<B>Beloved members of this forum</B><P>I have a real problem and I need your help. We have had recipe threads, joke threads and road trip threads. Well I need a <B>Decorating thread</B><P>I am <B>Decorating Challenged</B> and we are going to decorate our house. Nearly the whole thing! Yikes. The basic idea is rustic and somewhat like a ski resort would be in the west in the mountains. Any one have any ideas? <P>All of your help would be greatly appreciated and I'm have deffinately wore my fingers to the bone here on this forum tonight. I have a feeling I will have a hard time explaining at work tomorrow why I just can't type a single word or number.<P>So seriously I really could use ideas from the floors up! If I don't get any responses, then well it's on your heads! Help! <P>Now members I am counting on you.<P>Much love, hugs and gratitude,<P>------------------<BR><B>God bless you and all of us. We are all going to make it, all of us! With God on our side we can't lose! What God has joined together let no man put asunder. <P>Samantha</B><p>[This message has been edited by A blessed Samantha (edited May 04, 2001).]

Gosh Sam...Id love to help, but unfortunately I seem to be totaly challenged by the Better Homes and Garden variety. Id love to see the ideas you get though.<P>Sorry Im no help....good luck.<P>Love<P>broken_wings<p>[This message has been edited by broken_wings (edited April 24, 2001).]

Wow... I have never been to a ski resort... so this would be a stab in the dark for me. Most likely my suggestons would end up having your place look like a Motel 6!<P>But... in an effort here.... ranch style, split level.. what are we dealing with?

<B>broken_wings</B> and <B>takingcare</B><P>Thanks ladies, I will be back after some much needed sleep and rest on these very old fingers. They are for sure rebelling.<P><B>takingcare</B><P>LOL! In fact rolling on floor laughing.<P>Hugs and nigthy nite,<P>------------------<BR><B>God bless you and all of us. We are all going to make it, all of us! With God on our side we can't lose! What God has joined together let no man put asunder. <P>Samantha</B><p>[This message has been edited by A blessed Samantha (edited April 24, 2001).]

Decorating? What FUN!!!<P>Rustic ski-lodge style? Hmmmm! Lemme think on it!<P>I've started decorating the living room at our weekend place. The bedrooms are rather too "feminine" for my H and his fishing buddies' taste, but I think they turned out so pretty!<P>I finally decided that I would do the living room in a "fishing" theme. And, mind you, I'm on a pretty strict budget on this.<P>I found some fishing/camping print fabric to make sill-length curtains, with a coordinating tab-top valance. For curtain rods, I used old-fashioned cane fishing rods.<P>My next project is to build an entertainment center to look like a boat standing on end. After that, I plan to build a small 3-shelf unit, using 30" oars for legs.<P>ABC had some cute rustic-looking shelves decorated with trout, so those will go on the wall. I've got a cricket bait-box that will either hold silk greenery or be turned into a small lamp. I found a small wreath with a fishing them....fish netting, wooden fish, lures, etc. I think it'll be sorta cute when I get finished.<P>LC

Oooh! I just had an idea! If you're going with a ski-lodge theme, you could make some wall shelves out of old skis! <P>On TV, I saw a wall shelf for a boy's room that was made out of an old skateboard!<P>Check out HGTV's website. I love "Room by Room" and "Decorating Cents"!<P>LC

I'm a writer, not a decorator.ha hah ha...<P>Up to top.<P>Debi<P>------------------<BR>Imagine....

Hi Samantha,<P>I am also decorating challenged. Are you going the classy ecomonical route or the money is no object route?<P>My girlfriend just put in hardwood floors in her home and saved about 50% by going to the stores, finding the type of wood she wanted, went on-line ordered directly from the manufacturer and hired a floor guy to install. She says, it looks nice and she was able to buy the real good stuff. <BR>I have not seen it yet, but she is a pretty classy lady. Likes only the best. <P>Just an idea. Have fun!!!<P>L.<BR>

Wish I could help, but my decorating style is more like Depression-era chic - everything is too new to be antique but to old for anybody else to ever want in their homes, haha.<BR>cd

CD.. what a classic description! Ha! Too good.<P>Carolyn

I liked some of the ideas...Go nutral colors. NO WHITES OR GREYS. Also if you guys r animal lovers use that as a sceme to build on. I watch the Christoper Lowell show. Hes got a ton of Brillant ideas. Also try his site at discovery.com. Good Luck.

<B>Ladies</B><P>Thank you all for your help and I'll be back tomorrow. Life has gotten the best of me again and I need some sleep. Sorry I haven't been around, but I will be back! <P>Hugs to all and I love you all,<P>------------------<BR><B>God bless you and all of us. We are all going to make it, all of us! With God on our side we can't lose! What God has joined together let no man put asunder. <P>Samantha</B><p>[This message has been edited by A blessed Samantha (edited April 26, 2001).]