House Tour: Mudroom Snapshot

 

Recently I reviewed a few of the photos under my house tour section.  It's amazing how outdated those photos can get!  It's true, design is always a work in progress and never really done.  So when you freeze a specific moment in time and then look back several months later, it's incredible to see how much a room has transformed even in that short amount of time. 

This is why today I am going to be showing you the current status of my mudroom.  You may recall progress here.  And this is where I have ended up so far: 

Read more about how these Vivid Hue DIY X-Benches here. 

 

This has become one of my favorite pieces of artwork in our house.  It's the alphabet by our 5 year old daughter and I absolutely LOVE the color! 

 

 

The area leading into the bathroom is wallpapered too (not shown in photo) but I still haven't styled this area the way that I would like.  I want to make a seat cushion for the bench and update the baskets. 

 

I recently updated the photos in my Kitchen tour as well.  Click here to take a look! 

Do you find that once you decorate a room, it continues to transform as well?  Or when you're done are you good about completely moving on to a different room? 

Bamboo Bliss

Guess what arrived this weekend!  My turquoise faux bamboo chandelier for the mudroom!  Can't wait to have it installed!   (Light from Shades of Light)

More on the mudroom makeover coming along slowly but surely here. 

Don't forget to enter the Vivid Hue and Lamps.com Giveway now until this Thursday!  Details here. 

Monkey See Monkey Do!

Monkey See Monkey Do
What's that saying?  Copy cats are the best form of flattery? 
I have a serious girl crush on Emily Henderson's style.  And I have fallen in love with her master bedroom colors.  So much so, that I'm stealing them for myself. 

My wanna-be-bff' Em, used the Sherwin Williams' SW6510 Loyal Blue color for her office because it matched the headboard from her master bedroom (and the sofa from her living room...). 

 



Courtesy Emily Henderson

I love the jewel tone of the blue so much so I have decided to paint our guest bedroom in the same color.   I'm going use the Emily Henderson Master Bedroom as my inspiration...I got the paint on Sunday and I've managed to get half the room painted.  The paint is so dark that it's going to need a good two coats.  Right now, it's a bright Smurf blue....it'll need another soaking before those nice deep blue jeweled tones start showing through.  Here's where I am right now...



Color Palatte, Photo by Vivid Hue Home

During my selection in the paint store I acted like there was a decision to make here but really I went in there on a mission to purchase exactly the SW 6510 Loyal Blue in Flat. 



Vivid Hue Home

Smurf-tastic room after coat number one.  The color will saturate a bit more after coat number two. 
I have been brainstorming my makeover for this room for quite awhile.  I wanted a blue and white theme of some sort.  I envisioned navy walls with white accessory side table accents. 

Recently, I found a turquoise and lime green chenille bedspread at  Antiques on the Farmington for $45 bucks.   I fell in love with it immediately and it was in great shape so I knew I had to use it somewhere in my home, just wasn't certain where.  I didn't originally intend to share these rough iPhone photos with the world...but here are some of my initial thoughts for this room. 

I could see this chenille with hot pinks, ikat, navy blue and kelly green against the SW6510 Loyal Blue backdrop.  Yes.  Always lots of colors.   My mind is like a bad skittles night mare.  (Ignore the lack of styling in this photo!)

Here's the other direction I considered taking for this room.  A nice Ikat white and navy.  I had wanted to use this AND the chenille throw but when I put the two together, it was just entirely too much.  Now the walls are smurf blue and that would just be over the top.  I think the chenille green and blue will win out in this room.  Specially with the Emily Henderson inspiration. 


Here are the Emily bedroom photos that are driving my madness.  I am not suggesting my room will look anything like hers when this project is complete but I love the colors she's used.  The electric plush pink is over the top.  It melts my heart every time I see it:

 

Emily Henderson Bedroom Photos Courtesy of Apartment Therapy

I've got a long way to go on this little project but thought I'd start keeping you posted. 

Also, remember that little mudroom makeover?  It's still in progress too...I like to start multiple things all at once and finish none of them (kidding).  I do appreciate all of the feedback on the nail head ribbon trim...

I measured the room to order the ribbon the other day and I came up with some whacked out calculations that would have required me to order 666.6 yards of trim.  I don't know if I was more scared by the COST that that amount of trim would have set me back or the fact that the sign of the devil was trying to indicate this was a failure of a project but I backed off from the order immediately!  Then recalculated and figured out I was WAY off.  I decided to try my numbers again for another day and so I STILL have to order that trim (and started to paint the guest bedroom in the meantime). 

Can you believe school is still not out here in Connecticut?  One more week! 

PS- Thanks to Bridget Otto at The Oregonian for featuring "Jack's Room" | Vivid Hue Home in her Color Monday feature on June 10 2013 (along with Emily Henderson's Living Room Reveal).

Blush or Bashful?

Help Me Pick The Grosgrain Ribbon Trim for the Mudroom!


