A WILD Fix It Friday: Watch Us Help Refresh 4 Reader-Submitted Rooms & Give Them The Advice They’ve Been Looking For

Man, it’s bully to beryllium back! It’s been a small implicit 2 months since the past Fix It Friday but that each ends close here, close now. To beryllium honest, I wasn’t coming up with immoderate prompts I truly loved oregon thought were ace helpful. Then I thought, “Wait, conscionable bash a chaotic card!” Ask the radical what they need. So that’s what we person present today, beauteous casual fixes that don’t necessitate you to commencement from scratch. We’ve got a mates of eating areas, an office, a bathroom, and to decorativeness it disconnected a quick-fire curtain debacle. I deliberation this mightiness beryllium a regular punctual due to the fact that arsenic you volition spot it’s a beauteous amusive one. Let’s conscionable leap close in…

Dining Room With A LACK Of Drama

This scholar needed immoderate assistance making their eating country consciousness amended and simply, much “finished”. Here are their nonstop words and requests:

“What bash I bash to marque this eating country look finished? Rug (8×10)/Curtains? Artwork!!? Color? Not a instrumentality of a assemblage wall, what would you recommend? Any proposal is welcome. Thank you!”

They didn’t springiness a fund truthful I tried to support it connected the much affordable broadside conscionable successful case:) But the breathtaking quality is that with this abstraction a small volition spell a agelong way. All the furnishings stays, great! But let’s determination that china furniture person to the table leaving country for either a existent oregon faux works oregon histrion successful the corner. Then to decorativeness disconnected the model broadside of the room, I truly deliberation curtains would adhd a much-needed softness to the room, positive adhd much elegance and warmth. Don’t hide to bent the rod high! Here’s our usher for each things hanging curtains. But to truly lukewarm it up with texture, if it’s successful the budget, layering successful a medium-toned woven Roman shadiness would look truthful pretty. Ok, backmost to the desk/cabinet wall. Since the scholar isn’t a large assemblage partition person (I’ll effort not to instrumentality that personally! conscionable kidding:)), stacking 2 larger pieces connected apical of each different successful betwixt the furniture and table volition adhd a calm but high-impact creation infinitesimal this country could use. Then to adhd a small ambiance and bring successful the woven Roman shade, getting a woven plan lamp is not lone beautiful, it’s practical! Finally, I deliberation a rug is optional and precise overmuch up to the reader’s preference. Some emotion having a eating rug portion others truly don’t. Given the signifier connected the pillow connected the table chair, I thought our Oregon Plaid rug would bring successful immoderate large signifier and a small color. Lastly, I deliberation the eating table’s centerpiece could beryllium a small much visually impactful (but inactive functional). So a somewhat modern, ample footed vessel would look awesome and decorativeness it each disconnected beautifully. Come spot what circumstantial pieces I’m reasoning of…

Table Lamp | Art (top) | Art (bottom) | Rug | Linen Curtains | Woven Shade | Curtain Rod | Faux Tree | Footed Bowl Centerpiece

This is the vision! It’s calming, works with the darker woods, and the sage table color. Those curtains are the aforesaid affordable ones that Caitlin enactment successful her surviving room (and RAVED about). I personally emotion a French instrumentality rod and I deliberation a achromatic colour volition equilibrium champion with the existing acheronian tones. The woven shades look to beryllium ace customizable too! The 2 creation pieces travel successful a ton of sizes, person aggregate transportation options (even a integer download), and the colors truly prime up connected the table colour and person conscionable capable bluish to enactment with the rug. The lamp is truthful cute and affordable (plus adds a hint of glam with the brass details). The footed bowl is conscionable modern capable to adhd freshness but doesn’t look excessively retired of spot and that tree is simply a faux enactment but a existent 1 is arsenic arsenic wonder…if they tin support it alive:) Onto the next!

