I'm So Excited!

I have very bland and predictable taste. Walls have always been white - with the exception of one wall in our bedroom in the house we had in the states - all of the walls were painted "Plum Black Absence." Doesn't that sound like a beautiful color? What color is it, you might ask. It is the "absence" of color and was basically a shade of "white" - one that would be the same color white as the inside of a fresh mushroom that you'd cut - like the kinds that come in packages in the produce department. The one wall that had color, in the bedroom, was painted a medium lavender. Not a whole lot different than the color I chose to paint the walls of the bedroom at our house, here, in the Sandbox. Everything was white - or a variation of white. White-washed oak floors, white tile, white [oatmeal] carpet.

Even my DH has said to me in the past, "You are so narrow-minded when it comes to decorating." What? That from a man that has never chosen a color of paint in his life - for anything - and instead says, "Okay, Dear. That's fine." Or, "If you like it then I like it." Speak up, DH. I'd be VERY interested to know what color we should paint the bedroom or the living room / dining room or the hallway... [What? Did you say leave it white?!?]

When we moved into this house, from the townhouse - over here - where, once again, everything was white, I had the living room / dining room painted a light taupe. People that walk in don't even realize that I put color on the walls - even though I did - it is that light. And I don't like it. It must be redone. So, I went downtown the other day for some paint samples. They won't do. And I went to the library for books on window treatments. I found the window treatments I want to do - they will be perfect! But I can't get the colors right...

So, even though I think I have impeccable taste [but, of course!], I have difficulty putting it together. I have hired a professional! Someone that knows what she is doing. She came today. Oh My Gosh! Her ideas for my living room / dining room about blew me away. I cannot wait to post before and after photos. I do, however, promise not to use Rev and his crew to do any of the work - Iray - the decorator - has people she likes to use [she gets a kickback or something, I bet] - and I also promise not to bore everyone to tears with a day-to-day update on the progress - or, in the case of the bedroom - lack of progress.

I am so excited about the new plans I cannot believe that I didn't come up with it - the colors I love - actual "color" and not shades of white - and it is going to look absolutely stunningly beautiful. It should be done the last week of October. Oh sure. In Shallah...*

*In Shallah: Arabic for "God Willing"