Archive for September, 2009

we’re golden!

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Do you love it as much as I do? Because I love love love it! It feels warm, happy, bright, clean, intimate, and inspiring. It’s just what I wanted. You thought it was going to be BLUE, you say? Well, so did I. But I think I’ll save blue for another room, another day. There’s nothing […]



egg salad, anybody?

Posted on September 29th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on egg salad, anybody?

  Enter the red living room. First of all, I want to say these are terrible pictures, but I didn’t have the patience to tinker with the exposure. At least you get the idea…sort of. Please don’t let my photography teacher from college be looking at these…sorry, Mr. I. They’re horrible, I know.   Wow, what chaos! I […]

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new paint for the living room

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

       I am terrified!  2 gallons of lemony tinted primer. 3 gallons of Pollen Grains interior satin latex. Taking the plunge…



And the winner is…

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Well, we don’t exactly have a winner. After much deliberation, I finally concluded…I don’t know what color blue I want to paint my living room. In fact, I may not want blue at all. I may want a nice warm golden yellow (as if I needed more options). The thing with golden yellow (or buttercream or […]



blue quandary

Posted on September 14th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  11 Comments »

  Do you ever have a hard time picking out a new paint color for a room? There’s so much to think about…so much more than just do I like this color?  You know, what’s the atmosphere I’m trying to convey, what “color temperature” do I need this room to be (i.e. cool, warm, neutral), […]