Let There be Light!

Here is my "new" used chandelier that I picked up last Saturday at the Sleepy Poet for the outrageous price of $15.97. Steep, I know. Notice she has some turquoise on her? Hmmm, I wonder how that happened! LOL! So, I have to hook her up and swag her over. This requires using the stud finder. Don't get excited ladies, it is not as fun as it sounds. I must admit that while I am a whiz with a paint brush, I am a loser with tools. I am the only person I know who can use the stud finder and still put holes in the drywall without making contact. Who does that? All those whistles and bells in the wrong places! Thanks to this special skill I have, this lil beauty will sit here until I am REALLY motivated to get her up. They say electricity is our friend. I say, scared to death!

 

Please do not focus on these ugly chairs (sorry mom, I really do love you. But what were you thinking:?). This room is going to shine! God said, "Let their be light." And I say, "Amen!" But is there such a thing as rent-a-husband? I am a brave, brave girl, but electricity scares me. I guess it's nothing a few Miller Lite's won't cure? Just kidding! Do not do while intoxicated! Hope to recover my courage this week and show you some "afters" when I get back from the beach. I have way too much to do and only one week off--the painting, the magazine,  and the beach. Sounds horrible, doesn't it?  This is why I love Maxwell House. I don't go for that Starbucks stuff.  I mean, why waste, I mean spend, $4 for just ONE cup of java, when you know you need a whole pot. Quantity ladies, not quality, that's what I always say.  Besides, I can sleep when I am dead. Have a great holiday everyone!

Dining Room Dreaming

Thanks to Karen at Strictly Simple Style, I have hope for my inherited traditional dining set. Now I just have to work on the vision. She suggested finding some chairs I wouldn't feel guilty about painting (my mother would kill me if I painted her set) . I love bright colors but I have to match the blue in my dining room to the blue in my living room (maybe, I guess! LOL!) I thought I just finished my living room, but I am feeling this turquoise soooo much!  I can see that I will be on a quest for chairs soon! I am in love with Tommy Bahama right now. Both the wallpaper and chair fabrics I am considering are his. Question is, can the walls be a light blue without clashing with the turquoise and, if so, what shade of blue?

I think painting my sideboard a bright turquoise would be pretty too.  Is a light blue on the walls just too much blue?  And what to do with the china cupboard?  Okay, simmer down, one thing at a time girl.