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Lately I have been asked often about my favorite neutral paint colors.. so I thought that I would put together a quick guide to the colors I use most often in my projects.  Each one is wonderful but has a slightly different feeling and undertone.

Oh my... this space makes everything better..  I am going to vent a little... so please forgive me..

Please please everyone remember that every site and every blog has a person behind it or people.  Real people!  People who are hurt by anything rude or inappropriate that you send around about them. Anywhere.  Especially via email, these come right to the inbox- right here on my computer {hello}!  If you are going to take the time to write something and hit the send or post button you should at the very least sign it and realize that I will have a way to contact you maybe even with your very own email address.  So once again if you don't have anything nice to say please do not say anything at all, because to me and so many of us this is all very personal!  Be nice, there is no reason not to!

Okay now- is this room not totally amazing?  I love the color change on the walls I love the soft lines of the linen on the sofa and the combination of textures and pattern in the pillows.  This makes me happy!

Hello there, sorry for my absence yesterday... how quickly the days seem to pass.  Another busy week is almost ready to be put to rest and I am definitely dreaming of the weekend.  This weekend will be just us girls relaxing here at home, my daughter and me.  I am excited to take a little break from work and spend some time getting the house in order.  

We start our final round on the kitchen renovation next week and I am excited and anxious about it.  There are still many choices to be made, that is how it is works around here.  I did speak with my furniture maker yesterday though and we are going to put a contrasting color in the new piece that will hold all of my everyday dishes, now someone needs to pick that color please!

I have pulled a bunch of greys, and greiges to start with.  I will be sure to keep you up to date on all of the selections.  

 I am also working with the wonderful Shari from Little Blue Deer on a makeover for the blog, it will be fun to have a fresh new look around here don't you think?

Also, a little bit of a delayed THANK YOU to Leaf Magazine for including some pieces from the shop in their current issue!

 

Just a little something pretty for a Monday morning (because I know we could all use a little something).  I love this color is it sooo mellow!  

Wishing you a wonderful start to another busy summer week!  I promise I will try to get to my photos and recommendations from Puerto Rico, and to a few other semi interesting things around here.

This picture makes me wish I had not sold off my dining head chairs... humm.  I think I saw some yesterday and now I really want them back!

I am considering this.. I love the look of dark painted doors on and interior!  I was thinking of trying it on the doors that lead to our bedroom but I feel like if I do one set I have to do them all (which is obvious) but I just wanted to test it out.  I love that these look like a dark grey not entirely black.  What do you think?   Do you have dark doors?  Do you want them?  Do you love them?

Ahh the grey striped wall.  A great addition to a space that you want to give a little bit of personality without it screaming in your face.  I love the different styles wide, thin, horizontal and vertical.  I think my favorite is the photo above with just that little something added to the entryway. 

It feels so beachy and fresh something that seems to be so very Spring.

Wishing you a wonderful Spring day!

This is a picture of my dining room from many moons ago..  I have been "changing" it for what seems like at least 2 years now.  I am struggling.. I want something unique, I want something that is a reflection of me, I want something I love..

So since this photo was taken I have painted the room Slate from Restoration Hardware, which I love.  I have taken down the mirrors and put up a sunburst mirror, which I was not in love with and I have traded chairs many times.  Now we are having some vintage chairs I found upholstered in vintage linen and I am so excited to say that I am picking up my new artwork today.  I had a pair of pieces custom sized for that wall.  

Keep your fingers crossed that they came out perfect and that I like them on the wall!  Hopefully if they look super cool I will be able to share them with you when they are up.

I cannot believe we are already on Thursday- wishing a nice smooth transition into the weekend!

You can take any image... 

and find paint colors based on the palette in the image- I love it!

You can also post it to your facebook, twitter, pinterest, or print it out.

I love the simplicity of this room.... it seems like it would be so easy to dream here day or night.

Oh, how lovely is this.. Hydrangea and grey.  Totally dreamy!  

Wishing you a wonderful Holiday weekend!

Lately I have been seriously considering painting some of my interior doors a light grey.

This is hard because my walls all have a color on them so I would definitely have to change that to a cleaner color a light creamy white or a slightly darker grey.  I just love this look and am completely afraid to commit to it.. 

What about you?  Do you have color on your doors?  Do you love it if you do?

Oh last chances to enter our giveaway!