redecorating - Teacups in the Garden

Kitchen remodel commences: new microwave and display shelf

At the suggestion to raise the cabinet over the stove to the proper height for adding a microwave underneath, I saw pros and cons.

I sewed a blue floral on yellow valence for the kitchen

Beginning my search for fabric I liked at JoAnn and Hancock, I also shopped at G Street Fabrics near Washington, D.C., as was highly recommended.

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.

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.

Lost grill en route to Virginia so we Texas-fied our new one

For him, that was a happy problem, because he just used that grill on roadside stops to grill his dinners…better than truck stop fare! Hey, a kindred spirit!