Operation Vintage Makeover: Baby Steps (How are there so many purples....or bags of clothing????)
October 27, 2017
*assumes TV announcer voice*
Welcome to the first episode of Operation Vintage Makeover!!!
*applause*
*Announcer: And now, here is your hostess, Catherine AKA Farm Lassie!!*
Hey y'all!!
I don't know why I originally named this Operation Vintage. After all, the makeover is the key concept!!
Oh well. I'll just chalk it up to temporary insanity.
Anyway.....
So, I've picked out my color scheme for my new bedroom.
The trim and carpet is going to be a creamy ivory color. As I probably mentioned, I hate white. It attracts dirt wayyyyy too easily. The reason why I'm going with a creamy ivory is because I want to match my current bed set and be complementary to any dark pieces of furniture that I pick up. (More details on this reasoning will be discussed during furniture posts).
The walls will be a light/medium shade of purple. While my favorite color is bright sky blue, blue also happens to be my parents' favorite color too. Hence, 3/4 of all the walls in our house are painted blue.
Needless to say, I'm sick of blue walls.
So...upon a recent trip to Lowes, I snagged every single paint color strip that was remotely purplish and different shades of cream (which was interesting, considering the flourescent lighting).
After coming home, I sorted through them in the natural light to see which purple shades looked good and which ones looked *bleh*. I also took the time to match the cream to the headboard.
Turns out...the cream was the easy part.
Here is a photo of all the paint strips that I'm still considering:
And these ones right here are the ones which I eliminated (too dark, too light, too blue, wrong cream, etc. A lot of these are stacked together.)
To paraphrase an old Lowe's commercial, "How in the world are there so many purples!!"
This is about as far as I'm going to go with the paint chips for now. I can't really finalize colors until after I get my room cleaned up.
I'm not going to show pictures of my room right now in it's present state because it would horrify everyone. Literally, it is totally trashed right now because of all the college crap that is still in it. When I do the before and after pictures at the end of the project, you will understand what I mean.
Even though I'm disappearing for a vacation very soon, I decided to get some work done on it. The bulk of what happened this week was cleaning out all the old clothes that I haven't worn/am too big for/other uglies that I've been stashing away. I had about 3 different spots that I was storing clothes that I didn't wear. I figured it was about time to get rid of some.
At first, it was only two bags.
Then it grew to three.
Now it's up to four!!!
Well. Technically it's grown to 4 1/2. There's a partial bag that is off camera that may join it's mates later.
But at least my closet, dresser and clothes storage units at least CLOSE PROPERLY.
Now to tackle the rest of the junk....
Old-fashionably yours,
Catherine
15 comments
I can't wait to see how it turns out!:)
ReplyDelete-Quinley
This is so exciting! A lot of work, but exciting! It will be so worth it!
ReplyDeleteBlue is awesome, but too much of it can make you go crazy!!! You have an extra bit of difficulty then me! My walls are wood paneling so I can't paint them, and even though I really don't like the carpet, I just through rugs over them! (Hehehe)
Good Luck, Catherine!!! :D
We had wood panelling in the family room of our old house, and my mom actually did paint it like a cream color. It looked much nicer and made a huge difference in the lighting of the room. (It was so dark before with the wood everywhere.)
DeleteOh, oh!! That would be so cool! Cream is so pretty! :) My dad would never go for it, though. :C My sisters and I had to rearrange everything when he was gone. (Hehe!) He wasn't too happy when he got back, but our mom said we could, so we did!
DeleteOoh, I will be so interested in seeing the finished product! I love makeovers! Since we moved last year, I had to give my new room a major makeover including new carpet, walls, etc. It was a mess and a ridiculously long project, but, at long, last it is pretty much finished and much better than it was before. So, yeah, I can't wait to see how yours turns out. Will you do a before and after picture comparison?
ReplyDeleteYes I will! I love watching HGTV makeover shows, some of those makeovers are really stunning!
DeleteOh my! That is an intense makeover! So happy that it's done!
Yes, me too! HGTV has some of the best shows. :)
DeleteI'm curious...which one is your favorite???
DeleteHGTV shows are great! :) My sister and I used to binge-watch "Fixer Upper".
DeleteI have to say House Hunters is my favorite:) What's yours?
DeleteOohh, that's my second favorite. I'll have to agree with MC and say that Fixer Upper is my favorite.
DeleteFixer Upper rocks!!! Unfortunately, its ending. But, good for them for putting family first. :D
DeleteOther than that, I can't stand HGTV.
I know!!! *sad face*
DeleteI can understand though. The kids are getting older and they really need to be with them at this time and not worry about the cameras.
That's awesome! I'm sure it feels nice to go through things and clean. Those colors sound awesome! And they look awesome! I can't wait to see how it turns out. :D
ReplyDelete~Ivie
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That is so many purples. I'm sort of into the minimalist approach when it comes to my clothes, so I loving cleaning out my closet seasonally. I bet it felt amazing to have everything cleaned out!
ReplyDeleteElla Marie