Hey Look!!

Wouldn't this be an awesome wall finish to do in your house somewhere? 

I totally swiped the photo from The Linkster Blog. 

I really need to do this somewhere. Probably in more subtle colors but this is very cool. Maybe grey and black. Pink and red would be awesome. Or orange and pink, very bubble gum. Lime green and yellow! Oh, how I could go on. 

I couldn't take it anymore

The color in my kitchen. It was good but it didn't feel 'right.' I felt it needed some pumping up, something with a little more spark. So I got out the paints, the ladder, and the brush...and went to town. It didn't take too long, just swashes of intensified color overlaying the existing color, creating movement -- that's what was needed, too -- movement.

Decorative finishes are often hard to catch on camera. Enlarge the photo below and you should be able to see the technique. (the chandelier is another project waiting to happen...yeah, there's quite a few of those around here!)

It's funny how something so simple can make you feel better. Now, I might just go ahead and add a decorative touch to the upper cabinets as they have been crying out to me, too.

Before and After

Remember the dresser from the summer with the plan of repainting?

It's been done, I'm just finally getting to the 'post it on your blog' part.

Please forgive the flash point...the room doesn't get much light and I don't have extra photo lighting to implement....working on that.

I painted this to coordinate with an existing oak dresser in the room. I didn't want it stained or doing a faux oak woodgrain since it's not one of my favorite woods, but I was asked to not  paint the taller oak dresser...I don't know how long I'll be able to hold out on that... This dresser is serving as my bedside table. I'm on the search for something a little bigger. The room is small and the added clothes storage is needed. Until then, this serves its purpose well.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family.