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Tuesday, August 1

Yellow?

We're in the process of moving, as you all know.

At Home Depot on Sunday, I made a quick decision to paint the craft room bright yellow with chocolate brown bands across the walls. I read that YELLOW stimulates creativity and intellect. So ... I chose yellow. Last minute.

I don't normally do last minute decisions.

I went to the new home today to have lunch with Geoff and his mom (who doesn't work, and is helping him paint) ... and the craft room was yellow. YELLOW! I know I picked out the color, but IT'S SO YELLOW!

I don't know what to think of it yet. Geoff told me to give it a chance, let two coats dry, wait to see the chocolate bands across the walls, wait to see furniture and accents/wall hangings in there. If I don't like it, he'll help me paint it again.

You guys ... it's just so ... YELLOW.
Like yellow-line-in-the-middle-of-the-road yellow.

Yikes. What have I done?

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

yellow is HARD.

11:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hmmm. I did a similiar thing, and when we moved a few years ago made a snap decision to paint our den yellow. Well, actually it was Martha Stewart Oat Straw. I am not a yellow person, and then all of the sudden, the largest room in my house was yellow. Oh my. However, we decided to give it a shot with the furni and the wallies, and ya know, I was happy with it for 4 years. It is now a mouse-y brown. Good luck, and remember, it is only paint and easy to change out!

12:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kind of like when we painted the kids' bathroom orange. It didn't look that orange in the store! But I was able to bring it waaaaay down by off-setting it with a midnight blue shower curtain and towels. A dark jewel tone could maybe do the same for the yellow?

1:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pics, pics ... I need to see pics, Lyndsay! :)

So anxious to see what you do with all your furniture and accents in place! Good luck!

1:54 PM  
Blogger scoopy (Emily) said...

Hopefully you'll like it better once it is all together. You can always re-paint it!

4:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's sunshine all day and all night then! I think the brown will be a good accent color - hope you post pics when it's all done!

8:04 AM  

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