Lisa Mende Nailhead Trim

It was Lisa Mende and Traci Zeller's Adamsleigh show house room that sold me on Grosgrain Ribbon and Nailhead trim.   And then my other pals, Nancy and Bethany of 'Powell Brower at Home' perfectly executed this in their laundry room during this year's One Room Challenge.   How could I not be all over this?



Since seeing these beautiful rooms, I have been just dying to try this out in one of the rooms in my own home.   For a hot minute, I thought I may try it in the study.  Then I settled on the mudroom. 

I'm going to be adding grosgrain ribbon nailhead trim to the mudroom and I need your vote on the best color of ribbon for the project



It's voting time Vivid Hue Homies. 

Here are the contenders:
1. 1" Petersham Rayon Grosgrain Azalea (the darker of the two in these photos)

2. 1" Petersham Rayon Grosgrain Hot Pink (don't let the words 'hot pink' fool you, it appears to be the more pale of the two in these photos). 

3. Petersham Grosgrain in Black (not pictured). 

My thoughts in ordering the pink shades of ribbon were that I wanted to be more daring in the mudroom.  I may eventually consider painting the ceiling and I want to push the limits on creativity and fun.  I thought for sure that I would love the azalea ribbon (the brighter of the two) but now that I have seen both ribbons up close, I am leaning towards the hot pink (more pale).  I want the room to push the limit but I also want to keep it tasteful. 

I haven't selected the nail heads yet but have been considering a square 1" shiny silver. 

I tried to provide as many "in room" shots of both ribbons for your review.  Be honest and let your feedback roll! 

The trim on the x benches matches the azalea ribbon (but I don't necessarily want to match the entire room simply around 5 yards of trim that I've put around the benches...this trim can easily be swapped out). 

Carolina Herrera Elle Decor

What are your thoughts?
Azalea or Hot Pink?  Or none of the above?

Mirror Mirror in Bamboo Green

 I have a new addition to my mudroom bathroom.  I found this little gem on a recent trip to Antiques on the Farmington.  I'd never been to this two store antique barn house before (even though it's a mere twenty minute drive from my house).  I spotted this bamboo mirror and immediately thought of Parker Kennedy.  And Kelly Green.  And my mudroom bathroom.   For $80 bucks I knew I could turn this into something. 

 

 

I bought a sample size of Valspar Bright Parrot Satin Color ($2.98, can't go wrong!).  Ya'll know my DIY style by now...I don't prep or sand my projects.  I just jump right in.   I started sticking this paint right on top of the old gold paint.  Sure, it was tough to stick at first so I dabbed a rought version of a top coat and let it dry.  Then I went back with the brush and could get a smoother second and third coat of the green.  The sample sizes only come in limited finishes (satin) so I added an extra gloss with some clear polyurethane that I had from a previous DIY project.  This gave the finished green a shiny coat. 

 

 

Up close of the bamboo mirror in the mudroom bathroom.  Keep in mind, this bathroom has not been styled yet because I've been focusing so much on the mudroom itself.  But this Bright Parrot green is going to go great with the Meg Braff green from the wallpaper in the mudroom.  Eventually I'll think of something great for the wall in here (thinking a solid paint color other than beige). 

I borrowed my Gurglepot from Kennebunkport for this shot.  And the below view from the mudroom into the bathroom reminds me from a scene down the long narrow hotel hallway of The Shining or something!  Again, the bathroom is not styled yet except for the lone bamboo mirror so bear that in mind!  But you can see how the mirror now ties in with the green from the mudroom. 

 

And here's the lil ole mirror that was in there before.  (Along with a photobomb from the vivster in the below left part of the mirror). 

 

Entire project was under $85. 

Coming soon, I have received two grosgain ribbon trims for the nailhead ribbon project I'm going to do in the mudroom and I want your opinion on which color to use!  Get ready to vote, ya'll!

Hope you had a wonderful memoria day weekend!

xoxo

Simply Baby Nursery Party #4

It's been fun to revisit baby nurseries with the Simply Baby Blog party these last few weeks. 
I surprised myself in my own nursery style and went traditional baby girl pink and baby boy blue when I decorated for my kids. 

Today, we've got Katherine from Rhymes with Smile hosting the party.
Jump over to Simply Baby and see how she styles her nursery. 



Click Here for Party

We've still got more fun coming...and check out these other talented stylists here:

Vivid Hue Home- Heather

Rhymes with Smile- Katherine

Forever's Like a Dream- Kelley

Little Black Door- Elizabeth

Fancy Free Me- Elisa

Design Post Daily- Beth

Tiffany Leigh Interior Design - Tiffany

Scrappy Love - Cindy and Emily

Also, an update on my xbenches (know ya'll are so tired of hearing bout these things, ha!). 
I took the advice from Elizabeth at The Little Black Door and Linda at Calling It Home and stitched the trim around the benches rather than hot gluing...(lord knows I avoid a needle and thread at any cost and have been known to safety pin buttons back onto pants rather than sew them).  But they reassured me that this will allow me to remove the trim at a later date if I decide it's too much pink.

and, voila!