DESIGN DILEMMA

We've had a great time working with readers on their Design Dilemma questions. Fabulous Angie needed some direction on how to update her living room. Her home is beautiful, and she has great taste as you can see! One question she had was whether to add grasscloth to the back of her bookshelves. We love using grasscloth but instead in this case recommended a few paint colors. Painting the backs of bookshelves gives similar impact for much less money and less effort, and you can change the color easily as your decor or tastes change. Looks great Angie, thanks for sharing your pics with us. If you have a Design Dilemma and need a little help click on the tab at the top of our page. For $10 per question we can help!

BEFORE - what a pretty before shot

AFTER - Love the interest and depth the dark blue-gray adds to the space. Great job Angie!

 Have a great week everyone!

$10 DESIGN QUESTIONS ANSWERED! DESIGN DILEMMA CONTINUED...

Jamie introduced you to our new program, DESIGN DILEMMA, that we are really excited about. I wanted to make sure all of our readers take advantage of this great opportunity to ask the little questions you have around your house that you need a girlfriend-you-can-trust's opinion.

Here is what a sample question would look like...

QUESTION: I want to paint my kitchen table and chairs. What color would you suggest? The walls are painted a light blue with white wainscot and my rug is a deeper blue with gray. My kitchen cabinets are bright white with gray countertops.

ANSWER: I would suggest painting the table a bright white, I like Benjamin Moore's Decorator's White but every paint company has a pure white that would look good. I suggest painting your chairs a different color. I think it would look really cool to paint the chair the same white as the table but to paint the ladders across the back a different color, like navy blue (BM Hale Navy) or something more subtle like a pastel color in the blues, greens, or reds (like a poppy red). 

Painting the ladders would add a lot of style but might be difficult if you are doing it yourself, so if you want to paint the entire chair one color I think that would look nice. Have you thought about adding a cushion to the chairs? That could add some pattern and color as well. 

Here are some photos of painted chairs I like to help you with color.
White + Pastel Green Chairs

Blue chairs + white table (yours would be a brighter white). Make sure if you pick a blue color it doesn't match your wall color. You want it to coordinate but not match.

Kelly green would be great too.

If budget isn't an issue, I would also suggest possibly selling your two end chairs and buying a different style chair for your ends. An upholstered chair would be a great option or a rattan chair would be really nice too.

Please send me pics after you complete your project! I would love to see how it turns out!

I can't wait to see the result in this kitchen table question. I will post it as soon as I get the pictures! Send us your questions + pictures. We would love to help you in any way we can.