Changes Cont'd....

Seems as though these changes keep happening!  

I picked up a couple of new accessories and put them on the striped chest...

this is just a quick peek...

 

To the left of this area is an entry door. 

I have a little corner that this chest used to be in that I have been working on.  

I tried to use some things I already owned and added a couple of items.  This picture is dark because I was focusing on the candle and the mirror behind it.  It kind of came together because I was playing around with the little mirror, trying to find a way to include it in the grouping...

I ended up with it behind the candle which turned out really great!

Don't you agree?

I also got a new wine rack and the large urn was something I've had from Pier 1 Imports for several years.  I am planning on something tall to go in the urn...

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Changes lead to more Changes!

 A couple of people I chat with commented that my striped cabinet seemed a bit large for the spot I had it in.  I think I always knew it, but after the second person said it, it was enough to motivate me to move it.  One of my friends suggested I move it to the longer wall by the kitchen table.  This did present a small problem because my space is so limited. I'm known for moving furniture frequently so I had to give it a try!

 As soon as I got it over to this new spot I liked it! I did have to remove my corner curio cabinet as it wasn't fitting in with the look any longer. 

I moved it over to the corner where the chest had been, but I didn't anticipate the doorball unit being in the way.  Ultimately I have decided to remove the curio cabinet and I have started with a new look for this corner.  I'm not done with it yet so I can't show it!

 As the day progressed I played with some items to accent the chest with.

I have a mix of things going on with my house accents. I had chosen a pewter/nickle finished lamp for the kitchen table because it goes with the stainless appliances in the kitchen but I also have dark bronze accents.  So I chose this metal plate to display on the chest to draw on the lamp color. The dark candle holders draw on the picture frame and the dark bronze in the curtain rod and the knobs on the cupboards. I stuck the topiaries there for some more dimension, but I'm not settled on them yet. I think they need to be larger and have a more substantial pot.

Heres a quick shot looking back towards the kitchen showing the appliances and why I had chosen this lamp color.

By the next day I had decided to put these metal scroll accent pieces back on the wall...I played with the pieces until I found a layout I liked.

This is how it looks now and I'm happy I made the change. I'm keeping one chair off to the corner so it frees up some space but I also like it there too!

One more piece made it into the design. This picture was on the other wall with the collage I used to have.

If you've noticed in all these pictures the wall color seems to change, sometimes very beige, sometimes more golden and sometimes a hint of green! 

I'm enjoying this paint color! 

(Huntington Beige by Benjamin Moore) 

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch 

for Metamorphisis Monday

Congratulations Debbie of Debbiedoos!

A big congratulations to

Debbie of Debbiedoos!  

 She's been contacted by 

Country Woman Magazine 

and 

they are coming to her home to do a

photo shoot of her kitchen! 

How wonderful is that!

What an amazing compliment!  

You rock Debbie!  

Congratulations!

Time for a change!

I decided to change the color of my kitchen from a green color to a warm beige tone...I've had the green for 6 years and while I loved it, it limited me on changing up accents and I purchased a chest of drawers with a unique finish on it and once it was next to my green it looked bad...I've been waiting since last fall to get this underway, so I bargained with my husband to paint the kitchen for my birthday!  

So the above picture is with the green and the striped cabinet on the left is what started me on wanting to make the changes.  It's very olive/gold in tone and this wall color did nothing with it.

All stripped down and ready for painting...

The 3rd color from the top is Huntington Beige. I worked from this color group because I already have the last color on the card in the dining area and I needed the "olive" kind of tones in the paint...

 Jumping ahead to the next day you can see the color has changed and the striped cabinet doesn't clash anymore.

 Before with the green above and after with the beige below...

What I am liking most of all about this paint color is it changes personality with the light of day.  At times it seems to be a very light beige, other times it seems to have gold in it and then at times you detect green!  I'm happy with it and I love Benjamin Moore paints they hold up so well, are cleanable and the colors are always consistent.

 I removed the curtains for painting and decided not to put he valance back up. That caused a new problem because I had a conventional old style traverse rod hidden behind the valance and it wasn't exactly attractive.  After much contemplating, I decided on this dark bronze finished rod from Lowe's and some heavy metal rings that I found at JoAnn Fabrics (which had to be painted to match)

I am real pleased with how it turned out and taking away the valance made it feel less bulky. The fabric was ordered from Ballard Designs several years ago and I had the curtains custom made.  

They don't sell it any longer.

Next week I'll show more about the striped cabinet and a change I made with that already.

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