tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71207233136540415682023-11-16T06:49:48.799-08:00green bicycletwo flatlander cousins, sharing a love of designUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-53996696142077403402014-02-15T18:03:00.003-08:002014-02-15T18:03:43.684-08:00We've moved!!!Come join us over at www.whalingcitycottage.comErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-55718178436655924142013-08-22T19:49:00.001-07:002013-08-22T19:49:55.131-07:00subway tile, now we can be togetherAnd in the shower no less. Prrrrrrr.<br />
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Seven years ago, we bought our 1891 house in New Bedford from people who flipped it. We saved them from a plummeting housing market and they bestowed upon us their crappy renovations. Don't get me wrong. I love our house - the beautiful trim, hardwood floors, the sunny kitchen. But the modernizations done by the previous owners weren't the greatest. <br />
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Case in point, the uber-cheap tub surround they installed. You like its matte, stained, almond-ness, right? I feel dirty just looking at it.<br />
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The tub was also put in crooked so we had this lovely gap where water could drip downstairs into the ceiling. And yes, that tub is also grouted into place. No trim here. <br />
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But wait, it gets better. Here's what the vinyl surround was attached to....just the lathe, baby. The new tub can been seen below too.<br />
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THANKFULLY the studs weren't rotted and we were able to attach the new cement board easily and securely. I say easily but of course this whole project almost killed my husband. :)<br />
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Soon, we were tiling. It took a lot of convincing for the hubs to agree to tackle subway tile. We were a bit scared of the precision and math aspect of it. Nothing in our house is plumb or level, but we did it!!! And the butterfly tile effect in the corners looks pretty good. This was definitely a two-person job. Me, sitting on the toilet, making sure things were level and symmetrical, while my husband did the hard work. Thanks, honey! <br />
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And here's the finished product!!!<br />
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We love it so much and can't believe we waited 7 years to get the courage to do it.<br />
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Next I'll post about our recent rip-out of that lovely tile floor.... <br />
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tile - white 3x6 subway tile from Home Depot<br />
grout - Delorean Gray grout from Home Depot<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-40678611448728046522013-08-22T18:13:00.002-07:002013-08-22T18:13:33.545-07:00faux barnwood shelfOr the other title for this post "How to keep shit away from my crazy toddler." I swear, he's like a raccoon, scavenging with his paws to knock something on the floor. Cute vignettes....they don't last.<br />
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Our foyer is a special vortex of mischief for him. Turn your back for a second and he's grabbing keys, knocking coffee over, dumping my make-up case. All while I'm trying to get myself, his sister and he out the door in the morning. <br />
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A shelf! Yessss. <br />
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I love the contrast between raw wood and industrial hardware. It would also be an interesting addition to our traditional, old house. <br />
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Enter a piece of 2" by 10" wood from Home Depot that had been lounging around. Mostly used to load my husband's '67 Harley Sportster in and out of the bed of pick up trucks. That'll do nicely. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-80899022902362575912013-08-09T13:02:00.000-07:002013-08-09T13:02:43.844-07:00DIY pottery barn grosgrain roman shadeMy upstairs bathroom has had a vinyl roller shade in it for about 7 years. Pretty ugly but functional. Little did I know that those shades start to breakdown over time. And they start to smell. Bad. Like armpits. Not a nice treat when the shade gets heated up by the sun.<br />
