Top Ten Reasons to Paint Your Walls White

Are you afraid to go out on a limb and paint a room (or two or three) in your house white?  I was hesitant at first but decided to take the plunge after realizing that almost all the rooms I had saved on my computer as favorites had white walls!  Here are the top ten that inspired me.

Here is our family room, the first room I ever painted white.  I am in love!

Hmmm.... I wonder which room I should paint white next.



*images from BHG, Country Living,  House Beautiful and The Lettered Cottage

Cottage Style Living Areas

Hope you all have a great weekend!

*Images courtesy of My Home ideas

Painting On My Mind

What originally started out as a simple entryway makeover has spilled over and turned into a bigger "decorate the the entire space" kind of project.  Since our front door opens right into a large area that serves as our front living and dining room,  decorating the entryway also means looking at the rest of the space and making sure it all flows well.  Right now I am tackling our 60" round dining table.

I have it covered with a tablecloth because the table top surface is not in the greatest condition.  This is what is under that tablecloth .....

 Not only is the table scuffed up the stain is also too dark and it does not blend well with the buffet.  I want to paint it creamy white and think that it would look great against the dark floors and buffet. I have been looking at these two images for inspiration.  Any suggestions welcome!!

Entryway suggestions?

Since moving in we have been so busy working on other areas of the house that we have not had the time to even think about our entryway and boy does it show.  We walk to a large park which is right next to our home almost on a daily basis and that coupled with the fact that we do not wear shoes inside the house, really has caused major chaos indeed.  This is what it looks like most days ...

I have decided that the time has come to start working on this sorely neglected area of our house. I have started the makeover by buying two baskets that are perfect for holding all the sports equipment that inevitably finds itself gracing our entryway after our park excursions. 

I have also replaced the lamp shade and started to play around with a few accessories. There is still much to do before I can achieve the look I want and I will posting picture updates as the process unfolds so stay tuned! 

This is what I have so far.

These are the images I am using as inspiration.

Bedrooms

My sister, who now lives a million miles away from us in New Jersey, is currently redoing her bedroom. I am keeping up with the progress on her blog
The Precious Little Things in Life

This is what her bedroom looked like before:

Here is what it looks like after a few coats of paint.  Love it! ( paint on the walls is river rock by Behr )

These pictures are to provide her with some decor inspiration. They all have the dark bed frame with white nightstand thing going on.

  I included this pic because she is also working on a dresser. I love how this dresser was styled!

* Bedroom images from Pottery Barn. Last image from unknown source. If anyone has info. on it please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due!