Thursday, 05 November 2009

• Rockin' My world

    My house has finally gotten sheet rocked!   I can't believe how excited I am! 

  

    Mr. Tape and texture guy has been here all week and is almost done with the basement.  He is  nice and easy going.  He says things like, "Oh it's no big deal," and "We can figure out a way to make that work." 

    You don't know how I love to hear those words! 

   The only thing he and I disagree on is that I want smooth ceilings and walls, and he wants them heavily textured.  I told him that wasn't the look I was going for, but he is not getting me.  Most the people who have been involved in this process don't get my style.  In fact I am not sure I always get my style, I just know when I like something and when I don't. 

    That doesn't make for an easy explanation. 

    So, needless to say Mr. Tape and Texture guy and I are having terminology difficulties.  I say contemporary and he thinks I mean brand new house type of feel.  I don't want it to feel like a new house, but a contemporary home mixed with some aged qualities.  A bringing together of old and new, masculine and feminine, chrome and flowers (but only certain flowers like BIG statement types.)

    Maybe this will help you get my vibe....

    This look is inspiring me right now: (from apartmenttherapy.com)

  

  I love the earthiness and clean lines with little pops of color.  I also am in love with the stained concrete floors.  I am so going to do them in the basement, but am not sure on the color.  This is a vote that will soon come your way.  I am thinking my scheme will have lots of earthy tones with orange and turquoise.  It seems that is what makes my eyes happy.

   
  I may just completely copy this room.  I LOVE simplicity.  It makes me go Ahhh. My dilemma is that I have an orange comforter very similar to this one, but I am also thinking of a purple bedroom.  Maybe I could combine the two?  I can imagine a lovely purple pillow in front of those orange pillows.  Hmmmmm thinking.

   

  Love the barn door feel, and I actually will be using one on our bedroom door because of the narrowness of the entrance.

  

  I want to sleep here

  

  In Love with this Wall Color

   

  Okay, are you feeling me yet? 

  Now lets transition back to my naked walls.

   

  MASTER BATHROOM (and no the toilet will not be staying in the shower.)

  

  MASTER BEDROOM

  

    BOYS ROOM

   

  GIRLS BATHROOM

  

  HALLWAY

  

  CRAFTY CRITTER ROOM

  

  ENTRY WAY  (and a peek at the kitchen)

    

  THE KITCHEN (but looking at the craft room, the entry way, and the stairs to the upstairs offices)

  

  DINING ROOM

  

  PANTRY (no more stacking and shoving, yippee!)

  

  FAMILY ROOM

  

    I know I've been saying this for a long time, call me hopeful, but.... I actually think I will be needing your opinions VERY soon.  The basement will be done tomorrow, and then I will be able to paint.  That is of course if I can settle on colors.

    Thanks for your help!  I am so glad I don't have to make all these decisions alone.  I do have my husband, but he really doesn't care.  I am serious when I say that. 

    Once in awhile (and I truly mean once in a very LONG while) he will say, "Is that going to be in the house?"  I have come to realize that that statements translation is: "That is something I would like can we do that in our house?"  

    So, when I hear, "Is that going to be in our house?" I stop and take note. 

    Tonight he used that statement in regards to a fireplace.  I quickly scooped up any pictures that I had that resembled what he liked knowing that I had about two minutes.  After two minutes his mind goes back to mathematical calculations and business transactions.  I suppose it is only fair since whenever he begins a financial talk my brain immediately travels to a far away place.  It somehow works for us.  He tells me how much I can spend, then I get creative.  No nagging each other or looking over each others shoulder.  He trusts me to not max out a credit card, and I trust that I will not come home to a lime green rearranged living room. 

                                                                                 Sweet oblivion I tell you!

    

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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