Piano bench | Tree art | Landscape | Fox art | Sconce | PendantÂ
In Tuesday’s post I mentioned that I got the itch to paint something. We had been planning on turning the music room into a jewel box — a bold, color in the middle of our Alabaster-walled home. I was leaning toward blue/green/gray, but after fanning out all of my paint swatches, I surprised myself by going with Benjamin Moore’s “Fading Twilight,” a moody, warm, dramatic color that is everything I wanted. Since this photo was taken, I’ve also replaced the outlet covers and unrolled a rug. But the whole process, from idea to pulling off the painter’s tape, took only a few hours (and that includes *going* to the store and getting the paint). I guess my point is… it’s a long weekend. Paint something! It’s more thrilling than riding a roller coaster.
Other fun things this week!
• Daniel Kanter’s Bluestone Cottage kitchen reveal has my jaw dropped all the way to his reclaimed yellow pine flooring. I was practically blinking through tears when I read that the room started with no plumbing, heating, electric… what?! Miracle-worker.
• The coolest people I know.
• Madewell is having an extra 30% off sale with code GIANT. The prices are too good to pass up. (These jeans are a staple if you need a place to start.)
• @beginninginthemiddle’s marble tile has me all heart-eyed thinking about our own bathroom renovation — starting this month!
• Did you know? Baby owls sleep face down because their heads are too heavy to hold up. (this is true and hilarious and astonishing!????)
• Brb — I gotta go hang a little broom on a little hook. (Eee!)
• Five Minutes that will make you love Mozart
• The true cost of Dollar Stores…
• We put up a pool on the sport court yesterday. This Idaho summer is already hot, and last year’s blow-up pool totally killed the grass. So as much as I’ll miss the occasional game of tennis with Greta (well, the way *we* play tennis), this felt like a good investment into a cool summer. —Though the swimming pool of the year award definitely goes to Bri Moysa. That chic adult-swim stock tank pool + DIY deck for $600?! Pool party at her place.
• June was a whirlwind! Finished the closet, cleared out the garage, and made so much progress on the exterior! Check it all out in June’s Day-to-Day video, below.
We’re going to unplug a bit this weekend and will be back Tuesday, and we hope you do, too. Maybe make a fruit flag and close your eyes behind a new pair of sunnies. Happy Fourth :)
I think this music room is so pretty, and I bet it feels cozy. I’m about to go dark green in our dining room. Did you use the same color on your ceiling, or did you take it down a bit? I’m not sure what to do in our dining room; we’ll leave the trim and crown white because there’s no natural stopping point if we painted it all green like the walls.
We used the same color as the walls!
Rug link please!
I love the dramatic color change! I’m looking to make a half-bath into a “jewel box” like you did here. Any color suggestions for a tiny room with low ceiling? Dark/moody, bold/bright? Paint the ceiling too, right?? Thank you!
Is there a trick to getting pictures to stay in place and not slide off the piano? I love that look! But I can see my toddler bumping into the piano and disaster ensuing.
I spent way to much time on Daniel Kanter’s website and it’s all your fault!