Friday, March 19, 2010

Getting ready for spring...

Sorry, I just couldn't help myself...had to get some color going here.  This is a photo of the daylilies in one of my gardens, last year.   I didn't spend as much time gardening as I should have and I vow to be better about it this year.  That will make Jack happy since he's the REAL gardener in the house.

Two days ago I repainted the master bedroom...I painted it last fall trying to infuse a little feng shui into the room...that corner of the house is supposed to be the "romantic" corner and pink or red is the color to use.  Well, I didn't want a pink bedroom...so I went for a sort of rose-beige hoping that it would look more beige but still have the essence of pink.   It was pink...no getting around it...it was very pink.  Terrible looking.

Then we went away for the winter and since we're home for a few days I decided I could no longer live with it.  So I dragged out several cans of partially used paint from my "paint room" (that's another story entirely) and mixed a couple of them together.   The result is a tan hue.  Camel color, maybe?  I don't know...but it looks really good.  I barely had enough to finish the walls with about a cup left for touchups.

The color of the daylilies is in the comforter and the accessories and that's enough feng shui to suit me.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  Will try to get a post in before I leave on Monday.  Otherwise, will see you back in Washington!
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Posted by CherylK at 7:56 AM

9 comments:

  1. Love the color of the day-lilies. I'm a big fan of orange, not so much salmon color though. The pink in the bedroom would have made me nuts. (or more so)
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  2. Those daylilies are beautiful, though, we want pictures of the bedroom!!
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  3. Waiting patiently (drums fingers on desk) for pictures of the bedroom. I'm glad you managed to mix a colour that you like better than the pink. I still haven't decided (after 13 years in this house) what colour to paint the bedroom, so it's still white. Sigh.
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  4. I love your photo Cheryl, beautiful color! I chuckled at your paint story. It reminded me of the time my mom wanted a "nice" pink for her bathroom and pink it was. Darn near a florescent pink! It was hilarious but she kept her vivid pink bathroom for quite a few years, I never did quite figure that one out.

    I'm glad your color worked out for you this time around!
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  5. Sighhh spring will be here soon right?
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  6. oh, I hate to paint. Luv the color of the daylilies.
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  7. I hate picking paint and really hate painting! So you are like a hero to me!
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  8. ohh I love lilies! These are beautiful!
    Oh and the bedroom looks great :D
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  9. POD and Pam and JR and darlin and Solveig...thanks for the thumbs up on the day lilies!

    B.Lady & Pam...you will notice I did post a pic, finally.

    The Cooking Photographer...I'm can hardly wait for spring, too!

    J.R. and KK - painting is definitely not my favorite way to spend a day but it's the cheapest way to jazz up a room so I just make myself do it. Picking out colors takes me forever and, as you now know, isn't always successful.
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