Embracing The Quirk…Even If Involves Seashells

This scholar has a bath that is FULL of property and charm (some of it love, immoderate of it little so). I’ll fto you work their incredibly charming email to get an thought of what the symptom points are:

“For the upcoming Fix-It Friday, possibly you tin assistance this blah bathroom? It is my 1910s home’s “primary” bathroom, utilized by myself and 2 teenagers. Most of what is successful the country is original–the seashell tiles, the subway partition tiles, the mud-set and perpetually grimy-looking level tile, the clawfoot tub, the stained solid window, and the medicine furniture with the breached reflector (did I notation 1 of those teens is successful that signifier of abrupt maturation wherever helium is not definite wherever his assemblage ends and the partition begins? I americium getting this fixed lol). I DESPISE the seashell tiles but respect their crippled and person tried to neutralize them with the acheronian greenish partition overgarment and the pinkish enactment art. Not archetypal is the beige ceiling light/exhaust and the above-medicine-cabinet vanity lighting. We’re pressed a spot for retention successful present adjacent though we are not a household that uses a batch of grooming products.   

So, WWJD? My thoughts truthful acold are to swap retired the vanity airy (I kinda like this? Which is leaning into the pinkish but possibly this aged location wants thing much classic/classy? But I’m not definite I americium classic/classy?) and bash thing not truthful depressing with the ceiling light/exhaust. (Since this country has a model I don’t by codification person to exhaust to the outside, truthful a instrumentality could work.) Maybe swap retired the outlet covers for thing much chic? More clever options for retention oregon for corralling the things that are conscionable going to ever enactment out? The gingham ablution curtain is simply a caller summation that I similar but possibly I should person been bolder? (My sensation successful patterns runs geometric.) My fund is astir $750 if I stagger purchases implicit time.”

There’s truthful overmuch to emotion but if you work the email determination are immoderate symptom points. Let’s commencement with the main medicine furniture and light. If you look astatine the photograph beneath there’s different woody medicine furniture successful a darker stain that I deliberation is truthful beauteous and would emotion her to effort to lucifer if possible. That volition assistance bring a small much consistency with the varied wood tones wherever each code has a designated feature. Now, I truly emotion the thought of the pinkish vanity airy she linked successful her email but I’m truly not definite if it volition beryllium supra the furniture successful a mode that volition wholly work. I can’t archer wherever the junction container sits. If it’s precocious capable wherever determination is abstraction betwixt the apical of the furniture and wherever the bottommost of the airy sits lowest past great! Otherwise, I person different thought below.

Aside from that it seems that a fewer different cosmetic changes could marque a large interaction – A colorful bath mat, achromatic metallic outlet covers, hanging the creation a small higher, oregon replacing it with thing much graphic are each options. Oh, and I accidental support the ablution curtain! It’s precise cute:)

I did truly conflict to find a decent retention solution with the photos I was sent. But also, it conscionable mightiness beryllium 1 of those chill aged bathrooms that simply doesn’t person the abstraction oregon layout for bully storage. I person 1 thought I’ll amusement you below…

Ceiling Light | Black Metal Outlet Covers | Toothbrush Holder | Wall Art | Teak Wood 2 Tier Basket Stand | Bath Mat | Vanity Light

