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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Nesting Pains Soothed

For those following the Nesting Pains saga, today we find its culmination. In the final fit of turning Shoebox Apartment into Home, I painted our kitchen cabinets and living room walls (landlord be damned). And the result is deeply satisfying.

I sought to try out a new aesthetic: something along the lines of vintage Victorian; classy, with a little funk.

These were my tools.
This was the coffee I cracked myself out on.
This is what the kitchen used to look like.
This is what it looks like now.
Instead of the drab old gray, I introduced a sunny, minty green. With cute little accents like these.
And these.
Then I took our boring, white living room walls and painted them a lovely, dove gray, which complements so nicely the new kitchen green.
And looks so elegant with the white trim, and blends so well with our new bathroom decor.
I especially love little details like this pink orchid against the gray wall.
And the gorgeous new pillow covers I found on Etsy (from seller Clee27).
I'm still waiting for my new table runner to arrive in the mail, but once it does, my renovations will be complete.

A little paint will go a long way towards soothing one's soul.

8 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for the lovely compliment!

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  2. gorgeous! the grey... with the green... the pink orchids. As Beth said, great eye.

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  3. Thanks so much! At first I was a little afraid the gray would turn out dark and depressing and that maybe dark colors look great in pictures, but are suffocating in reality. But once it was up, I immediately fell in love. This gray is actually quite warm and inviting, and it bends and molds itself in different light. It reacts so well with just a few key accents. I wouldn't do all the walls in it - that would be a bit much. But I definitely love using complementary colors together.

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  4. So pretty! I especially love our thank you note on the fridge! hee hee

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  5. Heh. Well your invitations and cards were so beautiful! Plus they matched so well with our decor, they've become sort-of permanent decor. :)

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  6. Your kitchen looks fabulous! I love the soft, minty green!!

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  7. awesome! i'm so happy you like the pillow covers! btw great decorating!

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