Hello!
You might remember we are in the process of re-decorating our downstairs rooms after sanding our wooden floors.
Well, we've completed the dining room... and it feels wonderful.
The blue colour I chose is called Blue's Blue - from the Paint & Paper Library. I must admit it is NOT the colour I had in my head. I stupidly went to the Interiors shop with Rufus. With instructions from Dan 'just get what you like'. Well that in it's self sent me into a spin. I couldn't make a decision! Rufus decided to pick up everything in the shop (think delicate ceramics) so after a quick flustered decision this is what I came away with. It will grow on me I am sure. I was looking for a more calming blue grey colour.. but instead have a dark opulent blue. Ah well, the Gladioli's look great against it. As do my mid-century ceramics and sideboard.
What I am loving is the fresh white everywhere else. Fresh white without crayon marks or grubby hand prints - I am loving this so hard as I am sure it won't last the week!
We (Dan) is taking a break from DIY for a bit... we have the kitchen to do next. It's a big job. Re-tiling, painting and filling. Maybe I'll give him a week off! ;-)
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I think I have most of them books :)
ReplyDeleteThe blue works, it is bold and fresh. I love your retro ceramics in the third shot. Gorgeous. ( I too own most of those books, some good reading material there!) x
ReplyDeleteReally like the blue actually. Think it works really well with the pieces you already have.
ReplyDeleteYip it's never good taking the kids somewhere that there are expensive breakables! All I ever seem to say in shops is 'Don't touch anything!'.
ReplyDeleteI love the paint colour and I think it looks great with your Blossom and Bill print. Liking that pot too that the fern is in. x
I love your blue! And the white looks gorgeous, all fresh and clean - Frank repainted all our white walls back in May, they still look a lot better than they did but that lovely 'just painted' look didn't last long! All your lovely ceramic pieces look great. x
ReplyDeleteI think it is a wonderful colour, and well, with your gorgeous decorations matches perfectly!
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Looks great! Love it Lou x
ReplyDeleteI love the blue! And I especially love that cute artwork with the man and the woman in their underwear! :) We don't have a separate dining room -- our dining table is in the kitchen -- but this has given me inspiration to section it off somehow, maybe with a shelf of cookbooks and some little ceramics. I hear ya on the kitchen - ours needs a major reno!
ReplyDeleteFantastic selection of books :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! I think the blue is lovely! x
ReplyDeletethis colour is one of my very favourites! i've used a similar one for my walls and i don't regret it. hope you enjoy it!
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