Spring Project #1.

You may remember I bought this amazing vintage

cabinet last year. And this Spring, I'm planning to

paint it a lovely sage green. Just have to figure out

when, in between work, the festival and workshops!

~ Chy

Painting Day.

We brought this amazing cabinet in

to my new office on the weekend.

But it's been in our garage for a couple

of years and has lots of awful scratches.

Looking forward to a fresh coat of sage

green paint to brighten it up and make

it look brand new again. A lovely and

very sturdy unit for all my grief books.

~ Chy

A Big Project.

 For quite a while, I've been scouring boot 

sales, our local Antique Mall and thrift stores.

Searching, searching, searching for a decent

window frame for a project in my head.

We finally scored one for a very affordable $20.

And even though one of the panes is broken,

it's just perfect for what I want to do. Lots of

work to get it in to the condition it needs to be.

Taking out the panes of glass so I can paint

the frame has been quite a challenge. So far,

I haven't broken anything or cut up my fingers.

Tedious work but in time, I hope it looks like this:

Wouldn't this be a sweet project to finish?

I may leave 2 of the panes of glass in.

But the chicken wire is so vintage for

what I want to use this frame for. Lovely.

A Bit of Paint.

Always amazes me what a bit of paint can do.

This was our youngest daughters' bedroom.

Dark turning light. Can't wait for the end.

A nice patch job completed ~ much better!

Final coat. Love the light and the bright.

Do you enjoy the transformation that

takes place with painting a room?

Change of Color.

Choosing our wall color has been quite a journey.

With a house full of vintage items, a background

in the arts & a visual, eclectic brain, the common

"builder's beige" was not even on our choice list.

Originally we chose a light butter yellow. But

after viewing it on the wall as our primer coat,

we knew it wasn't "our" color. So we went back

to our color palette. The one color that stood

out for us was "Winter Gray", a light lavender

shade that should go well with our antiques.

Can't wait to see this color splashed on the walls!

We are Primed!

Not only did we get the long anticipated & I might add,

much loved siding this week, but the interior was also

primed. We still have to pick the final paint color.

But we did choose the light primer for underneath.

And again, we love it! You can tell the color already.

Tonight we're off to choose two small paint pots of 

the two shades we have to decide on. I'm leaning

towards the lighter & my dh is going for a bit darker.

Could be an interesting debate! In the next day or

two, our builder will take us out for a little painting

party so we can make sure the paint is the right shade

when the beautiful sun streams through the windows. 

Isn't he an amazing builder?

He has so many options & ideas for us!

Big Decision!

We've made many big decisions about our

new house over the last few weeks. Some

were a lot of fun, some were a bit stressful.

But now we've come down to the biggest

decision of all. We need to choose paint!

Paint to cover all the walls. We're allowed

to pick one color, with the trim and doors a

different color altogether. Then we will need

to choose a paint color for all the cabinets.

With all the vintage features we've worked

hard to create, this is the hardest decision as

it's something we want to be able to live with

for several years. One of the things we're

truly looking forward to is the chance to

move into our house without having to do

any work. Every house we've lived in has

been a totally renovation. Living in dust,

projects and constant changes is really hard.

This will be so lovely to move in and truly

enjoy. So it's so vital that we choose the right

color, the right shade, something we can live

with happily for quite a while.

Any suggestions? What colors work well 

for a warm and inviting feel for a home?