I have decorating ADD

The burlap shades have been shunted to the side for the time being. I can’t decide on a trim fabric or color, and it’s making me upset. So I’m putting them on hold. It’s ok, though, because I’ve decided that our bedroom must be painted now, now, now. This is all Abigail Ahern’s fault. She paints lots of her walls this gorgeous chalky black blue gray color that I have fallen in love with, and now I must have it somewhere in my house. The bedroom — which hasn’t been painted since before we moved into this house — wins.

I am not happy with this bedroom for many reasons. First of all, because the curtains don’t cover the edge of my window trim, which is a most egregious error committed by my husband when he measured the curtain rods. But most of all, because of that dumb Ikea locker in the corner. It holds our TiVo and DVD player and other technology, and every day when I see it I am filled with rage. The locker is cute — on your porch, in your hall, in your bathroom. Not in my bedroom. I want it out. The new walls will help me with this problem, I’m sure of it.

This is the color:

Whee! Just looking at it makes me happy. And the name! Down Pipe. That’s right. It’s awesome and dirty at the same time.

Watch this space.

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Hi hi hi!

Hello there, Apartment Therapists. Welcome to hashai. I never update, and when I do it’s usually a disappointment. I’m glad to see you here, anyway!

(Just kidding about the disappointment.)

My next project is our guest bedroom-cum-tv room. It’s about 85% finished, and I’m currently working on the shades for the 6 windows the room contains. If anyone knows where to find some fabulous velvet ribbon in this specific color of green I cannot describe, then I wish you would tell me.

Sneak Peek

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Before

My 5 year old child (she is actually 14 but that hurts to admit) is going to high school in a few weeks, so I decided she needed an all new big girl room design for her new big girl life. She went to a 3-week camp in mid-July, at which point Vince and I began working furiously to paint, refinish the floors, and redecorate her room. The whole thing was a big surprise, so I spent the last 3 weeks being alternately excited about the whole thing, and nervous that she would hate it. She didn’t. A lot.

Before

Admittedly, these are some awful before pictures (I had already started slinging stuff around, and the bed was originally against the opposite wall), but you get the idea. The walls/floor are the biggest improvements. They were in pretty bad shape.

I got most of the furniture at Ikea. Accessories/rugs are from various sources — Crate & Barrel, Urban Outfitters, eBay, thrifted.

After

After

After

More pictures on Flickr.

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