new paint!

This week, we had the interior of our house repainted. {Well, not all of it, but most of it.} There is a gentleman at our church who does this on the side, so we hired him {at a great price, btw} to do the job for us. It only took him 2 days to do the entry, kitchen, breakfast room, living room, hallway, and 1 spare bedroom. We were impressed, to say the least! Anyway I took some pics of the newly painted walls, but in most of them you can't even tell what the color is. So I also scanned the paint samples...and it's still hard to tell on a computer screen what the color really is. So, use your imagination. :-)

{paint sample for entry, living room, kitchen, breakfast room, hallway - celery sticks}

{living room wall...I know, it looks beige...but I promise it's quite green!}

{paint sample for the spare bedroom - soft mint green}

{spare bedroom wall}

{glad it's done!}

home deco updates

So I finally finished this project!! Here are some pics. And I also realized that many of you haven't seen our house since we redecorated after the tornado, so I'm posting a couple of other pics too.

{after the tornado, we had to replace our rug & throw pillows. and I bought a coffee table as a bonus. :-)}

{we recently inherited Baron's mom's old bedroom furniture, and we didn't need the mirrors in our room so I put them on the mantle}

{I did this painting a couple of months ago & I'm still not sure if I like it. obviously it doesn't bother me too much since it's still hanging in the kitchen. :-)}

mystery

I am developing a crush.

Do any of you watch the show House? During its first season, I decided I would check it out. I hadn't heard anything about it, but when it started to come on, I just watched it. I fell in love. The show displays the absolute most sarcastic, dry sense of humor. If any of you know me, you know how much I appreciate sarcasm. Anyway, so ever since I have started watching the show, I have been hooked. And the more I watch Hugh Laurie on appearances like The Tonight Show (still jealous of Jamin & Ashley, BTW) and SNL, the more I realize what a crush I'm developing. I guess it is a combination of the British accent, the sarcasm, & the raw sense of humor. Plus he's kinda cute.

I recently came across a video of Hugh Laurie performing a song he wrote several years ago entitled Mystery. As you will see, he wasn't quite the hunk he is now. :-) Enjoy!

Hugh Laurie performing Mystery