Wow it was almost a month ago when I said I'd be painting over the weekend. I did start painting that weekend... but the whole project took longer than planned. My room is 100% painted & now I'm working on getting the right layout, furniture and accessories.
So here is a peek at where I'm at...
The paint colors were inspired by Tula Pink's fabric collection Neptune. I took a quilt I made from Neptune with me to Home Depot and picked out a bunch of paint chips until I found the ones I liked best. Most of the room is a pale blue.
The fabric wreath I made from Rachel's tutorial looks perfect by my door. {Thank you rachel for reminding me that I made it... I had yet to unpack it and forgotten!}
My room isn't square and has one corner that bumps out in two directions. I decided to take advantage of this and make the long wall a focal point by painting it dark blue. I didn't paint the wall as dark as the Storm fabric since that paint chip looked almost black. I went a bit lighter and I'm quite happy with the result. This wall is going to have tall white bookcases.
Since the photo above was taken a few days ago I did get one of the tall bookcases built. I love the contrast of the white furniture with the blue paints.
I couldn't decide between two nightstands so I got one of each. This one doesn't have as much storage but I love the open look. {My new mug rug was a present from Susan!}
...and then this one has a bunch of storage. {I changed my mind on which was going where so now I need to flip the door hinges!}
The colors in Prince Charming are brighter and bolder than Neptune. Nevertheless my new Jawbreaker pillow looks great on my bed. {Side note: Jawbreaker & Radio Way just arrived from the printer and are being shipped to shops & distributors today... woo hoo!}
I'm still using my original Neptune quilt as a curtain in one of my windows. It is a bit short but the perfect width for this window. I have a plan for making curtains... that I'll get to eventually. {The tall boxes are the white bookcases still in boxes... gotta love ikea!}
It is no secret to anyone who has been reading my blog that not only am I a big Tula Pink fan, but that specifically Neptune is favorite fabric line... ever. I own more of it than I can keep track and treat it like gold since once it's gone... it's gone.
So when Rachel showed a Neptune sneak peek on her blog a while back... I of course quickly shot her an e-mail to ask what it was... and she wouldn't provide any more info. Fast forward to now... and what she had made was a mini-quilt for me!! She gave me the present at market! {love you rachel... but you knew that!}
My new mini! Made from Neptune and assorted Bella Solids. I think I'm going to add a sleeve and hang it on the wall.
...a detail shot
I also have acquired quite a new other accessories over the year that fit into my Neptune theme. Once I have the rest of the furniture built & room finished I'll show you more photos.
My room has also inspired me to finish my Bee Beautiful quilt from 2010. I have 21 of the 25 blocks I need made already from my bee. The plan is to finish four more blocks and sash the quilt in Kona Crush.
© Blog post written by Julie Herman
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