Is it okay to mix dark-wood furniture with light (white) furniture in a child's bedroom?
Mindy
My son, who is 2 1/2, has a space themed room (mainly shades of blue). His bed is an espresso color, and I am looking to buy a dresser for him. I could buy a white dresser and paint the drawers blue or add space-themed decals to it, but I am not sure if it would clash with his dark-colored toddler bed? Ideas/suggestions?
Answer
Mixing and matching can definitely work, it just depends how you go about it.
I would suggest leaving color off of the furniture. Keeping it a neutral color (like white or brown), you don't have the hassle of having to repaint when you want to change color scheme / décor again. Space themed decals are great! They add to the theme, but can always be removed later.
I do suggest getting some espresso knobs that match the bed and adding those to the dresser (if it has knobs). This room mixes espresso and white rather elegantly. https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=dark+borwn+and+white+furniture+childrens+room&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44770516,d.b2I&biw=1366&bih=599&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=o8JfUbjMF4KYqgHAzoGgDw#imgrc=dtYighXwrr_uGM%3A%3BsMQvWjruONGcoM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.home-designing.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F02%252FBrown-red-white-small-kids-room.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.home-designing.com%252F2012%252F02%252Fspace-saving-designs-for-small-kids-rooms%3B1500%3B1072
The bookshelves match the brown accents on the furniture, which really ties the décor together.
Good luck! :)
Mixing and matching can definitely work, it just depends how you go about it.
I would suggest leaving color off of the furniture. Keeping it a neutral color (like white or brown), you don't have the hassle of having to repaint when you want to change color scheme / décor again. Space themed decals are great! They add to the theme, but can always be removed later.
I do suggest getting some espresso knobs that match the bed and adding those to the dresser (if it has knobs). This room mixes espresso and white rather elegantly. https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=dark+borwn+and+white+furniture+childrens+room&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44770516,d.b2I&biw=1366&bih=599&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=o8JfUbjMF4KYqgHAzoGgDw#imgrc=dtYighXwrr_uGM%3A%3BsMQvWjruONGcoM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.home-designing.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F02%252FBrown-red-white-small-kids-room.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.home-designing.com%252F2012%252F02%252Fspace-saving-designs-for-small-kids-rooms%3B1500%3B1072
The bookshelves match the brown accents on the furniture, which really ties the décor together.
Good luck! :)
How much would it cost to build my clay house idea?
RaeRae
I live in Northeast Alabama and here we have a lot of red clay (well really it's orange but anyway) I mean it's everywhere. My fiance and I were talking about building a house. Well I got the idea what about making a house out of clay. Well it would have to be at least two-story with 5 bedrooms because we talking about have 4 kids. (yikes I know) And at the least 3 bathrooms. And 3000 square feet maybe? But I was wondering how much would it cost to do that? Clay is easy to get so it shouldn't be that much, right?
Another thing we have places where they have mined and the clay is heavy exposed.
Answer
Ask someone who _really_ knows about that kind of stuff - preferrably someone who already built several of those houses and knows all the little tricks and pitfalls you won't find anywhere written down but only realise while (or after) building such a house for yourself.
Otherwise, expect to build at least two of these houses - the first one to learn how you shouldn't do it....
That said, I won't think that this would be significantly cheaper than a regular structure. You'll (probably' still have to follow all applicable codes (structural integrity, water/waste water, electrical wiring) and will have additional trouble explaining everything to bored officials that neither know nor care what you're talking about.
In addition, I only know clay as insulating/wall material. You'll still need a load-bearing structure (most probably wood) underneath and for the upper floor.
Around here, clay houses are of the more expensive kind, no matter the availability of the raw material. Basically because they're non-standard and only a few people know how to do them right.
Ask someone who _really_ knows about that kind of stuff - preferrably someone who already built several of those houses and knows all the little tricks and pitfalls you won't find anywhere written down but only realise while (or after) building such a house for yourself.
Otherwise, expect to build at least two of these houses - the first one to learn how you shouldn't do it....
That said, I won't think that this would be significantly cheaper than a regular structure. You'll (probably' still have to follow all applicable codes (structural integrity, water/waste water, electrical wiring) and will have additional trouble explaining everything to bored officials that neither know nor care what you're talking about.
In addition, I only know clay as insulating/wall material. You'll still need a load-bearing structure (most probably wood) underneath and for the upper floor.
Around here, clay houses are of the more expensive kind, no matter the availability of the raw material. Basically because they're non-standard and only a few people know how to do them right.
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