Ok, here’s the full thing. Now, I person astir nary acquisition successful exhaust ceiling fans/lights. This beauteous large flush mount I recovered is apt not going to work. Just didn’t privation to suggest an exhaust instrumentality and not person immoderate thought what I was recommending. But for things I tin confidently recommend, art! I bash truly similar the pieces that I was sent (sorry, 1 didn’t marque it into this post). But I bash consciousness that the standard of the creation successful the photograph supra is excessively akin to the standard of the seashell border. I deliberation trying a large-scale abstract signifier similar successful this piece mightiness consciousness better, visually. I besides similar the thought of a bladed achromatic framework to necktie successful with the different achromatic elements. But the portion they person works large but should beryllium raised a spot if it stays:) Ok, backmost to lighting. If you flipped this vanity light truthful that the bulbs were astatine the top, it would beryllium nicely connected the medicine furniture (as the existent 1 does) but it looks cleaner and modern, yet has an MCM “vintage” feel. Measuring is cardinal though earlier ordering! Just due to the fact that thing looks similar it’s going to acceptable doesn’t mean it will. Then if the vanity airy is simply a matte black, let’s alteration each of the outlet covers to a metallic matte black. Simple, chic, and doesn’t vie with the partition paint. A bath mat is simply a indispensable and this one looks similar it could enactment great. It’s not excessively engaged but does person immoderate signifier for a small life. And finally, my lone retention solution was this 2-shelf teak handbasket stand to spell nether the console sink. It won’t lick each of your problems but volition hopefully assistance a little!

Adding That “Final Layer” To A SWEET Dining Nook

This kitchen/house was intolerable not to see which you’ll spot successful a second. I genuinely don’t truly deliberation they adjacent request assistance but I cognize much than anyone, having idiosyncratic to bounce ideas disconnected of adjacent if you person a bully program is CRUCIAL to the process. So I americium present to *hopefully* beryllium that idiosyncratic for this reader. For this one, we are going to look astatine the abstraction earlier we get into what they asked for successful their email.

Yes, I know, SO DREAMY.

And it lone gets better!

Their surviving country for reference. Incredible!

This eating country is SO amusive and is the country adjacent to the kitchen. Again, they cognize what they are doing! But here’s the email:

“So this is my room meal nook. I’ve been stuck connected however to grip window treatments, lighting, and just generally making my meal nook much layered and cozy. We person a eating country but honestly, this is wherever everyone tends to congregate, truthful I privation it to consciousness overmuch much layered, cozy, and fun. We’re not acrophobic of colour oregon quirk (I precise overmuch resonate with this version of Emily’s eating nook) but I besides inactive privation it to mostly acceptable successful the vibe of our Spanish revival home. Me, my hubby and our 5 twelvemonth aged unrecorded present but we person radical implicit each the time, truthful I privation this to consciousness similar a abstraction that everyone tin heap into. 

Here are the existent issues:

• Bench: The seat that our contractor built isn’t heavy capable and it’s the incorrect height. I’d similar to enactment successful a caller built-in seat and americium wondering if it should wrapper astir each 3 walls oregon conscionable beryllium a little and deeper mentation of the existent one. However, if it wraps arsenic connected some sides, it could lone beryllium 46″ agelong due to the fact that it would person to halt earlier the model connected the left. I sketched retired the abstraction below. 
• Overhead light: I’d similar to swap retired the airy fixture for thing that hangs and is possibly much of a statement? Like this is immense but possibly could beryllium a chill statement? 
• Window treatments: I’d similar to fig retired however to bring successful immoderate color/pattern/softness via upholstery connected the model spot and/or model treatments. I havent been capable to adhd pillows to the seat due to the fact that the seat isn’t heavy capable and the molding of the stained solid model molding cuts into your back. The stained solid model is curved truthful nary thought how/whether to bash a attraction determination oregon conscionable connected the different model connected the near side. 
• Table + chairs: Table is good but I’d besides beryllium good getting escaped of it – if we did a wrap-around seat would an oval array beryllium better? Chairs decidedly request to spell – they’re uncomfortable outcasts from my erstwhile apartment’s outdoor space. 
• Molding color: The molding astir the stained solid model is achromatic and the molding astir the broadside model is blue. Should I overgarment them to lucifer 1 different and if truthful what color? 
• Inspo: These spaces feel precise cozy and layered. I deliberation we’d privation that vibe but with much of a deed of modern quirk. I besides added 2 pictures beneath of different rooms successful our location to springiness you a consciousness of our style.

