here at the copy cat cottage i've been busy working on painting. trim, trim and more trim. doors. trim around the doors. cabinets. trim around the cabinets... well. you get the idea. this month i've been painting the trim in our entryway and in our upstairs hallway. a nice creamy white. such a refreshing change from the old yucky brown. way more cottage-y.
the yucky before...
the semi-finished after...
i've struggled with that green. i planned on painting the entire cabinet green. i've seen green cabinets in a lot of pictures of cottages. went to home depot to buy the paint and decided to go with a brighter green {after all, it is a hallway with out natural light!} got the paint home. started painting. hmmmmm....bright. plan b. paint only the inside of the cabinet. i'm also going to use cork as a "back splash". i also considered paint. chalkboard paint. maybe fabric. thought about paper. even pondered using some sort of metal. decided on cork as another way to incorporate pictures and as a new texture. also goes well with the frame i hung in the hallway. i also think that every room needs a touch of wood. cork is wood, so this worked out well to warm up the space.
i have been working on several projects too. i've been dabbling in some photography lately and would love a place to showcase some of my pictures. so, i've decided to make my upstairs hallway into a "gallery" so to speak. here is a sneak peek of one way i will be displaying pictures. {i will do a how to post in the future.}
remember this photo?
well, i've taken the first step today in completing this project in my hallway gallery. i bought one of the 3 shelves. why only one? well, they only let you use one 40% off coupon at a time at hobby lobby. so, what was once $9.99 cost me $6. only two more to go!
november is our first big project of our new house. we are tearing out our front closet to replace it with a bench and hooks. lots of beadboard and hopefully more character will be added.
hopefully this....
will become this by the end of the month...
and these two have kept me busy too...
so maybe you thought the copy cat was done with her home renovation. nope. never been busier and i'm just getting started! stay tuned!
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