finally figured it out

The other day when my sister and I were sitting around in my bedroom like it was our job, I finally figured out what’s wrong with my bedroom. Aside from needing to be painted something other than beigiest beige.

It doesn’t match the style of my house.

It was a total EUREKA! I have . . . → Read More: finally figured it out

clockwork orange

Or…

How I Realized That I Would Be Crazy to Paint My Wall Orange

I had this brilliant idea that I would paint an orange rose, something along this lines of this…

…on a giant canvas and hang it on this gray stairwell wall…

. . . → Read More: clockwork orange

design vacation :: project break :: shabby chic meets mod lamps

I’m on vacation this week, and spending some time cleaning and freshening up a couple of rooms.  I’ve been hacking away at my master bedroom, slowly but surely.

The look that I’m going for in my master bedroom is shabby chic meets mod. I’ve already got the shabby chic going on, and a couple . . . → Read More: design vacation :: project break :: shabby chic meets mod lamps

the candidates

No, not those candidates!

This is about bedroom politics.  Bedroom paint, that is.

There is a broad field of candidates…

The candidates’ names and platforms are…

1 -Bedford Gray, Martha Stewart Living – too light

2 -Cobblestone, Martha Stewart Living – too . . . → Read More: the candidates

making the chandelier – behind the madness

Let me tell you how I got to this wonderful chandelier transformation…

It started out like this…

I bought 2 cans of Rustoleum’s Universal Metallic Paint & Primer in One in Champagne Mist from Home Depot and took to the garage and used the . . . → Read More: making the chandelier – behind the madness

chandelier transformation

Finally, I’m bidding good riddance to the old brass octopus in my dining/living room and saying hello to my brand new chandelier!

Let’s start with a little chandelier retrospective. I started with this…

Bought this…

Spray painted to turn into this…

. . . → Read More: chandelier transformation

say goodbye to…

…the old brass octopus…

Notice the burned out bulbs that I never replaced because this thing is so hideous.

…and say hello to my brand new chandelier!

Sort of…

Sigh. Assembly required.

I suppose it’s for the best, since I . . . → Read More: say goodbye to…

the new neutral

Here are a couple of paint colors that I’m considering for my bedroom…

Why yes, I am feeling a little bold, now that you mention it!

But not just bold…neutral.  Gray is the new neutral.  At least in my world.

Originally I was . . . → Read More: the new neutral

a little impulsive chandelier shopping

Who doesn’t go impulse shopping for chandeliers on the internet in the middle of the night?

I sure do!

Last Thursday evening, I set out to do some updates to my blog. Amazingly enough, I somehow ended up at HomeDepot.com. Strange how those things happen.

Ultimately my e-wanderings took me to the chandelier page . . . → Read More: a little impulsive chandelier shopping

i cheated

I cannot tell a lie.

I cheated.

What did I do?

I hired someone to paint my bathroom.

True confessions of a DIYer.

Facts are that there was a teenage hair dye explosion a while back and there’s a graduation party coming up in about 3 weeks, and I couldn’t live with the stress . . . → Read More: i cheated

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