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Cherry Walnut Bedroom Suite  I will be buying a cherry/walnut gloss bedroom suite - what colors should I paint my bedroom to go with this cherry/walnut color?

I do like the colors ...

Decorating With Area Rugs  We are building a cottage and the interior of the great room is pine with a pine cathedral ceiling and rustic looking maple flooring. The great room contains ...

Chalet Furniture  Hi,

We have a rental vacation property which is part of a condo hotel program.

This simply means that the resort rents it out on our behalf.

The ...

Painting Livingroom Two Colors  I am hoping you can help me with painting my livingroom.

Right now I have a beige/neutral color in the room on all walls and the lower part is in ...

Green Couches  Hi there,

I have a green lounge suite (sofa/couches) and a very small lounge adjoining my kitchen.

The kitchen cupboards are a light oak colour ...

I Have A Beige, Cream And Black Floral Sofa  I have a black, cream and beige floral sofa.

What colours can I use on my walls to make it look warmer? They are all cream and it tends to look cold....

Kitchen Granite Colors  I purchased a home with light colored advocado green ceramic tile floor in kitchen & foyer - excellent condition and too expensive to change.

However,...

Coffee and Mocha Colour Scheme  What if I use coffee and mocha color for living room walls?

Note: The above is a follow on from Bhamina's original question "I need advice on what colours ...

Colour Selection  I need advice on what colours to choose to make a room look bigger with black floor tiles and black or grey furniture and a black TV.

Andrea's Response ...

Need a color fix!  Hi there,
I have a dark, muddy navy leather sofa set, wooden french doors and a light wooden floor in my lounge room.

I am trying to come up with a ...

Not Liking Oak Trim At All  I don't know where to start...

I just purchased this home and I'm having a hard time getting used to oak trim, just not liking it.

I truly love ...

Japanese Themed Bedroom?  Hi there, my dilema is that I just moved to a room with light pink walls.

I have painted two of the walls medium gray and on one of them I have painted ...

What Curtains With Red Accent Wall?  Help - we painted an accent wall red, the other walls are sort of sand (a little tan looking) the furniture is green and red and sand stripe. My husband ...

Rug Color?  We have a small TV room that we are going to decorate. The wall color will be a light tan. The loveseat and chair are black leather (because they were ...

My Living Room  I am renting a house right now and the owners won't let me paint the living room. Two walls are brickish red and the other two walls are a grey - medium ...

Abstract Art  I am working on an abstract piece and I am having a hard time when I try to make my paint look like its rolling down the canvas. How do I do this?

Andrea'...

Bedspread Color  I have floral wallpaper in my bedroom - burgundy, rose, pale gray - could you tell me what color bedspread to use?

Andrea’s Response

Hi Mel

If ...

Sun Room  My sun room is 12 x18 and I have a wicker table with chairs near my patio door. I would like to have a couple of comfy chairs with a small table between ...

Feature Walls  I am going to wall paper one wall in a room where one wall has a chimney breast.

Is the chimney breast wall the main feature wall?

Andrea’s Response ...

Leather Living Room Furniture  I have leather living room furniture - a couch and two armchairs - that are in really good condition but are just not right for my new color scheme.

I ...

French Country Living Room  I have two, three seater red sofas in my lounge with rolled arms and high backs.

I love French country living rooms and the French provincial style ...