Posts Tagged ‘paint’

Will the House Ever be Finished?

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

“Will the house ever be finished,” David whines as I pick out paint colors, again.

It’s a valid question, I guess.  I’ve painted and decorated nearly every nook and cranny in our home, including the laundry room a few months ago. 

“WHY would you want to paint the laundry room,” he wailed when I told him about our then weekend painting plans.

“Because,” I say, “I spend all day, every day in there.”

I feel the same way about our mudroom.  The boys and I go in and out of there all day, every day and the boring tan walls taunt me. 

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This picture on cb2.com is the inspiration for my new mudroom.  Not only do I love the paint color, I love the light fixture.  

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My husband doesn’t know it yet, but both are now mine.  I purchased the paint a couple days ago, and ordered the oversized equator pendant lamp yesterday. 

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The shade is HUGE.  It will fill nearly our entire mudroom, but that’s what I LOVE about it.  I want it to make a statement.  And it will.  I just hope the statement my husband makes when I plead with him to put it up is, “Of course I will.”  And with a smile on his face.  That’s not too much to ask, is it?

I plan to paint and install the light fixture after the craziness of Christmas.  I’ll post pictures as soon as I’m done.  Wish me luck!

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“Why do you Want to Paint the Laundry Room?”

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Why bother when you already know the answer to a question and you ask it anyway?  It must be similar to someone telling you not scratch.  Even if you’re not itchy – all of a sudden you feel a teeny, tiny, tickle, and you… just… have… to…  

“Why do you want to paint the laundry room?”  – he scratches the itch.  My husband knows my answer will most likely be:  “Why not?” – and it is.  Today is no different than any other day. 

He knows I’m obsessed with home decor.  I pour over glossy magazines, search the web for a designer’s latest look, and frequent home decor stores on a regularly basis.  If there is a room in our house with dry wall, it must be painted and it must be decorated.  It must.

Inspiration for my new luxury laundry room – that’s the theme in case you wondered – is everywhere.  I’m especially giddy about photos from Elle Decor Magazine.

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The palate is so pretty in this picture.  The use of  the blues, whites and purples make such a crisp color combination.

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Look at all the textures in this room.  The tufted silk headboard, the huge print on the carpet and bedspread and the wide stripes on the pillows don’t really match, but they all certainly ’go.’  I love it!

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I also like the colors in this outdoor setting.  Turquoise, green, and yellow!  I think I’m feeling a little itchy even as I write this – good thing I can scratch it with my laundry room.

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