Flirting with colors…

My foyer is like a T- junction; satisfied with my first project I decided to dig into the next portion of my foyer. This time rather than using a sea sponge I decided to use my mesh bath sponge, which was already worn out, and while I was happy with beige I wanted more color.

This section of the foyer accessed all of the bedrooms & bath so I had to think about painting the doors, door frames, and bookshelf.

I decided to paint the door frames two different colors burgundy & green. For the walls I decided to use splashes of burgundy, light teal & tan. My bookshelf was my biggest dilemma. The books were collecting dust and there was nothing appeasing about the shelf. I decided to collect all of the pictures I had scattered throughout the house and place them in one centralize location, my bookshelf, and dump all of the outdated text books.

This is the first foyer I completed, and when you look back you can see the bookshelf that was painted and photos added. The advantage of having pictures in a centralize spot is that anyone having to use the guest bath can stop and muse over family pictures. The bath door frame is burgundy and the inner frame is green.

Here's a closeup of the paint technique using a mesh bath sponge.

I'm having a fling with paint and I love it!

LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

When life deals you lemons, make lemon meringue pie. When your salary is cut go buy paint.

How would you feel if you had just put your son in college and your company announced a salary cut? More companies like mine were looking for means of survival during this economic tsunami. I knew it had to be done, and I knew it was temporary, but the timing sucked…

I had a choice – Complain or Do

My house is over 20 years old and the walls, which were always white, hadn’t been painted for most of those years, the thought of hiring a painter was out of the question.

My sister Sharon always used colors artfully in her home and I thought about a feathered technique she had did. I called her to get some pointers but afterward decided to do a sponge technique I had heard about.

My foyer, the smallest area in the house, was my first attempt. It was my first official paint job, I made lots of mistakes, but let’s not focus on that right now, it was the first time my walls had felt color, be proud for me!

I have since repainted my foyer, but this was my first fling with paint, I'll never forget my first...

LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!