I am obsessed.
I am utterly and completely obsessed. I am constantly jones-ing for this new hobby. I love to pour over catalogs and blogs and get ideas for it.
It is, in a word, refinishing.
I love to get cheap and ugly (at first glance) furniture from curbs and garage sales and thrift stores. I have received things from friends as well. I like to paint them and make them fit in my home. I am obsessed I tell you.
Also, I have a new favorite color for furniture. Get ready for this--it is GRAY. Such a non-color, right?
But there are so many shades of gray, or grey, depending on what you prefer. I am currently smitten with a light grey, "quiet rain". It is soft and silky. If butter were grey, this would be what color it was. (Gray butter? Yuck.)
Anyhoo, there you have it. Grey furniture. Weird, I know. If you know me, and most of you do, you know I like neutrals, darks, and pops of vibrant colors. But I am falling in love with this chic, smooth, glossy world of whites and greys, and mints, and pale blues. Cool and comfy, modern and romantic. Clean straight lines and voluptuous finishes.
It all started with white bed linens. I then painted my room a vibrant blue. Which I still LOVE. I mean, I LURVE this color. So to make it fit with grays and whites better, I am going to get an allover wall stencil, and stencil a gorgeous damask pattern over it to lighten it up and bring in the new colors. Well, the new grey. I am going to reupholster the head board.
I have SO many ideas, ya'll. I gotta get them on paper and get moving on them.
Just so you know, grey is the English spelling (probably Canadian, too) and gray is American. I love gray too.
ReplyDeletei loove grey tooo! (yes - Canadian by birth :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Grey (I'm a pretentious American) can be so pretty. You have such a great eye, I bet your home is looking pretty fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI need to get back to work on my redecorating. I still haven't repainted my bathroom. It's been a nasty shade of brown since before we moved in.