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FROM THE CHAT Dark kitchen’s on the front burner
Staff writer Terri Sapienza answered questions last week on our Home Front online chat. Below is an edited excerpt.
I live in an old English basement flat that needs painting. My issue is my kitchen, which is tucked back away from windows, so it’s dark. It has honey oak cabinets, a beige refrigerator and countertops, and a new steel and black stove. I’ve seen a dark teal that looks good in kitchens with the same colors, but I’m not sure if that dark color is the way to go.
A dark color in a room without windows may not be the best way to go, but if you love it, why not? After you paint you could replace the overhead light fixture with a cool chandelier to give the room more light and a fun focal point. I thinking specifically about the small kitchen in L.A. designer
Ruthie Sommers’s home. She painted the walls a very dark, dark navy (I think) and hung a white, vintage palm-leaf chandelier. Looked very cool.
How does one go about disposing of old paint? I just wrote something about this for our Post Points readers. Here’s an excerpt: “Disposing of water-based paint: If there is only a little left in the can, dry it out by stirring in a paint hardener or an absorbent material such as cat litter, mulch, sand or sawdust. Allow it to dry completely in a well-ventilated area. Once dry, double-wrap the container in newspaper (with the lid removed), bag it and throw it out in the regular trash. Oil-based paint should not be disposed of in the regular trash; wait for an opportunity to drop it off at a recycling center.” If you have lots of paint to dispose of, you can contact your local Department of Public
Works and find out the date of the next household hazardous waste collection or drop-off in your community.
I have a dark brown leather sofa in a room with light blue wall-to-wall carpet. I need a loveseat but don’t really want more leather. Do you have a color or fabric suggestion? I would stick with a light,
neutral fabric for your loveseat and add pillows that pick up the blue from the carpet.
I have a nice table lamp that needs to be repaired. Where could I bring it to see if it could be fixed? Gaylord’s Lamps and Shades
in Bethesda and Artisan Lamp on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park.
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