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It was time to upgrade. I've had my eye on Pottery Barn's <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/grosgrain-ribbon-roman-shade/" target="_blank">grosgrain cordless roman shade</a> for a while. Loving the black ribbon for its graphic punch. <br />
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On sale for $186 right now. But that is still WAY more clams than I planned to spend on a shade for the bathroom. There had to be a cheaper DIY solution.<br />
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Enter Bed Bath and Beyond's <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/64104-white-chatham-cellular-cordless-shade-23-w-x-64-l.html" target="_blank">cordless roman shade in white</a>. The fabric is polyester with the weave of indoor-outdoor fabric. Not nearly as nice as the PB cotton but whatever....it's for a steamy bathroom.<br />
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I bought some stitch witchery and black grosgrain from Joann Fabrics. The instructions that came with the BBB shade said do not iron. Hmmm. Not good. Gluing the ribbon down was an option but I liked the instant gratification of the stitch witchery. So I took a chance. If it totally ruined the shade, I was out 50 beans.<br />
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Keep in mind, I wasn't going for perfection here. But it doesn't look too bad. The stitch witchery worked - I just didn't leave the iron on there for too long. Just long enough to get it to stick. <br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-25658426612241514222013-05-21T11:57:00.000-07:002013-05-21T11:57:10.312-07:00whitlock and co pillowsI'm upgrading the pillows on our couch since the old ones are fugly and came free with the couch. Thanks, Raymour and Flanigan but....no. Fabric choices are overwhelming but the old pillows were even making me dislike the gallery wall, which is also a work in progress. Enter the lovely Becky from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhitlockandCo" target="_blank">Whitlock and Co</a>. Her geometric print pillow cover has single-handedly restored my faith that this couch can someday be cool. Love the gray David Hicks-esque pattern. Perhaps I'll buy a second one so the Hicks can be the "anchor pillows." Hmmmm. Thanks, Becky!<br />
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I bought The Art of Instruction on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Instruction-Vintage-Educational-Centuries/dp/1452101116">Amazon</a> today and can't wait for it to get here!!<br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-74419788735938566222013-03-25T10:43:00.001-07:002013-03-25T10:43:42.250-07:00painted hutchWe have this nice built-in hutch in our dining room, which we love and use a lot. We need that storage. But in 7 years of living in this house, I've never done anything to it, except throw all our junk there. <br />
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The other day I got a wild hair to paint the hutch and chose Martha Stewart Plumage in semi-gloss. <br />
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Here is the finished product, complete with keeping-it-real stuff that's stored there. Crayons, wine glasses, DVD's, napkins....all essential mom items.<br />
