Outlining walls in contrasting color….

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So just saw this wall treatment pop up again in this <a href="http://www.revistaad.es/decoracion/casas-ad/galerias/apartamento-bohemio-en-nueva-york/7141/image/582861" target="_blank">spectacular space</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and would like to hear what everyone is thinking about it….</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovvQMa3d3FWPylZ_dVDifgrHzWfsjaJnfkVxDSKhCKxaBTFUsgxsXRepw8eyM-fA2gwiglk08dNHyDRwN8JQIW1uhMtl9uiU-gDtuwfurUjJLKPjLCNW_MiU8R8QMY9rMtG5dRX4UW6A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+8.56.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovvQMa3d3FWPylZ_dVDifgrHzWfsjaJnfkVxDSKhCKxaBTFUsgxsXRepw8eyM-fA2gwiglk08dNHyDRwN8JQIW1uhMtl9uiU-gDtuwfurUjJLKPjLCNW_MiU8R8QMY9rMtG5dRX4UW6A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+8.56.17+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outlining the planes of the wall gives a very different feel to this pale slate, doesn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Without that sharp black contrast these walls would feel airy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but with the the detail it becomes almost jewelbox-like (for today let's pretend that's a word!!)…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as if to frame the space within those lines, and each section is it's own composition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another angle…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2Vnn9cv0Og-7850l3SkmdS70x-C0u6YcpSuTtAMccf2sinGYv51KUNPXm_2TrW_cQ42i4JYCJ9kb-i4zVGMWaQAYvrDqCY3d8pnBdSBWskZbw9-y9hstFw-Gcrkr5K6P_BzeWbn8Tg8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.01.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2Vnn9cv0Og-7850l3SkmdS70x-C0u6YcpSuTtAMccf2sinGYv51KUNPXm_2TrW_cQ42i4JYCJ9kb-i4zVGMWaQAYvrDqCY3d8pnBdSBWskZbw9-y9hstFw-Gcrkr5K6P_BzeWbn8Tg8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.01.49+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, it's a bedroom, surprised me too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By contrast, look a the living space:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> same aesthetic, similar palette (albeit paler, greyer walls).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> No outline of architectural planes - perhaps because of the decorative molding here?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTC6L2EylpaEqPh3rP5IkUbJ3bF-2SyUhLFp4RevbjPAxmPH0dEcrXDfe_TNioujMij3pSXfZMvW_JozrjWsESVuTBDcpcoejWnjcyOFr_Ze4wZGlZhdAOy_5d-f0XFsjpE5jTVMb9bg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.02.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTC6L2EylpaEqPh3rP5IkUbJ3bF-2SyUhLFp4RevbjPAxmPH0dEcrXDfe_TNioujMij3pSXfZMvW_JozrjWsESVuTBDcpcoejWnjcyOFr_Ze4wZGlZhdAOy_5d-f0XFsjpE5jTVMb9bg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.02.34+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2q7mV1qRTpyDzChSIzYoatEKnXyZDBCli4ISNOKvivvKovhxCahlZJtZkx3GwkwwfJHm_cUQKIyZKNLc4lNXwaz-8MYtUTxUaRNrOnXbwANc5JyAfIt9ZQKYMXSss7BIP1tj7XOGI90/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.02.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2q7mV1qRTpyDzChSIzYoatEKnXyZDBCli4ISNOKvivvKovhxCahlZJtZkx3GwkwwfJHm_cUQKIyZKNLc4lNXwaz-8MYtUTxUaRNrOnXbwANc5JyAfIt9ZQKYMXSss7BIP1tj7XOGI90/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-02+at+9.02.45+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Definitely a different feel, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">The walls fall into the background, and the grouping must be stronger to appear cohesive.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Something you would try?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would it aid in unifying a disparate grouping of "objets" and art?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And just a side note here - not sure I could live with this many layers, but it is a very personalized, interesting space. I mean, a peacock? That's ballsy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div>

Outlining walls in contrasting color….

So just saw this wall treatment pop up again in this spectacular space and would like to hear what everyone is thinking about it…. Outlining...

