August is sort of an in between time of year. End of summer. Too early for Fall and way too hot to do much of anything outside, so…..I’ve seen other bloggers open up their blogs for questions and thought this would be a great time to that.
So, now is your chance….do y’all have any burning questions you’re just dying to ask me? If so, speak up now. It can be general decorating questions, personal (within reason!), just anything that you can think of that you’d like to ask me. I usually do all the talking around here, so it would be fun for me to hear from all of you now. If I get some good decorating dilemma questions, I will do some posts with pics and let everyone participate in helping out. Doesn’t that sound like FUN?
So, put on your thinking caps and post your questions and I’ll compile them for a fun post or two! I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Of course, I reserve the right not to answer something if it’s in poor taste. 🙂
Throw them at me!
EDITED: I’ll have to close the questions for now! Got enough to keep me busy for a long while, so thanks for the participation. Stay tuned for some Q AND A.
Diane@A Picture is Worth.... says
Okay…here’s one. I have these two picture frames from Pottery Barn that my son displayed vintage postcards in. He has taken the postcards down, but left the empty frames. The frames look really good and I want to use them for something.
There are 6 spaces in each frame…the spaces look square but the dimensions are 12 by 14 inches.
Right now I have nothing in them! LOL
So…I would love ideas. I can send you a pic later today if you chose to answer this question.
What a great idea Rhoda! Thanks,
Diane
a day in the life of bella says
Oh Goody!!! Here’s mine…
I have these moldings in my Dining Room and I am thinking of putting something inside of them, like a decorative tin or plaque in each one, or decorative molding (scroll, fleur de lis, etc) or a painting technique (would have to be something EASY)…the pics are here:
http://bella1104.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-dining-room-all-dressed-up-for-fall.html
Whatta ya think???
Thanks, Rhoda!!!
Bella
Stacey in Oklahoma says
Here's one that I think you've been considering also…
My home is decorated mostly in reds, golds,& greens. I want to incorporate some of the beautiful robin's egg blue that has become so popular now. I've noticed spots of it in my rugs, couch, etc…Want to include more through the accessories but it seems so different. Any ideas?
I'm actually redoing my living room right now. Thought about painting the ceiling a very light version of that color.
Stacey in Oklahoma 🙂
paintergal says
Rhoda, you are going to get bombarded! Here’s mine.
Since we took down the wall length mural and painted that wall, I have no idea what to put in its space. Plus I don’t want to spend too much $$.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/fringe_elephant/frwall.jpg
paintergal says
Trying that link again.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/fringe_elephant/frwall.jpg
paintergal says
Sorry- the complete link won’t go through.
Twice as Nice says
I don’t know if a lot of people would be interested in the answer to my question so you can post it on my blog if you want. My best friend and I want to start an interior redesign-home stagging business. How would you suggest we get started? There is a 3 day class for this but it is thousands of dollars and while we think we are qualified to start without a certificate do you think we need to go this route first? We have done interior redesigns for friends but is this enough to get started on our own? How did you get your business up and running and how did you come up with pricing? Thanks!!
Jen says
My son has done some art work for me that I would like to have framed and display….where do you put things like that in a home? Also my hall walls are bare and would like to hang family photos here…is this appropriate?
Darlene says
Hi Rhoda,
What a great idea…..we might get you as our personal designer….cool!
My question is we have a l*o*n*g* hall that the bedrooms are off of. What do you think looks good in long spaces like that? On the side that is exceptionally long there is the second bathroom door at one end and then the long hall down to our bedroom (so one bathroom then our bathroom butts against it and a closet inside our room would be behind that long wall). I hope I made sense.
Thanks so much,
Darlene
Anonymous says
Is it time to start putting away my seashells and decorating with pumpkins?
Sue says
Oh my, the questions!! BTW it looks like we have the same living room rug — the one with the black ground, red border. Karastan (sp?) Williamsburg. My question is about paint. I never like the paint color I’ve picked out as it is going on the walls. We have had painters here for two weeks patching, painting trim, etc., and now they are going to start on the wall color. It’s a blue gray — the color of the sky in winter around here. So yesterday I asked the painter if I could change my mind and go lighter but he had bought the paint just that morning. Thanks for reading this far, so my question is — do you ever like your paint color right off or does it have to grow on you. Should I switch the color — bear in mind I will own first color — no returns.
