Hey friends! Hope you had a great weekend! We finished our annual five week crazy marathon that starts with Mother’s Day, onto 4 in-house birthdays, lots of friends and family members’ birthdays, an anniversary, 49475 lacrosse and baseball games, and culminates with Father’s Day, with the grande finale this year being our house losing power while we were at the kids’ games yesterday, and me having to break a screen and climb through a window to get started on dinner for the love of my life. Phew!!! I need a spa day. But life is good.
I’m finally coming up for air and have so many fun projects to share with you!
As you may know I do a little “room refreshing” for others. Many people are not looking for a whole new redesign of their spaces, but they need help updating a room. I have been fortunate to help families refresh their homes with paint, help them repurpose what they already have, and choose some big ticket items that often overwhelm people who feel like they “aren’t good at decorating” (I hear that all the time!)
In the dozen or so years our friends have lived in their home, they have never changed the builder’s flat paint color that was in all their living areas (a nondescript whitish color). I marvel at this because I have without a doubt decreased the square footage of my homes with all the layers of paint I’ve put on the walls!!
This family has 4 great kids and the cutest dog EVER…..
and it was time to freshen up their space – a mudroom, kitchen and family room that are all open to each other.
Finding inspiration photos of a particular color is really helpful to understand a color’s intensity, if you keep in mind that the furnishings, trim color and most especially, the light in the space will influence how a certain color looks on your walls. For these spaces we were looking for a greige that would work well with the homeowner’s existing sectional in the family room and granite in the kitchen. She was also interested in a slate blue for her dining room.
We chose Ben Moore’s Grant Beige HC-83 for the open areas – the mudroom, kitchen and family room.
We also decided on Nimbus Grey, BM 2131-50 for the dining room.
Of the slate blue family, Nimbus Gray is definitely on the bluer side.
And of course pillows – one of the most affordable ways to freshen up a space.
marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says
Pretty colors and I love the pillow choices too. Gorgeous rooms.
Vel Criste says
You have been busy lady, and your right, in a good way, we can't complain right? this is just the right kind of busy-ness we all thrive in as moms and wives. So yes, take a bit of a breather and do a lot of what you love such as helping this family and your in-laws my friend. Love the color schemes, so cool and calming!
Calypso In The Country says
Love the colors and those pillows. Grant Beige really looks so nice against white. Maybe I should find a room to put it in my house. I like the idea of decorating around the dog too…What a cutie!
-Shelley
Simply LKJ says
I can so relate! We have been running non-stop since May! Finally slowing down. Love the colors you chose. And yes, my brother always comments about my decreasing square footage due to my numerous paint changes over the years! LOL
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
You do need a spa day after all of that! Good gracious. Love the color palette you choose – can't wait to see it all come together.
Denise Greenwood says
I can totally relate!! I kind of feel like I can come up for air for a few weeks, as kids are at various camps, but then I know college stuff is soon to follow!! I too have decreased the square-footage of my home by the layers of paint!! Love that expression 🙂 You have a beautiful family Lisa!!
stephanie at Stephanie Kraus Designs says
sounds like your finally getting a break! Love the plan you shared the paint colors are beautiful and I love the pillows! cant wait to see…
Tiffany says
You've got some lucky friends and family to have you helping them. Love the colors. By the way, tried out your sewing machine yet;)
Beth of designPOST Interiors says
Those are my favorite color combos!
Kris @ Driven by Décor says
Yay – you made through your crazy five weeks! You definitely deserve a spa day and then some! Love the color palette for the spaces you're helping your friends with – it will be beautiful!
pam {simple details} says
Whew! Glad to know you survived all the celebrating! 🙂 LOVE your fun collage of all the festivities, too! Such lucky friends to have your help, can't wait to see these pretty neutrals come together!
pam {simple details} says
Whew! Glad to know you survived all the celebrating! 🙂 LOVE your fun collage of all the festivities, too! Such lucky friends to have your help, can't wait to see these pretty neutrals come together!
Privet and Holly says
I've been on a similar
treadmill since the
beginning of May, so
I can appreciate all the
fun (but exhausting)
things on your schedule!
We are now on to summer
baseball, so the majority
of the nights involve a
ballpark, which is really
quite lovely when the
weather cooperates : )
Great color scheme you
chose for your friends–
very calm, restful and
practical, too, since it
matches their pooch!
Happy Summer, sweet
Lisa!
xo Suzanne
PS: Read your post about
inflating tires, first — thanks!
As you know, I'm also navigating
the roads with a 15 year old
boy behind the wheel…..
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
your weekends sound insane! glad you survived and got to use your ninja house breaking skills. 😉
and loving the colors for for this revamp!
Katie says
Love these colors!! I love Grant! Maybe I will use that for my bedroom. I went with Revere Pewter for most of my house, it looks amazing! My new kitchen is done, never thought I would move so fast from my other house onto another kitchen.