Swanky dresser paint-o-rama!

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-09-2008, 10:34 AM

I'm posting this in Hepcat because it's important to accessorize one's home, too!

We were on the hunt for a swanky looking retro sideboard for months, and last February, we came across one in an unlikely place, an odd little independent store in Burbank mostly populated with cheaply-made clothes and odd accessories. We'd wandered in because a lovely tiffany-lamp-styled umbrella caught my eye, but tucked in the back was an incredible (and extremely reasonably-priced) antique art deco dresser. You can't even get cardboardy IKEA furniture for that price. We fell in love, and we brought it home. (Sadly, I have no picture of this, some of you have seen it and some more will see it soon at the Indy screening or the reading party.)

Last weekend, we were strolling by the area again, and this little number stopped us in our tracks. We couldn't resist it, and again it was being sold for waaay less than crap furniture costs!

But the colors aren't working with our bedroom. Then again, our bedroom has been feeling kind of bland to me. White walls are becoming oppressive. I love our red bedspread (you can see a corner of it; it's not quite as bright as it seems) and we have a couple awesome black wall fixtures, a sconce and a shelving unit. But I can't figure out what to do about the walls and accents.

I had been thinking about aqua and red as a cool combination. But Tom (who is colorblind) does not like the combination. Red and yellowy gold were our wedding colors, but that doesn't go with the great silver hardware on the dresser. What to do!

I'm going to play with photoshop... see what I can come up with (and make sure Tom really hates the aqua/red.) But so many of you are so creative with a good visual eye, so I figure you might have cool ideas I'm not thinking of. Any thoughts?

05-09-2008, 10:34 AM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Swanky dresser paint-o-rama! I'm posting this in Hepcat because it's important to accessorize one's home, too! We were on the hunt for a swanky looking retro sideboard for months, and last February, we came across one in an unlikely place, an odd little independent store in Burbank mostly populated with cheaply-made clothes and odd accessories. We'd wandered in because a lovely tiffany-lamp-styled umbrella caught my eye, but tucked in the back was an incredible (and extremely reasonably-priced) antique art deco dresser. You can't even get cardboardy IKEA furniture for that price. We fell in love, and we brought it home. (Sadly, I have no picture of this, some of you have seen it and some more will see it soon at the Indy screening or the reading party.) Last weekend, we were strolling by the area again, and this little number stopped us in our tracks. We couldn't resist it, and again it was being sold for waaay less than crap furniture costs! But the colors aren't working with our bedroom. Then again, our bedroom has been feeling kind of bland to me. White walls are becoming oppressive. I love our red bedspread (you can see a corner of it; it's not quite as bright as it seems) and we have a couple awesome black wall fixtures, a sconce and a shelving unit. But I can't figure out what to do about the walls and accents. I had been thinking about aqua and red as a cool combination. But Tom (who is colorblind) does not like the combination. Red and yellowy gold were our wedding colors, but that doesn't go with the great silver hardware on the dresser. What to do! I'm going to play with photoshop... see what I can come up with (and make sure Tom really hates the aqua/red.) But so many of you are so creative with a good visual eye, so I figure you might have cool ideas I'm not thinking of. Any thoughts?
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