Thx
Debbie says
What a great idea Rhoda! I’ve got several “BURNING” questions and you’re the one in the “KNOW”!
We’re building a house and we’ll be able to pick out all the stuff. So here goes…
• What color of wood flooring would you recommend? Pretty much all of our furniture is a dark chocolate color.
• What would be a good color for my kitchen/breakfast bar walls? My kitchen/breakfast bar is next to and opens into the family room. The family room has the dark furniture accented with the green plants and blue and white pottery. I’ll be painting the family room with the Sherwin Williams Blonde (many thanks to you). The kitchen will probably have dark brown granite counters and accented with the celadon green pottery from Korea.
• What color would you recommend for the dining room walls? The furniture is dark brown and the seat covers are off white. My china is Lenox with just a simple gold rim.
• I’m up in arms about the ceiling color throughout the house. What do you advise?
• I would like the home to have a nice flow from one room to the next. What would you suggest for paint color for the halls and main living areas? My furniture is dark wood with accents of blue, white, yellow, green and some reds. That is pretty much the flow of our home.
Kristi says
I would love for you to discuss ways to decorate your fireplace mantle for the upcoming seasons and holidays. I am always looking for ideas – because I never have any! Thanks!
Frantic Home Cook says
Oooh! Free decorating advice from the master? Goody!
We have a beautiful cherry 4-poster that we splurged on years ago. The rest of the furniture in that room is hand-me-down 60’s modern dressers covered with scratches. Given our current financial situation, I don’t see us buying new new dressers soon. I’d paint them black but that doesn’t seem to go with the cherry bed. Any ideas on how to cheaply make this room cohesive?
The Tomball Three says
Yes- here’s one.
What is the square footage of your house? I wonder that you can keep adding on and never fill up!
Prissy says
Love your blog!
I have a 4 poster bed that sits up high off of the floor…what are some ideas on bedspreads or comforters to use. The bedskirts I find are too short to come to the floor….plus, I think I’d like to show off the pretty maple wood (oh, and I’ve finally cleaned out from under the bed)
Alyce says
Oh wow..can we just set up an appointment?? haha..
OK..My upstairs is getting to me. When we built (3 years ago) we painted the play room bright yellow. Butter in Ben Moore to be exact. This is a large room w/ no windows. Once school starts, I will be cleaning out toys and rearranging. There are 3 bedrooms up there also, a bathroom and a “library”. The guest room is the same bright yellow, but has three big windows. One bedroom is lavendar, one is pink. I have GIRLS! The bathroom is a Blue. I want to change the bathroom. Right now its ducks. Girls are getting older and I wanted something different. I was thinking of chocolate and teal/blue (you know what I am talking about). But I didn’t know if it would clash w/ all the rest of the colors..or if it even mattered. I am not ready to paint the girls rooms over yet. I have even thought about changing the play room color..but its a big room and it would take a lot of talking to my hubby. The guest room is a beachy room. This bathroom is separate ..a room on its own..not shared w/ a bedroom. So…do you have any suggestions. I know this is long, and I am sorry. but I would like some ideas. Maybe I should post pics on my blog soon. Thanks so much..this is fun..
Anonymous says
Love your blog! Just wondering if you do your own house cleaning? If you do, I am sure you must have this down to a science on how you get it all accomplished (with so many items to clean. Care to share your organizational skills on this?
Also, would love to know what church you attend??
Keep up the great work! You are a doll and such a joy! XOXO Gena
The Berry's Patch says
Rhoda,
You have such a popular blog. How do you manage your time blogging? Do you have set hours during the week to blog? Do you stick to those hours?
I’m trying to schedule my blogging so that I can get everything else done as well. I would love to hear how you do it.
Seems like I’m the only one going for the personal question.lol
Brandee 🙂
Toni says
Hi, Rhoda! Thanks for taking our questions! My blog has pictures of the half bathroom makeover I told you about last week. There are before and during pictures and my husband is painting as we speak. I’ll post pictures of the room when the paint dries.
Any ideas for simple decor would be great. Due to my son’s autism, his occupational therapist recommended a more minimal decor for our home. We like mostly traditional things and some contemporary styles (more for the sleek lines).
Thanks for any help you can give!