Redecorating: A stupor of thought

Saturday I was so in love with my Valspar Icy Blue kitchen. It was such a clean, fresh change from the Bonjour Beige. But once we finished the whole 13X40' space, I started feeling a little overwhelmed. Like, I was saying, "Attention Kmart shoppers" in my head cuz the icy blue with the cherry red was reminding me of classic Kmart colors. I started questioning my choices like I always do (I have and will always do better with making-do than choosing on my own, which is why I should never ever build a house again). I wanted retro funky fresh and I got it. Have a gander at the progress SO FAR...Kitchen...

a close-up of the valance I made today...

I kind of love that vintage fabric.

my kitchen godess certainly looks more at home

with some more vintage accents, no?

My MIL brought me these lilacs when we

hosted FHE Monday cuz she rocks like that.

So here is the living room with the new paint...the furnishings and curatins clearly must go. They will be replaced with a quick and painless (I hope) trip to IKEA while I am in Utah next week.
I will for-sure be bringing home new "natural" colored canvas covers for the couches because they are unbelievably cheap right now, as is the rug I think I want. Curtains are still up in the air, but new cushion covers are on the sewing machine as we speak! The Swedish red covers are being recycled into cushions for the adirondack porch chairs, which we will use if it ever stops raining!

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Here are some of my inspiration rooms. I hesitate to share them because I will not come close to replicating them, but they do make me feel better about my color.

{oh, I would love this, but wouldn't dare with three kids! the color scheme is exactly where I am heading, though}

{walls, floors, trim, and windows much like mine}

{definitely funkier than what I could go for, but I looove the color combo--red/orange accents!}

{a little more formal than anything I will do, but another lovely pairing of pale blues and reds}