I could perceive myself (aka existent plan paralysis) successful this email truthful I wanted to help! To start, if they person the fund perfectly bash a wrap-around clump and person it halt astatine the aforesaid constituent connected some walls (before the model connected the broadside wall). That should permission them with plentifulness of seating positive the adding eating chairs. But, of course, erstwhile they person it designed, representation retired the fig of seats to marque definite they are blessed with it:) I’ll get into however to marque it amusive and cozy successful a second. For the light, I LOVE the pendant they linked. I americium a immense oversized airy fixture person erstwhile it’s done intentionally similar this. Plus it volition perfectly adhd warmth to the space. I would past skip a model attraction connected the stained solid model but if they wanted to enactment a Roman shadiness connected the different model that would wholly work. As for the trim colour question, I would either support them antithetic oregon person them some beryllium white. Maybe that’s a aboriginal determination erstwhile they spot everything other successful there! And finally, if they bash a wraparound bench, an oval array would beryllium perfect and maximize each the seats.

design by lea johnson | photos by sage e imagery | from: lea’s unfastened conception pass-through eating country plan agony – solved!

When I was reasoning astir the bench, Lea’s stunning customized bench came to mind. Of course, they person antithetic needs, but the striped backmost and velvet spot is specified a amusive but not overwhelming combo! Since they are besides disquieted astir the trim digging into their backs, making a debased (sturdy) backmost cushion would easy lick that contented (even if it covers the bottommost of the stained solid model trim) and past they could furniture amusive pillows successful beforehand of it!

Here’s what I’m envisioning…

Wicker Pendant | Dining Table | Black Dining Chair | Leather Dining Chair | White Centerpiece | Abstract Pillow | Sea Green Pillow | Blue Italian Velvet Pillow | Yellow Velvet Round Pillow

For the seat spot cushion, I would spell for a warmer rust color. That mode it warms up the room which is beauteous cool-toned and besides works nicely with their purple eating room. Then for the pillows, I would support them beauteous coagulated if they spell for thing similar the striped backmost cushion. I noticed successful the surviving country they aren’t acrophobic of amusive pillows, truthful that airy rust one is SO playful but besides highly cool. From determination they tin easy furniture successful different large colors successful aggregate fabrics for that inviting, cozy feel. I bash deliberation adding 1 minty-toned 1 is simply a bully thought to bring successful the room furniture color. And yes, look however large the pendant looks (not definite however to standard that is, ha!). I went with a darker woody oval table to adhd ocular extent to the nook and to person a antithetic vibe than the eating room. I past chose 2 antithetic chairs based connected the vibe they want! Remember that the backsplash has that bold black-and-white signifier truthful bringing successful a mates of black woody chairs mightiness equilibrium that each retired beautifully. However, if they privation to support it light, I truly emotion that wood and leather chair. Looks comfy and arsenic Emily has pointed out, young kids person a hard clip with eating chairs that person arms. Lastly, tin you archer I emotion a large achromatic footed bowl arsenic a centerpiece??

An Artist’s Office

I was stunned erstwhile this unthinkable artist, Alyssa Zack, whose enactment I emotion and respect asked maine for plan help! But look, we each could usage a caller acceptable of eyes connected a abstraction we’ve been looking astatine for acold excessively long. Here are Alyssa’s plan issues:

“I person this weird pass-through country to the backyard that I usage arsenic my office/studio. It evidently needs to beryllium functional but I would besides truly similar it to beryllium cuter! My fund is astir $800 and would ideally similar to enactment with existing bookshelves, desk, and the ample inferior retention drawers. I bash person the partition pops Chris Loves Julia level tiles that I was reasoning of utilizing connected the floors. The country is astir 9.5 x 10 ft. 

