These days my life has to be planned out really well and I have to stick to that plan. I have two preschool-aged kids with a baby on the way, a house in the country that's always covered in dirt, a husband to take care of, a business that takes somewhere from 10-15 hours a week and a wild social life to manage. OK, that last part isn't really true but I do have friends that I want to connect with once in awhile! Because of all of this though, I am really starting to learn how important it is that I set goals, plan ahead and am focused each day so that I can stay on top of my life and not let it get on top of me. It's a very interesting balancing act but I do enjoy it.
Why am I telling you all this? Mainly because in a long-winded way, it relates to how I make time for special projects around the house. We have several projects we are trying to tackle slowly but simultaneously so that by the time the baby gets here in the end of September, we are mostly settled and ready for his or her arrival. Starting in September and lasting until January, also happens to be the busiest time of year for my business. So don't be surprised if you see my listening to Christmas Carols and drawing Christmas designs in mid-July. I want to be ready for the fall retail boom long before baby comes.
That being said, for this baby, I decided to start getting the nursery ready waaaay early in an effort to not have it be a rush at the end when my business is also taking a lot more of my time than usual. You may have seen on Instagram that I painted the baby's room in April.
I was really really pleased with how it turned out and still smile every time I step foot in the room. I used Bedford Gray by Martha Stewart (in Home Depot's Glidden Duo brand) and I absolutely adored the paint and color.
Choosing a gray paint for a room can turn into a really tricky task pretty quickly which is why I wrote the post Gray Matters for my friend Lindsay over at Moxie Design Studio. I've linked to it here in case you want to pop over and glean some tips from some of my gray-painting experiences.
Here's a close-up so you can see how the colors plays with the gray-toned floors, white trim and dark gray curtains. It's a lot of gray right now but that will be changing soon enough.
Next on my agenda is to paint our Jenny Lind (think curvy spindles) style bed Kelly Green. I love a pop of color and I love green so this will be a fun project. The rest of the room will stay neutral but definitely NOT boring. My goal is to make it feel sophisticated with a touch of whimsy. I will use industrial elements (like a sweet bronze and black light fixture), some fun art (I'm loving Narwhals for this room-- do you know they are real creatures?) and some modern & vintage furniture pieces that we already own. I have a couple other fun ideas up my sleeve as well.
It should come together nicely and hopefully inexpensively as well. Looking at the Olioboard I designed, I'm thinking my main expenses for this room will be the paint, lighting and artwork. Not too shabby.
What's your style when you are painting or decorating a room? Get it all done in a weekend or slowly over time? Goodwill and junk finds or Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel? I'm usually a mix myself.
I'll keep you posted,
Rachel
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