Before we moved into this house we had grand plans for how we were going to repaint it. We poured over paint swatches at Home Depot (and took many of them with us), we mapped out a plan, we consulted folks who'd had experience in this, and we got pretty excited. And then we moved in...and went to the US...and hosted Christmas, and just generally got busy. Painting took a back burner to everything else.
Well! After deciding to tone down our ambitions a bit, and start small, we picked up some paint on Saturday. The most important room, of course is the nursery. We've chosen a yellow to go with a lot of the items we already have. We'll get to painting that in the next couple of weeks. And we chose a coffee-ish color for the "dining room."
Of course, I can't really help paint - the fumes are too much for me and Baby. So I was sent outside to water the garden with our new hose. I wish Kenya had no VOC paints, then I could have lent a hand.
Well! After deciding to tone down our ambitions a bit, and start small, we picked up some paint on Saturday. The most important room, of course is the nursery. We've chosen a yellow to go with a lot of the items we already have. We'll get to painting that in the next couple of weeks. And we chose a coffee-ish color for the "dining room."
Of course, I can't really help paint - the fumes are too much for me and Baby. So I was sent outside to water the garden with our new hose. I wish Kenya had no VOC paints, then I could have lent a hand.
All in an afternoon's work! It isn't vastly different, but it adds nice definition to the room - we like it! Not bad for "Project One" as Dexter keeps calling it. I guess Project Two will be the baby's room. Obviously, we need to get some decorations on this big bare wall. We're thinking framed photos of...
wait for it ....
cars!
unless someone has a different suggestion?
2 comments:
cars? hmmm.... let me know if you ever any *particular* photos that you might want...you know, in case you're ever in the mood to decorate your kenyan house with pictures of oregon wildflowers...
of course, if i lived in kenya (and in my dreams, i live right down the road from you) i could come and do some maternity shots...
there are times that i hate distance. this is one of those times.
I was thinking dramatic photos of African animals . . .
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