Jewels

Somehow you see things in a photo that you don’t with your eyes. My breezeway is looking very blue here, although the dogs like it in this heat. I went to the Ben Moore store looking for a tan/gray/weathered cedar color and was talked into this blue by the “decorator”, Mistake! I’ll repaint in the fall when it’s cooler.

This very simple classic lamp was bought as an inexpensive temporary bedside reading light. I had been looking for something prettier and couldn’t find anything I liked in my budget when it dawned on me that I could just paint the one I had…two, actually. I found a pale blue paint at my local Benjamin Moore store and went to work ..first spray painting with metal primer and then brushing on two coats of the paint. I liked the texture of the paint but wasn’t completely happy with the color..it was a little too baby blue, where I wanted more of a smoky pale blue. I took the paint can back to the store and they worked with me adding small amounts of red to get just the right shade.. I repainted and here is the final result…

Now to liven up the shade… stay tuned…