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You may also notice my strange little dog portrait there. He's from a children's book that my mother-in-law had back in the 1950's. It was a book of pictures of ACTUAL live animals posed and dressed up in human clothes. This is probably not PETA approved. :) He's a part of my favorite vignette in the house which also features a pair of George and Martha Washington silhouettes and a poster from my husband's grandparents basement. I'm weird, what can I say?<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-65548896566545368632013-03-25T10:25:00.000-07:002013-03-25T10:25:38.373-07:00antlers revealAfter much scraping and pulling and soaking, I finally got down to the bare skull on this 50 year old rack. And....it was yellow. Very yellow. Probably stained from 50 years of decaying grease since the fur and skin were LEFT ON this thing. Gross. I tried all kinds of whitening techniques - baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, bleach. No luck. Finally I threw in the towel and decided to dry brush flat, white ceiling paint over the skull to brighten it. Good enough for me!<br />
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The screw holes were already there from the skull being mounted in the shed all those years, so I used those to screw it to the wooden plate, then put wood putty over the screws and the screw holes and painted over the putty. <br />
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I bought the wooden plate at AC Moore, stained the front and painted the edging BM Hale Navy (a sample I had laying around). Coated it with spray poly and we were done Not too bad.<br />
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The gallery wall is still a work in progress....<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-5459756192431212092013-03-14T18:10:00.000-07:002013-03-14T18:13:18.446-07:00dark powder roomLike the itch you can't help but scratch, I finally caved and painted our half bath. The color was BM Bronzed Beige that I painted about 7 years ago. It's not bad but somehow felt blah. I also had practically no art on the walls and wanted a darker, more gallery look to this tiny room. It's really tiny, like 5x8.<br />
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A glimpse into our pantry/laundry area and the kitchen. And the paint samples on the set of cabinets that will soon come down in lieu of open shelving. More on that later. The ugly white tile you see there extends into the bathroom. We'll deal with that later as well. Probably going to cover it in Trafficmaster Allure faux wood vinyl. <br />
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Back to the bathroom - I decided to go with a dark blue, inspired by some of these rooms.<br />
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I chose BM Mysterious and here's the progress so far...<br />
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The gems above the toilet slay me. I downloaded them from Vintage Printables and had it printed out at Office Max. Gotta get it framed and matted better though. Lots to still be done in this room but wanted to give you a sneak peek....<br />
<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-27671684581262047072013-02-28T05:00:00.001-08:002013-02-28T05:02:33.399-08:00mounting a 50 year old deer rack<br />
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My husband's grandfather shot this deer about 50 years ago in western Massachusetts. But he <i>failed</i> to remove the skin/fur from the scalp before he mounted the rack in the shed. Where it had remained....until I brought it home. After polling guys at my office about how best to clean the skull cap (a perk of working for the Dept of Fish and Game), I'm letting the skull cap soak, then pulling and scraping the scalp until it's clean. The image above is after I scraped the FIRST layer of gunk off. That yellow stuff is more...goo or whatever. After scraping it all off, then I'll do a peroxide treatment to bleach it. <br />
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I'm planning to mount it to this curvy, oval plate from AC Moore. Probably staining the front face and painting the edging BM Hale Navy.<br />
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But how to style it? I prefer the European style where the skull isn't covered up with leather or cloth. I like seeing the white of the skull and where it meets the antlers. Here's a few ideas....<br />
