Spring Whites

This week I'm going to try to share the rest of my photos from Leola's Vintage Home and Garden Spring Open House. They're too much fun for you to miss. So if you don't mind, you may be on a little "overload". Today I want to do some of the Spring Whites for you. I never get tired of seeing all their great ideas and displays. Here goes...

see ya tomorrow for 

I'm linking up with the always inspiring White Wednesday 

at Faded Charm, thanks Kathleen!

xoxo,

Master Bedroom Paint Reveal

I can safely say that I am no longer embarrassed to share photos of my Master Bedroom. Not only am I not embarrassed, I'm really happy with the way it looks. The new taupe paint really hit the nail on the head. Just what I was hoping for, even though it took me several days of hard work to find it.

It's not too dark, not too light,

just right, as Goldilocks would say!

Now the gold paint doesn't overwhelm the room with color,

but the taupe lets the rest of the color and pattern balance out.

Nothing is overpowering now...

I even like the goldy-brassy accents. 

They highlight the room without clashing.

I changed up my llittle gallery areas, using some "new" old prints.

The pics aren't very good,

I should have been using my tripod.

It's still hard to take good photos in here.

Now my attempt to shake up the space with a sunburst mirror

does what I wanted it to do...look a little modern and stylish.

This area really is my favorite now with the old stacked suitcases

and the little French painted table with hat boxes.

I bought this table about 4 years ago from a good friend

that I shared a space with.

The painted scene has chipped and faded

but if you look closely it still has lots of frenchy charm.

I'll get better photos of this someday

 when I can move it to another place with better lighting.

There's a little balcony off the french door here.

I made the tapestry pillow last Fall and still have a lot of the fabric left. I need one more for my Dining Room church pew. I bought the vanity wicker bench from Pier 1 years ago and painted it out in Expresso. A faux mink throw is the seat cushion.

So just in case you didn't see the before photos here are a couple.

Ohmygosh, get your sunglasses on!

I'm thinking about some kind of valance for the blinds, but I want to make sure it's not so dated as what I had before, something more organic, like a heavy off white linen, maybe in a faux Roman Shade. I'm looking...

I think the best thing to come out of this, besides it's so much lighter and brighter is that I really do love my wood furniture now. Before it was all too dark and dreary in there. Now the furniture has some contrast to the walls not being overpowered by them.

(Paint is Stone Hearth at 125% by Benjamin Moore)

Actually the paint is just a bit darker than it reads in these photos.

I had to lighten them up in my photo editor.

I'll be linking up with these fun parties this week: 

Picture Perfect Room Reveal at Funky Junk

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tuesdays Treasures at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Primp Your Stuff at Primp

What's it Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants

Knick of Time Tuesday

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Cowgirl Up at Cedar Hill Ranch

Share the Love Wednesday at Very Merry Vintage Style

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Thriftin' on a Thursday at Savvy City Farmer

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

Simple and Sweet at Rooted in Thyme

Soooo glad this painting is done! 

Also remember the Monday Marketplace runs all week

so it's not too late to link up and feature 

your Etsy and Online Boutique items.

Hope you'll come by to shop too!

Just scroll down to the last post

xoxo,

Monday Marketplace # 4 and a Winner

Hi Everyone, hope you had a great weekend. Our one day painting marathon of the bedroom and master bath  turned out better than I hoped. They feel like completely new rooms and I'm looking forward to finding new curtains and accessories. My husband said, "You know, it makes the house look so much more up-to-date".

Did I mention that it was my husband who said that?

 Yep, He's coming along!

Pictures coming soon!

So now let's link up our Etsy and Online Boutique Items.

I'd love for you to display the 

Monday Marketplace button somewhere on your blog
to help spread the word,

and please be a follower of Common Ground.

Here are some of the wonderful links from last week.

Linen Beach Cottage Pillow Cover
from the Cottage Workroom

French Country Cream Wooden Caddy

from the Shabby Chateau

Adorable vintage style lace overlay dress 
that would be darling over jeans 

from Miss Flibbertigibbit

European Grain Sack Votive Candle Set

from Cottage in the Oaks

Vintage Aged Papers of Floral Plant Life

from The Vintage Bag Lady

A beautiful Glass Pendant Necklace

from Rochelle My Belle

And an English Garden Girl in the Hollyhocks

vintage framed card from Rosekraft

Drum roll please...

The winner of the Gift Certificate from French Bleu Vintage 

is Susan from Susan's Hearts and Flowers.

Congrats Susan!

If you have an Etsy Shop or Online Boutique

come on over and link up to two of your individual items.

Just link up your item title like you would any

individual blog post to a linky party, then choose your photo

and you're in!

Thanks everyone who has blogged and posted about this new

selling venue, I really appreciate your support!

OK, so let's see what you have for this week.

This Monday Marketplace is sponsored by

Rosekraft

xoxo,

Finding that perfect color...

This post falls under the category of 

"wish I'd known this last week"

Whew, what a weekend, I'm pooped. The Master Bedroom and Bath are done, more on that this week, but just wanted to do a quick post inspired by an email from Catherine from Freddy and Petunia. She told me about a great design tool available with Behr Paint to find the "just right" color. So I'm sending you over to F&P, she has some super info that all us die hard DIY'ers will find pretty handy!

Click Here

See ya tomorrow for Monday Marketplace,

hope you've had a great weekend!

I'll announce the winner of the give away

from French Bleu Vintage tomorrow morning.

xoxo,

This is what I'm doing this weekend...

After 4 days of trying to find just the right shade of "taupe"

this is how I feel.

Too pink...

too green...

too brown...

too gold...

looks like cement...

does that look purple to you?...

I've looked at so many paint chips and tried almost as many.

my walls look like a patchwork quilt.

I've finally found the right one, and my daughter Aly will be here with me

this weekend painting the master bedroom and master bath

...and maybe my closet if we have the time and haven't fallen over.

keep a good thought for us,

this is just the beginning...

que music from  "2001 A Space Odyssey"

Don't forget the Give Away from

French Bleu Vintage

click here, ends Saturday night.

Hope you've entered, Dee has some wonderful items.

See ya on the other side.

p.s. Happy St. Patty's Day

xoxo,