Spoiled

 

 

Because of who I am - I tend to attempt to fix my own problems... which means I have to identify the problem and the cause first.  All winter I have fought the winter blues... I didn't know why this year was worse - blamed it on the pandemic ...... but in the back of my mind I knew the pandemic was part of it - but not all of it as I tend to hibernate during the winter at the best of times.  So.... what was the root problem.

Last week - after a couple of rainy dull days - I complained to Sir Steve that our living room was SO dark.  We painted 2 years ago.  We painted it a cafe au lait colour.  It looked great... BUT then we replaced our cream coloured wing back chair and ottoman with a grey/brown lazy boy chair.  When I was looking at the living room critically last week I realized all the furniture blended with the walls and top it off with chocolate brown curtains in the window.... making it look like a brown blob in my mind's eye.  There was no bright spot... no pop.  It was dark and depressing. 

Sir Steve said 'so what colour would you paint it?' .. I kinda shrugged and said 'white'
He suggested that on Saturday we go out and pick  some paint and repaint the living room!!  I couldn't believe it!!  repaint it after only 2 years??!!!  OMG  Y E S!!!  There was something else bugging me about the living room too... it was the lighting - the floor lamp was dated.. as was the table lamp.  IF we were gonna paint then why not find some new lighting?!!  Amazon is my friend!  Found a floor lamp and matching table lamp.. best part - they were on sale AND would be delivered by Sunday!!! 

So Saturday we flew out to the shops - found a paint called Alpine Arctic (who names the paints??!!)  It is kinda of a grey green ..... pale pale green - you kinda have to squint and tilt your head the right way to see it (grinning) but it's perfect!!

Sunday morning Sir Steve was up by 7am!!  and got started painting... and by dinner time Sunday night it was done!!  I was SO happy - and we both agree it makes a HUGE difference .... so much brighter and cheery.  

Wanna see some pics??? You know I've got some.............. 

 

Living room before........ 

 

Living room after............

 

Floor lamp before...........

 

Floor lamp after........... 

 

 

Table lamp before.....

Table lamp after........ 

And a bonus change - When we were out buying paint Sir Steve suggested we check out kitchen faucets.  Ours was old and dull and dripping...... I have lusted after one that has a pull out nozzle that sprays........ and I got one!!!

Old kitchen faucet

 

New kitchen faucet....

 

Life is good when your Sir loves you enough to paint ............ again!  

 

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Now I am off to visit around blog land (as the laundry washes)  cause yesterday was a day from hell and I didn't get any visiting done ... will share with you all tomorrow.....