It had to go...

...sigh.  So, since this mornings post I have...

 made a stencil...

 ...thinking if I just stenciled the wall it would look better...

 ...uh, NO!  Mess.

 ...thank goodness I still had a little left over black paint...

 So, I went for it...

I love it!  It's a flat paint, so it doesn't show as much imperfections as the glossy paint.

Now, tomorrow I will tone down the orange wall...I'll mix the orange paint with a little beige that's left over from my bathroom paint job...see what happens...stay tuned.

Orange Kitchen

kitchen inspiration...not for me...

...not happy

...so, I painted my entry this weekend...

 ...the prep is the worst...holes...taping...I just wanna get right to it...

 ...while prepping the walls...I decided to go all the way and get rid of the feature wall I did last year...

 ...after all that effort...this is what I got...

 ...not so happy.  Kinda looks like I'm living in a bottle of Sunkist soda.

It's bright!  and shinny...I hate, bright and shinny!

 UGH!

I put these earthy pieces in front of this wall to see if it would help tone it down...Ah, no, not really, but I have other ideas...stay tuned.

...we finally broke up

...ha, ha, ha...I got ya...with my sofa...I broke up with my sofa.

...followers of my blog know that I have been trying to break up with my sofa for at least 2 years...but, just as with any relationship...I had to much invested it...paid too much...had soooo many memories...but, finally it gone...the weight of the sofa is off my shoulders....who-who.

 ...my dining table has taken it's place...but, were just dating...nothing serious...I'll probably be dating a lot of furniture soon...lol.

...tons, and tons of stuff was donated...The Lupus Foundation will come to your home to pick up donations...How cool is that?  No schlepping it to a donation center.

Contact them here to schedule a pick-up...it's for a good cause.

...just look how empty my space is...Mini and I are loving it.

So, just the other day while at Home Depot...

..minding my business, smelling the flowers in the garden section...nothing serious to buy...just chillin'...when I came across a couple of cans of opps paint.  Just the other day I was talking with Mini about changing the paint color in our entry...I had just watched an episode of My Favorite Place on HGTV of all channels...I think they read my blog post...anyway, they toured the home of R&B singer, Eric Benet... It was just beautiful...I tried to find you guys a couple of images on the net...but, no luck...take my word for it...very tastefully, Zen...any whooo...where was I going with this story?  Okay, he had a beautiful orange wall and I told Mini, "that's the color we need in our entry." ...and low and behold, I walk into HomeDepot the next day and find the exact color in the oops section for $7.00...manifest?

...now before I start painting orange walls...I looked around the net for inspiration...

...and was I pleasantly surprised...

...I have a lot of black in my home...(see the post where I just painted a table black below)

 ...and I was a little nervous about black and orange looking like Halloween...If you know what I mean...

...no halloween here...just beautiful boho style.

 ...I really like the furniture arrangement in this room...I always put my dining table in my entry...I may try and flip it like this when I get my new sofa...hum.

...and remember, I'm looking for a white sofa...

...and did I forget to show you guys these?  Thrifted, $5.00 each...I already had the shades...check out the glass lamps in the inspiration room above...See where I'm going with this don't ya?  I know, I know...I'm going to need a lamp intervention...but, how could I leave them?  They were $5!

...I love the way orange, black and white work together...

...and grey...what about adding a little grey to the room?  Love it.

I'm excited...the orange entry will go up this weekend...stay tuned and have a great weekend guys...thanks for reading.

Thursday's Thought

I love painting furniture

 ...found in the opps paint aisle of Home Depot...$2.00

 ...how could I not get it?  Especially after yesterday's painted furniture post as inspiration.

...and this sad little table waiting at home.

...just begging for a $2.00 make-over.

 I love painting furniture.  It therapeutic...and cheaper than therapy...and it keeps me from going postal on so many people.

...like Buddha and incense.

Beautiful Before and After...

...So, the next time I see a weathered, beaten down, $25.00 table at the thrift store...it's coming home with me...take a look at what a little elbow grease and vision can do...Go here to see how she made the magic happen...step by step.

BEFORE

AFTER