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probably in another world, or in another home, one might be jealous that we have wall sconces. probably. but, I despise them. they look like generic dentist office lights and make me cringe every time I walk down our hallway. they basically look like the one pictured above, but with more metal showing.<br />
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how much cooler would we be with this clock hanging out of our wall? much cooler.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-77329670486052486892013-02-04T10:43:00.000-08:002013-02-04T10:52:24.061-08:00summer...I'm craving it. big time. feeling trapped by all this cold and snow with little bean, wren. so, I day dream about our decks when she naps.<br />
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also, we had a baby this summer, a beautiful little girl who is already 5 months old. it's all going too fast.<br />
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the condo we moved into is newly gut rehabbed and has many fine qualities. that said, it's a little stale and needs some adjustments in the details. now that things have settled down in the land of parenting, I am starting to get that mid-winter itch to make it all better. (and I cannot ignore that desire to improve the place for when we eventually sell it).<br />
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my big focus right now, (besides day dreaming about gardening and plotting furniture purchases for our decks), is our bedroom. I am still in that very neutral, very simple ease sort of mood when it comes to decorating. I am afraid to put anything on the walls - especially in the bedroom - because I simply do not want to overwhelm the mood or find myself sick of the artwork.<br />
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here's what I am in the mood for (all thanks to <a href="http://pinterest.com/">pinterest</a>)<br />
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<b>Living Room</b><br />
Thank you for all your inquiries about the final (!!!) paint color decision for the living room. And 22 paint samples later, the winner was.....Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter. A warm, medium gray that doesn't get washed out or blue/purple in all this sunlight. <br />
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Still working on the gallery wall....<br />
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I celebrated the victory in the living room by embarking on four more gray-painting projects. Oh the pain. Here's a glimpse of the kitchen project.<br />
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<b>Kitchen</b><br />
The 80's oak cabinets will soon get a facelift with the perfect taupe-y gray BM Brandon Beige. The middle cabinet, where our daily dishes and glasses go, will be replaced with open shelving. We'll be doing paneling for the backsplash, going all the way up behind the open shelves, like <a href="http://blog.urbangrace.com/2011/kitchen-intervention-details/">Erica's</a>. Here's a mock-up.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-74417638347304933412012-04-04T12:03:00.003-07:002012-04-04T12:07:54.007-07:00scallop stencilLOVE the stencil in this baby's room - they used <a href="http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/pattern-stencil-walls.html?category_id=12">THIS</a> stencil but turned it upside down.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrwUuwjJt-hWZdQrwPQwigRKuDkbbB4fyUHJJSkLI26UbpVd7ifZkXmUoFCxjkWrfj5VD1Ju-EhXIyar_7ktLLZlUaDuGk61FT2Are9k1TE_xVzZRC9H2LLMg__1G9ZcdAsH3uQxNrvw/s1600/nursery+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrwUuwjJt-hWZdQrwPQwigRKuDkbbB4fyUHJJSkLI26UbpVd7ifZkXmUoFCxjkWrfj5VD1Ju-EhXIyar_7ktLLZlUaDuGk61FT2Are9k1TE_xVzZRC9H2LLMg__1G9ZcdAsH3uQxNrvw/s400/nursery+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727623874302058594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwYic16TfYu9vsYVwVua8kZ0xKPb_XjFMljE5utc1JX031ZVa0XxwvUyMkdR6v_pB3oTlYOmSSCen_39BmNUkgiphSn3fDAXwg6iR2rRF4mJe3IolENq2r59aCfI5CgYoWGDj0yeGUT8/s1600/nursery+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwYic16TfYu9vsYVwVua8kZ0xKPb_XjFMljE5utc1JX031ZVa0XxwvUyMkdR6v_pB3oTlYOmSSCen_39BmNUkgiphSn3fDAXwg6iR2rRF4mJe3IolENq2r59aCfI5CgYoWGDj0yeGUT8/s400/nursery+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727623858552875218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVNS3n09g9b1SLc02QTBnUqtBLKqz6lEetrqtdpClBeRQNXapwNVGAjcQx1UKvJN8Mw1WoxRdNIwHxRB8rIsYdE6yWeOEAhY4je3uXXwwmTQeRnIKb4ipqy_s82_gi_gohe-N30-0V-4/s1600/nursery+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVNS3n09g9b1SLc02QTBnUqtBLKqz6lEetrqtdpClBeRQNXapwNVGAjcQx1UKvJN8Mw1WoxRdNIwHxRB8rIsYdE6yWeOEAhY4je3uXXwwmTQeRnIKb4ipqy_s82_gi_gohe-N30-0V-4/s400/nursery+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727623849962014514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://freshquince.blogspot.com/2011/12/nursery-complete.html">fresh quince</a><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-49458831909038807272012-04-02T10:53:00.004-07:002012-04-02T11:04:14.296-07:00"No, honey, that table is just for looking at...."This product was created for decor psycho parents. It looks way cool but really? A Parson's play table? Soon Design Within Reach will be making a kid's potty.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB8Q3diYXSc5AIgDpMriH1qLX6qK4t6jHIf3Sjk4Pvj8vbla_eubWmBkZog-1TUjEeiJiRgrL-zFPmbYDZ3DoQMHSkoIrq5RgAYekkfwspi2uIbtgCsI9KuqqcNOUGBmYYk9t9g6zds4/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB8Q3diYXSc5AIgDpMriH1qLX6qK4t6jHIf3Sjk4Pvj8vbla_eubWmBkZog-1TUjEeiJiRgrL-zFPmbYDZ3DoQMHSkoIrq5RgAYekkfwspi2uIbtgCsI9KuqqcNOUGBmYYk9t9g6zds4/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726863768405763874" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/parsons-play-table-g516/?pkey=call-sale">west elm</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-51528933520076582922011-12-04T16:36:00.000-08:002011-12-04T16:49:14.918-08:00still being tortured....Okay, people, gray is winning! After 18 samples of gray paint, we thought we'd found <a href="http://greenbicycledesign.blogspot.com/">The One</a> in Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore. It's in there somewhere....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpFKPvxrQfLpDg4rrDK1rwbrU2KMXftwz4Un4yA4nwuXByKVbdzfDG6eE1O_htbA-4QxvYo1XeeaivB17xLsR2_QY18cmxeaDUwD5gCa87GpDK25pxkhHRWCk5R01IqC99TLMZ-zDMhg/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpFKPvxrQfLpDg4rrDK1rwbrU2KMXftwz4Un4yA4nwuXByKVbdzfDG6eE1O_htbA-4QxvYo1XeeaivB17xLsR2_QY18cmxeaDUwD5gCa87GpDK25pxkhHRWCk5R01IqC99TLMZ-zDMhg/s400/IMG_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682437505331051522" border="0" /></a>The couch is gray so I wanted a warm gray to compliment it, but everything was coming out blue. We put up Stonington Gray, eager to make a decision before our holiday party. Turns out, it's ALSO blue......arrrgggg!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNLGkkIIfSfnKOQogSR5Om0arg03P4HuPvhhKiidli3Xuf6MOhVfKcHZ8vlyjKSxRhMd6KPqc_8M6NC-_qSXMIcyMmSo4-ttP25k9gRHCJEH0OLfbNsaZvc_xZpgMkBiZmF1RWxc-RQc/s1600/IMG_0128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNLGkkIIfSfnKOQogSR5Om0arg03P4HuPvhhKiidli3Xuf6MOhVfKcHZ8vlyjKSxRhMd6KPqc_8M6NC-_qSXMIcyMmSo4-ttP25k9gRHCJEH0OLfbNsaZvc_xZpgMkBiZmF1RWxc-RQc/s400/IMG_0128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682438402208707282" border="0" /></a>Perhaps hard to see here, but it makes the room look sad and blue. So we went back to our other top 2 choices, Revere Pewter and Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore. We had previously put those samples on the wall and rejected them but we put 'em up again, against the blue, to see what we thought now. You can see the Revere Pewter here....