We have a huge family room upstairs and we are planning to put dark wood floors (laminate, not the real thing). We want to paint the walls either black or charcoal. We are also going to put a pool table up there. keep in mind

1. It has 3 huge over sized windows with white blinds
2. Ceiling will be left white
3. 52 inch LDC Flat Screen on the corner wall
4. A granite or wood bar overlooking the front yard w/4 bar stools

We want the feel of a dark club billiard room. If you get my drift? How would the dark walls look?

I have a collection of these ceramic jars http://www.amazon.co.uk/Henry-Watson-Original-Suffolk-Storage/dp/B000LCR8KC

I love interior decorating, but I can’t say I’m great at it. I’m looking for ideas to help match these jars in my kitchen (and maybe help tie in from the other rooms.)

The kitchen has honey colored cabinets with black hardware. The counters are a fake granite….dark green, grey, beige. The walls are painted a light grey. All the appliances are white. Hardwood floors, oak color. The dining and living room which lead into the kitchen are E. Indian decor…bright colors and very "gawdy." (reds, oranges, gold, etc.)

What do you suggest for my kitchen to tie in the jars (they were passed on from family, so I want to keep them?) Specifically looking for ideas/colors for rugs, wall decor, towels, counter decor, etc.

Thanks so much in advance!

When my new hickory kitchen cabinets were installed, I was extremely disappointed to see that the grain was very pronounced; so much more than the showroom display I loved. What changes can I make in the kitchen, without replacing the cabinets, that will soften the look of the cabinets? Overall my home is traditional, but not formal. These cabinets are too country for me! The floor is cherry. The stain on the cabinets is a medium shade, called dusk. The counter top is green laminate – I’m considering granite with flecks of brown and black.

I just bought my first little 2/1 starter condo. The place is pretty nice and spacious for 868 SqFt. Its in a great neighborhood. The living room is nice and the bathroom is descen but the kitchen is like a cave from hell. The kitchen is a boxed in 10×10 slum, pretty much the same as it was the day they completed it in 1987. Orange/yellow linoleum, old dark cabinets, beat up appliances and one dim light in the center.
I have the money to put into remodeling the kitchen to be quite nice. New lighting, maple cabinets, granite countertops, stone floors and stainless steel appliances. Here in NorCal kitchens get the money on a resell. The dilemma is, do I want to sink that kind of money and effort into a place that will scare away "starter home buyers" or do I want to go for it and appeal to the higher end bachelor/bachelorette? Any suggestions?
I do plan on living in it for about 5 years to build some nice equity. I would like to live with the nicer kitchen, but I would be content with a less extravagant kitchen that would cost thousands less.
Good answers so far…I was thinking about the fact that the kitchens in the other unit’s for sale in the complex are updated, somewhat, but are still 10 years old and not impressive. That’s why I picked mine, besides the best location in the complex; it had the oldest kitchen with the lowest asking price.

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go "all out” on the remodel or hold back and just do a "nice" remodel. I am definitely doing more than just some painting on cabinets and a tile backsplash.

It had a granite top and came with chairs.It was rectangle and seats 7 or 8 people.

Last spring my husband and I were looking for a new patio furniture, we wanted something like mosaic, granite or tile tables. After few days we learned that this kind of tables are really expensive so my husband(who has experience as a carpeneter) told me that he could designed our own , well when he finished looked so nice that we felt very proud about it. After a year our table still like new,so I told my husband that we should sell it, of course he said "no way, this belongs here! the only thing that i would do is designe a new one and if you can sell it fine! ok, I said and the last sunday I posted an add on craiglist here in San Antonio and monday morning 3 perosns replied my add and I sold 2! both agreed that our table looked so solid and beautiful that the price was nothing in compare. Well I feel so happy that I just wanted to share my story of something that might encoirage others to fight for what they beleive.

thannk you for reading me!

I really like the rustic look compared to granite. I want to know how they have held up for you. Do they chip easily when you cut on it or drop something on it like granite? What do you like about it or dislike about it. Thanks.

Lets say I have a normal room (with walls/carpet/etc) thats 20×20. I want to make it into something like this http://www.zillow.com/home-improvement-dueling-digs/home-theater/details?fo=5&iid=X1-IAz1uao5wxvixd_d3yyl&time=2

1. I want the steps
2. I want the wet bar (granite) in the back
3. I want the screen
4. I want the ceiling work

Does anyone have a rough idea how much something like this would cost? (don’t include cost of chairs/equipment)

Thanks,
I will pick a best answer promptly.

We have been trying to rent our own house. Can any of you recommend web site(s)
to get words out? or any other suggestions. The rental market has been terrible
lately. Our house has been on the market for 3month, no luck.

The property is beautiful, there is no clutter is actualy a house on top of our is empty with some nice furniture ,the house has fantastic bathroom ,beautiful kitchen with granite counter,tile trougthout the whole house.
price is rigth only0 for 3 bedroom,the only flaws is that the living space like dinning & livingroom are small
The price is including most utilities!!.
****THE HOUSE IS Located in Puertorico"caribean island"just a few minutes driving from the beach. ******
ialready have an AD" on craiglist** any nother suggestions??

