tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post5060748732148596109..comments2024-03-06T09:44:19.109-05:00Comments on Things That Inspire: Light floorsThings That Inspirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-75779663137339660522010-07-21T15:33:48.832-04:002010-07-21T15:33:48.832-04:00Great photos.. I love the white wood old school ch...Great photos.. I love the white wood old school chair in the last to bottom photo!my favorite room photoshttp://www.viewbug.com/photo-communities/my-favorite-room-photosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-63550455282594817832009-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:00Love that first photo! Stunning. Great post on li...Love that first photo! Stunning. Great post on light floors, all those chocolate brown floors that are out there now because of that trend will soon be taken out because they certainly show everything!Maria Killamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728225086725817125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-20310881824695447992008-03-29T17:03:00.000-04:002008-03-29T17:03:00.000-04:00Hi! I found your blog quite by accident. All of y...Hi! I found your blog quite by accident. All of your rooms and your tastes really inspire me. I was searching and looking at other blogs before starting mine. So far I haven't come across any that give me such a "welcome" feeling. Your thoughts on life and our surroundings are similar to mine. I sell custom, upscale wreaths on the internet, am quite successful, and am encouraged daily to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-58637049698716687242008-03-20T11:58:00.000-04:002008-03-20T11:58:00.000-04:00Great Post!!Great Post!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-72647262256266273672008-03-14T19:09:00.000-04:002008-03-14T19:09:00.000-04:00I found you via The Inspired Room. So glad I did. ...I found you via The Inspired Room. So glad I did. I love this post about light floors, and would hve to agree with you. I love rooms that feel light and airy. It lifts my mood and makes me happy.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely be frequenting your blog:)Melissa Lewis https://www.blogger.com/profile/08924737098366163240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-63138883583701522322008-03-14T13:30:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:30:00.000-04:00Interesting selection of alternative schemes with ...Interesting selection of alternative schemes with light floors. Thank you for sharing.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860313079227199741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-33420991199992934572008-03-14T12:26:00.000-04:002008-03-14T12:26:00.000-04:00Congratulations! I agree with them about the fabu...Congratulations! I agree with them about the fabulous photos!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135181690977435442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-19348756020612906002008-03-14T09:48:00.000-04:002008-03-14T09:48:00.000-04:00Congrats on the Post mention! I saw it yesterday ...Congrats on the Post mention! I saw it yesterday morning (in the actual paper) and was thrilled for you. Terri Sapienza at the Post is great about getting the word out about the great blogs!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-29183374615358360452008-03-13T15:21:00.000-04:002008-03-13T15:21:00.000-04:00What a great post and kudos on the Post coverage! ...What a great post and kudos on the Post coverage! (Well-deserved!) <BR/><BR/>I do like light floors. Mostly see it in tile flooring out here in Arizona. <BR/><BR/>Love that Shabby Chic photo...that's totally up my deco alley. Put a big ethnic statue or painting in there and I'd be right at home. <BR/><BR/>You might look for some Scandinavian design mags...I'm guessing you'd see a lot of Amber Cargilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254241543896488112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-7060370830648275702008-03-13T00:34:00.000-04:002008-03-13T00:34:00.000-04:00Those are beautiful floors! I've always had the mo...Those are beautiful floors! I've always had the more honey colored wood floors, until now. This house has super dark wood floors. I like the dark but they show way more dust than the lighter floors did! <BR/><BR/>Great post!Melissa @ The Inspired Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711494549892860307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-44158239754741590512008-03-12T21:29:00.000-04:002008-03-12T21:29:00.000-04:00Love this post! I keep toying with lightening my ...Love this post! I keep toying with lightening my floors. After your post I may take the plunge!Willow Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792285019821194768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-17440777502072390862008-03-12T19:41:00.000-04:002008-03-12T19:41:00.000-04:00Love the chevron floors - have never seen that in ...Love the chevron floors - have never seen that in a light finish before.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-82215551777137377302008-03-12T18:44:00.000-04:002008-03-12T18:44:00.000-04:00Sarah, nice post.That Mary McDonald dining room is...Sarah, nice post.<BR/><BR/>That Mary McDonald dining room is one of my all-time faves! Just adore the pale blue walls with dark leather furniture :) Her pale floors really do help to achieve that colonial island chic look -- great example.Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-6894208052127968462008-03-12T11:34:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:34:00.000-04:00Terri- I agree, changing the color of the floors i...Terri- I agree, changing the color of the floors is a big effort. Thank you for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Alkemie, I did not even notice the mirrored closets under the stairs! Thanks for pointing them out!<BR/><BR/>Tricia, I encourage you to subscibe to my blog. Every time I update (which is once or twice a week) you will get an e-mail with the new post. So much easier than checking back every few Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-1372490321548884302008-03-12T11:16:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:16:00.000-04:00I just visited your blog for the first time and ab...I just visited your blog for the first time and absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing such beautiful photos of beautifully executed interior design. I love the light color pallets and especially the Mora clock (but I'm a little partial to Swedish furniture). <BR/><BR/>I'll save your blog to my favorites and visit again and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-66131164798378840072008-03-11T01:19:00.000-04:002008-03-11T01:19:00.000-04:00What a Lovely collection of photos! Neat ideas ! ...What a Lovely collection of photos! Neat ideas ! I love the closet doors under the stair case with mirrors on it and the white and blue stair case. Great post!Alkemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073900773860510777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-43022712203142116852008-03-10T18:27:00.000-04:002008-03-10T18:27:00.000-04:00Sarah, lovely and thoroughly-examined subject! Wh...Sarah, lovely and thoroughly-examined subject! What beautiful photos and thanks for including that lovely one from me. Your floor sounds beautiful and unusual. So many people installed those dark floors over the last few years, especially here in "showhome land" (new money).<BR/><BR/>I love the look of light wood floors, the whiter the better. I think I like a naive white painted floor most Windlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-41921723225841515142008-03-10T12:59:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:59:00.000-04:00Thank you for the comments everyone! ATBAB, so man...Thank you for the comments everyone! ATBAB, so many of the images are from your blog over the past 6 months, as you and I seem to have similar taste! The same is true with CDT.<BR/><BR/>POC, your comment really resonated. I too like floors that are either quite light, or quite dark. I have so much admiration for ebonized floors, but think that you need to have the right set up (light, Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-81611972751036869962008-03-10T12:11:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:11:00.000-04:00I like both light and really dark floors more so t...I like both light and really dark floors more so than in between shades. Furniture and rugs look great against both. I really love that Rheinstein floor! Thanks for the beautiful images :)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-75905055341238250702008-03-10T11:11:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:11:00.000-04:00These rooms seem to float. It is a nice reminder ...These rooms seem to float. It is a nice reminder that there is an alternative to sable and ebony. I bet with the north light, your floors are lovely.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-5804289638699919742008-03-10T09:06:00.000-04:002008-03-10T09:06:00.000-04:00Dear Jennifer I'm scrolling down thinking yes I'd ...Dear Jennifer I'm scrolling down thinking yes I'd have to agree, I love light floors - we have one ourselves and then I saw ATBAB mentioned! Thank you!<BR/>And lovely and well researched post. Theyre not easy these sort of posts! Great job :-)blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986116573395562455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-55363294400093434822008-03-09T15:10:00.000-04:002008-03-09T15:10:00.000-04:00I love the look of the chevron pattern in a light ...I love the look of the chevron pattern in a light color...something you typically don't see. I don't typcially like the look of light wood floors but you may have convinced me to think otherwise. Beautiful collection of pictures....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-13117479326594095422008-03-09T07:38:00.000-04:002008-03-09T07:38:00.000-04:00Yes, after weeks of doing barely any posts, I thou...Yes, after weeks of doing barely any posts, I thought I would spend some time on this one! It is definitely something that inspires me!Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-79730767799459507712008-03-09T05:17:00.000-04:002008-03-09T05:17:00.000-04:00What a gorgeous post! I adore the Rheinstein pain...What a gorgeous post! I adore the Rheinstein painted floor - it's one of my favorites - I love the entire house, it IS a beach house though, ha! And yes, that Wisteria console was based on that design I would bet! <BR/><BR/>Sarah - just beautiful!!!!<BR/>Jonicotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.com