Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!!

After posting the bathroom pictures I got a lot of comments. Many of them are good suggestions for home decoration. Although we are not planning to make some basic changes in the whole structure and material used in these bathrooms, we certainly can use some of the suggestions we got from these comments for decorations. It's not really easy to keep this place in order because of our two little ones (5 and 2 years old) if you consider that we are still changing diapers for the younger one in our master bath countertop. Hahahaha.

But there were also some nasty comments we got. Particularly from two screen names that didn't exist in our home forum until 4/19/2008. So people can figure out they are probably vests someone was wearing to hide their previous identities they had used in this forum. Just for your records these two screen names are : fklft- ♂ and stallion- ♀. And interestingly enough fklft- ♂ had suggested that I am a real estate agent who posted pictures that were not from his own house, but from tours. To that end I have to borrow what 北京板爷 had said in a post to me "Henry, the truth about this forum is its full of rude and offensive weirdos from no where, once in a while you really don't have to be too nice:)", and I have to say that I just found a few here to prove 板爷's point.

So much for that. But we like to get some ideas for common area decorations by showing these areas here. Of course we know you can hire a professional interior designer for all the decorations. But after all it's your home, and in my opinion any single designer's opinion just wouldn't do the job to the point that you will be happy with everything.

So be critical on this. Any suggestions will be welcome.

Thanks in advance!


















This fireplace is in the study. Double sided fireplace with the other side in the living room


Fireplace in the family room






Hallway upstairs

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• 你非要把有些人气死不可.哈...... -专家建议- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:14:07

• 这个理医生非常执著 -小芳买房- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:25:57

• 哈哈哈哈，太同意了。 -Oona- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:31:52

• 哪买的？哪买的？ -小芳买房- ♀ (97 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:22:52

• a? -小芳买房- ♀ (34 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:30:39

• Beijing. Thanks. -Henryli- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:57:13

• DING! -惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:23:03

• 惜福早啊！ -贴心宝贝- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:08:55

• 宝贝早！:-) -惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:11:09

• 一个朋友说：不要买行画， 宁可买水平差点的原创 -悠悠0110- ♀ (509 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:23:51

• That's something we didn't know until now. -HenryLi- ♂ (36 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:01:48

• Totally agree"只要自己喜欢的，就是好的" -Apricotseed- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:14:24

• 口水一地。。。。。。。 -贴心宝贝- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:25:19

• 口水太多了,省省.我菜地里需要. -专家建议- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:39:18

• 看那土蚕都知道你放风了，再加料就完了！ -贴心宝贝- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:47:09

• 那啥，table lamp要换地 -小芳买房- ♀ (32 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:37:21

• I like Tiffany lamp too. -悠悠0110- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:38:40

• 很有艺术感 -winter_in_portland- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:40:17

• Haha, I am glad that you did not list my name in your -ManhattanFan- ♀ (1292 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:41:57

• 如果你喜欢，我甚至可以将我的建筑师介绍给你，我可一分钱没有收取的， -ManhattanFan- ♀ (131 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:54:18

• Thanks, will check my QQH. -HenryLi- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:58:01

• I sent you QQH with my architect's link. Have a look,with my apt -ManhattanFan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:27:00

• 很漂亮，如果把地毯部分，换成地板会更好。 -乐乐逍遥- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:44:49

• Yes, we felt the same. Thanks! -HenryLi- ♂ (147 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:04:09

• 你如果是真的想听建议的话:如偶要是你,1.7M的房子,偶肯定会花 -甜酒甜- ♀ (206 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:46:46

• DING! -惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:48:09

• 言之有理 -圆周- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:58:52

• 很漂亮,至少比我家漂亮多了,可是 -apricotseed- ♀ (103 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 08:56:41

• Thanks, definitely your true feelings. -HenryLi- ♂ (64 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:00:39

• 回复：Thanks, definitely your true feelings. -Apricotseed- ♀ (108 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:12:43

• Ha, I get you now. It happens occasionally, -HenryLi- ♂ (66 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:17:42

• 客厅太高大，家具虽然样式合适（仿古），尺寸不足，显得有点尴尬。 -lemonlime- ♀ (611 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:09:51

• Can we hire you? I feel you definitely have some -Henryli- ♂ (31 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:15:22

• Yes there are two of them. -Henryli- ♂ (114 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:31:21

• 不错，挺漂亮的。布置一个家需要花点时间。慢慢来 -reallyworry- ♀ (46 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:17:52

• ding! like your hallway upstairs decoration a lot!! -玫瑰也疯狂- ♀ (56 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:26:26

• Thanks a lot. -HenryLi- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:57:38

