if you know me even a little bit, you know i love color, prints, and texture. growing up that's just always how our houses were- full of color. i so wish i could do the minimal, stark thing. i appreciate it. but paring things down has never been my strong suit. raccoon : shiny objects : : molly : loud design. on that note, i also like shiny objects.
that being said, i have had white walls in my bedroom in austin since i moved here. three months ago. it's been driving me insane. i know how much time painting a whole room takes, and i did not care to invest that kind of time myself. (been there, done that, lost the deposit, ugh. no thanks.) nor did i have a budget to hire painters. enter: the accent wall.
when i purchased the paint for my DIY stripe curtains, i did it with the accent wall in mind. i knew i wanted my room to be blue-gray, and that turned out to be a great color for the curtains as well. enough to make the stripes on the curtains pop, but light enough to not get too nautical. the curtains took about half a gallon of paint, and i probably used another quart to paint my accent wall. leaving me with another quart to play with soon. :)
so saturday morning i headed to home depot, got my paint shaken, picked up a few random supplies, and grabbed an iced coffee. i had basically all the supplies i needed...except for one crucial thing. muscles. brawn. that tim "the toolman" grunt. i needed a dude to help me move my bed. enter: the King of Everything (as i have henceforth dubbed him), Dom. The King of Everything volunteered not only to help move my bed, but to paint as well. this is why he is the King of Everything. also, he's a singer/songwriter! ladies- holler atcher boy.
all in all, counting the trip to home depot, moving all my furniture out of my room, painting, and moving everything back in, this project probably took two hours. max. the actually painting took MAYBE thirty minutes? such a great, easy way to liven up the space. best part: SUPER CHEAP, too. because i had the paint and most of my supplies already, i think i spent a total of $8 on an edger and a roller handle. moral of the story: plan out your paint projects and see if one gallon can have multiple uses. and save your painting supplies!
another small project i took care of was a bit of clean-up/organization in the utility room. i was tired of looking at all the crap on our shelves (we use the utility room not only for laundry storage, but cookie cutters, light-bulbs, koozies, and shot glasses. you know. the staples.) i just needed some plastic bins to store everything, but didn't want to spend an arm and a leg.
i wouldn't have thought of this, but thankfully now i have pinterest to do all that pesky thinking for me. dollar store to the rescue, yall! grand total of $6. BOOM.
lastly, i went to half-price books to find some coffee-table books for chizzeap. i found some great deals on four coffee table books (two of which are Edward Gorey, which makes me very happy!) also, i picked up a copy of David Sedaris' Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. i've read it before, but his books get funnier every time. came home and opened it up to find this:
a signed hardback copy for $5? seriously, Half-Price Books should call themselves We Will Pay You To Read, Basically.
HOORAY DEALS!
