Fire

This evening was chilly enough that it felt appropriate to have a fire. It was our first fire of the year!

These are the logs we use.

Exciting news! The new Whole Foods in Nashville is opening on November 1st. Because I am a complete dork, we are going to the opening preview. I can't resist free samples and a gift bag!

Kitchen paint

Today Cecil finished with painting our house. The kitchen is painted in Bird Egg Blue. I love it! Now the entire house is painted, except for the upstairs bedrooms. Those we will probably do ourselves at some point.

I'll post all my pictures of the house on Flickr later tonight.

Foyer repainted

Yay, the horrible lime green is gone! The accent wall is painted the same color as the dining room.

(Thursday October 18, 2007)

Living Room

Today Cecil painted the living room. The fireplace wall and the stair wall are done in French Roast, and the other walls are painted with Waynesboro Taupe, which is the same color as the walls of my study.

I love a deep brown wall. Also, the alcove walls and ceilings are painted in the same brown.

(Wednesday October 17, 2007)

Dining Room

On Tuesday, Cecil painted the dining room. The color is called "Blackberry". I got the idea for using this color Domino magazine. It turned out very well and I like it quite a bit. I think you can go pretty dark and dramatic in a dining room, because it's a room that's rarely used and dark colors look good in dim lighting.

(Tuesday October 16, 2007)

Sooo bright!

This week we had the house painted. This color for the foyer was chosen by Beverly, a decorator we worked with to pick colors for the house. I had misgivings about it from the start, but I figured I'd take a chance. Anyway, on Monday the painters did the foyer and when I saw it, I totally freaked out. It was waaay too bright. It made the floor look sort of neon and it was especially horrible at night when the lights were on. Icky. So we made them do it again, this time using Benjamin Moore's Horizon Gray (the same color we had in the hallway of our old house).

(Monday October 15, 2007)

New kitchen light fixture

Steph was able to hang the light fixture tonight. We both love it. Of course, the people at West Elm told me that it was hardwire ready, but it really just came with a plug. Luckily, Steph is a budding electrician and she was able to rig it to be hardwired. It makes such a difference in the room. Once the kitchen is painted and the backsplash is done, the kitchen will be complete. Yay! West Elm is my new favorite store, I've decided.