After I painted over the navy blue walls in my dining room to neutralize, I was surprisingly sad. I didn’t know how emotionally tied I was to my blues. So, I had a brainstorm! I’ll paint the dining room furniture blue!! Here’s the before: The table and chairs were hand-me-downs. The burgundy armchairs and china […]
Month: October 2011
A GREAT FOUR LETTER WORD ~ DEAL!!! Let’s redo the kitchen!
This weekend we found a listing on Craigslist (have I mentioned I LOVE CRAIGSLIST?!) for all four kitchen appliances in stainless steel for $1500!!! I’ve wanted to replace my white ones forever. My dishwasher door is broken, one of my sons (using no names Son #3) put an aluminum can of peaches in the microwave […]
FAMILY ROOM ~ Is it yellow or green?
Our family room is the hub of our house. EVERYTHING happens in the family room. When we were moving into our present house, I picked the paint color for the walls to match a couch we had bought on clearance. After the painters had finished painting the walls “green” I walked in and said “YIKES!” […]