Sherwin Williams Rainwashed

What I Did This Past Weekend

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This past weekend, I painted a room in Sherwin Williams "Rainwashed".

It wasn't one of my rooms.

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It was my cousin's master bedroom.

She ordered new furniture for the room a couple of weeks ago and 

had planned to repaint the room before it was delivered.

But a supply cabinet fell on her at her office, banging her up, breaking a rib and puncturing a lung.

Which led to a collapsed lung and a four day hospital stay with a three week recovery time.

No painting in her near future.

Take this as a warning...its so important to make sure tall furniture is attached to the wall.

Since she has been out of commission...

they've been busy attaching all furniture to the walls in her office building.

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So this past weekend I went over and painted her master bedroom.

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None of these photos are of her home but I will show her room after the furniture comes in.

This color looks more green in the can and on the swatch but looks more blue on the wall. 

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SW Rainwashed is a lovely color and has me thinking I should paint one of my bedrooms in this shade.

Ok, I've known I wanted this color for awhile...so really painting her room was really a test run.

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Yes, perfect for a bedroom.

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or a living room

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These last four photos I really don't know what color they are painted officially, 

but they look like SW Rainwashed.

I'm just loving this color on walls.

It's so fresh and yet soothing.

My Shabby Apple Giveaway is still going on...

You get to choose which dress.....

I'll choose a winner on April 15.

Just go to this post to enter.

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Finding Spring

and an Update

I went for a drive today and found Spring.

This yard is always full of tulips and pansies each spring.

No flowers here but I love that window and the topiaries on either side.

And now a peek at my dining room project.

Chairs waiting for their seats. I haven't decided on fabric yet.

Table is still a work in progress.

Don't worry about those paint drips on the floor. They pop right off the floor's finish.

Back in the corner are projects waiting.

See that chair? A friend gave it to me and it was never intended to be in my dining room.

But it's too big to get through any of my doorways so here is where it has sat.

My Mom says she wants it. I love it. 

Its from the 1930's and I can imagine redoing it and making it great.

Mom says she likes it as is. (no, no, no)

When Mom and I go on home tours and we see a house that was last decorated in the 70's or 80's, 

she always says..."Oh, it's perfect just as is! Not a thing needs to be done to this one."

When in my opinion, everything needs to be redone. (and everyone else's opinion)

I was able to scoot the buffet back in it's spot. All done, it's just waiting it's knobs and distressing.

This is how it looked before I painted.

I'm waiting till I finish painting the table and then I'll distress all.

I'm making myself wait till after it's distressed till I put the knobs on.

Like putting earrings on last when getting dressed up.

I did such a nice job on this paint, I kind of hate to shabby chic it all up.

But I will.

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Paint...Paint...Paint

Till I Lose My Mind

This is what I've been doing this week.

I don't think this is ever going to end.

I knew painting all these chairs was going to be bad...but this is taking way

longer than I thought. 

I'm hoping tomorrow I can start painting the real paint..so far this is just primer.

See there on the floor the chandelier that is waiting to go up in the space?

So good news is...I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow.

So I'm just going to be working on these and playing opera really loud in the house.

Dogs will be going in and out all day. They don't really like opera.

I think I can have the chairs done by end of day Saturday...maybe sooner.

The table and buffet should be easier.....at least I'm hoping.

There are projects piled around in this room.

So many to get to and I can't do any of them till this monster one is done.

Now I know why people paint with spray painters.

I've painted furniture before which is why I knew it would take awhile to do so many pieces but 

right now I feel like this is the never ending story.

Have you seen this new blog?

click on logo to go there now

What a great idea this blog is. 

You'll find photos of rooms using different paint colors and they are labeled as to what color and brand.

What a great starting point when trying to decide the right color for your latest project!

Here are a few room color examples you'll find there.

Oyster Bay by Sherwin Williams

Beauty In the Attempt

Camouflage by Benjamin Moore

Centsational Girl

Gentle Tide by Glidden

Young House Love

Ashley Gray by Benjamin Moore

Dear Lillie

You can submit any room and paint color for inclusion.

I think this is going to be such a useful resource, don't you?


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Huge Finial

Do You Recognize this?

This was my big $4 find at a thrift store back in December.

This is what it looked like when I bought it.

I knew it could be something fabulous.

A Big, Huge, Crazy, Nicknack.

It's almost three feet tall.

The electrical did work in this lamp and I put off making this transformation because 

I hesitated to take out the wiring just in case I did want to use it as a lamp.

But finally, I decided to just go for it. 

The moment I saw it, I knew it would make a great, huge, chippy, white finial.

I covered the hole left in the top that was left after removing the socket and wire with a small

wood finial that I bought at Michael's.

I did not glue it in place because as one reader suggested back when I first posted it -

it might make a really cool Christmas tree stand. 

I agree, I have a skinny pink aluminum tree that might fit in the hole.

Although I have not tried it yet.

Or I might put some great big huge tissue paper flowers coming out of it on really long stems.

Anyway...I wanted to keep my options open.

This lamp was made of plaster and had a few chips in it but after being painted I can't even find

them any more. 

Sorry, Steve (An Urban Cottage)...I know you voted for painting it a great color, adding a barrel shade and keeping it as a lamp.

I know this would have been fabulous....but I carried it around my house and just could not imagine it

fitting in with my decor...so I went with chippy white. 

in other news....

Today is my Blogiversary!

As of today, I've been doing this for a year.

To celebrate I had a CSN Stores Giveaway.

and the winner is #27

Robin@Decorating Tennis Girl

I'll be emailing you your code so you can go shopping at CSN!!!!

It's been a great year of blogging, due entirely to all the unbelievably talented, nice and thoughtful 

people I've met through this.

and finally....

We are awaiting a blizzard here in Oklahoma City that is due to hit tonight about 10 pm.

We are suppose to get ice first...which is the worst part.

Last time we had an ice storm...I lost trees.

I don't want to lose any more trees.

This is the first big snow of the year for us. We've only had some minor dustings up till now.

It was 75 degrees here on Saturday.

A friend and I were out running around and decided we were dressed way to warmly and now 

it's going to be like 10 degrees.

Do you have snow on it's way to you? 

I guess its hitting lots of places. 

I feel terrible for all of you that have already been hit this year several times.

I hit the grocery store yesterday and am ready to buckle down.

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