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Patti F
My bedroom is lilac with a lilac/gray carpet. I would like to do my room with a french, victorian , chanel vibe. IN white, black,pinkandpurple. My funiture is white. Ideas and links would be appriciated to help me redo my room if your have more questions please feel free to email me or i.m. me at Woodchip127@aol.com thank you for your creative imput.
Please help!
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i think to give it the elegant vibe your looking for, you need to incorporate some metalic accent into the room. silver, platinum, pewter, brushed aluminum, all look great with purple and lilac and white.
candelabra style lamps, vases, brush and comb set handles, perfume bottle lids, mirrored tray feet....all these can be done in metallics. also a satiny silver/gray metalic-sheened fabric for upholstery, bedding, and window treatments would look great. have you considered getting a vanity with large round mirror? you could cover it with a gray satin dropcloth, and upholster a stool for it in the same material.
black framed black and white fashion magazine photos from the 40's and 50's would work well on the walls.
a white or pale grey shag carpet would be cool on the floor.
you could also paint gray vertical stripes on the lilac walls.
a few cushions of various shapes and sizes covered in a rich dark eggplant (aubergine) cover would really add a punch of bold color to a pale silvery lilac bedspread.
me and my fiance are getting a house together in 3 months but on a tight budget.?
Brittany
Were trying to get everything for it before we move in. Where trying to spend 100 dollars a week on things. what all should we get first and now?
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Make that "My fiancé and I..." ;-)
Break it out room-by-room and then things that one might consider to be "whole house items."
For instance... a whole house item would be curtains. Of course, you can't buy/make your curtains until you know what size windows you have, but you could easily pick up some generic plain white curtains at a thrift shop or Goodwill, along with some expanding café curtain rods, so you can have privacy the day you move in and plan on replacing the curtains as your budget allows after you move into your new place.
So, room by room...
Bedroom
Bed... sheets & pillowcases, quilt/bedspread/coverlet, pillows... mattress cover... bedside tables (or fabric to cover the boxes you can use until you find the right night tables ;-) )... reading lamps... some sort of dresser or "drawer storage" unit... a bench or chair... a full-length mirror. Extras such as a waste paper basket or two, a rug (or two small area rugs for either side of the bed), small bookcase (so long as it can used elsewhere if it doesn't fit in the bedroom). A couple of laundry baskets.
Bath
Towels (think two bath sheets, two regular sized towels, four wash cloths and four hand towels), shower curtain & liner, a rug for in front of the tub/shower... a battery-operated wall clock and a waste paper basket. A large clothes hamper (in a neutral color) is always handy. Much of anything else will depend on what else is in the bath you eventually rent/buy, as well as the bath's finishes and colors, so stay away from purchasing items such as soap holders (will you need one or two?) or cosmetic holders (you may or may not have drawers in the vanity for these products) or other frou-frou until you know the bath you'll have.
Kitchen
(NB: I'd stay away from buying furniture before you know what your new kitchen's size, finishes, color, and dimensions are. Why fall in love with and buy a gorgeous round oak table and four chairs if your kitchen only has room for a small dinette w/ two stools, KWIM?) Linens... kitchen dish towels, oven mitts and a dozen basic cloth napkins. Coffeemaker. Toaster and/or toaster oven. A Crock Pot (small or large, your choice). Food processor... doesn't have to be the megaskajillion dollar name brand... a small Black & Decker chopper/dicer will do 90% of the prep work you're likely gonna doing. A battery-operated wall clock. Refrigerator magnets. Spice rack (if desired). Canister set (if desired). Cooking tools... ladles, regular and slotted spoons, tongs, wooden spoon set, whisks, large fork (like a small grilling fork), a turkey baster, a paintbrush, a crock to hold these items on your about-to-be kitchen counter. A set of mixing bowls (some folks have two... one metal for food prep, and one glass for the microwave). A set of cooking knives... can often be purchased all-in-one along with steak knives, a whet stone & kitchen shears. Some neutral colored cutting boards (wood or acrylic). A drainboard & the mat that goes under it. A package of sponges and at least one plastic scrubber.
Then there's the basic cookware: two small sauce pans, two medium-sized sauce pans, one large pot (dutch oven or pasta cooking size)... a couple of frying pans (one medium and one large, with lids, if possible)...a couple of cookie sheets... a broiling pan or two, a couple of covered casserole dishes. A set of good Rubbermaid containers for marinating foods/leftovers/freezer storage is always a good thing. For serving (when guests are expected), think about a couple of deep bowls (for veggies or rolls or bread goods), a small platter or two, and the appropriate serving utensils.
Dining: cutlery... I suggest a minimum of 8 place settings (knife, fork, spoon, soup spoon, dessert forks... in my life I've found an extra dozen teaspoons to be a good thing... they always seem to be used up first. LOL! China... again, try for 8: dinner plates, soup/cereal bowls, luncheon/dessert plates. Eight "nice" glasses to go w/ your china, plus another 8 that can be used (and broken) without worry. :-) Coffee mugs. Wine glasses (white & red).
Of course, this doesn't even touch on the furniture, electronics, or accessories you'll need/want... but that's far too personal a decision for -us- to make for you. ;-)
When I was just 19, I did what you're doing (minus the boyfriend)... I figured out what I needed/wanted and spent a little each paycheck so I could make the move into my own place. It was fun and it made me feel ever so much the grown-up when I was able to immediately hang curtains, make coffee and make the bed up the day I moved in.
Have fun.
Hope this helps,
TX Griff
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