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Is This The End of my Career?!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Was over at <b><a href="http://thediversionproject.blogspot.com/2011/03/will-it-ever.html">Jules'</a></b> treasure trove of homes the other day,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and was "horrified" to find this (hehe)...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a spectacular spot with several unpainted walls!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_QIrkuGMPOEbAVchzZbIWgJYW5WhWd5TyZ6PbVVCsZg33kcdfQRzfeOvqvZTFdmg-xQaCeHRnWkmOfok58Hu4DtiQIJdvmp4evcP5YFPXVJnUcmZwMOdowfEAbqfSN-DewOhbQKesyM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.48.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_QIrkuGMPOEbAVchzZbIWgJYW5WhWd5TyZ6PbVVCsZg33kcdfQRzfeOvqvZTFdmg-xQaCeHRnWkmOfok58Hu4DtiQIJdvmp4evcP5YFPXVJnUcmZwMOdowfEAbqfSN-DewOhbQKesyM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.48.29+PM.png" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsXcfQdKT0DOFxSSa_hdvplI9VLPTu7aaiv4FAzB_yjN18WMHNonjR9yl13baR6otfyWRnoUy5wp4zg4KduFCa3viRzw4dBsQAdN4-KW_GxWNP_KZDW3Mi1QP1eg9QYu7laOGnU0O4hM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.49.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsXcfQdKT0DOFxSSa_hdvplI9VLPTu7aaiv4FAzB_yjN18WMHNonjR9yl13baR6otfyWRnoUy5wp4zg4KduFCa3viRzw4dBsQAdN4-KW_GxWNP_KZDW3Mi1QP1eg9QYu7laOGnU0O4hM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.49.08+PM.png" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What's worse, I actually sort of liked the patina here! ARGHH!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never lived with an unpainted wall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">obviously that's always first on my list...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the spackle is barely dry and I'm in there with primer :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jules mentioned she has seen this popping up here and there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm just hoping, lovelies, that no one on this side of the pond is getting any ideas :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfREqBAZnqDrGPdmwy7FbM7T5G4Imys0e3zFFKLM-ClUSugzikIRmNnZgrp5X8bnC8xnjEIcHlLfqKdsQ_ImTrguN3vRPR8WBTfSuYp8px-IeVM9AL24kwU5HN6nJ9fhaQwmlFimKa3g/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.52.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfREqBAZnqDrGPdmwy7FbM7T5G4Imys0e3zFFKLM-ClUSugzikIRmNnZgrp5X8bnC8xnjEIcHlLfqKdsQ_ImTrguN3vRPR8WBTfSuYp8px-IeVM9AL24kwU5HN6nJ9fhaQwmlFimKa3g/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.52.09+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1GKOQqIj1-8ZTbTQge6VXmLQY52JtEYeV6UP1gFFiYZqCvkMwivIC0Nwt9FMyS8biKFImh2HmoQ42OX6r4cZay168KsRRS26LX8E82kYJblpUe4zy1wLyM8gGaGg1QmeCRHmEeELHnk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.53.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1GKOQqIj1-8ZTbTQge6VXmLQY52JtEYeV6UP1gFFiYZqCvkMwivIC0Nwt9FMyS8biKFImh2HmoQ42OX6r4cZay168KsRRS26LX8E82kYJblpUe4zy1wLyM8gGaGg1QmeCRHmEeELHnk/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-07+at+6.53.15+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...because if you are I'm in trouble, LOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(ps - if you're not reading <b><a href="http://thediversionproject.blogspot.com/">the Diversion Project</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you are seriously missing out!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not sure how she does it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but Jules presents one of the most delectable assortments of abodes I've ever seen -</div><div style="text-align: center;">ALL THE TIME!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V2VvX4OjThCrVk3wfboJECFI_sun2kagMdy8g9KpddReBKVx3lRHnQmwfKEeUO-vumbz1Z12nfPLLFjrYjJxjtueawfLRQCjcCayLRAefNWBusM1th3w13d86rE0Q0gUkgW4hqrMSM8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V2VvX4OjThCrVk3wfboJECFI_sun2kagMdy8g9KpddReBKVx3lRHnQmwfKEeUO-vumbz1Z12nfPLLFjrYjJxjtueawfLRQCjcCayLRAefNWBusM1th3w13d86rE0Q0gUkgW4hqrMSM8/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Is This The End of my Career?!

