Decorating Advice and Paint Colors

I’ve decided that I am going to name each problem with 90′s decor, & then how to update the problem & fix it.  I don’t know if the color Forest Green had just never been seen before, but it prompted it’s very own movement in the 1990′s.  This room usually had:

A faux finish sponge paint on the wall.  This usually resembled mold, & was done in colors that didn’t go together, such as the blue & pink sponge painting I had in one apartment.

There were two options for flooring in the 90′s green monster room:  White or pinkish taupe ceramic tile.  The other option was to have inexpensive, shiny burgundy or forest green carpet.  I think this will be one of the most memorable things about the average 90′s room, the green carpet.

You only had one choice for a sofa in the 1990′s, checked.  This usually meant a harsh green & white checked sofa that looked like a picnic gone horribly wrong.

As far as other furniture, the 90′s introduced us to the armoire.  Never mind that the doors were always open so we could watch TV, we at last had the capability to hide the TV. Coffee tables came in two varieties, pine, or the ever popular log furniture.  This was best when used in a matching set.

Accessories were kept to a minimum & were usually functional.  Case in point, the unfinished, square wooden handles that were used on all kitchen cabinets & furniture .  Oh & anything hunter green, such as new tupperware, or a hunter green telephone.

Overall, this room was characterized as being cold.  To make up for the coldness, pattern was introduced to save the day, but annoying patterns were chosen. Don’t worry, tomorrow I will write how to easily update this room.

Tags: decorating, humor, random-thoughts, home-improvement

Let’s face it, TV’s aren’t the prettiest. They are something that most every living space has, but they aren’t that pretty to look at. I’ve always loved it when people had screensavers on their TV’s that look like fireplaces. Now anyone can capture this warm feeling, without going to the expense of building a fireplace with a yule log DVD. There are so many different DVD’s to choose from, it’s hard to decide because they are all so beautiful.

However, my favorite is the Ambient Art DVD that has over 346 Impressionist paintings from artists such as Monet & Van Gogh. I actually have a hard time choosing art because I like to change the look of my room on a weekly basis. This can be expensive, but not with these DVD’s. With a flat screen TV it actually looks like a beautifully framed picture. Turn your TV into something other than the big black box. Who knew the TV could add ambiance to a room?