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So, I've painted one door so far and due to my complete a.d.d. when I went to Lowe's to look and decide on a paint color I got completely off track and decided to paint the exterior front door first.  I painted it a high gloss black but now I think I need to add a nickle kick plate and door knocker for a little extra zhush .  This is a complete representation of how quickly I get side tracked and how I have hard time actually relaxing. 

So doctor's orders, I need to simmer down a bit.  I need to relax before my body completely shuts down. So with that said, I will give you updates at a later time regarding the painted doors, our $13 coffee table and I wish I had this sign hanging at our home right now... as it is completely true.

Let's paint some doors, shall we?

So I have really been liking what I see when it comes to interior painted doors.  I think it adds an unexpected pop of color to a room and besides who says that doors just have to be white.  I am seriously contemplating painting some doors in my house and here a few of my inspiration ideas. 

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I like the blue, it's unexpected but not overwhelming

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The high gloss black makes a statement, especially against the white walls and trim.  It may be too much from our humble abode, but a nice grey may work.

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I mean, shut the front door (pun intended), the yellow is a statement maker but again it maybe too bold for the cottage.

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The pale blue makes it's own statement in a kitchen thatconsists of  a mostly neutral color pallet... very much a contender in the paint race.

IN THE WORDS OF JOHNNY CASH....I GOT STRIPES

So I put some stripes on my "hallway" walls and I like it a lot.  I started late on Sunday and put the painters tape in the appropriate positions (not easy without a level to use and a long weekend of too much fun under my belt).   I measured the wall height from the top of the floor moldings to the ceiling.  I knew I wanted wide stripes and wanted to maintain more of the lighter wall color ( i.e. have one more of the lighter stripe) so I took the height and then divided by 10 (5 stripes x 2).  I then measured starting from the top and marked my way down and then got to taping. 

I will say I am pretty pleased with the results, there are some spots I need to touch up because when you have old plaster walls you quickly find they are not perfectly flat... there is a lot of variation, but that's what you get when you live in an old house... lots of variation. :)

The blue tape in the middle is to ensure I didn't completely eff it up and paint the wrong stripe.  I would recommend it if anyone is thinking about doing this in their home. 

The picture isn't great lighting but you get the idea.

STRIPES

I know, I know, I know... I have been seriously MIA and my apologies but when you live at the beach and it's summer time it seems like there is always a new visitor coming into town and plenty of fun things to do outside of the house.  So needless to say there haven't been many DIY projects lately but I've been thinking about adding some interest to a little "hallway" we have in our home.  I call it a "hallway" because  it's more of a square rather than the traditional rectangular shape.  I was thinking adding some fun horizontal stripes would be a quick, cheap way to mix things up a bit.  Here's a few inspiration pics to think on for a while.

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I like the third stripe used with this one.

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The metallic in the paint adds a different aspect to the look

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The chevron pattern is great... maybe too trendy?

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Very classic & neutral

Pinterest is super addicting

Sorry I have been missing for awhile.  I have become completely addicted to pinterest.  It's this awesome little site chalk full of design inspiration, delicious pics of sweet treats, beautiful rooms, stylish clothes and tons of DIY ideas.  So needless to say it's a bit like online crack, that site is soooo addicting and time consuming.  Check out my pinterest page here when you can and in the mean time here is a little bit of what is has to offer.  Enjoy!

It's been awhile...

Sorry I have been completely MIA, there is really no excuse so my apologies folks.  So let's get down to business.  I thought I would share with you all some pics of your veggie garden.  Paul has quite the green thumb and thankfully that produces lots of delicious, money saving goodies.  So enjoy the show folks.  We have everything from lavender to ferns to peppers and more... oh my. 

PS  All the veggies are planted in raised beds because that's how we do in the south.

coffee anyone?

So my love of the sweet little bean is pretty intense.  To say I have an addiction to coffee is an understatement.  My coworkers can definitely back me up on that...right Missy?

So anyway I was lucky enough to have a hook up at one of the local coffee shops who gave me a couple of the coffee bean bags.  I pondered what I could do with them and thought about making throw pillows, aprons, table runners etc but settled on framed art.  Not just because I am completely addicted but well I am broke and can't afford a massive piece of artwork for my expansive living room wall that was currently a literal blank slate and the bags are actually pretty colorful and graphic.

 I got to work and cut the fronts off of each of the bags and stretched it like no other around the backer board (sp?) that came with the frames.  FYI frames came from World Market.

So I broke out the guns, both literal aka the staple gun and the figurative my arms (ha ha) and got to work. They turned out great and the impurties in the stamped prints and the discrepencies with the burlap are more evident in the framing but I think it adds to the uniqueness of this art.  What do you think?