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the right way to paint furniture

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My love for painted furniture runs deep.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no qualms about transforming a worn old wood piece with a lick of color.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like painting a wall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my heart is bursting when that first bit goes on and it is PERFECT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi47vYxYuRKCbzNAS5QYYzKgtOIv1Q-p18MDbnOtUZv2bRYd9nNGMD742CFo_G47ogrnlQJV9pOFReAHw4x0w63gamVOMFQF8msvpNSogBLM5a1uUDq0eNU0F5asr7tSBM4JsRoGLUuA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.31.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi47vYxYuRKCbzNAS5QYYzKgtOIv1Q-p18MDbnOtUZv2bRYd9nNGMD742CFo_G47ogrnlQJV9pOFReAHw4x0w63gamVOMFQF8msvpNSogBLM5a1uUDq0eNU0F5asr7tSBM4JsRoGLUuA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.31.32+AM.png" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/painted-furniture"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.cweisner.com/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.carlhansen.com/fileadmin/filer/PDF-filer/CH24_brochure_UK.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">3</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beach-house-decorating-ideas-0710"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">4</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/search/label/before%20and%20after?max-results=7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">5</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">One of my must-reads every day is <b><a href="http://betterafter.blogspot.com/">Better After</a></b> -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">do you visit?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Lindsey features fantastic readers re-dos (say that five times fast!),</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and her charismatic writing is not to be missed :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qH5paHotUOv1uqN9kNSnRzkD8yw0uRqgaUtPYGNOZS8xulN2oZ6ZCzGBi1ggvX5-XL3Z7oiHU68m922OCYdCH7J93Q5K57Cxu9l000LDym5rsacL-KG-d-UClHKhYJ-V1jGyiZYTVs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.38.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qH5paHotUOv1uqN9kNSnRzkD8yw0uRqgaUtPYGNOZS8xulN2oZ6ZCzGBi1ggvX5-XL3Z7oiHU68m922OCYdCH7J93Q5K57Cxu9l000LDym5rsacL-KG-d-UClHKhYJ-V1jGyiZYTVs/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.38.47+AM.png" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://betterafter.blogspot.com/2011/02/time-is-on-your-side.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">That said, there are so many redo's out there people begin to think it's easy.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It's really not.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">You can slap on a quick coat of paint, of course -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and it will look just that, slapped on.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">To really bring a tired piece up to par it needs LOVE.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And by love I mean elbow grease.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Preparation is a must.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O5rMF6CuaJGHGk3yuTqTRUEXvqyEWd-csbLu5-n8Q4Wesabo3cGv7V0R0CKisfrMouUbY-gncoeXmFuK5BmW0PzcJiuC7IpfilpsRxHza9xgb9gKw_gYA-jXD0hgtBVP33wwc5UC0qc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.34.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O5rMF6CuaJGHGk3yuTqTRUEXvqyEWd-csbLu5-n8Q4Wesabo3cGv7V0R0CKisfrMouUbY-gncoeXmFuK5BmW0PzcJiuC7IpfilpsRxHza9xgb9gKw_gYA-jXD0hgtBVP33wwc5UC0qc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.34.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://pinkshirtsandcarwrecks.blogspot.com/2009/02/diy-idea-hand-painted-furniture.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/paint-chair-00411000068383/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><a href="http://nurulislah.com/lGnNQV2iqeC/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">3</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This morning I read a fantastic primer at <b><a href="http://blog.effortless-style.com/2011/02/diy-spraypainting-wood-furniture/">Effortless Style</a></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">detailing how to properly paint a piece of furniture.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I must say, I usually use the wood putty first, sand, then prime and sand,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">but Camila is a painting star, and really goes the distance to ensure a proper finish.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Pop over and read her process..</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">it's rather full of great tips for reviving your latest thrift find.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUoD5G9LoLBtsBZ13ukk8w87geIFndszZfiTpSQm-srBwe3O25Gw1cawxV35KvdPDKveJnVAbcL60XfBED5PiOgAU_ko1MvCy32vBeZ_LnjanoQc1iM73N5vkIz2XE1HwESFxSnT1WIo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.42.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUoD5G9LoLBtsBZ13ukk8w87geIFndszZfiTpSQm-srBwe3O25Gw1cawxV35KvdPDKveJnVAbcL60XfBED5PiOgAU_ko1MvCy32vBeZ_LnjanoQc1iM73N5vkIz2XE1HwESFxSnT1WIo/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-16+at+9.42.14+AM.png" width="340" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Great color, yes?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Today I am picking up materials to get the blinds started..</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">hope to show them to you by weeks end!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Have a great day :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhYRwrBEeVkmiBisrSnKdBeSs2AzwTekRhLg_NzbNfZpzAqQEy2g6J3tiLsvrLmUl3qWqvTP_n8Yx3kAy5S-2P-5tUAAP5mZHndzrek5sGBhdzcHI4wPqRMhF814hIfXoEONOZdupM4c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhYRwrBEeVkmiBisrSnKdBeSs2AzwTekRhLg_NzbNfZpzAqQEy2g6J3tiLsvrLmUl3qWqvTP_n8Yx3kAy5S-2P-5tUAAP5mZHndzrek5sGBhdzcHI4wPqRMhF814hIfXoEONOZdupM4c/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the right way to paint furniture

