Shades of White

Last time I posted about my love for white furniture.  The danger of having too much of one color in one room is that you might think it would be too monochromatic and boring.  Not so, if you mix shades of that color, varying textures, and imperfections.  Take this desk area I have in a corner of my living room.  Everything is white, but it's not monochromatic at all because of all the variations.  The mirror is bright and shiny white.  The desk is a more muted white and is distressed.  The corbel and nameplate are very faded white - so much so they both look slightly gray - and are obviously very worn with peeling paint.  The chair matches the desk, but the khaki seat breaks up the color.  Add into the mix the vintage fan, and the fabulous look of all white is anything but boring!

White painted furniture

I know, I know, you've seen pictures of my dining room before...but not with this much white furniture!  As you've probably guessed by now, I have a love affair with white distressed furniture.  I could paint everything in my house white, and practically have by now.  I made a poor decorating decision about 1 and 1/2 years ago and painted my dining room set black.  Now, I love black too, but not with the white furniture that was already in my dining room.   As you know, painting a dining room set is no small feat, so I lived with the black for a while.  I finally decided I couldn't take it anymore, so painted it white yesterday.  And I love it!  I love it with the burlap runner.  I love it with the other white furniture, and I even love it with the fabric on the chairs.  Just another example of how a simple coat of paint can make such a drastic and wonderful change in a room!

Herb Garden

This is my herb garden.  Not as impressive as most, I realize, but it is cute!  I've always wanted to grow herbs in a sunny kitchen window above my sink.  The only (slight) problem is....I have no sunny kitchen window above my sink.  But I do have space for something, so here in my herb garden!  I've had this lovely wall pocket for almost 11 years (given to me by my twin sister for being her matron of honor...super embarrasing term, alas, but I was already married), and recently spray painted it aqua.  It resided in my bathroom for a while, but I could never find something appropriate to put in it.  White toilet paper just didn't look right - go figure!  So, I moved the piece to the wall above my kitchen sink.  My first thought was to plant cilantro, but it needs full sun.  I ended up with mint only because it was the only herb I could find that only needed partial sun.  Good thing I love to put fresh mint leaves in my tea!  To situate the plant just right in the pocket, I slipped it inside a gallon ziploc bag.  Then I wrapped it in burlap.  Voila!  Instant herb garden, and it's cute!