I did however, take some pictures along the way :)
My living room started out as a chocolate milk brown color. Very homey and cozy and perfect for what I was going for 4 years ago when I painted it :) The new color that I wanted is called "Cake Batter" I'm pretty sure that you can't go wrong with a paint called cake batter! It is like a really pretty beige I guess. I wanted something neutral so that as my style changes (as it does A LOT) I can just change the accent items as opposed to the whole room. Does that make sense??
Here are pictures during the priming stage...
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And here it is after coat one of the cake batter :)
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I pulled this ugly faux wood grid thing off of the sliding glass doors and i love it because it's such a pretty view. Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how to make that fireplace less of an eye sore?? I mean come on!!!
Also, here is a piece that I will be putting in my living room post-reno. I found this cute child sized rocking chair at a flea market in New Mexico. Love at first sight:
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oooohhhh! and I made that pillow tonight during the storm :)
Here is a better look at the front:
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and the back:
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I love making pillows!! I still want to make one more, find a new (or used) neutral color couch, and make curtains. Those are my short-term goals for this weekend...
On a side note, I guest blogged over at Polka Dot Robot last week and today...check it out!
AND...only four more days left in the school year for me!! soooooo excited :)
have a great Wednesday night lovies.
xoxoxo
Oh I can't wait to see the rest of your casa!!!! So cute.. I love organizing stuff and moving furniture!
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest little rocking chair!!! Love the pillow you made for it!!! You're just a busy little bee! Hope your last days of school go great for you!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteooo you know what i did with our fireplace in our last home - i whitewashed the whole thing... but then it was too white so i water downed some brown paint - and i painted a few bricks (very randomly) turquoise and red. then the brown on top so it was muted... was super cute! :D
ReplyDeletelooove the pillows!
xoxo!
loving the changes! and that rocking chair with the pillow is great. Enjoy your last few days of school!
ReplyDeletethe star wars embroidery: i printed out a picture of darth vadar and just drew the pattern on my fabric while I looked at the picture.
ReplyDeletethe ladies that love men that love star wars--we're a special group.
It looks lovely so far...can't wait to see the end result!
ReplyDeleteYou could paint the bricks or tile over them. I am sure you will come up with something lovely.
The cushion is so pretty.
x
What a gorgeous chair! You obviously have an 'eye' for spotting cute things at sales; I only find broken stuff, lol.
ReplyDeleteGreat color, it reminds me of my walls. :) And I love the little chair and your pillow. I was going to suggest you paint the bricks too. Now that's got me wanting to paint our bricks. Have fun with the last few days of school, I hope they go very fast.
ReplyDeleteJust thought I'd let you know that you can paint your fireplace a solid colour - not just whitewash. You'd need to scrub first (to get rid of any loose bits) then apply a latex primer (ask your local hardware store.) Once that's done top coat with an acrylic latex and leave it for a few weeks to properly dry out. You should be able to get quite a wide range of colours. Yay!
ReplyDeleteI should get my own show :)
Love the cake batter color!
ReplyDeleteYou could always paint the brick on the fireplace.....I've seen that done.
i always forget to take 'before' pictures... and usually 'during' pictures too... so at least you've got that :)
ReplyDeletethat pillow is lovely! i really need to make some fun-colored ones for my boring beige sofa
oh and i just LOVE that there is a paint color called cake batter!
LOVE the chair! I cannot wait to see more pictures of your place J! It looks lovely! So far, so good!
ReplyDeletecute pillows!
ReplyDeletethose colors are amazing :]