Post #329701 by VampiressRN on Sun, Sep 2, 2007 11:22 AM

Yes, needs some paint or something, but not exactly sure what I want to do yet. It will need to blend in with the rest of my home as it is all very open. As you enter the front door, the lounge (originally the living room) is on the left and the dining room is on the right, then straight ahead is the living room (formerly the family room) which is also open to a large kitchen. It is good to have the open areas for entertaining. When I bought my home I was able to select lots of upgrades (which...if you get what you really want can drain your bank account), but the one thing I couldn't afford was to have more than the basic paint. I was very lucky to find that the basic color in my home is a creamy ecru and not a real white, plus they are textured.

What I am going to investigate this weekend is having the walls papered in grasscloth. I think that will give the room additional texture and a hint of color. I want the color of grasscloth that will blend well with bamboo and rattan. I like the looks of your walls TikiMookie, and did a room like that by myself at my old house and it looked great. I want to have the ceilings covered in matting with bamboo too. There now, I feel financially drained just thinking about all of this...LOL.

mzoltorp....those bookcases were a crazy find at a consignment store and luckily they were in great shape and I didn't have to do any work on them. They are a neat design.

I am going to go for some bamboo style frames for my art. Sumbuddy send me sum money. :lol:

Edited...to remove grasscloth picture...since I didn't choose that option.

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2008-04-08 04:26 ]