So we just got a bunch of rooms painted in our house! And I've had way too much caffeine already. I'm utterly tired and totally excited. I'm now officially two or more days behind on work, and I've had very limited access to my computer. Seriously, I noticed there was a huge spike in visitors on Monday and I have no idea why. A major celebrity could have died online, while tweeting about the weird growth on his foot, (said celebrity having been mentioned at some point on this blog, (like Sanjaya and his panties) thus accounting for the spike) and I wouldn't have known. Like, disconnected, that's what I've been. And you know what? I don't even care.
Because I am high on color!
Check this shit out.
Our bedroom, previously a very, very light green. That had faded.
Now. (I've got to up our decor now to keep up with these fabulous walls.)
Our living room. This and the dining room both were the same cream with the white wainscoting (also the sun room, which is off the living room but we didn't paint it). In fact, the majority of the house was basically white or very pale colors, like the one bathroom that is light mauve. Do you know what goes with mauve? Mauve, that's what. (Oh, and that bathroom also has light green carpet. Yeah.)
Originally we loved the beige, because our last house was darker and this had lovely light and we were totally celebrating the airy. But, at our core, Keen and I are color people and eventually we had to go back. So we went with... turquoise! That's right, turquoise bitches!
(I think our painter was a bit appalled. I mean, the owner, not the two Hispanic guys who did the actual painting. Those guys were feeling it. It's a Latino thing.)
Then our dining room was painted a brassy/mustardy/tan. (It's less yellow, more tan in real life than is this photo.)
Finally, we had wall paper removed from the kitchen. This house had been remodeled probably about 15-20 years ago, in the late 80s or early 90s. Structurally, they did a lovely job, but all the fixtures are 80s brass, ditto the color palettes. That there wallpaper is some country kitchen, "colonial" blue shit with little mauve flowers. (Again with the mauve!)
(Not that I didn't go through my own country kitchen period. I mean, those are peppers hanging above the sink. Country kitchen can look very nice... but I'm over it now.)
Voila! (And I was afraid the blues would be too similar.)
Next step, start replacing all that brass.
What do you think? If you hate it feel free to say so. My MIL is going to hate every single thing we've done. Her favorite color for walls is... white. Everything else looks "dark" to her. And since she's also rather indifferent to tact we're totally going to hear about it. Probably with a "why did you ruin your house?" sort of comment.
Because I love it! LOVE!!
- the weirdgirl
Wow! Not enough people have colour in their homes in my opinion. I really like the lime green in the bedroom. And actually I'm looking at the red background on your blog page, thinking I'd like that for my dining room or bedroom.
Posted by: Lady Mama | July 08, 2009 at 02:40 PM
I'm the person who paints all the rooms in my house different shades of nothing so I can redecorate constantly. That said...love it. It looks totallly awesome.
Posted by: blooot | July 09, 2009 at 06:00 AM
LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!
I want you to fly here and convince my husband that he won't actually go up in flames when his head explodes if we paint our living rooms something other than white. When we last painted, the color on the can said Olive Fog. That's just fancy words for Pretty Much White.
ADORE!!!
Posted by: foradifferentkindofgirl (fadkog) | July 09, 2009 at 09:01 AM
The improvements look great! But color doesn't matter to me as much as comfort.
And every one of your rooms looks very comfortable! If I were a guest at your house, I'd feel feel right at home!
Posted by: Scott | July 09, 2009 at 01:38 PM
(applauding bold colors)
The bedroom is my favorite. Wow... I wouldn't have expected that green to work, but it totally does.
Posted by: TwoBusy | July 10, 2009 at 07:33 AM
Lady Mama - thanks! That green came out better than expected. We're thinking a pop of red for Keen's den, too.
blooot - Thank you! There is something to be said for being able to redecorate at a moment's notice.
FADKOG - I hope you get to change your husband's mind! It seems there are people who love color and people who love white. I figure paint is pretty easy to paint over if you hate it, so I'm willing to try things out. But that's easy to say when the hubby agrees.
Scott - We definitely are big on comfort. I'd never go for couches that look good but aren't comfy. I want a perfect spot to veg out in front of the TV.
TwoBusy - The green is my favorite, too! Now I only need to get some pictures up.
Posted by: the weirdgirl | July 13, 2009 at 06:47 PM
I love the colors you chose! I think they all work because you have white and it makes the colors pop without being overkill. I just moved into a new house and am currently stripping 10 rooms of wallpaper and dealing with dingy beige everywhere else. You inspire me to go for it and try bolder colors!
Posted by: Porsche Nut | July 14, 2009 at 05:46 AM
The green for your bedroom looks extremely similar to the green I painted my bathroom. And I LOVE IT. In fact I love all your colours. It's impossible to feel glum with all that lightness and brightness and joy.
*claps wildly*
Posted by: Hannah | July 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM
LOVE IT! But then, you are talking to the woman who has painted her office cranberry red and her kitchen tangerine orange. Life is too short for boring walls! La!
Posted by: The Mother Tongue | July 27, 2009 at 11:32 PM
I LOVE it, especially your kitchen! I enjoyed meeting you at (the ragu) lunch at blogher and look forward to following your blog.
Posted by: Andi @udandi | July 31, 2009 at 05:24 AM