Final kitchen color May 24, 2007

The final color we picked out for the kitchen walls is a lot darker than our original colors, Painted Turtle by Behr. We hope to paint our kitchen cabinets the light color (Cotton Whisper) sometime this summer. Last night we painted the large wall that spans the kitchen and living room this color. It looks so good with the floor, and is very rich. I can’t wait until we paint the rest of the kitchen!

**EDIT**  I wish the picture above was my kitchen.  Instead it is just an inspiration picture taken from Behr.

Family room April 30, 2007

Saturday we bought our very first piece of new furniture, a lazy boy chair. That thing is so damn comfortable. According to the tag, we saved more than half buying it on sale. However, I wonder just how much we really did save.

The chair will go well with our family room paint scheme, with the navy blue walls. The fabric on the chair is squares/rectangles of different blues. The couch has a neutral tan cover. I’ll make pillows and have accents in the red/green colors.

I love it when a plan pulls itself together.

Color update (thank goodness!) April 26, 2007

We’ve finally decided on a color for the bedroom. While we might not get this exact Behr shade (eminence), it will be something close. I really like this color combination. The main blue will be on the walls, the dark blue as part of the inset accent wall, the green the bedding (thankfully we already have a duvet this color), and the grey will be the bamboo mural (see post below).

These two greens might look the same, but one is more vibrant (japanese fern) and the other is more muted (asparagus). I love the idea of a green kitchen. I could make curtains in the light blue color and find plates to hang on the walls.

This color combination appeals to me. Since the colors are a little “out there” this might be my craft room colors. I’m going to run it by the H, but I also think this would be really pretty as the family room colors. The main color is called winter surf.

Dissenting blues April 10, 2007

Apparently I was mislead on what color of blue the H wanted in the bedroom. He wants this shade of blue. ::covers eyes:: I’m all for bright colors, but I think this might be a bit much.

In other news, I really like these metal “screens” for the family room wall downstairs. http://www.lakeside.com

Bedroom inspiration April 5, 2007

I’m told that a good room design begins with inspiration. Well, this “inspiration” started with the H telling me what color he could live with in the room, and me running with it.

The H likes the blue-gray paint for the wall. I love the print on the left for color inspiration. I’m also thinking of taking the cherry blossom outline and painting it on the wall above the bed. (The wall has a bit of a shelf built in that would be nice if it was painted a shade darker than the rest of the room from the shelf up.) Or, if we go more masculine, the bamboo is very striking as well. In my head, either design is painted white. Maybe offwhite.