After putting away all the Christmas decor I decided it was a good time for a change (January is a good time for changing things, making goals and becoming better).
So I took everything off of my cream walls and decided to spruce things up in the living room. (having a one-year old baby, I was confined to working during his one-hour nap, or in the evening)
After I had finished painting one wall, I realized the color was not going to work for me (the undertones were fighting with the decor in the room. So I decided to alter the undertones by adding an antique wash.
The tones were now going well with the decor, but it was altogether too dark, I knew I needed to lightening things up a bit or I would feel like I was living in a cave...so I started all over......
Once I had found a color that was more dramatic than the cream, didn't fight with the other tones in the room and wasn't too dark I got even more ambitious and started moving everything around. I drug a table from my front entry into the living room and took this wall-hanging from the master bedroom. By then the room was so altered that my previous decor looked out of place....SO......
I put everything back exactly how it had been previously with the exception of the lovely new paint color. What did I learn?
Change is good. But sometimes we get so excited about improving ourselves that we try to do a complete makeover on our lives not realizing that sometimes simple changes can be way more powerful. How many times do we set unrealistic goals and then become discouraged at the pain of those unrealized expectations? If we make one simple change in our lives at a time (like becoming a better friend, reading scriptures more earnestly, praying more sincerely, serving more often or loving more deeply), we can feel the joy and beauty of that change without feeling completely overwhelmed by the pressure of taking it all on at once. So my resolve is to make simple changes more often and let the joy of that simple change fuel me to do better in more and more areas.
So I took everything off of my cream walls and decided to spruce things up in the living room. (having a one-year old baby, I was confined to working during his one-hour nap, or in the evening)
After I had finished painting one wall, I realized the color was not going to work for me (the undertones were fighting with the decor in the room. So I decided to alter the undertones by adding an antique wash.
The tones were now going well with the decor, but it was altogether too dark, I knew I needed to lightening things up a bit or I would feel like I was living in a cave...so I started all over......Once I had found a color that was more dramatic than the cream, didn't fight with the other tones in the room and wasn't too dark I got even more ambitious and started moving everything around. I drug a table from my front entry into the living room and took this wall-hanging from the master bedroom. By then the room was so altered that my previous decor looked out of place....SO......
I put everything back exactly how it had been previously with the exception of the lovely new paint color. What did I learn? 
Change is good. But sometimes we get so excited about improving ourselves that we try to do a complete makeover on our lives not realizing that sometimes simple changes can be way more powerful. How many times do we set unrealistic goals and then become discouraged at the pain of those unrealized expectations? If we make one simple change in our lives at a time (like becoming a better friend, reading scriptures more earnestly, praying more sincerely, serving more often or loving more deeply), we can feel the joy and beauty of that change without feeling completely overwhelmed by the pressure of taking it all on at once. So my resolve is to make simple changes more often and let the joy of that simple change fuel me to do better in more and more areas.
beautiful! I just finished painting my hall wall light golden yellow and the 3 bedroom doors lavender; since my entire place is desert/seashore colors, the lavender looks surprisingly wonderful. Now on to closet and bathroom doors and it looks like I'll need to post some pics. BTW, major congrats on your parents anniversary!
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome at decorating! And yes, I loved the diaper cake you made. It was gorgeous! Thanks for complimenting me on the one I made :) I also like your "moral to the story." I think it is so true that the more we try to take on, the more overwhelmed we feel. It can be best to start with the small and simple things and work from there.
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm impressed. How many naptimes was this? =)
ReplyDeleteAlso, can you do my house?
Beautiful! I liked your commentary as well. Keep it coming! Love you!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe how much I love the new wall. Especially after seeing it light cream again in the picture! It turned out great! You have such a gift!~
ReplyDeleteTo answer Matthew's question, all this craziness took about 1 week. I had to work some evenings after the kids were sleeping...I get so unsettled when things aren't put together (another motivating factor to get things put back was that we host a weekly stake camp meeting and a weekly den meeting with 7 scouts:)
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