Hiya Blogland!!!!
It certainly has been a hectic couple of months...the wedding (a dear friend's) is DONE, the garden is IN and I have a moment to breathe!!!!!
Our daughter is in a flurry of wedding making plans (TG it's NEXT May--LOLOL) The venue is set, the dress chosen and ordered, bridesmaid's selected. I'm just along for the ride! She started her new job as a business manager for the Dept. of Defense this week. Sean (the son-in-law to-be) and Julie brought a house so much moving and decorating planning are going on. They were really BLESSED to be able to buy a brand-new never lived in house for UNDER their budget in a good location. It's darling two-story kind of farm-house looking with a big front porch. She's already "shopped" some of my "stash" and put in her paint/finish requests. She's leaning towards a Cottage/Pottery Barn on a BUDGET look. It will certainly give me stuff to look for at the thrifts and yard sales!!!
Here at the Stone Fence Cottage I'm starting to prep for painting our living room, dining room and hall. I am SICK to death of builder white-it's a flat finish and so dingy. I decided on a pale sagey-khaki color called Peaceful Habitat with Soft White trim for the hall/living and dining rooms since they all are sort of together. Our furniture is a sage green so this blends nicely and is neutral enough to add other colors. I considered a butter yellow but the hubster wasn't down with THAT at all!!
This will be done in stages (hall, then living, then dining) so I can manage it without KILLING myself.
Since I have to move a lot of "stuff" to paint I got to thinking about going in another decor direction. I have been "prim" since forever- although my furniture isn't particularly "primitive".
The funny thing is--if I am out and about I am not drawn to prim stuff at ALL anymore!!! I realized that my favorite rooms in the house-the Craft Palace and the guest room were most decidedly NOT PRIM. They were more cottage/vintage/ eclectic. In fact, since that was what I am drawn to-they are OVERSTUFFED with things I've gathered.
I started looking around and I've decided I'm going to go with the cottage/vintage/eclectic look all over the house. I can then spread out some of the stuff crammed in the craft palace and guest room.
A lot of the black painted stuff I have will go cottage with a coat of white paint. And I'm gonna have one heck of a yard sale at the end of the summer!!!
I'll keep ya'll posted with my progess! Any suggestions for cool cottage decor sites are appreciated!
Thanks for stopping by! I promise I won't be so long away!!
Tamera
