slate and pine

I finally got around to painting the laundry room after this post {and can’t believe as I post this that it was back in August I started the whole project}.  As much as I loved the stripe idea, I just didn’t have the patience or energy to deal with them in such a tiny, crowded little laundry room.  So, I replaced the Benjamin Moore Pine Grove with Restoration Hardware’s Slate {it’s a dark gray color with slightly brown undertones}.  It wasn’t all that intentional – I just loved the color and had purchased that along with Silver Sage at their last 20% friends and family sale.  I really love how the subtle tones look!  Now I just need some accessories and I would love to get rid of that fluorescent light and cheap little faucet that came with our utility sink.

Funny enough, although I replaced the Pine Grove paint, I added pine in another area of our home.  I found some free downloads from the New York Public Library images and had them printed up at Costco for $1.49 each for my frames I hung a few weeks back {from Michael’s}.  I thought these pine cone prints were fun for winter.  They came out kind of blurry {online, Costco told me they might be blurry due to image quality but for $1.49 each I wasn’t too worried}.  I thought they would be fun to switch out seasonally.

In addition to getting nearly all of my Christmas gifts wrapped this weekend, I also got a few more decorations out.  I love our glittery little Merry Christmas sign that fits perfectly on my limited mantel now.  Maybe by Christmas I will be fully ready for this holiday!

While the husband was at his NBA Fantasy Draft today and I addressed our Christmas cards, the cats also worked very hard!

This was the perfect long weekend – we got a lot accomplished but also had some fun on some dinner dates!

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