I have heard of all the horror stories of mother in laws but never thought I would be involved with one.
My boyfriend and I are going to be getting married and recently bought a home together. Since we moved in my boyfriend’s mother calls sometimes 20-50 times every day including weekends. My boyfriend and I are both 29, pay our own bills, etc. His Mom will often call at six am to ask him to run errands for her or she will call when we are in the middle of dinner. If my boyfriend tells his Mom we are eating dinner she gets mad and hangs up on him. His Mom is 54 and expects her son to drop everything to go pick up furniture for her, clean her yard, or look at her granite. My boyfriend complains about it but doesn’t say much to her. When we do go over to her house I will bring over something to eat for her, or flowers, a cake with her name on it for her Birthday and she ignores me. His Mom doesn’t even say so much as hello to me and I have been nothing but nice to her. When ever I do speak she rolls her eyes at me. One time we were in a store picking up a tv armoire for his Mom and it was scratched so I told his Mom I would talk to the sales lady to see if they could reduce the price. His Mom said " boy, those blonde roots of yours are sure showin" Evidently there was a small sticker that said price reduced that I didn’t see. When she comes over to our house I will cook dinner and she criticizes that the floors aren’t shiny enough and that I had my boyfriend’s dog groomed so that there wouldn’t be hair in the kitchen and food. His Mom keeps saying poor dog as if I’m abusing the dog for having it bathed. His Mom lets her dogs eat at the dinner table and I guess she thinks I’m too clean and constantly makes comments about it. His Mom never says anything nice to me or about me and puts down everything in our house . New pieces of furniture we bought that most people have complimented his Mom has made fun of and tried to rearrange our furniture. On top of this my boyfriend’s Mom will drop her dogs off at our house and one of them is not potty trained and peed all over our hardwood floors. His Mom never asks him or me to watch her dog she just says I’m bringing the dogs over. His Mom even said " your cousins are coming in to town and will be staying with you because I don’t have room" His Mom has a three bedroom house and she is single and we have a two bedroom house with only one bed. Then on a serious note his Mom is an alcoholic and use to have her son pick her up from the bars because she was too drunk to drive. His Mom’s friend’s go out and get so plastered they puke in the car. I am concerned because my boyfriend just was diagnosed with diabetes and I have read alcohol is bad for that condition. Whenever he goes over to his Mom’s she pushes drinks on him even after he has told her he has diabetes. My boyfriend doesn’t have a backbone and will drink.
My question is his Mom lives 10 minutes from us ( too close) and wants to see him everyday. I don’t feel like it’s my place to say anything to her since it’s his Mom. I know some Mom’s may feel like their son is being taken away so I suggested he have dinner with his Mom once a week just the two of them so she doesn’t feel threatened. I also thought I could invite her over once a month. She just is so nasty to me. Is this too much or should I just see her when I have to? I don’t want to add to the problems by avoiding her.

I have an open plan kitchen/living/dining room and would like to hang two chandeliers of the same color. Which color do you think would look best from the list above?The floor is terra cotta tiles, the cabinets are white, the countertops are black/white/grey speckled granite, the walls are light beige, the door handels are chrome, and the ceiling and exposed beams are white. The furniture is mostly white, or dk.brown leather. The house is in the country with a slight Provencal feel, so it is not modern, but it is brand new.

The condo that I decided to buy has oak cabinets with a natural finish and I can pick the color granite. Im leaning toward a feng shui atmosphere but I cannot figure out the best color. Would an absolute black counter and backsplash be too much? Would it look better with some red glass tile? I read that blue, black and red are bad for the kitchen in feng shui. The condo is open so the kitchen will be visible all the time. We like the reds and oranges and might do that in the living room with our brown furniture. Im lost! Help! Would red be too much in the kitchen if we plan on doing it in the living room also?

The place is in need of so much work.
Such as;
New doors. Tile for the kitchen and bathroom. Granite counter tops. Stainless Steel appliances. Finished wood flooring and I also want to turn my over-sized bedroom into a living room, and my tiny living room into a bedroom. Not to mention the fact that I have no furniture. Can an interior designer come in and take care of all of those things for me on a limited budget of under ,000?

What would be a pretty color granite for my kitchen counters? This is the house we are buying so that is not the furniture that will be in there. Also, what color backsplash?

Major remodel w/ a European Country feel. The kitchen sinks are stainless steel. I tend to like the oil rubbed bronze or coppery bronze faucets over the stainless steel ones which match. My cabinets are a med cherry finish, granite is creamy, bronze, charcoal & brown tones & floor is lt-med tavertine tile. While stainless faucets are "safe", my thoughts are to go with the coppery bronze & pick up some more copper in the kitchen like in the wall tile behind the stainless steel stove & use bronzey hardware on the cabs. Because I like "old world – antiquey" things vs "modern" which I think stainless represents — what do you think — stainless faucets or copper bronze? Oh, the light fixtures & counter stools will be bronze iron also.