INDOOR WINTER PAINT PROJECTS

With the colder winter days now in full swing, including our first snowfall of the season Sunday morning -- it's time to focus on indoor projects. Before diving into several projects running through your mind, it's good to start a project list, especially room by room, and tackle each space / project over time. Along with giving the kitchen & bathrooms a deep after holiday cleaning, plus reorganizing closets that became disarray during the holidays, I started some small painting projects - one of which is a simple mirror makeover...


Since paint is the easiest, least expensive and most effective means of getting the biggest bang for your buck, reusing leftover paint you may already have is a sure way to create a transformation using zero dollars. Another means of stretching your paint makeover dollars is purchasing sample jars of paints - especially when they are on sale. One of the colors I had when I lived in AZ and used to whitewash walls and makeover accessories was Clark & Kensington's Vanilla. Since I couldn't pack and ship liquids when we moved, I've been slowly building back up go-to my paint assortment - again including C&K's vanilla, here I used to transform the look of a basic round mirror I have in the dining room...

Here is what I used:
  • Wide frame round mirror (clearance find at Garden Ridge 2013)
  • 1 drop cloth (folded on table for extra protection)
  • 1 Chip brush
  • 1 small sponge stick
  • 1 small detail painters brush
  • Clark & Kensington Vanilla (sample jar from Ace)
  • Ralph Lauren antique gold (had from last year - qt. from Home Depot)
  • Ebony stain (picked up a qt. for $2 last year at a local builder supply store)
Here's what I did:
  • Covered the well-lit kitchen dining table with the drop cloth.
  • Wiped down the mirror with a damp cloth (to remove dust).
  • No tape needed - I just gave two coats of vanilla to the center wide band.
  • Sponge wiped the edge + inner rim with the RL gold paint.
  • Detailed inner rim with the ebony stain, which allowed some of the existing burnished gold to still come through.
That's it!


old basic round mirror

rough brushed wide rim with vanilla

 after 2 coats of vanilla, painted edge + inner rim with sponge in gold...





Yes - I love my black, but for Spring & Summer, I love to lighten up!

Besides renewing the mirror with white & gold, I'm also refreshing the dining room with a major dose of green, white and gold. If you've followed me over the years, you know I also love are shades of green  and my beloved palm fronds - which even though we're back east, have been hard to come by - especially during the winter months. What to do when you you want to surround yourself with a atmosphere you love? Create it yourself...

Here's a sneak peek of another paint project I'm working on inside, to not only refresh the dining room, but also update a console I scored from thrift & refinished back in FL in 2006... again re-using existing pieces collected over time, injecting color with paint sample jars, and layering in a new palm print pattern with existing textiles...


Color inspiration from Carolina thrift finds - vintage creamer, gravy boat & books...


Sample jars - on sale for $5 at Sherwin Williams - perfect for small projects such as painted furniture makeovers...


Collected inspiration from a design book (surprise! NOT Pinterest!), framed photograph wall art (I created back in FL in 2008), fabric samples old (lattice) and new (palm print - banana leaf) 

Since the room foundation is already neutral (grey walls called Porpoise from Behr paint) with white trim & dark wood floors, it makes creating seasonal changes super easy - and without the cost of a major renovation. Ideally, I'd like to cover the top portion of the walls in grass-cloth and add moldings below the dado (chair rail), but those changes can't quite fit in the budget at this time - and that's just fine.

Here are a few projects from the past where I've also used palms, greens and whites...


What projects are you up to this winter?

Thanks for stopping by!








PANTONE PALETTE ON THE GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET

A new year also means a new Red Carpet season! And Sunday evening kicked off red carpet season with the Golden Globes. I've always enjoyed watching the red carpet arrivals, to see all the beautiful gowns, jewels, hair styles - and what colors will make a statement. While jewelry was more minimal, colors featured were predominantly from the Pantone Spring Palette for 2016. These colors, and even styles aren't just for the stars to wear - They will also influence weddings, proms, wardrobes and perhaps, even home decor. My personal favorite was seeing a Pantone past Color of the Year from 2013, Emerald Green, which had also made a strong appearance in home decor during the past Fall's HPMKT. Other strong color statements were Pantone's Snorkel Blue, Fiesta, and Buttercup... along with timeless black...

 Pantone's Emerald Green - COTY 2013, and still going strong!


 Pantone's Snorkel Blue - aka royal, sapphire, navy...

 Pantone's Fiesta - a coral shade of red...

 Pantone's Buttercup - definitely the surprise pop of color for the evening! 




In addition to Pantone's Spring Colors, White also made a strong statement on the red carpet (Simply White - Benjamin Moore's Color Of The Year) along with shimmering metallics and timeless - classic black...


 Most elegant apron dress I've ever seen!

Opaque & Sheer whites...

Mixed Metals - silver & gold metallics

Classic Black - with plunging necklines and capes...

Along with the ladies, the men looked sharp!

For additional details & specifics of who wore what, be sure to visit these sites:


Did you watch the red carpet arrivals? 
Which colors or styles were your favorites? 

Thanks for stopping by...



 

Note: Just as I finished writing this post, while on Just Jared capturing a link back to them, I learned of the passing of a fashion icon and musician legend... RIP David Bowie.

 

 

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