CURVE APPEAL

    I took this photo today and thought I would quickly share it.  It is beautiful to me for several reasons.

  

1. It is the only wall original to the house we kept in tact.  Donnie repaired the plaster.

2. The picture molding was missing from much of the house upon purchase back in 2011.  We replaced the lost and damaged molding throughout the house and found a fabricated rubber molding to match the wood so we were able to span this original curved wall.

3. This color (Benjamin Moore's Buxton Blue) on the walls of my future bedroom  is peaceful. 

I'M DREAMING OF A....

Music room trim color

We've had miserably hot temperatures here in Virginia topping previous record highs in July.  So hot that not much has happened on Hawthorne Ave this past week.  Wallace and I took the day off  all day yesterday and puttered around Warren Road packing a few boxes but mostly trying not to move too much.

Looking at the can of Music room trim cools me off a bit.

Meteorologists suggest the local temperature will drop up to 20 degrees.  Let's hope!

MY WEEKEND

     Despite spending 22 of the 48 weekend hours working on the porch this past weekend,  I simply adore my front porch on Hawthorne Avenue.  After a full day's work Saturday we enjoyed an evening on the porch during a thunderstorm.  Cold beer, hard cider, diet Coke, pizza and good company made it all the more pleasant.

    Picture the house with these colors....

Rockport Gray on the stucco

Magenta on the door

White trim

Cape Blue ceiling

Gunmetal Gray on the floor

Despite its state of disrepair, the porch suits Miss Magnolia just fine.

   

COLORS

   I have almost always enjoyed choosing paint colors for my home.  In fact, to this date, I have even been the one to do the painting of the rooms.  The year I was pregnant is one exception as I, somewhat reluctantly, had my husband take over the job of painting the baby's room.  I get a kick out of shuffling through paint samples and envisioning our furniture and art in newly colored spaces.

    Right now I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with choosing colors for an entire house all at once.   There is so much to take into consideration....furniture, artwork, light (or lack thereof), flooring, fabrics, other's opinions....
Did I say overwhelming?

    Yesterday evening I made a dent in the paint choosing task.  I packed into my car 4-5 major pieces of artwork, color samples, several fabric swatches and a photo album of furniture.  In addition, I packed a cooler with a bottle of chilling wine and diet Coke.  Billye and I headed to Hawthorne Avenue, ready for inspiration.

    A good friend met me at the house.  We walked around the house, chatted, perused color samples, had a drink, listened to some tunes, and caught up.  I thoroughly enjoyed her company and value her color opinions.  When I told my brother my proposed plans for this evening he said to be sure to take a sober look at any color decisions before telling the painters my choices.  No major decisions were made but groundwork laid.

Here is the entryway .... the view from the front door.  Any suggestions?

I welcome them all.

The room to the right is the dining room, straight back is the kitchen,
and all the way back is the new family room addition

NO MORE PRIMING FOR CARLIE !

     All those times I have said that I'm finished with priming .....well now, I really am.  Saturday morning the painters arrived.   Hurray!

The driveway was so packed with painters' vehicles I had to park on the street.  Fine with me.  I love to see action like this on Hawthorne Ave.  These guys arrived at 7 AM and spent much of the day protecting and covering surfaces.  It was nice seeing someone else with a priming brush in his hand.  The owner came out at least twice today to check on progress and to assure me that no matter what it takes they will make me happy.  Sounds good to me. They have numerous days ahead of them but assure me they are on MY job until they finish with a satisfied customer.

Covering windows and brickwork and spraying on a primer

My job now in regards to paint is, simply, to choose colors for all surfaces.  Yikes.