House Tour: Purple and Gray Living Room

We have made some updates to the living room

I think this is what it looked like last time you saw it...

One of the "new" items is this table that I found at Goodwill

I really wanted to mix as many metals as I could in this area, so the brass and glass was perfect!  I know a lot of people aren't ready to embrace the brass trend right now, but I'm secretly a little excited about it.  That doesn't mean I'm going to go out and replace all the hardware in the house with brass, but I do like a few accents here and there.

I love how the decorative scrolls on the table mimic those found in the rug

Speaking of the rug... I am soooooo glad I splurged on it.  To quote The Dude from the Big Lebowski, "It really tied the room together"

I found it at Home Goods and would go and visit it daily.  I couldn't bring myself to buy it because it was $300.  After a week of visiting the rug, I figured I had better buy it before someone else did!

Another newbie in the room that I haven't talked about yet is the mirror.  I use the word "newbie" loosely since I bought it last summer... I just haven't talked to you about it yet.

It was another splurge; this time from Z Gallerie.

And here is a little tablescape that makes me happy.  I'm trying to bring more plants into our decor. 

 Anyone want to place bets on how long it will take me to kill them?

Have any questions about this room?  If you want to know about the really long curtains, click here.  The wall color post is here.  And you can learn about the slipcovers here.

What do you think of the changes?  Let me know in the comments!

Blessings,

Jamie

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I Just Couldn't Help Myself...

We're in the new place and loving it!  There are still boxes to be unpacked and things to be organized.  So what did I decide to do this week?  Paint, of course!

The cabinets in the kitchen are beautiful, but I had really grown accustomed to the white cabinets we had in the old house.  I loved the bright and clean look of the minimal color scheme and painted cabinets.  Here is the kitchen in the old house

The builder-white walls in the new house weren't cutting it for me with the granite and stained cabinets; I felt they demanded something dramatic.

The entertaining room, kitchen and eating area are essentially all one room, so I wanted to find a way to distinguish them from one another.  I love the spacious feel of the house with the high ceilings and open floor plan.  Because of the size I figured the space could handle deeper tones on the walls.

this is the entertaining room (before we put the slipcovers back on)

The white contrasts the wall color so nicely

I absolutely love how the area turned out, but it is such a stark contrast to the old kitchen.  My taste has been heavily impacted by the white kitchen trend that is so popular now, so this seemed like a big risk!

Here is the the eating area before...

 

and after.  That light has got to go!!!  We'll probably take it down this weekend.


And I love this color against the stone in the fireplace

What do you think?  Can a kitchen in darker colors still be considered beautiful by today's standards?  If you're curious about the colors I used, they are:

Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray

BM Smoked Oyster

BM Caponata

***Also, you have until midnight tonight to enter the subway art canvas giveaway!***

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Jamie

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Knitted Gift for Mom (or Dad if They Weren't So Very Purple)

Here's what my mom got for Mother's Day this year

Golf Club Head Covers!  Not new golf clubs.  I love my mom and all, but I really can't afford that.

Now I just need to find a way to masculinize these for my dad or FIL for Father's Day.  I'm sure it would include a lot less fluff and less vibrant colors... we'll see if I can pull it off.  I got the pattern from my awesome Aunt Maureen and you can find it at the bottom of this post.  It is super easy!  Here is a close up of all that fluffy goodness

And here are the yarns I used

For the top, I mixed 2 yarns: a worsted weight yarn in purple and Yarn Bee Haute Fur in Grape to make sure that the golf clubs wouldn't get damaged as my mom is zipping around in her golf cart... I fear for my life and wish the cart came equipped with an air bag when I ride along with her.  Really. 

For the ribbing on the bottom Simply Soft Paints yarn in Harlequin.  Here's one more look

They are on my husband's clubs in these pics, but they fit perfectly on my mom's clubs too (which are ginormous).  Let me know if you try this for your dad!  I'd love to see what people come up with.  And here are the patterns I used:

GOLF HEAD COVERS

DRIVER – FINISHED LENGTH - 15 TO 16 INCHES

                CAST ON 26 STITCHES/SIZE 9 NEEDLES

                K2, P2 ACROSS (RIGHT SIDE) TURN

                P2, K2 ACROSS

                CONTINUE PATTERN FOR 8 OR 9 INCHES.

                THIS COMPLETES THE RIBBED LOWER PART OF COVER.

                HEAD AREA:

                CHANGE NEEDLES TO SIZE 10

                ALTERNATE A KNIT ROW AND THEN A PURL ROW

                KNIT THIS PATTERN FOR 7 INCHES

                FINISHING:

                ALLOW ENOUGH YARN TO DRAW THROUGH THE TOP AND SEAM THE

                LENGTH OF THE COVER.  CUT THE ALLOWED YARN

                WITH A DARNING NEEDLE PULL YARN BACK THROUGH STITCHES ON THE NEEDLE,

                PULL YARN UP TIGHT TO FORM TOP OF COVER.

                AND THEN WORKING FROM THE INSIDE, SEAM THE COVER.  MOST OFTEN I ALLOW THE SEAM    AT THE BOTTOM TO BE UNFINISHED FOR ABOUT ½ INCH.

                FINISH OFF ALL LOOSE YARN ENDS BY WEAVING BACK INTO KNITTED AREA.

THREE WOOD - FINISHED LENGTH - 13 INCHES

                CAST ON 24 STITCHES/SIZE 9 NEEDLES

                SAME PATTERN AS ABOVE FOR RIBBED AREA/CONTINUE FOR 7 INCHES

                HEAD AREA/FOLLOW ABOVE PATTERN FOR 6 INCHES.   

FIVE WOOD - FINISHED LENGTH - 12 INCHES

                CAST ON 22 STITCHES/SIZE 9 NEEDLES

                SAME PATTERN AS ABOVE FOR RIBBED AREA/CONTINUE FOR 7 INCHES

                HEAD AREA/FOLLOW ABOVE PATTERN FOR 5 INCHES

SEVEN WOOD - FINISHED LENGTH - 11 INCHES

                BOTTOM/ 6 INCHES

                TOP/ 5 INCHES

HYBRID - FINISHED LENGTH - 10 INCHES

                CAST ON 22 STITCHES

                BOTTOM/ 6 INCHES

                TOP/ 4 INCHES - DO NOT CHANGE NEEDLES, USE SIZE 9

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Happy knitting!

Blessings,

Jamie

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