When I am working on a design I like to pull together lots of combinations and possibilities. You just never know what puzzle pieces will complete the picture.
Sometimes it is fun to try something that you really don’t think will work, and it might surprise you, and be the perfect piece for the room.
Always keep an open mind during the planning stages. It will take awhile to get down to brass tacks.
Often times there will be one piece that will tell you exactly what direction to go in.
I am in the planning stages of redoing my kitchen so I am having fun pulling different elements together to see what direction the room wants to take me.
The last time I spoke about my kitchen we were debating on whether or not to put tile on the wall at the end of our breakfast bar.
After a lot of thinking, talking and asking my friends opinions, we decided to NOT do the tile, it just felt too heavy for the room.
Of course I can not let that wall go so I have looked at some different elements that could go there.
It is fun to play with the different elements. Let me show you some of the mirrors I am considering….
I am trying to bring a little bit of black and gold/brass into the kitchen since I have some already in my family room that you see from the kitchen.
You can see the black and brass combination in my sconces and my firescreen.
I like the touch of black with the gold.
I already have a Queen Anne mirror that I could paint out in a gold leaf. It is a really good quality mirror, but it is cherry and it is in a closet, just waiting for me to use it again.
This star mirror is probably the most fun of them all. I do love a touch of whimsy and I think this gives me a classic touch of whimsy….
Speaking of whimsy….. I love letters, and numbers so when I can add them in a room I will. I found these blue enamels letters and thought I should at least try them. They are vintage, Love that…….
This might be a tad too fanciful, but it is still fun!!
So there you have it. This is what I have been thinking about plus quite a few more details, but more on that later.
UPDATE: Marble slabs are paid for, they are mine!! The contractor is coming tomorrow to discuss details of the job.
It looks like this is really going to happen!!
