So I did a bit of swatching:
We were talking about all my paint sampling and Ann commented that it’s just like a gauge swatch and really it is. So necessary. Annoying. You hate that you have to keep trying new combinations but oh so worth it in the end.
I’m trying to match an area rug in the dining room and I started out with the three colors directly to the left of the doorway. Way too light, not enough red, practically blend in with the woodwork. (By the way – don’t the floors look great? Just some sanding and poly – no stain – that’s how they look. I’m so happy to have wood floors!!)
I went redder in the next go around. The winner is in this picture. Actually – the winner is in ALL of the pictures. Is it this one?
Nope! But maybe Meli likes that best. C’mon baby girl! Show us the winner!
That’s Pomegranate. Here’s the swatch:
I actually think there’s a bit more purple in it than the swatch, but it’s pretty close. The best part is when G was at the house and I had the rug down he chose this color and the color to the right of it as the two finalists. When I first put the paint up on the wall, they looked almost identical. In the end, the color to the right is a tad darker. And pomegranates are G’s favorite, so it’s only fitting that the namesake color adorn the walls of our dining room.
Tomorrow they start the paint!! They were supposed to start last week but the floors took a bit longer and then we had to let them dry. They were then supposed to start today. That’s why Meli’s in her diaper – I literally took her out of bed, still sleeping, so I could get to the house in time to let them in only to have the foreman tell me they’re starting tomorrow. Tomorrow, tomorrow – it’s only a DAY AWAY!
I feel like once the paint is on the walls the house is really mine. Even though they’ve already hung my new chandelier and put up a bazillion baby gates and we bought a new kitchen table and chairs at Ikea this weekend (thank goodness for their odd sizes since the kitchen doesn’t really have a lot of space for a table and yes I’m mixing my woods) and I’m about to order my new bathroom vanities and pick up the sconces tomorrow and…and…and! So many details.
When I’m not obsessing about the new house, I’m procrastinating on a job I MUST finish by packing. So far I’ve got about 55 boxes done – ALL BOOKS. And there’s still a bunch more to do. I haven’t even touch the knitting books. I feel like if I can just get the books packed it will all be good. Although I’m terribly depressed because my Ikea bookcases that have lined my walls for the past 12 years pretty much won’t fit in any of the rooms I’ve designated as book rooms in the new house. I’ve looked around but bookcases are expensive! I guess I’ve been able to have so many because Billys are cheap. I don’t know what I’m going to do, but packing up all my books has been sad – especially since I’m not quite sure when they’ll be unpacked.
But tomorrow the painters start! And if all goes well, we’ll be moving two weeks from today. Or tomorrow. YAY!
Remember to pack the book boxes lightly. I learned from experience that packing them heavy leads to hurt backs and toes. My husband alone when moving his stuff to our apartment had 20(?) boxes of books, which is impressive for one person.
Putting books in boxes feels so mean but it will be well worth it. Love the colour for the dining room.
Love it ,love it, love it! The color will be fabulous especially with the wood floors.
Wonderful colors. They’re really going to transform the house.
Ugh – the last time we moved I packed 53 boxes of books. Thankfully we’ve pared down A LOT since them, so next time it shouldn’t be so bad. But I feel your pain. But moving! Yay!
Billys are still cheap, and they look fine. Pile ’em up with your great books and no one will complain that they’re not deluxe.
A red (I mean, pomegranate!) room will be fantastic!
Your house looks really nice – the wood trims and all, I saw Meli and thought she looks right at home !!!
Love that color!!!
loving the pomegranate! loving the new house! and wallowing in bitter jealousy that you live near an ikea…
p.s. mixing your woods is totally in.
Your poor bookcases! What are you going to do with them all?!
I can’t wait to see this house. I love the pictures so far!
Wow, wow, wow! I can’t wait to see the finished product!
And look at Meli! Such a big girl, toolin’ around in her diaper. Such cuteness! AAAARRRGGGHHHH! Slaying the internet with her cuteness! (Sorry. Just had some caffeine for the first time in a long time.)
That is the color I would have chosen as well- deep, rich, but not too dark.
As for book shelves, if you go for painted wood, you can actually build them pretty cheap and easy. And best yet, being “built in” means that you maximize the full space for all of those lovely books.
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I love how Meli’s little top fits right in with the color scheme! Thanks for letting us have a peek into setting up your new home. It feels so friendly and it’s fun to see your amazing creativity and color sense at work.
How exciting! I love your chandelier, and that shade of red is just beautiful. I can’t get over how big Meli is! congrats on your new home. I’m very happy for you all! I think i’ve mentioned that I have a few friends who live in your new town, and they all love it there.
I love the color of the dining room and loved having Meli show it to us! So cute. FYI: when we moved from DC to Texas we had 135 boxes of books. This was a company-paid move. We didn’t care. The guys who moved us said they’d never seen so many in one family before. Well, we had to hire a carpenter to come build in some bookshelves and that was not cheap! And then we had bookcases all over the house, too. When it came time for us to move ourselves, we filled the station wagon several times with books and took them to Half Price Books and sold them. I still miss some of them but mostly I figure I can always go to the library if I want to read something again. Now we’re down to 4 bookcases (and only 1 now for craft books) and one built-in unit. The general rule is for every book in, one goes to Half Price Books. I recommend this practice. It was hard the first time. After that… very liberating.
I just love that first picture of little Meli in that big room all by herself. She is so precious.
Books……..be sure that you store them someplace completely dry. I lost a bunch of stored books to mold which made me so sad.
Bookcases can often be cut, or otherwise amended. Do some experimenting.
that Ann sounds wonderful. I wonder if she is as good looking as she is smart.
beautiful colors!! i love the one you picked out 🙂
Very nice! I can’t wait to see what it all looks like when you guys are in it! Congrats!!
That is the color I picked out in the first picture, too! How exciting, everything moves forward one step at a time.
Not to scare you but my red paint is taking 6-7 coats. It looks great. But it’s been a long road. Best of luck!!!