Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Things I Like #5


Once again, in a post inspired by, or stolen from, Mistress Maddiehere are some things i like that are around the house.


When we moved into Casa Bob y Carlos, the foyer was red. I didn’t like it at all. Doesn’t mean I don’t like read because I had the outside of house, well, parts of it, painted red. But I didn’t like red inside …


So I chose a blue so dark it almost looks black, and in a semi-gloss so we’d get some sheen, and I think it looks amazing.


The art on the walls were gifts from a friend … here’s a close-up:


The hutch was originally an orange-y looking wood, but I painted it an olive green, and then spray-painted the inside in gold to highlights Carlos’ collection—or some of it—of teapots. The inset panels in the drawers were also painted gold.


I think it looks much better dark dark blue … sets the mood for the rest of the house.

More to come …

15 comments:

  1. Really like that painting, Bob. It's a good one! :)

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  2. The hutch is great!
    And, that painting is excellent!

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  3. Loverly entry and artwork!
    xoxo :-)

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  4. Yes, the dark blue sets off the art and hutch much better. And a teapot collection! Very cool.

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  5. Oh the blue by far looks better in that space. As your aware my bedroom is dark navy, not quite as dark as that thought. I like your house, because like mine, there is nothing there not for a reason, and that is what makes a home. Wonderful art.

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  6. I kind of like the red, but the blue does go better with the art and furnishings.

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  7. glad you changed the color. and carlos collects teapots - how cool!

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  8. I love it. We selected that blue for our long central hallway San Diego. The house was built in 1924, was vintage, and there were 5 doors, closets, and lots of woodwork in that hall. The paint was called Batik Blue and we thought it would be stunning. Only problem: The walls needed to be completely resurfaced. 70 years of settling and earthquakes and there wasn't a flat surface or a straight edge to be found. The bold contrast was a nightmare and we had to repaint. So disapppointing.

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  9. AND... we had the same Mexican cat! We had a collection!

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  10. Dark blue?
    Yes please!
    And I positively love the artwork. That face is awesome.

    XoXo

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  11. I really like the dark blue walls. Painting a wall a dark color is something that I've wanted to do for a long time! Maybe this is the inspiration I need.

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  12. @Hot
    Thanks. I love it so much it stays by the front door so everyone coming in the house sees it.

    @whkattk
    I will say I like it a lot better since I painted it.

    @TDM
    Thanks

    @Debra
    The dark blue idea I got from friends whose dining room is that color. I feel in love the moment I saw it. And Carlos' collection, and there are more, is very cool.

    @@MM
    I agree. I don't have things in the house to have thing. i have, WE have them, because we love them and they mean something to us.

    @DeeDahLah
    I like red, but not in that space. It just looks better now; also the floor is blue slate so it all works better.

    @AM
    I LOVE to paint and always say when I get the whole house done, I'll start over and switch it up. We're almost to that point!

    @Mitchell
    I was worried about the blue, and the sheen, but it worked out well. And i forgot about the cat; he was in our garden in Miami, but during a hurricane lost an ear, so we brought him inside where he'd be safe!

    @Six
    I tend to like darker colors; we have a dark green dining room and a black powder room. And that face in the painting always gets me.

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  13. @Michael
    As I said, I found the color inspiration at a friends and took it; you can take it from us.

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  14. We have an attic room and I let the kids pick the colors when we first moved into this house. So of course, my daughter picked red. I painted the end walls (the smallest) with her red and then lighter colors for the long walls with black curtains. It came out better than I imagined.

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  15. @Sadie
    It sounds nice, and nice that your daughter got her color choice!

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