More beige removal

The Inspiration.

I used paint from SW's Jazz Age collection. I didn't like a lot of the color combinations so I just picked two I liked. Alexandrite and Silver Gray. I changed the hardware on both of these dressers. The short white one used to be my son's with a yellow and orange stain job. It also had depictions of little men at battle, so it was definitely time for a makeover.

I'm not quite sure about the shape, but it's what I envisioned for the room (it's somewhat smaller than I imagined). It's 5'x5' point to point. I used textured metallic spray paint on the shelves and outlet covers.

The small cabinet on the wall and the bookshelf are where the idea got started. Military housing usually has white walls, so I used the Art Deco book to paint more interesting furniture. When we moved, I found the 1920's paint chips and decided to coordinate.



I replaced the light cover from country kitsch to a pseudo deco looking cover.

The Before.

Baby

Sometimes it's really hard to come up with an idea for the topic. I thought about my favorite baby ages. I love infants in all their newness, and three-month-olds when they start to get chubby. I really have to say that the fetus with it's little wide set apart eyes and stubby little tadpole body is definitely the most adorable. I need to learn not to press so hard, it looks like crayola.

Moving on (for now)

I've decided to forgo work on the kitchen temporarily. I still have a few stubborn screws and I feel like getting the rest of the rooms in some kind of order. Here's the master bedroom and yes it is nearly impossible to take a picture without Yoyo. I used Green Sure paint from Sherman Williams in Moody Blue. So I guess I'm doing something to help the enviornment. We also had the carpet replaced throughout the house.

This is a painting I've been working on, it's 30"x 40" so I sort of bit off more than I could chew. It's one of my many works in progress.



These are Korean Wedding Ducks that my husband brought home from, well, Korea.

I replaced the cheap white mini blinds with jute shades. I'm realizing I'm not so good at taking pictures.

The bookshelf I found in my shed, I just painted it white. The picture on the wall is a piece of vinyl tablecloth with loteria cards printed on it. The chair and pillow were my mom's and my husband built the mahogany and black cabinet on the right. My design faux pas, the "floating rug" (flying carpet?). According to all the design shows rugs are supposed to be anchored by furniture, but it, "really ties the room together" to quote The Dude. It's from Iraq and features my new sandals that I didn't pick up.

I'm not much of a bedmaker. Here's the After.

The Before