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgz3iywF1whWccrJKfFA61YZav8JxnKTfoIHHCvHgzR9AGbkDbYsO63X1gJ1fkvI6wmbVrc3zCmBryhm2D4KlwQzn35kEkIhl5gWfz0v_LwipdQCVv1-6SJ-Ri9ty1HYXTkQxxzwR90/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgz3iywF1whWccrJKfFA61YZav8JxnKTfoIHHCvHgzR9AGbkDbYsO63X1gJ1fkvI6wmbVrc3zCmBryhm2D4KlwQzn35kEkIhl5gWfz0v_LwipdQCVv1-6SJ-Ri9ty1HYXTkQxxzwR90/s400/IMG_0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682438403881144882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92R1Rn_nwLV5SM3OwKjfPPjY4As2FJKvPvb9zvFWxaqy57Vr-3uMFv4ljyP_SDoABqI7_X_ynfYNotoCGQpXrFfV4WQDT381jveDsfV5e71W1__AeCh8O3JRez4F0L5Sew5R1yFff9T8/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92R1Rn_nwLV5SM3OwKjfPPjY4As2FJKvPvb9zvFWxaqy57Vr-3uMFv4ljyP_SDoABqI7_X_ynfYNotoCGQpXrFfV4WQDT381jveDsfV5e71W1__AeCh8O3JRez4F0L5Sew5R1yFff9T8/s400/IMG_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682438398019443378" border="0" /></a>The Edgecomb Gray, to the right of Revere Pewter, barely registers. Much too white. Compared to the Stonington Gray on the walls, the Revere Pewter is a much warmer, taupe-y gray. We bought a gallon. Stay tuned, nerds.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-1857500118983409792011-11-21T16:39:00.000-08:002011-11-21T16:57:36.550-08:00gray paint....why do you torture me?Our living room got a facelift this summer - new couch, new rug, reupholstered the wingback chair, and decided to repaint the walls, since the peachy-beige color was driving me nuts. We decided on gray for the walls - classic and sophisticated - something to compliment the gray couch. Little did I know, gray is a mean old cuss. Mind you, I chose the paint colors for the whole house by eyeballing a swatch on the wall and had no problems. This time I played it safe and put samples on the wall first. Thank god because after 17 paint samples (17, people!!!) - no dice. Love 'em on the swatch, loathe 'em on the wall.<br /><br />Our living room is bright and gets lots of southwestern light, which apparently turns everything an early 90's hydrangea blue. Barf.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the cast of hopefuls, all colored matched in Olympic low-VOC paint samples...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benjamin Moore</span><br />Gray Owl<br />Horizon<br />Titanium<br />Moonshine<br />Revere Pewter<br />Coastal Fog<br />Edgecomb Gray<br />Harbor Gray<br />Horizon Gray<br />Nimbus<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Olympic</span><br />Plantation Moss<br />Quill<br />Gray Ghost<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valspar</span><br />Frappe<br />Oatlands Subtle Taupe<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Behr</span><br />Dolphin Fin<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHyNmAtG5b_SFbsC3JKFkqRl242FYbyQ99DTjIreUUKyPzhA-EaRSExszjYBEGuIzUpeeR8OegxsXSp1KunQYSxFxmPD9vQdMQJggtnb5Rh7dxG_mLDBCy9B-W3rO30mkh4uju0lbCc/s1600/gray.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHyNmAtG5b_SFbsC3JKFkqRl242FYbyQ99DTjIreUUKyPzhA-EaRSExszjYBEGuIzUpeeR8OegxsXSp1KunQYSxFxmPD9vQdMQJggtnb5Rh7dxG_mLDBCy9B-W3rO30mkh4uju0lbCc/s400/gray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677615927391080338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They're all gorgeous, right? Not in the glare of our bright living room. Ttoo dark, too light, too purple, too turquoise or too blah.<br /><br />On the verge of defeat, willing to live with the patchwork of yuck on our walls, I went back <span style="font-style: italic;">one more time</span> and came home with a winner - Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK6AITfA5LdShHsYETenqh_wVHW-lKQJEq6eEfqLRL0eXZzYDLjovwNqyzkui2ymIzcjYwmxpHwipqZpxfJfAzMC_EmxCJCWTocgzuYOj-H8xtmfevCBQALcO1cRD1Ip7uEQiQQHZmec/s1600/2346.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK6AITfA5LdShHsYETenqh_wVHW-lKQJEq6eEfqLRL0eXZzYDLjovwNqyzkui2ymIzcjYwmxpHwipqZpxfJfAzMC_EmxCJCWTocgzuYOj-H8xtmfevCBQALcO1cRD1Ip7uEQiQQHZmec/s400/2346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677617005374811954" border="0" /></a><br />I've always loved it on the swatch but didn't buy a sample for this project because it seemed so blue. Not so blue on the walls apparently. Go figure. It goes to show you can never trust the swatch. Now we gotta paint this room before our holiday party - cover up the bazillion gray swatches.<br /><br />More pictures to come.....<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Nick/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-13270141432715781552011-11-15T17:23:00.001-08:002011-11-15T17:30:25.803-08:00new favorite fashion blogat times, I'm still the 14 year-old who isn't quite sure what style suits me. I lean towards the classic chic, but really, really am drawn (maybe in part in a fight against aging) to the rocker chick, slightly hipster, slightly bohemian, basically bad ass "look". and, I just found a blog that sort of allows me to better navigate that draw: <a href="http://tomboystyle.blogspot.com/">tomboy style</a>. you too should check it out.<br />