My love for painted furniture runs deep. I have no qualms about transforming a worn old wood piece with a lick of color. It's like paint...

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Eye Spy a Trend: Color-Tipped Furniture

<div style="text-align: center;">I don't usually re-post from another blog, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but after seeing this on <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2011/01/weekend-project-paint-dipped-furniture.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FISuVv+%28poppytalk%29">Poppytalk</a> and <a href="http://bijouandboheme.blogspot.com/2011/01/saturday-shopping-blog-style-at-parlour.html">Bijou and Boheme</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this morning I was so inspired!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I have missed an issue during re-subscription madness, and hadn't seen this yet -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">color-tipped furniture!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">A bit like dip-dyed clothing, non?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">What a fab way to freshen up a few pieces around the house,</div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> because shabby chic is looking a bit, well, shabby to me these days :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpZjQxldMc8ORqdjHdBIMnglJt3_hFmpU0xCZeERV8DHNtlXJkZqQLQ5MmHN1tSDLbiPqP4dAlfs2_N8okBqcnl92i0KnCVsC7CZ0V4yo5i9zyMRiCo9lT5YHM8pcfp_6zr8Qv_QpszM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+8.51.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpZjQxldMc8ORqdjHdBIMnglJt3_hFmpU0xCZeERV8DHNtlXJkZqQLQ5MmHN1tSDLbiPqP4dAlfs2_N8okBqcnl92i0KnCVsC7CZ0V4yo5i9zyMRiCo9lT5YHM8pcfp_6zr8Qv_QpszM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+8.51.56+AM.png" width="458" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Above, from <a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">House and Home</a>, and the creative genius of Cameron McNeil.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Below, from the Etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/SparrowsNest1?ref=ls_profile">Sparrow"s Nest</a>, from Nichole of <a href="http://www.parlourhomeblog.com/">Parlour</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHvucK_nZSHtNLHQzFO6AMqfm0y5DJGWyaror5t2EexFCuKWEBMaA3rssiKm6dADgDum2AVh6QJ75YR1LqvxdTVDsfXLSWrhOjDd7vEJr3dAvomXPv0u2SsFluJpXXyNIPuFGp8knLq0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+8.55.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHvucK_nZSHtNLHQzFO6AMqfm0y5DJGWyaror5t2EexFCuKWEBMaA3rssiKm6dADgDum2AVh6QJ75YR1LqvxdTVDsfXLSWrhOjDd7vEJr3dAvomXPv0u2SsFluJpXXyNIPuFGp8knLq0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+8.55.59+AM.png" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then I went exploring... how cool would these be with a little color dip enhancement?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA-AvSzYSEthZnSXV6zFaXfhhoKsjziIRMhR-WqcQ-qn-zERsn5E2-joe0gbLpOZXki3NhOdbGy1l6BUulRziWzxVrqhUgbvX7rWKHhA8Kqvz0hjJ11ZAF0NpOOEa8yjIcxohzRtqj3k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+1.16.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA-AvSzYSEthZnSXV6zFaXfhhoKsjziIRMhR-WqcQ-qn-zERsn5E2-joe0gbLpOZXki3NhOdbGy1l6BUulRziWzxVrqhUgbvX7rWKHhA8Kqvz0hjJ11ZAF0NpOOEa8yjIcxohzRtqj3k/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-16+at+1.16.43+PM.png" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm off to search the house for victims :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YdbPggNyydw7G5ZQh0P0LYwOYm1zM_90XOnG1VDyxJ7SnRNCzscT3sL-FOnWvGvXJC2TIFhyPzwhsbplV2-8-N8qvSRSYVRiDovvNnk4NyfsZS7sXeP4NXrldEmo7aJ5qsZ84pPXmxI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YdbPggNyydw7G5ZQh0P0LYwOYm1zM_90XOnG1VDyxJ7SnRNCzscT3sL-FOnWvGvXJC2TIFhyPzwhsbplV2-8-N8qvSRSYVRiDovvNnk4NyfsZS7sXeP4NXrldEmo7aJ5qsZ84pPXmxI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Eye Spy a Trend: Color-Tipped Furniture

