Painting Lafayette walls, creamy kitchen, and my kids on PBS
This time, our Becoming History presentation presented the Gilded Age, while debuting the heroically regal Lafayette golden-green. What a perfect combination.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: painting
Lafayette paint inspires patriotic names on Bastille Day
While prepping to paint the Lafayette color in the our new Virginia house, I had an idea.
Why not name the rooms after Lafayette and his American friends?
Auditioning paint colors and finding Lafayette
Perplexed I looked around…and realized the sunshine was coming from the yellow paint, which had finally overtaken the old cave pink salmon of gloom and doom.
Paint samples, new crepe myrtle, planting entryway urns
Since the main floor is open-concept, I reached the point of not being sure where I wanted creamy yellow to end and sage green to begin.
Tea green transforms rooms to Monet-like Impressionism
Having a lovely collection of tea accessories destined for display, I found a tea green paint chip evoking calm with a touch of happy brightness.
Painting a bloody bathroom sage green for a garden theme
Wanting to replicate my garden themed powder room from Texas, I anticpated the French Country birdhouses and wrought iron for the room.
Painting sunshine on my daughter’s drab lavender grey walls
Since purple is her favorite color, I pulled out a remnant from her Regency gown to create a sheer, sparkly window treatment for her.
Transforming my son’s dismal pink mocha room to sunshine
Bemoaning the paint can we found in the garage declaring the walls of his room and the basement as pink mocha, my son couldn’t wait to remedy that travesty.
Painting sunshine in a gloomy pink mocha basement
After five days of unpacking, I was overcome by dreadful paint colors on dirty walls.
Tackling the worst room first, I walked into the basement with a shudder.