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And making this felt leaf garland using the tutorial by The Old Painted Cottage<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0gpWt6NnFANkVUBx_bpfVzCVae1wQ4F0kvU11y7q9azEdInSnrsl2wrxY8TF5xwSeDptnTeXG_xWxTDoa9MMHo4rqCvhmvT2oEoqt9Db-OEpBsBt1awp7eCH9-wUZZvlPOU-LUiNELA/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0gpWt6NnFANkVUBx_bpfVzCVae1wQ4F0kvU11y7q9azEdInSnrsl2wrxY8TF5xwSeDptnTeXG_xWxTDoa9MMHo4rqCvhmvT2oEoqt9Db-OEpBsBt1awp7eCH9-wUZZvlPOU-LUiNELA/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669996464635781714" border="0" /></a><a href="http://theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/2010/12/anthropologie-inspired-felt-leaf.html">the old painted cottage</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wish me luck....I might need it. I love doing projects like this but I'm not very good at them. :)<br /><br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-30449459219582648422011-10-31T06:12:00.000-07:002011-10-31T06:19:36.446-07:00Happy Halloween!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw_bPR3YQ_8GrvNjGlKcFHGGfHGekeosUo4EDo2afeBS3tuvYSiX2LSl1hNASipZlO9Cll1dxfU5UhlI-AW6v-rgkT5yAEope9snSwO1XvLTyyQjcTQC6Uy7du8qpVaM0h2AthTUNYGI/s1600/185007186_P3JL3P0X_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw_bPR3YQ_8GrvNjGlKcFHGGfHGekeosUo4EDo2afeBS3tuvYSiX2LSl1hNASipZlO9Cll1dxfU5UhlI-AW6v-rgkT5yAEope9snSwO1XvLTyyQjcTQC6Uy7du8qpVaM0h2AthTUNYGI/s400/185007186_P3JL3P0X_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669645007046450226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PDPrBxnGAWO9njKqmXJIwTKyI9CDCn6HvbDY3hjwQwagok6n2WdtTB-zyjeSLab-U1DLx4edn8mZiQOOv_XCg4DxjyBJ_nN67aMShiwsmxJWiLJJCVJEDewZTHb7Dajk-Ga8f4Ya66s/s1600/184042582_0gExhkbk_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOxLVR20gwF6Txb_q8P_ZRYvco4pG6Ug3HzabJVq7HyXzuvHQo5lM0ebfNRyR75QbRZ4KdExE9I3P-PhVWcCLz0r66dME7iWsHWgQS550MHYoZPCd7rNoFdzlmycLitDxWYNa6rYFYkk/s400/Welcome+in+from+the+cold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669643752649290258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://isabellaandmaxrooms.blogspot.com/">isabella and max rooms</a><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2JH3QxyKXZ_PpXKTBPUz61f0TRmU3EA-lz5S_cT1w6QGQcI7KnJsQV5pf4x16gyB-K-YCaCg5YdD0sMXACAGsAhXN35ntJoOYDsyDNsZYVp9PE7NBl8sIKic_d4DKDHgAzpFpZ4JCg/s1600/176948232_OMmd3sWS_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2JH3QxyKXZ_PpXKTBPUz61f0TRmU3EA-lz5S_cT1w6QGQcI7KnJsQV5pf4x16gyB-K-YCaCg5YdD0sMXACAGsAhXN35ntJoOYDsyDNsZYVp9PE7NBl8sIKic_d4DKDHgAzpFpZ4JCg/s400/176948232_OMmd3sWS_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669644716486664226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://luna-nera.tumblr.com/post/9969052698">source</a></span><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-57640532961866816102011-10-30T17:34:00.000-07:002011-10-30T17:55:32.622-07:00rug a boo<div style="text-align: left;">we want a new rug for our living room. our vision is to one day live in a house centered around neutrals. (by the time we own that house - yes we still rent - we will have a different vision.) we are big fans of creamy whites, greys, woods and metals.</div><div><br /></div><div>our couch is our only "real" piece of furniture at this point. meaning, it is the one new piece we bought together, post marriage, as a start towards furniture in our home. that said, I love other elements in our living room too. the peacock book case and the french/german trunk from my grandfather are a few. I do also love the coffee table, iron legs, thick wood planks similar to a farm table. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK2HtxleypRTBYFfQ8fz0p62UUILWxNjzCQzfp2s3eJMBI0LyJ56XJwYosnpDpuZBpvzYcnDpF6nYbNhccoZhsoozMvoS-RuIL8mDMlz809Pvz_dpwfxcGLMXgElmdHbsxe9_8WLf0mG0/s1600/couch3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK2HtxleypRTBYFfQ8fz0p62UUILWxNjzCQzfp2s3eJMBI0LyJ56XJwYosnpDpuZBpvzYcnDpF6nYbNhccoZhsoozMvoS-RuIL8mDMlz809Pvz_dpwfxcGLMXgElmdHbsxe9_8WLf0mG0/s400/couch3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669449184997094754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >(<a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/henry-sofa-g178/?pkey=cliving-room-seating">west elm</a>)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >our actual living room (from about a year ago - the yellow table and lamp are no longer there)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd3Cn_gGHJ6S1rOWJTZ5zaYZOKtR3i67KqChNaerleKXVb5DpJtH_6Oz0h-QeDuQdaNXfDR2zLg4GRQTEz9_cnbiS35S2QqhfkZftIbUU2-qIJFQKUiflI8vjAMf5Vy9UWRerl4G2j6DZ/s1600/IMG_9506.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd3Cn_gGHJ6S1rOWJTZ5zaYZOKtR3i67KqChNaerleKXVb5DpJtH_6Oz0h-QeDuQdaNXfDR2zLg4GRQTEz9_cnbiS35S2QqhfkZftIbUU2-qIJFQKUiflI8vjAMf5Vy9UWRerl4G2j6DZ/s400/IMG_9506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669450908140431410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I'm getting to my point. What I wonder is this, I am sick of rug patterns that ultimately end up pissing me off after about two months. I want a simple, neutral colored rug. and in truth, I want it to be somewhere in the family of white. now, we have a big ol' crazy dog that has black hair and likes to run laps in our backyard, often after rolling around in rotten apples. I realize that a white rug is stupid. but I want one. I love the <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/pebble-rug-r718/?pkey=crugs-flooring">pebble rug from west elm</a> right now, mostly because it is the most affordable in that style (we originally fell in love with one at <a href="http://www.dwr.com/">design within reach</a>). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VjLxqZm-9Yp2Y3glk_g0QdWHDTCQzhIk1anPFq8xP9zhZrte5geO_UqxZ2mpXMar4hfpdWBKs7dsvoGP5s5_pqoqQYuetCrIJEMycH-OOxC3T0nnV9r4KqXPYk6figihy2pPTgLm7Nu2/s1600/img76b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VjLxqZm-9Yp2Y3glk_g0QdWHDTCQzhIk1anPFq8xP9zhZrte5geO_UqxZ2mpXMar4hfpdWBKs7dsvoGP5s5_pqoqQYuetCrIJEMycH-OOxC3T0nnV9r4KqXPYk6figihy2pPTgLm7Nu2/s400/img76b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669451947437633874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I fear the grey pebble rug will only clash with our couch. or be drab. BUT is the ivory too white (too bright)? AND will it be immediately nasty? thoughts? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClsnUYQzbTwrDXAQfNA03ba-jiuXB37nTgYpGaeMi4geXVn59l2i5OIKFtUwOz6VTFjmHupgI3ZLWjApdxbjQt6QFEZ_fI709dpo7O0UlNGKhWt41sX2LgO6xWxv8_8agWu7gwyQa6F6Y/s1600/img97b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClsnUYQzbTwrDXAQfNA03ba-jiuXB37nTgYpGaeMi4geXVn59l2i5OIKFtUwOz6VTFjmHupgI3ZLWjApdxbjQt6QFEZ_fI709dpo7O0UlNGKhWt41sX2LgO6xWxv8_8agWu7gwyQa6F6Y/s400/img97b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669453165013388370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120723313654041568.post-9510084918907249492011-10-30T05:25:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:27:11.981-07:00felted garlandI just bought 8 different colors of wool roving to make this felted garland - can't wait!!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdjStG7TmWAvW-q7hsUUoJZKu04EliTYV8HksEoBzRYFinMEkUK41vhktO8fq1EeJR48ocWaEuIug2KPj3KttmrqXRh6BB-nH5IZO6mlxBshff0nhyphenhypheneJ0UKM3T9QzlHrHvsge6AYSn3A/s1600/4165173326_5154d0af74.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdjStG7TmWAvW-q7hsUUoJZKu04EliTYV8HksEoBzRYFinMEkUK41vhktO8fq1EeJR48ocWaEuIug2KPj3KttmrqXRh6BB-nH5IZO6mlxBshff0nhyphenhypheneJ0UKM3T9QzlHrHvsge6AYSn3A/s400/4165173326_5154d0af74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669260550493967426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://smallbirdblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/felted-garland/">small bird</a><br /></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588188973615370925noreply@blogger.com1