Here are my archetypal thoughts that volition hopefully spark immoderate further creativity from Alyssa:) First, let’s commencement with the colour palette. I wasn’t definite which Chris Loves Julia level tiles she has (I conjecture successful the merchandise committee below) but whether she covers her existent tiles oregon not, I deliberation this palette volition enactment beautifully. Please instrumentality a look astatine the Instagram photos below:

Since this is simply a pass-through room, I deliberation keeping it airy and lukewarm could beryllium a bully move. A lukewarm blushy soil would beryllium truthful so beauteous and not excessively overwhelming erstwhile she’s trying to create. Now, I besides emotion the thought of playing with a maroon trim of sorts. Putting it a spot beneath the ceiling makes it consciousness a small little ceremonial but adds a small thing other to the room. But a wholly blush country wherever she besides paints the existing bookcases besides sounds beauteous awesome. I mean with a caller overgarment of overgarment and a small reorganization, those bookshelves volition look marque new.

Aside from the caller paint, adding successful a large caller rug, replacing the outlet covers, getting a caller chair, and putting up adjacent much partition retention (is determination ever capable successful an office?) she is beauteous set!

Brass Outlet Covers | Wall Shelves | Blue Spray Paint | Removeable Floor Tiles | Rug | Office Chair

Here is the wide vibe. Again, since she’s an creator I see this committee much arsenic a jumping-off constituent for her to tally with. That’s the benignant of blush code I’m envisioning. Soft, not excessively pink, not excessively tan. Then speech from possibly a maroon accent, giving caller beingness to her tiny rolling cart with a chill airy blue is different casual accidental for a popular of colour that won’t instrumentality implicit the room. Those level tiles mightiness beryllium the ones she has and if they are I’m a large fan! But a rug to support those tiles and adhd immoderate texture isn’t a atrocious idea. And portion I’m partial I emotion this rug from our archetypal postulation (did you spot Alexandra Gater usage it in 1 of her reveals?) I truly bash deliberation it would look truthful bully successful there. Now, she wholly mightiness beryllium blessed with her existent table chair, this one is simply a small much elevated:) Oh, and however could I hide astir adding that cute support supra the ample inferior retention cart (which is awesome)? While she could usage immoderate much closed retention to assistance with little ocular chaos, that partition is asking for immoderate shelves. She could capable it with applicable things oregon benignant it retired with beauteous things and plants. And present that I’m thinking, I’m wondering if she could adhd elemental woody doors to her bookcases if she would similar to person little happening visually successful there. Just an idea:)

Go cheque retired her enactment if you haven’t already!

Quick Fire Curtains Solution

This 1 is going to beryllium a speedy occurrence due to the fact that my bosom truly went retired to this scholar and we’re not definite we person a cleanable solution (yes, I consulted Arlyn). Here’s the email from the reader:

“My plan dilemma revolves astir curtains and troubling angles. My hubby and I moved into our caller location astir six weeks ago. We’re ace fortunate that beauteous overmuch each of our furnishings and decor acceptable seamlessly. But the curtains concern has maine stumped. 

We person 2 surviving areas successful our caller location with large beautiful, gangly windows connected our backmost wall.  I rapidly (read impulsively) bought a curtain rod and curtains to bent up. Unfortunately, I did not announcement that the ruling is sloped rather a spot connected 1 broadside leaving maine stumped. Thoughts?”

As you tin see, this is VERY tricky. When I asked Arlyn this is what she said, “Umm I deliberation due to the fact that determination are truthful galore each over, little them each beneath the transoms to beryllium adjacent crossed some rooms.” I hold with her adjacent though that whitethorn not beryllium the cleanable solution since the rod connected the angled ceiling broadside volition beryllium somewhat covering the half-circle window. I besides recognize if the scholar wants to screen the transom windows.

Another option, that inactive doesn’t lick the transom model issue, is to get Roman shades for each of the lowers and not person to woody with immoderate rod covering anything. I deliberation this 1 could beryllium a radical treatment to assistance this reader! Let’s speech model treatments!

Well, that’s it for today! Hope this was some amusive and adjuvant (especially to the readers who person rooms successful this post:)) Happy Friday and spot ya tomorrow.

Love you, mean it.

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