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More Decorating Progress: Take Two.

Melissa Beene Ford/ before and after+ Big Blue House

OK, I don’t know what happened with that last post, except that 1) I’m crazy, and/or 2) I’m crazy.

That pretty much sums it up.

If you ever want to know why in the heck I did something, there’s your answer.

So… now for the decorating progress.

So far I have the room mostly painted; two coats above the chair rail, and two coats below the chair rail. Actually, in these pictures I only have a partial coat of green above the chair rail, and that blue stripe you see is painters’ tape. I’ve never mastered the skill of painting a straight line without it…. its never as easy as they make it look on HGTV.


Yeah, its bright, but not fall-out-on-the-floor-and-have-a-seizure bright.

At least I don’t think its that bright….but then again I’m not finished yet. I always go for maximum stimulation from paint colors, and if they cause seizures in some folks, then so be it.

At least its not beige….

Its the same color pink (below the chair rail) that KB’s old room has been painted for the past 4 years: I can’t help it, I found a color I loved and wanted to stick with it. (We are using the same bedding, after all.)

Laura Ashley Deep Pink 5 (LA105) by Valspar, from Lowe’s.

Above the chair rail, Apple 3 (LA1003) again from Laura Ashley.

I went ahead and moved the beds into the room, and the paint colors are a dead-on match for the Marshall’s quilts! And really, having white furniture makes the paint not so seizure-inducing overpowering.

At least that’s what I’m telling myself.

I mentioned I wasn’t through with the paint job… that’s because I plan to paint wide (like 12″) vertical stripes above the chair rail in the next-darker shade of green, Laura Ashley Apple 4 (LA1004).

I say plan to, because painting vertical stripes involves measuring. And counting. And precision.

And though it may come as a huge shock to those who know me well, numbers, counting, and measuring just aren’t my calling in life.

I live in the right-brained world of ideas and fairy tales and leave anything involving numbers to a certain Type A beige-loving, number-calculating individual who lives here with me.

But he’s refusing to ever paint anything ever, ever again, so its all up to me.

We’ll see how it turns out.

And my drapes are finished, but I haven’t picked them up yet. They’re … well, I’ll let the pattern be a surprise and just say they’ll add a whole new level of circus chic to the apple-and-hot-pink room and I can’t wait to see it all looks.

If I’m not falling out on the floor having a seizure or something.

That would totally put a damper on my schedule.

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  1. Mandy from Burkett Blessings says

    October 7, 2009 at 2:37 am

    I love the room!!! I can't wait to see the end result. I live with one of those "beige-loving" people, so all my walls are beige at this point. I'm VERY messy with paint, so I haven't attempted to try a whole room on my own. SCARY!!! I can just see me ruining the carpet!!! You did a GREAT job!!!!

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  2. Connie says

    October 7, 2009 at 2:44 am

    YAY! I was almost certain there was supposed to be more to that post…<br /><br />O.k., &quot;Apple&quot; green. Why didn&#39;t I think of that for my kitchen? I still don&#39;t like my green. AND still have painters tape up in the girls room. I&#39;m with your hubs…once I finish their room, SCREW PAINTING. <br /><br />Love it so far….:)

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  3. Elle Bee says

    October 7, 2009 at 3:54 am

    I LOVE the colors you chose! No seizures here, I assure you. Good luck with the stripes. It sounds like a wonderful idea and the finished product will be well worth the anxiety-inducing numbers stuff! :o)<br />Elle

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  4. Hillary says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:53 am

    That Deep Pink paint is the reason I wanted to have a little girl. Love it! No early morning seizures here, so I think you are safe with that great green – er, Apple – color!

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  5. Cindy and crew says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Love it! We are getting close to re-doing one of our girl-y rooms. Probably hot pink and zebra stripes. Hmmm…wonder if there&#39;s an easy way to paint zebra stripes on a wall?? Anyway, you&#39;ve done a great job! I love to paint…just rarely have time.

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  6. Shanequa says

    October 7, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Love it, but I MUST say…<br /><br />The pictures don&#39;t do it justice. Or maybe it&#39;s my computer screen. I can&#39;t wait to see the window treatments!

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  7. Melissa from the Blue House says

    October 7, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    You know I need a new camera Shanequa… I have to resort to taking pictures with my cell phone!! 🙁 Poor me.

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  8. Billy Coffey says

    October 7, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    That looks very good!

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  9. Gordostyle says

    October 8, 2009 at 3:43 am

    I love it! It looks GREAT!

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  10. Wendy says

    October 11, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    I did my daughter&#39;s room in one of the L.A. Apple colors, too. Can&#39;t remember which number though. Anyway, I have a suggestion for you and you can take it for what it&#39;s worth. Instead of painting a line over the chair rail, how about painting a scallop? Just take an old plastic lid in the size you&#39;d want the scallop to be, cut it in half and use it as a template on the wall.

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