I'm picking paint colors this week to repaint my living room. I really love the red walls, but it makes the room look too dark and small. And I really *don't* like the taupe below it. I am pretty clueless about paint colors, so I have been fussing over it for weeks. I think I will paint the room a light mossy green, and the ceiling a light tan. Please tell me what you think.
I want to share with you some bits and pieces I picked up from WalMart over the past month. Not bad, eh?The damask note cards were about 2 or 3 dollars, and I even love the envelopes!
I am going to use the tiny buckles with ribbon to wrap gifts. There are also some smoky colored "crystals" (plastic) that I bought, but I'm not sure exactly what I will do with them yet. The big pearl brooch is actually a buckle. I tied it into ties of my black chair slipcover I have in my craft room. I have included a picture of the back side of it below. Oh, and I almost forgot, the toile fabric is also courtesy of WalMart. It was so cheap, I bought what was left of the bolt. It will make all sorts of neat things.
Here is my harlequin trash can . . .
And here is the back side of the brooch.
I would love to play all day, but unfortunately I have some serious housecleaning to do.
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Hey Heather!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Now I'm returning the favor :)
To answer your cabinet question: It's very easy. But very time consuming. I have the time right now, so I'm glad I'm doing it. I got really good direction from the This Old House website. Just do a search using "paint kitchen cabinets". I think the first result is a goodie. It tells you what kind of primer to use and everything.
A word about that primer (BIN by Zinsser) It adheres really well. I'm really messy and its all over everything.
Oooo! I hope you do it! And take pictures! I'm addicted to pictures!
I really enjoy your blog!
Martha
Housecleaning is highly over rated...at least that's what I tell myself as I visit pretty blogs like yours (instead of cleaning my toilets!)
It's funny...you're painting over your red and I'm just beginning to turn my walls the same color =)
Housecleaning is overrated--I agree. I have a very messy house today, and have been alternating cleaning-blogging-cleaning-gardening, etc. Soooo hard to get motivated, because the mess will be back tomorrow. But I really can't function with chaos.
Good luck with red painting. I think it is a great color, but I need neutral. What room are you doing?
Thanks for stopping by my little blog.
Thanks Tracey! I was planning on painting all the walls green, but it wouldn't hurt to try leaving the taupe and then painting over it if it doesn't work. I don't know why I'm always so scared to try painting things . . . it's pretty easy to fix. Good luck with your new location at the antique mall!
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