March 19, 2007
Okay my internets, I need your votes. In our new house, the kitchen and eating area are bright bright bright smurf-like blue. I need to know, do you hate it or love it? It has been pretty half and half with our family and friends so far and so now I am turning to you, my trustworthy bloggerites. Help me out.
Here it is:
By the way, it really is that blue, no camera trickery.
Is it obnoxious?
This is the view from our living room where the colors are earthy toned and relaxing. I feel like when you sit in here that your eyes rest peacefully on the tranquility of my earthy toned color scheme and then you slightly gaze over to the left and are catapulted with color nauseaum…
But I really don’t want to paint. Do we need to paint? Is it that bad? Be honest (I know you will).
On another note, we finished a room! Yay! Delaney’s room is officially done:
That’s right, it was also painted an out of control bright lime green. I feel like finding the people who used to live here and introducing them to coffee, or red bull, or rock stars, or crack cocaine. They need to know that there are other methods of rejuvenation.
By the way, I bet you wish your Mother-in-Law was an artist like mine:
And so we continue on with our moving adventures. Things are going pretty well. Pretty well in the sense that I completely lack any and all motivation and my husband is going to murder me due to me making everything worse instead of better. It’s just that after, like, 12 times of moving, I have started getting a little delirious and the deliriousness partners with maniacal deviance and I start thinking I’m absolutely hilarious. Just to annoy everyone and satisfy my manic self, I will purposely start placing things where they should NOT go. After I do this, I wait until someone notices and then I burst out laughing and start taking pictures (no one else laughs with me). Here are some examples:
Hanging disproportionately sized pictures in the wrong places:
Finding inappropriate spots to display my teeth moldings:
Setting out old yearbooks with love notes written in them in prominent display for my husband to find:
This particular signing says “Jamie, some may find you ditzy but I don’t. I think your cool.” Isn’t that sweet? It’s just another subtle reminder that although I may be useless during a move, there are others who find me charming.
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March 19th, 2007 at 12:32 pm, *Audrey* Says:
Everything needs to be changed except the following:
1. The picture above the fire place.
2. The picture of Mialee and I needs to actually be hung up somewhere in the house instead of on the floor behind a house plant which is where it sat for 9 months in your old house.. I see where my place is in this family
*Audrey*
March 19th, 2007 at 1:00 pm, Grammy Says:
I would NOT be able to tolerate that blue without some absolutely FABULOUS curtains or wallpaper to make it seem intentional…that’s my vote and I’m sticking to it!! Love, Grammy
March 19th, 2007 at 1:45 pm, Jamie Says:
Just FYI. I have so far recieved 5 personal emails with varying levels of hate for the blue. Such phrases as:
BOOOOO.
HATE IT.
FOR THE LOVE.
and
PLEASE CHANGE IT NOW.
have been used.
Maybe I should change the question to “does anyone LIKE the blue?”
Poor Mike, all alone in his love of the blue.
Jamie
March 19th, 2007 at 2:26 pm, dcrmom Says:
Gotta say. Not a fan of the blue. Sorry. The green room is cute, though! And I love that yearbook entry. LOL!!
March 19th, 2007 at 2:41 pm, Rae Says:
So, you might think this is just as bad as the blue, but a subtle, earthy, orangey color might be nice! The blue is too obnoxious, but you need some good color in there. I think a dark orangey (like a darker more subdued version of the “publish your comment” button color) would be really nice with your espresso table. It would be fun and unusual, but not boggle-your-eyes-blue, ya know? Just a suggestion.
What do your dishes look like, anyway?
March 19th, 2007 at 5:14 pm, Lisa Says:
I saw it in person and I say it stays! I love it, but I do have a weird illness called “luminicicism.” Its an obsession with very bright colors. It is terminal. So in honor of my fatal sickness, you should keep it… in memory of your good friend who helped you move (sort of).
March 19th, 2007 at 10:51 pm, Jennifer Says:
Yes. Paint. Please. My feng shui is thrown off all the way over here. It’s making my teeth hurt.
March 20th, 2007 at 3:19 pm, Laura Says:
Funny post. First time I have come to your blog so I feel I can be totally honest. I am ready to move and I would not want my kitchen to be that color of blue. It is distracting and not peaceful like you say your family room is. I would definately paint over it. I know that is not a fun option, but I think you will be happy with it. I am excited to move and have a fun sence of humor like you and place funny things in the wrong places. Cute!!
March 20th, 2007 at 10:47 pm, Richard J Says:
It must be a guy thing, ’cause I kinda like the blue. Mike’s right on this one…
March 21st, 2007 at 7:11 pm, Jamie Says:
Audrey - thanks for nothing.
Mom - wallpaper?
DCRmom - thanks for the compliment about the green room!
Rae - I am actually really thinking seriously about your color suggestion. Thanks!
Lisa - I’m sorry about your illness, that is terrible news. I’ll give you the leftover paint to use in your kitchen.
Jennifer - Thanks for casting your vote even through the tooth aches, you are a true bloggy friend.
Laura - The useless and irrational moving mate is a fun game, I hope you have a good time using my techniques at your new place. Take pictures for me!
Richard J - Mike appreciated your vote, even if it was out of sympathy. He said since you are a guy, you KNEW that he would end up being the one repainting and so your vote was a valiant attempt to deter the inevitable. So thanks for the bravery, it was very noble.
The Blue goes. Thanks for all your votes.