Home Makeovers...

Jace

Jace

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Have you ever hired someone...

Who offered practical decorating solutions..

using"what you had"..( not buy new)

to create a new atmosphere.

Maybe even a friend..who "had the eye"..to re-do for you?
 

No, but I have heard of this service. I don't have a good eye for anything. Placement, color decorating. Nothing. I just put things together. I think it's a great idea if they have someone in the area doing this service. Some people just have a good knack for things like that.
 

No, but we did hire a contractor to replace our wood floors, remodel our guest bath and our kitchen. For the floors, we chose hand-scraped hardwoods. He brought in several stains and we picked one. For the bathroom, he showed us various cabinet styles and countertops. We picked tile floors, cabinets, countertops, toilet, tub and fixtures. In the kitchen, we kept our cabinets, added hardware and replaced the backsplash, countertops and sink. He brought in various samples for the countertops and backsplash and we picked from that based on what would go with the original cabinets. Our cabinets are original to when the house was built 23 years ago, but they are white so we saw no need to change them. Much lower cost and we are satisfied. Here are a couple of pics.

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seadoug said:
No, but we did hire a contractor to replace our wood floors, remodel our guest bath and our kitchen. For the floors, we chose hand-scraped hardwoods. He brought in several stains and we picked one. For the bathroom, he showed us various cabinet styles and countertops. We picked tile floors, cabinets, countertops, toilet, tub and fixtures. In the kitchen, we kept our cabinets, added hardware and replaced the backsplash, countertops and sink. He brought in various samples for the countertops and backsplash and we picked from that based on what would go with the original cabinets. Our cabinets are original to when the house was built 23 years ago, but they are white so we saw no need to change them. Much lower cost and we are satisfied. Here are a couple of pics.

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From the pictures of your house, it shows you have good taste, @seadoug. I like white cabinets and soft colors.
 
I never used such services but the high end furniture stores by me offer such services along with a furniture package and interior decorator services.
@Jace, I remembered Ethan Allen offering those services.
 
Jace said:
Have you ever hired someone...

Who offered practical decorating solutions..

using"what you had"..( not buy new)

to create a new atmosphere.

Maybe even a friend..who "had the eye"..to re-do for you?
Click to expand...
I dated a professional home decorator for a while, and she itched to give my home some style. In fact, she offered to redecorate for free. I'd buy the furniture, she'd go pick it out. Problem is, I have no style and I don't care that my house doesn't either. I love it the way it is.
 
Somehow I think I would not be pleased with someone else telling me my collection of carved masks were odd. And then there is the ā€œFive Dollar Artā€ collection. No way am I willing to part with thoseā€¦some I actually paid twenty forā€¦
 

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