21 December 2006
It was overcast today, so I didn't get any great photos of the new wall colours, but here are some sneaky-type previews. I think I'll save the proper before-and-afters for after all the furniture's been moved.
This is my office, the front bedroom. I painted three of the walls 'Morris Room Grey' (from Sherwin Williams), and I'm waiting for my roll of wallpaper to arrive to finish the fourth. This little cabinet will actually go against that wall once it's done. It's one of my favourite craigslist finds; it matches my piano, and I'm going to stain my desk to match as well, and then my office will be matchy-matchy AND have amazing wall paper.
We finished painting the living room today, 'Twilight Grey'. It was a sort of nondescript lightish green before, and somehow this grey actually makes it look much warmer. And it's so sharp! Not that you can tell that in this lamp-lit photo. My sofa arrived today (hooray!), so now I have somewhere comfy to recline while I watch my parents do all the work. Oh, but I kid! My fingers are still wrinkled from tearing down wallpaper. I don't like to be mean about others' decorating choices, but the little Italian chefs border had to go. I'm hoping to finish that tomorrow and start in on priming the currently red kitchen.
I'm excited about that coffee table I found, because it has a cushion that can be removed, making it both a coffee table and an ottoman. I'd like to recover the cushion, because it's not quite my style, but I'm afraid the perfect fabric lives at John Lewis. And my new house is a long way from John Lewis. Bum. Didn't plan that too well.
Oooh! Oohh!! I like the grey, and the furniture, and the floors... very nice. :)
Also, happy birthday tomorrow. :D
posted by jessie at December 21, 2006 10:13 PM
(sigh) if only you knew someone who goes to John Lewis fairly often who's had lots of practice lately mailing things to Minnesota. And you had a birthday coming up.
posted by Rob at December 21, 2006 10:24 PM
WOW!
Your house is BEEEE-YOOOOO-TEEEE-FUL !!!!
Inside and out, and that garage, rinky dink, lovin' it!
Happy Belated B-Day (Ruth went back to hospital so I forgot to email again).
Must go, have been up all night wrapping dodgy gifts, quite embarrassed but hey, it's the thought that counts, as I will remind people when they gasp in horror at what they have received.
Happy Hols sweet Anna, and thanks for all your bloggy wonderful-ness, and even more for your in person in Edinburgh wonderfullness! xxxxx
posted by cally at December 23, 2006 03:37 AM