Coloring Our New Digs

After a long break I am back and ready to share some of what I (and Phil...who was a huge help and a first time painter) have been up to the last couple of weeks. The first project we co-captained was painting, and after we did one room it turned into two and then three...we loved it that much! It may sound silly, but I feel like painting right off the bat really gave us an opportunity to "get-to-know" the place. We have explored every little nook and cranny through the painting process. Painting is a little (or at least fairly straight forward) projects that can help transform a room quickly...it's appealing to those who like to be able to see their progress and may be more inclined towards instant gratification!

Here is a run down of before and afters.

This is the color our Master Bedroom was when we moved in...a muted, minty green...I love green but this color really seemed to fall flat in this room.

 We wanted something timeless and fresh and after much sampling chose Behr's Rocky Mountain Sky in an eggshell finish. Here is the room after and in the day light.

At night the color looks more like this...(granted it looks even better because I am vehemently opposed to turning on overhead lights...) but the point here is that it is important to consider what a color will look like day and night because it will be different. Make sure you like the color in the day and the night :) I am going to be sad when they take away incandescent lights...sorry all you green folks out there, they just give off the most soothing light...

Here is our guestroom. This was on my list of things that needed to change before we moved in. I knew I would not be able to stand living in a house that had a bright teal room in it...even if I never went in there...I definitely could not ask guests to sleep in a room with such a loud color on the walls. Mostly though it just did not fit with the spirit of our sweet 1920's Tudor... so covering it with something more toned down and classic became a priority.

Before:

After at night. The color we chose was Behr's Sparrow also in eggshell.

After in the daylight...see how it looks a bit more blue/purple?

Finally we did the office. I don't have an after for you at the moment, with the rush to the move I neglected to snap a finished photo...and not that Phil has set up shop in there but it's not quite to where i want it i figured I would wait until it was and you could see then. We are on the search for an executive desk...if you I know if one please let me know! The color for the office is Behr's Rhino in eggshell finish.

Look for a future post on methods for painting around trim and what I learned works best! You can see the Rhino along the window and the baseboard...I was experimenting with a few techniques...I will fill you in soon.

Any painting tips or stories you would like to share? Use the comments section. Or just say hi...it's been a while and your notes always make me smile :)

Officially Ours

Okay folks...the day you have all been waiting for...(just kidding...I don't assume that you are all as obsessed with our recent home purchase as I am)

We closed on Monday and other than the Sellers  agent's  inappropriate questions and comments regarding myand Phil's age, the process went very smoothly...not scary at all.

We walked up forge walk through and there was this lovely sign slid atop the for sale sign that said "Thank you, sold". We planned to snap a photo of its with it on the way out...however in the meantime someone had snatched it...possably an area hoodlum, but more likey the snarky seller's agent...anyway we made do and got this nice little shot....You can't see it but we are smiling (it's from my phone...so it didn't copy well to here but you get the idea...I know...poor photo quality erks me as much as the next guy!)

Our first house..very exciting!

In Limbo...Deep Thoughts...

Hello Friends and readers from around the blogosphere...Thanks so much for your patience. I have been MIA recently...I know...I feel partially it is due to balancing work and buying a home, along with that...all that busyness has kept me uninspired. Is that even how you spell "busyness"?

I think being in this in between...between the apt and the house...has me in a holding pattern. This past weekend Phil and I packed some things...but we close a week from today and our movers are not scheduled until a week after that. Life is going to be "in between" for the next few weeks. 

That being said I have been reluctant to start much around here and at the same time I can;t get started just yet on the house...not until we are in and it is really ours.

Sadly I have not even a photo today and nothing much to share than my own thoughts.

I am wondering if this limbo thing is just something that goes along with the 20's? Some things are settled, I've got the marriage thing checked off the list (so happy I found such a sweet man the stand in that check box with me!)...but then there is still so much more to do...house (almost got that one...making it a home is another story)...thinking about kids, what we want our family to look like...hoping for upward mobility in our jobs (we're comfy, but looking forward to more financial freedom)....

For those who are in it and those who have been there...do you think the limbo ever ends or are there always new things to consider? Is it just a given of being young (although I am beginning to realize I am not as young as I used to be)? Or is it just that I am in the middle of a move, not feeling grounded in anyone spot?

My husband always tells me to embrace the gray...speaking of which...that might be a really nice shade in our new kitchen...or maybe the bath?

I would love to hear your thoughts! If nothing else tell me what inspires you? How do you get inspired when you feel you are drawing a blank?