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Can This Paint Change Design?

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="171" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/Generra_Hypercolor.jpg/220px-Generra_Hypercolor.jpg" width="220" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does anyone remember those hypercolor t-shirts that changed color with body heat?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Memories of kiosks in the mall heaped with garishly colored cottons</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and people huggingt-shirts to their chests gleefully experimenting..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This trip down memory lane was courtesy of</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/eclipse_prodinfo.htm">The Alsa Corperation</a></b> - </div><div style="text-align: center;">who are manufacturing a paint that is heat reactive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/showcase/eclipse-animation.gif" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It begins as a base coat of white,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with either black or blue eclipse on top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the paints heats, it will change from the black or blue color to white!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you like, you can add a "candy coat" on top of the eclipse paint -</div><div style="text-align: center;">which will result in the black or white becoming the other color you have chosen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are also glitter options! (do not, under any circumstances, tell Coco!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/showcase/1-l.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While this is a wee bit gimmicky, I wonder if it harkens to future possibilities..</div><div style="text-align: center;">imagine a room that can change color to repel or absorb the suns rays as we choose..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Energy efficient walls?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are huge design considerations here as well,</div><div style="text-align: center;">imagine the ability to have different colors in a room dependent on the time of day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously the color options would have to be expanded hugely,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the current finishes look like something you would find on a bike frame, not a wall -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but still..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> thoughts?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, yes, and thought you may get a kick out of these options that are floating around..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I see dorm room possibilites..</div><div style="text-align: center;">synthetic snakeskin <a href="http://www.coliseum-shop.com/en/catalog/5-cushions-bed-linens/29-designer-cushions/2552-please-touch-pillow-medium-nunoerin-erin-hayne-nuno-goncalves-ferreira.html">Please Touch Pillow</a>..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="PLEASE TOUCH PILLOW MEDIUM" height="339" name="please-touch-pillow-medium" src="http://www.coliseum-shop.com/images/products/large/5-cushions-bed-linens/29-designer-cushions/2552.0-please-touch-pillow-medium-nunoerin-erin-hayne-nuno-goncalves-ferreira.jpg" title="PLEASE TOUCH PILLOW MEDIUM" width="452" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You have all seen this one, I'm sure..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://www.yatzer.com/assets/Image/5.may08/shiyuan/3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.shiyuan.co.uk/">Shi Yuan</a> also made a fading calendar and interactive art..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/at-australia/elliat-richs-heatsensitive-sofa--063757">Apartment Therapy</a> found this Yala Sofa by Elliat Rich that I quite like -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="092208elliot01.jpg" class="mt-image-center" height="326" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/092208elliot01.jpg" width="480" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="092208elliot02.jpg" class="mt-image-center" height="383" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/092208elliot02.jpg" width="479" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="092208elliot03.jpg" class="mt-image-center" height="296" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/092208elliot03.jpg" width="478" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some people at  <a href="http://www.movingcolor.net/conceptual.html">Moving Color</a> that are exploring ideas..</div><div style="text-align: center;">and there is a really lengthy article <a href="http://www.colour-journal.org/2007/1/5/07105article.htm">here</a> about the technical side</div><div style="text-align: center;"> if you need to know how it works - I admit I did not read it well.. visual learner :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are we going to find tasteful way to use this technology to our advantage in interiors?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or will it remain relegated to baby spoons and gimmicks?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Can This Paint Change Design?

Does anyone remember those hypercolor t-shirts that changed color with body heat? Memories of kiosks in the mall heaped with garishly colore...

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