The great thing about it is that I learned what the style of the new house will be - well, this is after a discussion with the hubs regarding his choices for paint tones (the man is colorblind and ergo gets no say on the color, but I allowed him to choose brights, versus whites. I'm effing generous, right?). We are going pastel, with the dark floors (probably not the black) and I am going to try my hand at beach cottage style. It's so easy! It will just take time...
The last week I have been reading a lot of "how do I make my house beach cottage style"and I read the best tip ever: white slip covers. Now, knowing our life is the dogs, you might think this is a crazy notion, but this is where the tip (that never even occurred to me) comes in: white can be easily bleached, which means stains are easily removed, never fades, and keeping it spiffy is a quick fix. So awesome.
As an aside but related, I saw this yesterday and I couldn't agree more! I am glad there are more people out there like us, at least enough to necessitate this awesome sign:
Looove it!
Anyway, my head is starting to fill with actual plans now that I have tones decided, colors semi picked (waiting on some more paint chips to arrive, and might have to hit Ye Olde Home Depot this weekend if the chips I got don't satisfy me), and a style truly decided. The weird thing is, I think that this has been my style and I just never knew it. I am always drawn to plain white ceramics, or clear glass (which all my dishes currently are). I hate clutter and knick knacks. Casual comfort is the way I choose to live. I am drawn to ocotopi, jellyfish and mermaids like no ones business. I think I'll survive the whites.
I am not sure why I didn't lean towards "beach cottage" sooner. Probably because plain white bores the bejesus out of me, but I am learning the way to get my color in is with 'pops'. White can be fun and dramatic if you bring enough eye candy in. As long as I stay away from beige and tan I should be quite happy!
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