Thanksgiving, for me, consisted of a raging fever, a bowl of tuna with Triscuits, and painting my living room. While I still have temporary shades from Lowes up on the windows, the room is done, I tell ya. D.O.N.E.
What's hilarious is that Ginormous Cow Puppy was totally put off by the project and chose to stay outside throughout much of the 12 hour project. Which is probably best being as how he has enough fur for 10 dogs and can't seem to keep it from brushing up against the walls. I brought him in a few times for food and water and he sniffed the construction site with disdain and promptly went back to the door to be let out.
I don't have any good 'before' pictures but the room was an awful grayish white with horrendous tobacco stains. Now? Perfect. Window coverings and ceiling fan will be replaced as money becomes available. The massive mirror above the fireplace will be coming down, the wall will be repaired, and I will either have a magnificent painting displayed or a unique mirror. Also, I haven't decided yet whether I want bamboo shades or if I will sew curtains. The room is entirely too small for anything heavy and there is a lot of dust tracked in with the shaggy dog. I shall see...
What I'm most excited about is that while doing the room and watching a show on Netflix at the same time, I found the inspiration for the dining room color. There was a painting/logo in an office on the show and the color purple used in my living room was part of the piece. Also used was a green that I refer to as Taste of Asia Green. Anyone from Charleston, West Virginia would know what I'm talking about. Its completely ostentatious but it will blend perfectly with the color I have going right now. The dining room is a fraction of the size of the living room, so I should have it done fairly quickly.
Happy Sober Monday, people. Stay sane.
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That ceiling fan and Taste of Asia Green. The pics are gorgeous. I wish I could walk into that room followed by cow puppy.
Mary: You are welcome in my home anytime.
Love the purple! And I totally get out -- how repainting or even just rearranging a room can take such a load off.
I too would like to play with the cow puppy. :)
You can come, too, chica.
Wonderful room. What if Ginormous Cow Puppy had walked against wet paint? He would have been a Purple Cow. Thanks for your cheery post.
"Purple Cow!" FUN-NEE! Good one, Syd.
Kristin, you make me think of a bird feathering her nest. Heard of bird (yesterday) which had more little twigs than would fit in her little beak...she stuck a couple in her tail feathers, to carry home. TRUE!
I'm biking up your way next summer--be looking for a Starbucks visit and a meeting...I cannot bring "Ginormous Horse" Lucky, on scooter.
Kristin, it is magnificent! You did a great job girl and it looks so comfy and inviting.
Love the color! And the lights on the plant-I'm going to do that!
Ya' know girl, you sound happy. I think it's all settling in, the past is slipping to where it's supposed to be..gone, but not forgotten. Your girls are beautiful, and well adjusted. One year the shit hits the fan, and the next year you realize you made it through.
XOXOX
It's gorgeous, babe!! I'm not always so brave with color...I have a tendency to change my mind about stuff way too much.
The room looks peaceful...wtg!
Wow! I just had this flash of my daffodil watercolor hanging over your mantle (as it hangs over mine) ~ it has a lavendar wash around the edges, see? Painted by a master sober watercolorist here in My Town, very impressionist guy. Send me an email and I'll send you a photo ***enchantedoak[at]sbcglobal[dot]net...
LOVE it! We painted a bedroom tiffany's blue and the kitchen cupboards cha'h'lston green (the other charleston).
The kitchen is going to be a work in progress cause I'm really not sure yet, but ... painting is cathartic, and exhausting.
I hope the fever went away and you're feeling better.
:)
Hope you're feeling better. The paint job looks great. There's nothing like a freshly painted room.
Love that you have a purple room, I think it is such a happy color. Reminds me of the feeling I got when I painted my front door purple. I blogged about it too! The color was actually Sherwin-Williams Bistro Blue. Trust you are feeling better now. So glad to be connected as sober-friends in the blog world!!!
It looks so cozy and inviting! Great job, K. Ha, ha. I just rid the refridgerator of the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers.
Nice job it looks really good! I understand about the mirror, it would be a must for me. The color looks very warm and inviting.
I painted a tool crib office I occupied purple, it brightened up the dull atmosphere manufacturing plant I was working in and made work more comfortable.
Thanks for sharing.
what a fun room, love the "double X2" imagery of the cieling fan
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