Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cold Weather Outside Means Many Projects Inside ...

Happy Thursday, friends!

I don't know if it's the dawn of the new year or the cold weather keeping us inside that puts my decorating mind into overdrive ... I have a feeling some of you can relate.

Like here in our foyer, where I'm playing around with a new vignette on top of the buffet that we recently moved here from our great room.  I also brought up a silver mirror from the basement rec room to add above the buffet since that was all I had on hand.  


Our coffee table in the great room can't escape my experimenting, either, where I'm hoping our faux tulips will bring us a bit of Spring!


The new year has given me a new love for wire baskets ...


annnnnd getting sucked in by the arrow craze!


Of course, it wouldn't be our house if I didn't have a painting project or two going on, like in our kitchen where I painted our table top white and then dry brushed a bit of a soft almond on over that.  It was time to do *some*thing since the original poly was rubbing off and chipping in places over the original darker stain.


I also said goodbye to Annie Sloane's "Chateau Grey" on our island and hello to Ben Moore's White Dove (which is on the rest of our cabinets).  I'm sure I'll end up dry brushing another color over the white since I love it when islands are a different color than the perimeter cabinets; but for now, I'm enjoying the crisp white.


Even our wicker love seat, which I recently moved into the sitting room, couldn't escape my paint brush.  Although, once it warms up outside, I'll have to take it out there and give it a good coat of spray paint since *thoroughly* painting wicker with a little paint brush is pretty much imposssible!


I think the biggest project so far was recently painting our dining room Manchester Tan (like the rest of our main rooms) and adding shadow box molding below the chair rail (a work in progress).  It "was" painted Perfect Greige, which I love, but its sometime plum undertones just weren't working anymore.

BEFORE:


AFTER:  Still need to finish the shadow box molding, but I really like the new lighter look in here.


That's it ... for now.  I know that there are several more projects that will make their way onto my "to do" list!  I hope you have fun projects on your list, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

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14 comments:

  1. You know I'm right there with you changing things inside while it's cold outside. I haven't painted anything big, but have painted a couple small things...one more time. :)

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  2. You never disappoint, Ms. Becca! Everything is just beautiful! Hope you're doing well.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  3. Everything is very, very beautiful

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  4. Wow, busy girl. Everything looks so pretty and I especially love the molding in the dining area. Gorgeous.

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  5. The cold is so conducive to nesting!! And we tend to :)Luv the changes. Aaahhh, the power of paint. :)
    Happy Friday Eve my friend!
    Hugs, Gee

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  6. I am ready to start painting some things, but it is just too cold. I am also ready to start my Spring cleaning, but again too cold. So for now I am sewing some projects.

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  7. GORGEOUS! I think we need to swap houses! Stay warm & cozy& Happy Valentine's Day! XO!

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  8. Becca, you have done it again! Your home is gorgeous! I love the lighter color in the dining room! The love seat looks wonderful painted white and the Buffalo checked curtains are perfect accent for it! I'm busy with my Dad these days. He'll be 97 in April! I also don't receive feeds to most blogs I follow. I have tried to subscribe again, but I cannot. Sorry I'm late stopping by!

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  9. Love the lighter color and the white island! I'm being lazy - cold weather outside means Kelly stays warm inside eating cake and drinking hot chocolate - help me!

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  10. You have been a very busy lady Becca...love all of your beautiful projects...Anxious to see what you decide to do with the kitchen island!

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  11. You have such outstanding style! It's so simple, and so pretty. It really draws your eye in. I love the white island, I don't know if I would have thought to paint brick. You are so adventurous, and you pull it off so well. Also, the shadow boxes are so cool, I really like that!


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