Friday, November 12, 2004
Decor-o-rama!
I've got the bug again. As I write this I am watching my tireless husband paint an accent wall in our living room. The whole room is a very light beige...more like a browny-eggshell. Bo-ring! That's the "base" color in the entire house and it just BEGS to be covered up. I have plans for the other 3 walls in the living room but that is a project for another time. We're painting the accent wall a very dark maroon. Very dark. Why? Because it's one of the colors in my new couch & the wall will nicely tie it all in together. The couch is a leaf tapestry with beige, different greens, and a touch of maroon (I have two large moss green chairs already in the room that I had to accommodate). The two couch pillows are maroon. I have this new couch due to the fact that when I bought my original couch from La-Z-Boy five years ago, I purchased their "stain warranty" package. They supposedly sprayed something on it to stain-proof it. If they sprayed anything on it, it must've magic "wish dust". They really wish you don't stain your couch & make a claim. Which, of course, is exactly what I did. It turns out that hot pink kid yogurt doesn't come out of an off-white couch no matter how hard you wish!
Getting the warranty company to hold up their end of the bargain was no small feat, either. It took about 9 months start to finish before they told me to head to the store & pick out a new couch. I guess their b.s. scares off a certain number of potential claimants. I'm sure it's an odds game for them. So we got the couch today and I've decided the bold wall is the way to go. I have to say, of all my odd decor decisions I've made in my house so far, I don't regret any of them. I trust my judgment. I mean, I'm sure my choices wouldn't be for everyone, but they make me happy...and my husband is always pleased with the outcome...so that's all that matters! Every now & then my husband will make some random reference to our homes "resale value". I have no designs on ever leaving, so I really don't give a hoot about that. Maybe I SHOULD keep that in mind...but I want my house the way I want my house. It seems dumb to do things in line with what some stranger might think looks good 20 years from now. Those people can wield a paintbrush just as easily as I can!
The baby's room is next. Out of respect for my husband's hard work painting that room as an office a couple years ago, I searched high and low for some type of boyish theme that had the strange color of our walls in it. For the office, we chose a Ralph Lauren color that is sort of a reddish, maroony color. (see a theme developing?) I think it has deep pinky undertones, too. I scored, though! I found an adorable western theme that has the exact color of our walls in it! I'll be pairing it with lots of denim accessories I found at Target & Bob's your uncle! All I have left to buy is the border & a valance, both of which I can only locate online. My husband was quite relieved that I didn't insist on having the room repainted & was quite pleased with the items I chose for the room. The other bonus is that the theme isn't SO babyish that it won't last long. I can see riding this pony for at LEAST 4 or 5 years, before Jr. starts squeaking about wanting something less "babyish". Whew! Well, perhaps it's time for a quick stroll outside before I poison my unborn child with noxious paint fumes. Happy Friday!
I've got the bug again. As I write this I am watching my tireless husband paint an accent wall in our living room. The whole room is a very light beige...more like a browny-eggshell. Bo-ring! That's the "base" color in the entire house and it just BEGS to be covered up. I have plans for the other 3 walls in the living room but that is a project for another time. We're painting the accent wall a very dark maroon. Very dark. Why? Because it's one of the colors in my new couch & the wall will nicely tie it all in together. The couch is a leaf tapestry with beige, different greens, and a touch of maroon (I have two large moss green chairs already in the room that I had to accommodate). The two couch pillows are maroon. I have this new couch due to the fact that when I bought my original couch from La-Z-Boy five years ago, I purchased their "stain warranty" package. They supposedly sprayed something on it to stain-proof it. If they sprayed anything on it, it must've magic "wish dust". They really wish you don't stain your couch & make a claim. Which, of course, is exactly what I did. It turns out that hot pink kid yogurt doesn't come out of an off-white couch no matter how hard you wish!
Getting the warranty company to hold up their end of the bargain was no small feat, either. It took about 9 months start to finish before they told me to head to the store & pick out a new couch. I guess their b.s. scares off a certain number of potential claimants. I'm sure it's an odds game for them. So we got the couch today and I've decided the bold wall is the way to go. I have to say, of all my odd decor decisions I've made in my house so far, I don't regret any of them. I trust my judgment. I mean, I'm sure my choices wouldn't be for everyone, but they make me happy...and my husband is always pleased with the outcome...so that's all that matters! Every now & then my husband will make some random reference to our homes "resale value". I have no designs on ever leaving, so I really don't give a hoot about that. Maybe I SHOULD keep that in mind...but I want my house the way I want my house. It seems dumb to do things in line with what some stranger might think looks good 20 years from now. Those people can wield a paintbrush just as easily as I can!
The baby's room is next. Out of respect for my husband's hard work painting that room as an office a couple years ago, I searched high and low for some type of boyish theme that had the strange color of our walls in it. For the office, we chose a Ralph Lauren color that is sort of a reddish, maroony color. (see a theme developing?) I think it has deep pinky undertones, too. I scored, though! I found an adorable western theme that has the exact color of our walls in it! I'll be pairing it with lots of denim accessories I found at Target & Bob's your uncle! All I have left to buy is the border & a valance, both of which I can only locate online. My husband was quite relieved that I didn't insist on having the room repainted & was quite pleased with the items I chose for the room. The other bonus is that the theme isn't SO babyish that it won't last long. I can see riding this pony for at LEAST 4 or 5 years, before Jr. starts squeaking about wanting something less "babyish". Whew! Well, perhaps it's time for a quick stroll outside before I poison my unborn child with noxious paint fumes. Happy Friday!
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You and your red rooms...me and my green rooms. It's like we were born on opposite sides of the color blindness spectrum.
- Jane
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