Showing posts with label decorating blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorating blog. Show all posts

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Coventry Gray it is!


  Bryce's room is almost done! 

We decided on Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore for her walls.  It is the perfect gray!   

 I really liked Behr paint from Home Depot, I always have them mix whatever color we pick out.  I use the Behr washable flat in the green can. That is unless I am doing a bathroom! (tried the flat in my kid's bathroom and it is literally running off the wall by the shower from all the moisture!)  Looks spooky in there!

I have been getting the Behr paint with the primer in it, but even with that I still do 2 coats of paint.  The guy mixing my paint said if I do 2 coats to just go ahead with the regular not the one with primer, it is about $8.00 less a can. 


Isn't it pretty!!!



What I like about this gray is that is just that....gray.  I love grays with blue or silver in them, but we wanted a nice simple gray for her walls.  This was it! 


This paint covered great over the purple. 



This room was a breeze to paint!  Since I sold every piece of furniture (except one small table) it was so easy to move around! Sure beats painting around beds and dressers!  It was done in record time!!




I am so happy with how the Coventry Gray turned out.  It is really a pretty color!  I would definitely use it again!  It is a great neutral!


Now that the painting is done the fun starts!  Time to put her room back together.  This is really the best part of redecorating a room!   Especially as we repurposed things we already have!  I LOVE doing that!!!  We have been spray painting, Annie Sloan painting, organizing, etc. 

It is so fun seeing it all come together!  I will post more pics soon!  Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!  :)






Saturday, March 17, 2012

DYI Drum Shade Pendant!

         My $5.00 DYI Drum Shade Pendant!


I had been looking to swap out my dining room light fixture for awhile.  I decided I wanted a drum shade pendant light. 






I love this one from Crate and Barrel.  $149.00







                  Or this one from Ballard Designs.  $169.99 
                      (not sure why this came out so blurry!)    


This got me thinking.  I had a shade I was not using any longer sitting in my basement. I decided to make my own light fixture.

My husband and I went to Lowes and  found a light fixture on clearance for $5.00.  It was very similar to the one above.  It was on a clearance table without a box, it was perfect!




My husband installed the Lowes pendant in a matter of minutes.  We took off the frosted glass shade and slipped on the drum shade. 







This is the light fixture we had before.  (I was able to use it in another room with some changes!)








I like the simple lines of the new one so much more! 
For only $5.00 I love it even better!!