A New Favorite Gray

Long time no see friends!

I suck at blogging lately...sorry about that...

The good news is cooler weather had come to Big D and has reinvigorated my project motivation!

I finally chose a paint color for our master bedroom. I painted a total of nine colors before deciding.

That's right...nine!

Here is the boring beige before pic. When we moved in the whole house needed to be repainted so I chose a neutral that I knew I could love with while I took my time deciding. Over two years later I am still figuring things out!

sorry for the shitty night picture guys (and the no styling) I'm working late shooting this week and I couldn't wait to post! Yeah and only half of my ceiling is primed to be painted. Have you guys ever painted a ceiling? That shit is rough. I'm going to hire someone to finish it...

I think it's such a great improvement! The color is Classic Silver by Behr. It's a nice slate gray that leans a bit darker. It's cool without being blue, just perfect!

I also got a new bench! Yay for progress! It's from Wisteria, I scored it for only $100 at our warehouse sale a few weeks ago.

My awesome husband wired up these nice cord covers for me. They will be painted as soon as my hand un-cramps from painting the wall.

And look what else he did...

Little switcheroos so I don't have to plug them in to turn them on, just flip the switch. 

So luxurious...

And I started on a new piece of art. Its made out of paint chips I stole acquired. I'm not sure the best way to glue them down though without the edges curling up. Ideas?

I totally scored this beautiful chandelier at Canton last weekend! It's going over my bathtub. I wanted to hang it right away but Scott said something about wiring and a junction box and crawling in the attic and some other electrical jibberish, so that will have to wait.

And I FINALLY made a decision and ordered this fabric for the wing chairs in my living room. I can't wait to have them done, it's going to be bitchin.

Yeah, I just said bitchin...

So, whats new with you?!

Vintage China Hutch Spruce Up!

I've had this lovely little china hutch for a few years now. I could tell the back had been papered over several times. When I first got it the back was fabric stuck to the back with velcro, yucky!

I waited until I found the perfect paper to cover it and make it my own. Finally I found the perfect paper at my favorite place, Paper Source!

Before...

After!

I love the way my blue glass looks with the magenta.

The magenta color started an obsession over the weekend. I'm sure some of you noticed it on my pinterest. More gushing on that later!

What did you do over the weekend?

Curtain Addiction

I don't know why I became so drawn to curtains. Maybe they are like the cherry on top, the jewelry to the perfect outfit. I personally think they are important enough to make or break a room. Which is why I spend so much time shopping for the perfect fabric when decorating a room.

I have so many images I've saved just for their curtains!

Marks & Spencer S/S 2011

Amber Interiors

From Made by Girl

From Design Sponge

From Black and Spiro

From Marcus Design

That's just a small sample of curtains I've obsessed over!

See more of my obsessions on Pinterest!

Have a great weekend!

House Tour!

Did you see this on design sponge yesterday?

It's my awesome new manager's home on Design Sponge!

It's the kind of place that makes you want to throw out everything in your home and start all over!

She lives in 100 year old home in the eclectic Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. She has been lovingly renovating it for the past two years.

Go to Design Sponge to see more.

Also view another tour of Paige's home on the Wisteria Blog.

Enjoy and report back! Happy Tuesday!

Color Me Happy: Dark & Lovely

Lately I've been drawn to the dark and moody rooms. As my decor style continues to refine itself its become more and more apparent that I like things on the dark side. Not in an evil way but in a deep, saturated color sort of way. I feel like you can just cocoon yourself in a dark color, maybe that's why.

From the Selby

From Marcus Design

I'm really coveting these botanical prints on a black background, I must have one!

I must do a post all about curtains soon. My pinterest is full of images I pinned simply for the curtains.

From ESD

This bathroom has been on my lust list for sooo long, just gorgeous!

From High Fashion Home Blog

From Amber Interiors

My spare bedroom will soon be available to function as my office and I fully plan on going dark in there. Can't wait!

Do you have any dark rooms in your house?

Kitchen Ponderings

We got a fancy new fridge!

It barely fit in the space we have. Seems that fridges nowadays are all 36" wide and we only 35 1/4" of space, which limited our options substantially. Boo.

We have decided to buy one appliance at a time. Then after they are all bought we'll save up the money for a kitchen reno.

I can't wait!

So now I'm pondering what exactly I want to do...

This is our kitchen now. The place where I stood to take this pic is the breakfast nook.

I already know that I want to remove the fur-downs above the cabinets and remove that dropped down part you see at the top of the pic between the kitchen and the nook. It blocks so much light and makes the kitchen ceiling feel low.

I'm just not sure how to best utilize this space...

Here is a view of the nook. As you can see it's not being used now. But I think we should have a small table here for the eventual day when kiddos will be around. The china hutch you see I don't really use.

So my thoughts are to tear it out and turn in into a wide and shallow pantry. I think that will be much better than the narrow and deep one we have now.

That's the pantry again on the right. I think that should come out and more upper and lower cabinets should go there. This will add storage and counter space. I also want a built in cubby for a new microwave here.

I think this will leave room for a larger more awesome island after that.

We also plan to replace the floors with wood as well. But that will come at a time when we can do the whole house. More waiting...le sigh...

My desk area if facing the china hutch on the other side of the nook. I think the wall the desk is on should be a built in banquet with this table in front...

The ever present Docksta from Ikea

I love the color, the clean lines, and of course, the price.

There will be two free standing chairs on the other side of table as well.

I know this isn't one of those fancy kitchen pictures people usually choose for inspiration but I really love this kitchen for several reasons.

I plan to have a hood mounted on tile like this. The cabinets are from Ikea which I plan to do. I also like how the fridge has paneling on the side and a large cabinet above. The lighting above and below the upper cabinets is also perfect.

The thing I like the most is how there's an open shelf below the upper row of cabinets. This is genius! Since we have a pretty small kitchen and are thus limited on counter space this idea is perfect. It keeps things accessible while freeing up counter space. I love it.

Here it is again. Love!

These are the type of Ikea cabinets I would like to get. I think the glossy surface would make them easier to clean than painted wood.

I'm planning on a dark gray counter. I'm not sure about a backsplash yet. I want something interesting but inexpensive. 

The trick here will be to spend enough to update it and make it look nice but not spend too much. This isn't our forever home. I think we will outgrow it should we have more than one kiddo, heck maybe even one might be too cramped. But damn it's taking so long to get this house the way we want I don't want to move after we finish it!

These are just more inspiration for my idea bank.

What do you think? Does it seem practical? Anything that seems weird or doesn't make sense so far?