Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts

March 21, 2011

melon-y springtime.

its another grey day
sometimes i think that the sun actual shines brighter on grey days
the sky may be dull looking, but my living room is bright with day light

and a fresh coat of paint!

i decided that my living room was probably jealous of my kitchen's fresh new look. so i picked a paint chip & had michael bring me home a can of paint called "springtime" - or as I call it, a wonderful shade of melon-y honeydew. a week later, everything is back in place and the day light is spilling through the window onto my wonderfully green living room.

it's been a full monday already. coffee & banana bread with my sis - phoebe. laundry & sister-wives watching with carmyn. lunch & birthday cake with audrey & carmyn. and now i have some beautiful new earrings, and some beautiful pink mums. love it. hopefully i'll have a visit from shauna & joel this afternoon & my goal is to make salted caramels. however, i may just lounge - sipping tea & soaking up the comfort of a grey day.
the before picture - michael wanted me to keep the furniture like this, because it was fun to lay on the couch when they were pushed together like a mega couch!

after!

and this last picture is to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my bestests. my dear EM. i can't wait to celebrate together in May!!

February 7, 2011

a refresher

i needed some refreshing
so i decided to refresh the room that i spend a lot of time in
the kitchen

i like to bake
and cook
and do dishes
organize cupboards
find new recipes
experiment

aka - i spend a lot of time in my kitchen
so, it got a much needed new look

on tuesday i decided to paint
on wednesday i drove to rona, chose 3 paint chips that i liked
the nice lady behind the counter showed me a can of paint that matched one of the paint chips that i had
it was a mistint, and therefore it was 50% off!

so, 15 dollars of paint, and two evenings and VOILA
new kitchen.
and i love it.

also, i decided to allow my inner 5 year old to play outside
and i made michael & i as snow people
and a snow cat to sit on my front step because i'm crazy like that

here are some pictures. enjoy.
i am off to spend the day at the spa with 2 of my favorite women in my life
mom & leah
can't wait!!

the before shot - a non exciting mossy green

the thiessen's - snowman style
i'm the one on the right with the blue bottlecap eyes :)

my snow cat

the after! a beautiful refreshing blue

my kitchen art that i love