Treading in Color

I've had a friend ask me what to do with her large blank wall in her dining room and her style is very simple. I have some ideas... My first idea was a floating wall to wall live edge shelf   -similar shelves shown above but I would do only one shelf, running wall to wall. I know her husband is handy and they already have a lot of wood/rustic touches in their home so a wood accent shelf would fit right into their decor/style. Their floorplan is open and the only other piece in the room is her large dining room table. My idea would be to place a few pictures of her beautful twins in different sized frames on top, as many or as few as she wanted. My second idea would be be to hang some natural art. Something easily DIY My third idea is to do an ever appealing and highly popular board and batten wall for some simple visual interest. She could even paint the wall once finished a couple of shades darker for more of an impact! She could either do most of the wall as sho

So it all started at home with some ugly flesh colored tile. It was in my front entry and planked on both sides with hardwood. I always just covered it with a rug but then I had an A-HA moment! As a family we hardly use the front door because our garage is in the back of the house, so it's not a high traffic area. I could't afford nor did I have the time to rip it all up and retile so I thought why not paint it? What's the worst that can happen? I researched it online a bit and then just committed! With my day job I sell a product called Cottage Paint (I'll do a whole other post on that later, but in the mean time you can check it out here www.cottagepaint.com ) It was perfect for the situation at hand-less expensive, DIY and (near) instant gratification! Step 1- Clean the tile Step 2- Base Coat (Charcoal color) Step 3- Second coat of Base Coat Step 4- Stencil (white color) Step 5-Top coat (polyurethane)     I must reiterate how important the top coat is!!! T

Lets talk paint  c o l o r ...and with that comes a conversation I have almost everyday, GRAYS! When someone asks me "What's your favorite gray?" I simply reply "Take a seat". (with a smile of course) Up here in north country we are about 5 years (if not more) from the trends coast to coast. We also endure cold weather for about 9 months out of the year. YIKES! This in turn translates to being forced inside, loving our homes and of course warmer colors! Because of this, my favorite Benjamin Moore color is #984 out of the classic collection, Stone Hearth. It's more of a greige (grey-beige) so it keeps its warmth yet updates the space. 984 Stone Hearth I've learned the important thing with gray is to know your undertone and know what you would rather see. Let me break it down for you... 1.  Red   undertone: looks more brown 2. Blue undertone: looks more blue 3.   Gr een  undertone: looks more green I have found that most people assume a s

This journey all began with a simple step. Winning a free copy of 'Debt-Free Living' by Anna Newell Jones. This powerful tool has been in my hands for one week now and it has changed my life! I have started the process of being debt free by the age of 40 (that's my goal).  Along the way I have already found I have a lot more time on my hands and needed a "hobby" to help sidetrack me from spending. One of many passions, besides shopping and spending money, is color! I have been a color consultant for Sterling Carpet One for almost 8 years now and I love every minute of it! I never dreamed this would be my 8-5 job as I went to college for Apparel and Design in CO and managed an up scale clothing botique for many years after I graduated. Once I decided to get married, a move was in order and it's how I ended up in the small (very VERY cold) town of Grand Forks, ND. I have two children, a son who is 9 and a daughter who is 7. Although I miss the landscape of Color