Decaying Flesh...

Dear Shell,

No, I'm not talking about a disease. I'm talking about the color, former color that is, of the spare bedroom in our house. It was a godawful orangy-peachy-salmon-icky color that wouldn't look good on anything, especially not bedroom walls. I'm not talking about the nice salmon color you see on shirts or other fabrics. This was.. horrible.

But, it is now a soft and pretty blue called Ocean Dream. We only have the first coat done so far but it is a huge improvement on the room. One wall, an accent wall, will end up a shade or two darker tomorrow when we put the second coat on. Then once everything dries, we put the curtain rod back up, put the bed back in and together, and get the decor set up.

I thought about going with a beach theme, with stenciled seashells and such. But there will be a very special quilt on the spare bed which my grandma made for J and I as a wedding gift. It is several shades of blue and has flowers scattered through the fabric. Since the quilt is very special and I chose the blue for the room based on the quilt, I will end up stenciling in some flowers and doing the decor along those lines.

The curtains that were in the room, Mom and I are going to see if we can maybe alter them slightly to make them fit. They have burgundy on them but also have flowers embroidered into the fabric. I think if we can figure out a good way to add some blue to the curtains, then they'll fit nicely into the room and I wont have to buy new curtains.

Well it's late and I have to work tomorrow so I better get to bed so I can get a good night's sleep.

Slightly high from paint fumes...
Shell