My reading room furniture.Facebook followers will know the story of the pink paint. UGH - the pink paint. One of the incentives for the builder not putting the cathedral ceiling in our bedroom was custom paint in a few rooms throughout the house. The bedroom we picked "North Star." It's a blue with a hint of gray and it is GORGEOUS. It will look amazing with our new dark Pottery Barn furniture (whenever THAT comes) and my new white PB quilt. I'm amazed. The rest of the house on the other hand....
We chose the color "Lightweight Beige." We wanted the 2-tone effect of the walls against the trim while trying to make one continuous space a little more cozy. The painter was supposed to do the kitchen, dining room, living room, and stairwell from the 2nd to 3rd floor. We were SO cognizant when we chose this color because we knew (a) it had to blend with a LOT of brown tones (carpet, hardwood floors, cabinets, railings, countertops, couch, etc.), and (b) my parents attempted this a few years ago and got a beige that turned pink. I WAS SO CAREFUL.
Christopher and I walked into the house Sunday to get a little bout of motivation to keep packing and BAM - PINK. EVERYWHERE. They painted not only the rooms we asked but also my reading room and the upstairs hallway. This would have been AWESOME if we liked the color. It was horrendous. I couldn't even look at it. It clashed with everything and I was half in tears. Here is my beautiful brand new house and it's pink - all of it - pink.
Needless to say we panicked and called all the project managers etc. and Ryan Homes agreed to REPAINT free of charge. We chose another paint chip - much darker and much more brown. PRAY PRAY PRAY that this color works out for us. They won't have the painting done until probably Friday but that's ok. It's getting fixed.
Now that we have that fiasco out of the way I'm feeling SUPER excited about closing. I cannot wait to get my keys and walk in the house and start ORGANIZING! I've been measuring kitchen drawers and cabinets and I think the first thing I'll put away are my new PB dishes from the wedding. They have been sitting in our guest room since... well - some since my bridal shower in OCTOBER. YAAAAAAAAY!!
Mama and Daddy will be down this afternoon to help move. This is the EIGHTH time they have moved me in the past ten years. I think I'm going to have to stay in this house for awhile and then hire professional movers next time. I love my dad though. He's going to help me install the garage door opener, maybe do a little painting, hang some blinds so we don't live in a fishbowl, etc. Dads are the best! Mama is super great at organizing kitchen cabinets and cleaning up after the messes that the "movers" create. It will be awesome to have her here to help ease the process and keep me from freaking out.
We close at 3:00 today. The house is a disaster but we got a lot packed. The goal of this evening is to get the big things moved that have to go upstairs: beds, dresser, and my desk. We figure that way if we knick the walls (which we most definitely will) at least they'll be repainted by the end of the week. We have some tricky furniture - my desk is huge - and curvy staircases, so we'll see. And then tonight WE GET TO SLEEP IN OUR NEW HOUSE!! HOORAY!! (CGH is not nearly as excited by the lack of TV and internet).
Oh and yesterday I ordered the furniture for my reading room (pictured above). It's not much - a desk and chair that will go on one side with a matching file cabinet to store household items, bills, etc. and a bookcase. Not fantastic quality like our bedroom suite will be but I love it nonetheless. I CAN'T WAIT. It should be delivered next week!!
You can see the before photos on the Flickr site also!
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