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(10,337 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)Our entire ceiling is made of slatted wood and cross beams and it will be stained to a mahogany.
Currently the hallway walls are cedar with 15 ft ceilings. We are going to sheetrock over the cedar because the cedar is really impractical.
We do like the golden yellow color and it will go very well with the floors and a 40 foot across full wall fireplace and mantle.
There are things in this house that we cannot change...and have to work around, lol
Warpy
(113,131 posts)I realize photos can be deceptive, but the whole effect is monochromatic to the point that some really nice detail is getting lost. Also it looks rather dark. I might lighten it two or three shades before I'd use it.
Then again, I'm not going to have to live with it, you are, so take this for what it's worth. (plink, plink)
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)I guess the picture is deceptive because I have tunnel vision looking at the wall color to the floor color to the what we are doing with the ceiling and I don't even see those parts,lol
In the kitchen, they are going to use the existing cabinets...and cut out the doors and insert stained glass in them and the countertops are going to be slate.
Not sure exactly about the backsplash yet. My guess is that it will be some type of metal.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Notice the front door and how much better it plays with the wall color. Also molding needs a deeper color.
Rich, warm and inviting, I think.
Is that what you are going for?
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)Our doors are mahogany--we won't be changing those. However, our ceilings are more of a honey color (see reply above) and we are going to go a little darker with those. We are going for warm and inviting.
Here is a picture of our ceilings--that might help to visualize. The entire house has these ceilings
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)this picture just has the floor and wall colors I like,lol
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)Not sure how possible that will be,lol
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)was just getting feedback,lol.
The picture of the ceiling is mine.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)It is a plank ceiling with cross timbers all throughout the house. It needs to be stained now and we are going to go a little darker. The floor will be lighter.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)is that not a picture of your actual ceiling?
are you going to do the planks and the timbers the same stain?
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)I would like my ceiling to be the color of the door.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)the other one I assume is an Exterior door. Is that the color? The Exterior Door is the color you want on your ceiling?
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)ceilings are 15 feet high, correct?
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)The cross beams might go a bit darker
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)dark but, warm and inviting, I think.
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)The fireplace is a pretty strong focal point...it will done in River Rock (at least that is our prelim choice) then the stained concrete floors, and staining the ceilings...I think it is going to be quite beautiful. We are going with the gold/yellow color for the walls to bring warmth because of the stone
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)would love to see the completed project.
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)HGTV is like porn for me.
roody
(10,849 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)polly7
(20,582 posts)Very beautiful ... that floor is amazing!
Horse with no Name
(34,077 posts)I can't wait to do it.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Kaleva
(38,553 posts)NMDemDist2
(49,314 posts)i'd love those floors in here, and we may go to something every much like that when we re-do them in a couple years
cherrycheers
(2 posts)Seriously it's so nice and um,,,i like this kind of floor. um....walls, do you wanna hang some paintings? i think that would be great too.