I didn’t do much knitting this weekend. That’s because my mom, my husband, and I painted the dining room in our new condo.
I LOVE the way it turned out. We used Benjamin Moore paint in Yarmouth Blue, which is a very nice color. The dining room had been light blue before, but the shade was off. It was cold, and icy, and just not a pleasant dining room color.
I’m not sure if you can really tell from the photo, but it feels much more inviting and pleasant now.
Next order of business: decide what color to paint the den (currently blinding orange, and visible in the third photo)
Then when I got back to my old place, I found a package from my Secret Pal! She sent me lovely Lorna’s Laces sock yarn in a very warm shade of brown called “Harvest.”
She also sent beauty soap, lavender hand lotion, and a wonderfully fragrant lavender sachet.
I love the scent, and it is tucked in with my stash now. Thank you SP!
11 responses so far ↓
cth4emilee // March 13, 2007 at 5:36 pm |
Darling, the beauty soap was meant as a joke…it said Cashmere on the box goose. You get it now right? I wanted you to have some cashmere from me…
The lavendar is from my garden and I have lots more if you want more pls let me know.
This little gift was a “tide her over until I finish my surprize gift and can send it off” package, I hope you liked the little things.
I love the new blue and plan to copy you on that paint color for my living room.
The new condo looks great. Can you post some more photos? When are you moving in?
Cheers!!
Batty // March 14, 2007 at 7:28 am |
Great job on the dining room! It looks awesome. I love that staircase, by the way. I’ve always wanted a house or apartment with one of those.
And it’s LL in a nearly solid. That stuff is fairly hard to find. Nice sock yarn!
Debby // March 14, 2007 at 1:10 pm |
The new color is beautiful! I’d want to repaint the orange too.
Debby // March 14, 2007 at 1:12 pm |
My blog address above is wrong. This has the right one.
I’d love to see more photos of your new place.
Amanda // March 16, 2007 at 8:17 pm |
I love the color you picked… congrats on your new condo!
Jenn // March 16, 2007 at 10:57 pm |
I love the new paint color! It’s the color I plan on painting all my walls someday.That looks about like the color we had in my parents house for years and years- I was so sad when they repainted it in a taupe!
Melanie // March 21, 2007 at 8:54 pm |
I love the new blue. Very pretty!
Sarah // March 21, 2007 at 9:21 pm |
I so totally love that spiral staircase!
Skeptic Knitter // March 23, 2007 at 8:43 am |
I *must* have your condo for the staircase alone! I like the blue you picked out, reminds me of spring.
What Color for the Den? « Emilee Knits // April 29, 2007 at 11:09 pm |
[...] there are warm colors in the house somewhere). We’re not sure about the blue, because the the adjacent dining room is already blue. But then again, the bedroom is already green. If we did blue, it would be more saturated than [...]
Febra // June 22, 2008 at 10:27 am |
nice dining room