Painted walls and reading nook spruce
Ryan, my amazingly patient husband has learned in the 8 years together and 5 moves we’ve had - that any space we live in will get fresh paint. We moved into our latest rental about 2 months ago and you better believe there was going to be projects involved. No,we do not own this place, yes, out landlord allowed it and yes, I do most projects on my own.
Through all the moves and painting jobs I must say that I’v come to the conclusion that most of your interior problems can be solved with a bit of paint.
For instance, The living room had two white walls and two very dark dark green walls. The color itself was DIVINE and if we lived in a space that had more light in the living room I would actually keep it. But alas, this living room only really has this reading nook to keep me alive with light.
So in order to fix the “darkness” I opted for a waaaaaay lighter and a bit warmer green to give a little happiness back into the space. I have since added a few things that actually block a lot of this green on the main portion of our living room wall, but that’s for another post.
To be completely honest I wasn’t super confident in the color when I first started. But sometimes you just gotta go for it and see where the paint takes you. lol
I ended up very happy with the finished product in color and moved onto the next order of business. THE CUSHIONS.
I headed over to one of my favorite stores. JOANNS. 10 years ago I would have laughed at that sentence but creating my own custom apholstry for the house has become a seasonal thing. I usually will create pillow cases to match the color pallet I decide on for the season but this time my focus was on the sitting cushions the original owner of this space had made for her. They were a checkered American Indian print not many homes would be able to blend with any part of their decor. Least of them being me. So naturally JOANNS is where I went.
I usually go straight to the clearance and last call section because the upholstery can cost and arm and a leg and I usually can find the most fabulous fabrics around that fit my project perfectly. I usually go every few weeks to see what they have on the floor any sometimes even buy for future seasons.
Here are the fabrics I chose for the nook. The simple grey will be the perfect base for the seating area and the thick green lined linen will make for the most amazing neutral and structured pillows.
And this is where I will leave you for now. The seating cushions have been made and look great! The pillows, I haven’t gotten to yet but are on the agenda for the very near future. I can’t wait to show you what It all looks like once this little corner is finished!
As always, I love to read your comments.:) What do you think? would you have chosen a darker color? Would you have opted for a beige or painting it all white? I know I have been choosing more colorful options lately but I compared to our all white beach cottage/apartment, I felt like this little home nestled in the oak trees deserved a bit more intentionality and customization.