wall color...

my Mr. O has decided he wants to paint his music room.
i think it's a great idea since it's been the same color for 8 years...
a lovely English mushy pea green.
that sounds worse than it is, it's actually has a masculine elegance to it.

he's asked me my opinion (isn't that sweet, it's his room after all)
and i am going back in forth between
dark and mood or
light and airy.

we have a 1917 Arts & Crafts bungalow so the rooms
are on the smaller side but lots of windows and detail.

now imagine a room with a big leather chair (this belongs to the dogs),
mahogany bookcases and a sheet music cabinet and the piano.
in all of this is stacks and stacks of music books and sheet music.
of course a bust of beethoven sits on top of the piano overseeing it all.

now that you have a picture in your head here are a couple of examples
of wall colors i am thinking:

Aubergine:

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grey:

 

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darker grey:

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warm cream:

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flax:

 

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so what do you think?
keep in mind there is little wall and a lot of doors and windows.

love your thoughts as i am torn.

ciao,
F

projects....

for awhile now i have been hoping for 

a free saturday that also was sunny and dry.

well my wishes came true this last saturday.

after a morning run, chores and a quick appointment

i pulled as many projects i thought i could finish 

before our guests arrived for dinner.

the lucky projects were:

• the chair i am suppose to upholster
• a white dresser
• a black and green dresser
• the birds

well, i am happy to report my chair is painted

and sealed and all ready for my upholstery class on thursday.

the white dresser just needed a little fresh coat of paint

and yes it needs handles but that's for another day.

before

after

black and mint green dresser, well do i need to say much here?

licorice mint

pale yellow before final coat of paint

the drawers after 3 coats of yellow

and last but not least,

put a bird on it.

after

i forgot a before picture of the birds but they

were all different colors. 

now they are shiny and white.

all of this in one sunny saturday afternoon.

i can't tell you how happy and productive i felt.

i might just get these all done for the show in may

after all.

stay tune for the final results,

handles and all.

ciao,

f