Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Alouette Gentille Alouette
That song, that song that has been playing in my head over and over the last week.
Alouette gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tete
Et la tete, et la tete
Alouette, Alouette
Do you know that it's a children's song about plucking feathers from a lark? Yes Alouette means A bird or lark. But I admit Target you did it again, I want color. Where was my head being jealous over a neutral palette. I am an artist,I love color.... I think being bold with color takes a lot more knowledge that sticking to beige. So to the top designers who are not afraid to use shocking pink, orange or periwinkle, I love you.........
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Designer Jealousy
I am usually pretty secure, but after seeing the rooms of designer Tiffany Eastman in New England's Home magazine I wanted to ransack, trash, rip, destroy, crumble any room I ever added color to. Her look is so contemporary but right at home in Historic Greenwich. The rooms all have such a calm feel and not the least bit cold. How do you do that with all the blues and gray??? How many shades of blue are in the living room anyway
Using just a few large pieces of art helps to keep it calm, I like that.
I am checking out that cornice. It takes guts to do a white cornice on white walls, at least for me it does. Just love the nailheads.
I know the walls here are venetian plaster, I was a little tired of this look till now.
I want the upholstered headboard, I want the zebra rug, I want the lucite table, I want, I want, I want.
I think the shelves are accessorized just perfect. I can see this bedroom in any one of my sea side homes, or even mine.
I would never leave a mess if this were my bath.
Charcoal gray is just right to show off art. I would use Benjamin Moore Matt finish Deep Space 2125-20
I think I might have to add two porcelain blue kidney pillows to the above chairs, just can't help myself.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Happy Valentines Day
The Blue RobeHow joyful to be together, alone
as when we first were joined
in our little house by the river
long ago, except that now we know
each other, as we did not then:
and now instead of two stories fumbling
to meet, we belong to one story
that the two, joining, made. And now
we touch each other with the tenderness
of mortals, who know themselves:
Wendell Berry
Happy Valentine's Day, Painted River "Treasure what you have"
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Test Your Marriage
Spend Saturday and Sunday in a 3' x 5' powder room with a ladder a toilet and your husband.It all started out innocent enough, " Bill will you please help me wallpaper the powder room ?" " "Call Doug he'll do it for you" ( Doug is the best, most talented wallpaper hanger and works all our jobs). "Please we are having company tomorrow and I really want it done" ( I have had the paper for 6 years, so to wait another week would be insane). "Come on it will be easy it's such a small room". "What supplies do you need." YEA!!!! I never mentioned the paper was a delicate
European and not pre- pasted and the ceilings were 10 feet with beams to cut around.
When the first piece went up and the squirrels feet faced the ceiling I knew I was in trouble. "Call Doug I told you." N000000 please I need to have it done... by tomorrow.... So I went into good girl action and pretended to listen and do what ever told. B.C. do you need a drink, as I watched the paper sliding and ripping around the sink. B.C. can I run and get you any tool you need. Mind you hanging a sheet 10' long requires four arms and I was twisted under and between a ladder in 2' of space while hanging over a toilet. We never finished Saturday and got up at 6 on Sunday, but when the guest arrived at 2 pm it was just beautiful. I would marry him all over again.
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