside of the door can only be painted in 3 colors. I wanted to paint the staircase and all the railings white since I can’t remove all of the old paint and glue. I do want some color in there and I’m tired of the white. I’ve picked this wallpaper because it adds color without being to dark or bright. Thanks in advance and I can’t wait to hear what everyone has to say.”
So what do you think? Any great ideas? I know you want to jump in and help.
