Color Wheel

Image by Incase Designs


We've decided to paint, do all those home touch-ups that we put off when we're working because we're "too busy." Since I love paint and color, this is not the chore some may think, but a chance to change the mood, the very fabric of our room.

It began when we put the new knobs we bought in Paris on our closet door. Suddenly, the shiny, white walls that had been merely annoying became unbearably shiny, what with antique looking, clay and brass handles. So we'd repaint the closet, no big deal, right? But the closet takes up a whole wall - so if we're creating mess in prepping one wall, moving all the furniture out of the room, sleeping on the living room floor to avoid the fumes, what's three more walls? And trim? And maybe the doors? And we should DEFINITELY fix that little crack before we repaint.

So we've taken on "the Project," with the capital "P" that it now earns. But far from being discouraged, I'm in a frenzy of picking colors and finishes, and noticing that the living room can use an accent wall, and the patio needs repainting. For as much as we love sage walls, a house full of sage walls is just...boring.

So we're bringing our travels, and our dreams of future travels home, as we select a Moorish, breezy palette, with names like River Valley, Saltwater and Orange Peel. Can a new journey be too far in the future?