For the last two weeks I've been posting a ton of photos with my Christmas decorations on Istagram and on myHoliday Pinterest board. Several people ask me about the paint color I used in my living room, so I dug out my paint can to share it with you all.
Those who know me well know that I don't take the easy route very often! Well, picking out paint is no exception. After buying and being uninspired with several samples of blue paint colors I ended up mixing my own color. I just took bit of this and a bit of that and a few more bits of white paint until I got what I liked. After I was happy with the dried color swatch in the room I took a lid of dried paint in for the paint people at Lowes do their magic.
Let's call it Breakfast at Tiffany's! The color code is 101-2.52, 102-24, 103-1Y39.52 The paint is a semi-gloss!
Can we talk about this color??? I just love it, it's Behr Poinsettia!! Can we talk about these lights? I had to pay for these myself and they are worth every single dime -- even if I had to work through the Christmas Holiday to pay for them.
My second favorite upgrade in the kitchen is the trim along the ceiling! We've never had trim in the kitchen before, how very fancy. We also got toe kick along the kitchen cabinets, the toe kick we where supposed to install in 11 years ago. Oh, what's a decade here and there?! My only regret, no new floor first. Oh well, there's always the year 2021 for that.
Next up for the kitchen? The kitchen cabinets will get a good scrubbing, the trim will get painted and I'll overhaul the glass front cabinets with a fresh display.
Moving on to the dining room...
Behr's Mellow Yellow
I was totally excited, after fretting and fretting, I really love this color. It's just pure sunshine.
It's insanely bright and I love every bit of it. I am sure my M-I-L will hate it, and that's how I'll know for sure that it's right for me.
Look at it with the white trim and a new Modern June tablecloth!! Love, love, love!! Now I need some red chairs. : )
The pièce de résistance is the old stain glass window. My M-I-L gave us oh so long ago, I am glad that it finally has found a new home. I can't thank my contractor, Sander, enough for suggesting this.
I went on a bender yesterday, a decluttering bender! I started in the dining room from hell and made my way around the first floor of our home. I haven't done that level of decluttering in ages. Now, don't get me wrong, I have done my fair share of this and that, but when you only have 4 days off in 3 months, things tend to pile up! It doesn't help that I am a "piler". I make piles for my piles! I have to admit I like a good pile, but enough is enough.
They kids and I went to work, with our new friend Mr. Chicken! Fly Lady taught me that you could rule the world 10 minutes at a time, so that's what we did. While the kids dusted and vacuumed I took some time decorating! Here are a few pics of my pretty new vignette in the foyer. How can the most neglected space in the house is also the most seen? That's just wrong.
So my favorite thing about Sunday morning is the Etsy "Get the Look" email in my inbox. It sends me off to many fantastic homes across the country, I am such a home decor voyeur, especially when it comes to that vintage and sometime kitschy look. Last Sundays GTL featured Kim Ludy's Mid-Century Modern home, and well, I must say I was inspired. Right away I jumped up from the computer and mimicked her vintage tray vignette. I knew I had just the tray hiding out in the pantry. Isn't it great, it is from my kids 94 year old Great Grandmothers home. The great thing about the GTL articles are the links for all those inspiring little goodies in the persons home. So, after combing Etsy I found the perfect letter M at Art Vintage, it is so cool. I have been wanting a great big letter since I saw this on Design Sponge, to die for!
