Things just work and others it all goes horribly wrong in small little ways all day long.
Today was one of those days- I had great hopes of finally painting the hideous tan metal doors in our courtyard. But in two ways this endeavor went awry, the first being that one should not start to paint something (with non water based paint) when young children are a foot.
For at just the point (nearly done and getting a little relaxed and carefree) I looked to see little Mr T. who desperately wanted me to look at his upside down submarine made for trains ... and in that moment, the entire can of paint slipped out of my hand and spilled ALL OVER ME, THE STONE FLOOR AND THE LADDER (borrowed from my in laws). My little guy notice an unusual word coming from my mouth and quickly ran over to help - walking right through the bright blue paint. If I wasn't covered in paint I would have taken a picture, it was a site! Slightly worrying, especially when I had not exactly told my husband that I would be embarking on this little DIY project. So with an hour to go before A. would get back from work and with minutes to go before destructo (my one year old) would wake up from nap (paint splatter and footprints EVERYWHERE), I did what one sometimes needs to do in these situations. LAUGH. Somehow it made it all better, it did take me ages to clean it all up ( I was by the end wreaking of kerosene having managed to spread paint form my hand to my face, as well as my elbow, forearm and knee ). I did clean it up in the end - JUST IN TIME. Then came lesson number two, a small square of colour looks very different on a larger scale! Twas all in vain- you look at the colour and think that you're in a fish tank- not the shade of turquoise I was going for after all. What to do?!
Pretty hideous- especially when one takes into account we have a bright red kitchen (as seen above), wouldn't red out doors have been a bit too much red though?! Back to the drawing board...anyone have any suggestions?! The walls are all old yellow sandstone so bold colours can work. Oddly the colour is already starting to feel normal.
On another note, I did have a good cooking day yesterday and made this caramel ice cream from the lovely Falling Cloudberries cookbook, the result- three very happy children. (Notice the ugly old tan metal door in the back ground).
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god your three look like baby angels! so cute and chub armed. i hear you on the paint. i painted my bathroom and ran out before i finished. two weeks ago. and still haven't finished. ha!
ReplyDeleteThanks, wish they would always act like angels. Not sure just what direction to go in with the paint- may take me some time too to take the next step!
ReplyDeleteSky Blue! Maybe? I love when those little projects become really big projects that consume way more time that you thought they could. Sigh. At least you can glance in at your amazing kitchen to feel better!
ReplyDeleteYes, a light blue is what I am thinking of trying next. Thanks on the kitchen, after so many closet size kitchens in the UK we are most appreciative now of space!
ReplyDeleteO h Jupe, This summer I was running back and forth trying to figure out paints for three connecting rooms....well I was racing home with paint samples and blam...one fell out of my arms , opening, splattered all over the oak front dooor, me the floor etc.!!!!! I got most of it up...though I noticed a smudge still there on the door the other day! LOL. At least I didn't have little feet running through it! You did a remarkable job of cleaning it up!
ReplyDeleteFor predicting paint color....I now nab lots of chips and tape them together to make a bigger swatch ( that helps a bit)and remember it always gets darker and that the surrounding color is going to have a big effect.
good luck.
Mariax
I like the turquoise color!
ReplyDeleteOhh Juniper! What a story about the paint! The ice cream looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks and yes, will plan my next painting jaunt a bit better! Am loving the ice cream maker, there are so many possibilities to try and you can keep the ingrediants so pure and simple.
ReplyDeleteLove your paint story!!! And your kitchen is gorgeous - how do you manage to keep it scratch free with kids running around?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Scratch free so far but take a close look at the floor and I am sure there could be dried for good pieces of cheerios from destructo, amazing how one toddler can spill so much at every meal and snack time!
ReplyDeletemaybe baby blue or pistacchio green... but then if you cover it up you will not have a terrific dinner story to tell the guests when pointing at the horrific turquoise door in the garden!
ReplyDeletethanks for the suggestions. Actually there are three turquoise doors to see from the kitchen and living room (the biggest being about 9 by 5 feet)--lots of turquoise to stomach. Only managed to take a photo of the tiny one.
ReplyDeleteI like the blue door. Much better than tan. I loved your story. We recently painted the walls, and I can so connect with you! Your home looks lovely and your kids are really cute!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I agree, anything is better than those tan doors, it's a bit more quirky now that's all.
ReplyDeleteI like the colour of the door. Looks like you live in an old house (my favourite). Infact at the moment we are house hunting for one!! Love your kitchen too and your kids are very cute.
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