I'm doing it! I'm REALLY doing it. No, REALLY! I have lived in this house for 4.5 years and it's STARK white. I have wanted to add color but could never commit to what color. I mean, isn't it tough to take a 2x2 piece of cardboard with a color on it and imagine it all over the walls? OK, maybe not hard for someone with a degree in interior designs, or even someone with some skills in that area. Me? I change my mind with the wind - can't even begin to tell you how many times I've rearranged my furniture, etc.
A Freudian moment here. I think it goes back to my mom. Doesn't it always? In the first 18 years of my life, I lived in over 20 places. Apartments, homes, friends, etc. Not because we were a military family but because my mom was a single mother raising 2 girls on limited income and we rented. We were like gypsies in our small town, though not sure how many noticed or realized it. We never stayed in one place very long and I never got attached, maybe because we always stayed in the vicinity of our small town.
So, I think why I don't become attached to inanimate objects or homes is because of this. I also think it's why I change my mind all the time and have the ability to change without problem. Some people like my husband (or most people, maybe I'm really in the minority on this), who lived in the same house his whole life (and his parents still do after 50 years of marriage) and whose home looks the same with only minimal changes to it in that timeframe.
Ok, went off on a rabbit trail there......sorry! However, why I think I'm finally able to "commit" to color is that I am starting to feel like this is MY home. That I don't have to worry about moving next month or by the end of the year. I can put "roots" down here and color if I want. We own our home. We've been here over 4 years and this is the LONGEST I've lived in any ONE place my whole life!!!!! I praise God for my blessings!!!!
I went to Lowe's and looked through color swatches and picked a few. I think I just KNEW in my heart what I wanted because I brought them home and sure enough, they are perfect. I'm going to go get a small can to paint a poster board to get a feel for a bigger piece of it on the wall but I think it is what we're going with. Now is the hard part - when & doing it. Jim likes the colors, or at least, didn't balk at them. I think he's just thinking of the work to paint it (we have pretty tall ceilings and weird angles) but I can't wait!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I have blamed my lack of color in my house on the fact that both Jason and I grew up in "white"houses... meaning no color BUT white on the wall. Know as an adult I am "experimenting" with color. We have lived here for almost 6 years... and are finally straying away from WHITE. WOOHOO!!! Let me tell ya, not that I am done yet but I almost feel more relaxed or something. Like it really is MY house now! :-) Enjoy painting.
good luck with the painting...post pics when you are finished
Post a Comment