I hate 'em. I'm no good at 'em and I've decided (ironic) that I'm no longer gonna make 'em. Okay, no, not really, because you HAVE to make them in order to live. But it's hard!
Except that then, approximately 7 seconds later thanks to the wonders of Pinterest, I see a room like this.
And then I'm all like...ooooh! Color! Vibrant! Funky! Fun! YES! Love it. Decision made---colors it is. And, clearly, you see my dilemma. I have no gosh darn clue what I want. So, that's been about where I've been for the past few months.
Somehow, by some miracle, we managed to make an executive decision on a dining room table and a coordinating area rug. And we haven't even second-guessed it. (Small victories, people). So, now all that's left to do is pick and install a new light fixture, paint the walls, and make final decisions about other furniture in the room (the debate is over whether we stick with our free hand-me-downs or upgrade to new stuff).
So, first thing's first. I needed to agonize about paint color for awhile. I really should have taken a photo of all the paint chips I brought home. Holy moly. I think there's some weird kleptomaniac part of me that loves the fact that I can take as many colored strips of paper as I want and they're all FREE. This is probably the same part of me that brings home hotel soap on occasion. Although, now that I think about it, taking the soap makes more sense. At least it has a function! Paint chips, especially the ones you end up deciding are gross and ugly, have absolutely no purpose.
Anyway. The point is that I brought home an exorbitant number of these suckers. They weren't even in the same color family---I had browns, yellows, blues, and grays. Sheesh, woman, make up your mind!! Anyway, this story has a happy ending because yesterday, I FINALLY PICKED A PAINT COLOR! One small step for man, one giant leap for Kathleen's decision-making skills. Or at least let's hope so.
So. What is it? Without further ado, (drumroll please):
Ta da! There it is.
We're going for a dining room that looks something like this, but with a farmhouse style table. Hopefully, it's going to be awesome.
Oh, and, one day, I want to make this in the dining room. I love the idea of not having a china cabinet but still having a spot to display our dishware, flowers, etc. One day.
So that, my friends, is how you can spend months deciding on one room's furniture and paint color. Who wants to take bets on how long it's going to take me to actually decide on furniture for the family room?
