Heather's Handmade Life

I could play with this for hours …

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

I am totally in love with the ICI Paints Color Visualization Tool. Thanks for the great suggestion, Newlyb!

Here are some possible combinations I came up with …

Option A: According to ICI Paint, it’s the “colour of the year.” Would be great for re-sale value, because it’s pretty neutral, but I’m not sure if it’s punchy enough for me …

Option B: I really like the brown/grey combination, but paired with our yet-to-be-purchased dark furniture, it might be too much …

Option C: I adore this pumpkin-y colour, and think it looks nice against the dark furniture. But is it too bold for potential buyers, down the the road?

Operation: New bedroom

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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I came, I saw, I cleaned …

Yes, I had quite the organization marathon over the weekend. Over at like a hamster on a wheel, Newlyb was apparently going through the same thing.

I’m not sure what came over me, because I have never been hit by the de-clutter bug quite as hard as I was last week. I completely re-did the big bathroom on Thursday night, and dove straight into the closet makeover on Friday night.

By Saturday morning, the closet was done. By Saturday evening, I had ripped every single item of clothing out of our armoirs, sorted, tossed, and re-folded. I had taken down the curtains. I had re-arranged all of the furniture. I had stripped the bed. I took everything off the walls.

And then I was left with … well, a really bland, empty room.

For the two years that we have lived in our current home, our bedroom has been a mix of toffee, chocolate brown and cream. I thought it was the perfect colour combination, but now, of course, I am sick of it.

Now that I’m done to the bare minimum, I can actually look at the room and try to visualize what I want. Over the next few weeks, my goal is to …

Re-paint the walls and trim
Sew new curtains
Sew new pillowcases and throw pillows
Paint new art for the very-empty focal wall

If I’m being totally honest, I know my sudden home-beautifying obsession is coming from the fact that we are not going anywhere soon. I think I have put off doing much home decor lately because I was hoping we’d be outta there.

Now, I am determined to make the most out of the space for as long as we’re there. So … any colour suggestions???

Is it really that obvious?

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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SCENE: Mom’s kitchen. Sunday evening.

ME: It’s so cute! Little Dog actually thinks she’s a bear cub. Sometimes I called her “Brown Bear,” and I tell her that I found her in the woods and she was lost. And then I tell her that I scooped her up and took her home and fed her nuts and berries and honey.

LITTLE SIS: Um, you really need a baby …