With two-more days before Halloween we've gathered our favorite decoration ideas that can all be finished before the guests arrive or the kids come knocking.
+ Spooky Silhouette Votives from Design*Sponge
+ Halloween Crafts on Etsy from Casasugar
+ Chic and modern Halloween decorations from Apartment Therapy SF
+ Go Green this Halloween with Treats and Tips from Inhabitat
+ Do-It-Yourself Bats from Young House Love
We often like to help out readers with design questions and the room that seems to be everyone's priority is the kitchen.
Sarah would like some design input on this blue beauty. If she can deal with the white appliances which these days look dated, she can save a lot of money and with some paint and new drawer pulls the kitchen would look very different.
The white countertop and pink walls also have to go and are an easy fix.
What would you suggest???
If you want a dramatic change to your kitchen, consider adding a glass front to a few of your cabinet doors. Make sure the insides of the cabinet are painted properly and look good and the stemware and dishes in the cabinet are what you'd like to display.
Transforming your cabinet fronts to glass is a great way to open up more space and lighten up the space. Here is a DIY project to add glass to a cabinet door but note that this style of door uses rabbeted panel moulding, which has a small groove cut into the back side, so that it "wraps" around the edge of the door. The pane of glass is slipped into the cutout in the door against the back lip of the moulding.
Painting a room is a quick and easy makeover that makes a huge impact. But because it does require effort and takes time to change or can clash with furnishings or artwork, most homeowners take their time when it comes to selecting the proper paint color and you've got to consider more than just what your paint selector iPhone app tells you.
Here are some tips to ponder when selecting a paint color.
1. Color evokes emotion and nobody wants to be enveloped in a room that has a "bad vibe" because of the color of the walls. Keep the mood you want to convey at the forefront when considering colors.
2. Think beyond traditional colors for rooms. e.g., Nurseries don't have to be sky blue or pink but any pastel shades could work.
3. If you think you might change your mind later don't go with an initial dark color or you'll limit your options down the road.