• 这个我喜欢，尤其是楼梯上那瓶插花很提神 -猫狗大战- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:46:28

• 你家这种房子难装饰,搞不好就象MUSEUM 或很空荡,应该 -虎崽羊妞- ♀ (262 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:56:55

• Thanks, going out for a party now. Will be back tonight. -HenryLi- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 09:59:34

• 都好美！ -甜9娘- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 10:09:59

• 房里的一些小玩意儿很可爱，不过那几幅油画很糟糕 -百桃- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 10:15:28

• 漂亮，真漂亮！！！！ -beyondsky- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 10:29:16

• crown modeling, crown molding -偶尔露一面- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:01:00

• 房子好看，但装饰品的尺寸、风格好像大都不太对。 -陈默- ♀ (590 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:02:11

• my two cents -古时的一种玉器- ♀ (1396 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:22:25

• 考古了旧贴，喜欢MM现代派的风格，尤其喜欢厨房和鱼缸， -陈默- ♀ (280 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:49:35

• 回复：考古了旧贴，喜欢MM现代派的风格，尤其喜欢厨房和鱼缸， -古时的一种玉器- ♀ (757 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:09:34

• 谢谢回复。salt water的鱼种应该更漂亮。 -陈默- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 18:21:16

• 也考古了一下,很喜欢你家的色彩搭配.非常漂亮! -知道点- ♀ (28 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 05:48:44

• 要买画就在美国买吧， 佛州多的是美术院校，几百美金能拿到很好的 -sac- ♀ (184 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:36:01

• For this kind of house, furnitures and furnishings are -johndoe23- ♂ (192 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:39:05

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -Pathologist- ♀ (89 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 11:59:31

• 回复：很漂亮呀,地面差了些~! -newdevil- ♂ (140 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:24:15

• 房子外观很漂亮,内部不够CLASSIC. -狼来了!- ♀ (171 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:24:27

• 很好！谢谢分享~ -click3- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:27:19

• 换大理石地面 -ting88- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:31:57

• 几点小意见： -~金子~- ♀ (481 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:36:31

• 如果这叫民工新房，俺想，俺家现在还住在山洞 -bang2jing- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 17:11:41

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -艾妮儿- ♀ (42 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:55:35

• 房子很好,楼主品味有待大步提高 -艾妮儿- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 12:57:04

• 哇，硬件够气派！ -老妈也恋网- ♀ (84 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 13:04:18

• co-硬件够气派！ -wonder1- ♀ (205 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 13:11:38

• Hall way upstairs is the place for warm family pictures -crazydog- ♀ (1202 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 13:50:31

• 老实说，头一个北美的沙发和fauteuil没让我倒胃口的。 -heka- ♀ (230 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 13:58:38

• 对不起，你厚厚的实力和银子整个被那几幅假画糟蹋了， -baronet- ♂ (74 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 14:29:41

• 那几幅画 确实败笔之一。 -heka- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 14:33:24

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -Pathologist- ♀ (492 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 14:44:07

• get some big and unique paintings hang on those walls -dappledsun- ♀ (204 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 15:51:34

• 整体色调不喜欢，压抑，郁闷。房子很大很宽敞。 -meigui- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 16:13:26

• 挺好的，不用在做什么. -ne0987- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 16:31:06

• 缺镜子！！frame漂亮的大小不一的镜子，有很多地方都可以悬挂。 -幸福的受气包- ♀ (32 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 19:20:10

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -wuximm- ♀ (378 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 20:09:40

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -WuxiMM- ♀ (378 bytes) () 04/20/2008 postreply 20:11:38

• 非常佩服，干什么事都是轰轰烈烈！ -FRCS- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 07:04:06

• great home ! my two cents... -coolmom- ♀ (2148 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 07:44:14

• 不是本人的风格，房子的软家饰很重要，能体现主人的品位。你的房子还行，当时所有的画和小的装饰太小气，太CHEAP. -四季花- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 07:49:47

• I would have more family touch. This is a home, right? -wanttry- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 08:44:51

• 忍不住说那个壁炉上的画，猛一看以为是放大的钞票 -frustratedalot- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 08:50:47

• 房子的确很漂亮，但室内装饰风格比较早乱，不大气，建议你们 -臭臭妈妈- ♀ (26 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 09:35:19

• 感觉房间墙壁太亮了，那末多区域却是同一风格的装饰，太过boring -princessannie- ♀ (125 bytes) () 04/21/2008 postreply 13:17:59

• 回复：Welcome Good Ideas for Home Decoration (图), Thanks!!! -lizhigan- ♀ (22 bytes) () 04/22/2008 postreply 06:14:26