Changing Everything, Almost

This darn wall hanging has changed everything. You'll see.
























So far, so good. I found this paint swatch at the hardware store and I want to use it as my accent color. It is D0259 Plum Port.

Of course I can't find any combinations to go with Plum Port. So I tried a search with "decorating with wine color." Close enough. I found a great combination of colors which I can not find again. Isn't that always the way it goes. Here's the list:

very pale olive green
gold and burgundy
grey
taupe
medium olive green
cobalt blue (I loved that part because I have collected some cobalt fiesta ware that I would like to put out as accent and also my dishes are cobalt and cream.)
copper

Found it! Here's the narrative:
Can you build a room's design and color scheme around one favorite chair, even a burgundy chair spotted with polka dots? You bet! In fact, the easiest way to develop a color scheme is to start with a favorite piece of furniture, a rug, or a fabric.

This palette uses the burgundy from the chair as a launching pad for other autumnal hues -- colors that blend with burgundy, yet distinguish it as the main accent color.

The remainder of the palette is derived from the polka dots on the chair, which are maple, gold, and olive. These colors appear on the walls, blinds, draperies, pillow, and artwork. The sisal rug stays within the gold tones of the palette, with a dark olive border as its accent.

Walls: This scheme uses two paint colors. Three of the walls are painted with a lighter gold hue that was chosen for the window walls they typically appear darker than other walls. The fourth accent wall, is painted with a deeper maple color.

Ceiling: Cool, pale olive at the ceiling makes the room feel taller and more expansive. Crown moldings, painted ivory, give the space additional depth and definition, and soften the abrupt intersection of the ceiling and walls.

Fabrics: Generally, fabrics can be brighter than walls, but should stay within a room's color family. This room includes a double window treatment: A silk outer curtain in topaz (second swatch from left) repeats the maple hue on the accent wall. A sheer undercurtain is in bittersweet, a paler version of topaz that allows the outer curtain to make the stronger statement.

Pattern: Using a patterned fabric, the decorative pillow encompasses all the colors in the palette, plus adds royal blue.





















Here we go room by room:

Living Room
I think I'll still paint the front door cobalt blue. I think that will be ok if there is a bit of cobalt blue in the room somewhere, mats, or ceramics, or something.

It is time to move the bed out of the studio, yeah. So the loom can go back. Then I'll move the sofa back over by the stag cholla cactus wall scrupture. I think a stone or charcoal throw would be great. I'm doing a folksy knitted rug which had stone and charcoal in it aka the wall hanging so maybe I should pick up one of those colors at the cheap place, Smiley Yarns. :)!








This charcoal seems nice.























Then I can put Daddy's trunk in front of the love seat, oh, yeah! It is a perfect color as is.

Next up, move the tv into the studio. It might look a little weird but not as weird as stringing all the electric cords and stuff from the studo. Sometimes you just to have to go with what you get. The old antigue arm chair might fit there and that will carry out the theme of making the living room a place to read and study.

Next up, move the Danish-something desk out of the studio and use it for the computer. That's where the one and only phone jack is. It is a long story. The two book cases will then go on either side of the living room window. In between I will put the quilt-frame-table piled with books. Hmmm, what to paint the chair and the legs, burgundy or grey? And wooden window coverings would complete the look.

That is a good start for the living room. I can liven up the wall paint later after I get some color in it.



in a terra cotta pot!

Buy It Here!






















Where to go next? The kitchen!

Kitchen
Big job! The Feng Shui ladies said the dining room, which is near the center of the house should be earthy, browns or green. In my place the kitchen and dining room flow together. So the wall color might be the theme. I'm leaning toward two shades of golden brown as in the picture above with the pale olive for the ceiling and the plate rail in ivory. Then I could use any colors I wanted for dishes. And splash some colors around from the pallete above. Yep, I think I'll just paint the walls and cabinets first and then go from there. I think I'll take the other fabric in the wall hanging, the brown, to the hardware store. The lightest color in the dining room will be great in the bathroom because the same tiles are in there too. Cool. I love it when a plan comes together. See, I almost forgot the brown tiles. This will take some swatching to get it just right.

When choosing colors for your mobile home walls, keep room size in mind. Remember that light colors tend to make rooms look bigger , while dark colors make rooms seem smaller. If you have a "long" room, you can give it a balanced look by painting one of the walls at the "long end" a much darker shade of whatever color you choose for the room. It will bring that one wall closer in, and make the space seem more uniform in shape.

Cabinet faces are easily updated with fresh paint, and even cupboard doors can be transformed to revive the look inside a mobile home. Using one of the popular faux painting techniques, you can give your cabinets and doors an antique or stone finish look. If you want more of a county style look to your kitchen, make some simple fabric "skirts," gathered at each end, and use Velcro to attach them to the cabinet faces. If you take pride in your glassware collection, remove the door from one or more cabinets and let the open shelving serve as a display case.

Next down the hall to the ...

Bathroom
I sort of liked this one for the neutral colors and the accents of Plum Port. Yep, I just noticed the medium olive in this room. Very cool. A bit darker than the ceiling in the dining room.

















Now to the...

Bedroom
This is the first room I decorated when I moved here and I love the quilt, sage green, raspberry, burgundy, lavender and Mom's old Multnomah trunk painted dark sage green. I'm thinking of painting the walls the very pale green. I'll see if the ceiling paint will go with the comforter, the trunk and the tile pattern on the wal. Otherwise I will leave it they way it is painted now. That might be the best idea because it really is a sage green, not an olive green. I will just have to see. I stenciled flowers around the little window and I like them. Also I'm weaving a runner that I might try and felt. There is just the old chair to settle on a fabric for a slip cover.






















Down the stairs to the ..., well...

Stairs
I would love to make this a little chapel with cushions to sit on and a painting of the tree of life on the wall. I'm thinking I'll paint this space totally Plum Port with maybe the ceiling the same color I used for the bathroom. Maybe that color for the ceiling in the bedroom too. This will be fun to set up a little altar under the tree of life. Which, of course, will always get banged by the back door but not when I'm sitting there. :)!

The Studio
OK. I'm stuck. Here's the Blue Flax for Blue Flax Studio.







It might be nice to just paint everything that pale periwinkle blue color above and then just let all the yarn and projects and orchids be the decorations. I like the white round table and the white wicker dresser/orchid farm and the tea cart full of orchids too. I'm thinking I'll just get a couple of plastic lawn chairs to go with the table and get some nice cushions. I think there are some nice green ones at Rite-Aid, if they are not packed up and gone before payday.

Now through the beaded curtains back to the living room.

OK, this is going to take all day. Better put the soup on. Actually I'm done. I'm giving a good fall clean up to the stairs first on account it is the path to take the bed back to the bedroom. So I guess that is where I will start after payday. Yahoo!









I'd say that is the plan. It is plenty of projects to work on. I'm a bit tired thinking about it but it will be fun. Wish me luck!