Q. I want to paint my kitchen walls and cabinets but dont know if the walls should be a little darker than the cabinets or maybe the walls light and the cabinets dark. Also I have paneling I want to paint so do I paint it a different color than the walls and cabinets.
A. I'd paint the cabinets lighter and the walls a little darker shade. Nothing hardly makes a house look as old or as out of style as dark cabinets. Dark cabinets just scream 1970's and 1980's. The paneling color partly depends on where it is. You also may want to use some wood putty over the grooves in the wood paneling if it's the wide 1970's style paneling. If the panels are narrower (about 2" or so), I'd leave the grooves in place.
Don't worry about the room being too dark if you go with a slightly darker color for the walls. The walls don't have to be all that much darker than the cabinets. I'd go with a medium tone for the walls and a light tone for the cabinets.
Don't worry about the room being too dark if you go with a slightly darker color for the walls. The walls don't have to be all that much darker than the cabinets. I'd go with a medium tone for the walls and a light tone for the cabinets.
Why is my outside wall light going on and off?
Q. I have a mains powered wall light with a motion sensor. Since that very cold weather, when it senses motion and comes on, it flashes on and off, on and off...
Could something have been damaged by the severe cold?
Is there a part I can replace/fix, instead of replacing the whole light?
Thanks folks
Could something have been damaged by the severe cold?
Is there a part I can replace/fix, instead of replacing the whole light?
Thanks folks
A. My light suffered the same way. The sensor is a sealed unit so a new light is the only solution. I bought a new one and it looks better than the other one and works better.
My old one sometimes came on in bright sunlight and took ages to come on when dark.
My old one sometimes came on in bright sunlight and took ages to come on when dark.
How do I decorate a wall with a light in the center of it?
Q. I have a wall in my living room that has a wall light right in the center of it. I have no Idea how to decoate it. It seems so plain and I want to cozy up the room. The walls are painted a brick red and we have dark brown leather furniture. Thanks for your ideas.
A. I would suggest hanging art but making sure that you have symmetry on either side of the light. Another idea is to switch out your existing light to a modern track light (like you would normally have on your ceiling) if you had 3 track lights facing down onto three pieces of art that would look good. Or another option would be to add a console table against that wall, one that is a good width, then add some interesting pieces on it like large candles, a plant or sculpture and the light on the wall above it will feel like a part of the whole vignette.
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