One last hurrah

We are headed to Orlando in tomorrow's early hours and return home one day before school starts. Most of our trip will involve Mickey and the gang, but we are going to spend at least one day at the beach where my boys and I love to gather shells. It's my favorite vacation souvener. My childhood involved many trips to Florida and lots of time spent on the beach. We had a three foot tall glass jar in our living room where we put all our beach finds and I remember rooting around in it to find my favorites all the time.

Blue Bedrooms

I just finished painting my bedroom a pale blue. Here are some of the photos that inspired me. It is very soothing, but the room still needs a little tweaking. Besides the paint I've changed most of the art hung on the walls to give it a more contemporary vibe. I'm contemplating painting some of the furniture in the room white. I have a 4 piece bedroom set in a medium pine finish that overwhelm the space. I'll post the final project once it's finished... or semi finished if I'm to be honest.

Too funny! As I speak I have an antler sitting in my front yard. Yes, I could spray paint it white and set it on my coffee table and be uber chic, but it would be stealing because the dog was the one who found it and it is one of his cherished possesions so I think this time I'll pass. Besides I find the faux deer head and such trend a little comical. It's one of those things that make you think maybe everything has already been done and they really had to think outside the box. I guess I'd rather have a ceramic deer head then the real think, but still... All this and I had a very close encounter last night with the prettiest little fawn while on my run. Some things should just be enjoyed in nature and kept out of our homes.

Yellow

I remember telling someone in kindergarten that my favorite color was yellow and it's remained so ever since. It's such a happy, cheerful color and I've always been drawn to it. I'm actually a little bothered that it's become a big trend in design only because when something is "in' it eventually has to be "out". They say it's one of the hardest colors to get right and I guess I have to agree. My great rooms walls took 4 layers before I got it right. Here are some examples of the yellow being used in different ways.

Yellow

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Cool contest

Here's a link to a cool blog and an even cooler contest to win some beautious art. Check it out.