Ok, so today is Friday & next THURSDAY is freakin’ Thanksgiving. Ok.
I have a list, but to state that I’m feeling overwhelmed would be an understatement. Am trying to think about what to do first. Martha Stewart & Real Simple say that I should already have my menu planned, my shopping list made, & my centerpiece order placed with the florist. Yeah, because I’m so gonna have a big, extravagant floral-designed centerpiece. Silly, silly Martha.
Nowhere on Martha’s or Real Simple’s list is “finish the disaster that is Sue’s bedroom because Sue’s coming home next week &, well, she might want somewhere to sleep.” Sue’s room is literally uninhabitable right now. The furniture is all pushed to the middle, there are boxes of crap lining the hallway, & although I’ve now purchased three 3-oz paint samples, I STILL don’t love the color choices going on in there. I want a gray room. Is that so much to ask? The gray paint I keep choosing turns blue when I get it home & on the wall. It’s like magic paint. Annoying. There are now wide strips of “porpoise,” “flint smoke,” & “stone fence” splashed around the room. And yet, gray continues to elude me.
You see, these are my inspiration photos:
The first one is compliments of Martha (of course). The second & third are from bhg. Would you believe that I actually bought the brownish-gray paint shown in the first room, & that on MY wall, it looks blue? BLUE. I don’t even see a HINT of blue in this paint color, & yet Sue’s room manages to make it blue. Argh.
I think I shall *gently* close the bedroom door & work on the Thanksgiving menu instead.
the misfit said:
Is there some other color predominating in that room (orange??? Maybe…an oak floor?) that’s making it turn blue? That’s odd. And I love those colors. Also, love all of your inspiration rooms.
I’m somewhat disappointed in Martha, in that her list doesn’t include “begin collecting pussy willows, branches, and fall leaves for inspiration board for Thanksgiving centerpiece; plan out foliage assortment with due consideration for both native and non-native species.” Ordering from a florist is so…not home-keeping.
Whitney said:
Too bad you can’t just find one called “gray”, or even “grey”. Maybe that would do the trick. :)
tiffiney said:
i used nimbus cloud and cement i think it was….can’t remember…the latter was darker. it might need a few coats. mine looked a little blue until i got the entire room painted. now i LOVE. i actually color matched a martha color with behr paint. less expensive and to me, better paint. sorry, martha.