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Living Room Dreaming...

Since our living room is the only thing on my mind {Talon told me to focus on one room - I took it to heart and now I am obsessed} I thought I would let you in on my sweet little dreams. First up, paint, I think we've decided on Olympics Dusty Trail. I googled it and found that Katie Bower from Bower Power used it all over her house. I was SOLD. I'm going to tackle the paint this weekend. It's a huge room. So that should be NO-fun. It's actually so big it serves as a living room/dining room. Which will make the later part of this post make more sense.A big ol' rug is also on the to-get list. I want a big soft and comfy wool one. I'm to scared to go with any crazy pattern since rugs are darnet expensive. What's up with that by the way??? I'm thinking about going with something like this....Then there is fabric for curtains, pillows, etc. Kill me now. So many to choose from. We've found a few we love.... And you know how I mentioned earlier that our living room also serves as a dining room. That means more space to fill up:) So, we need a table. I've been pinning big farm tableesque photos like crazy...
So, there you have it a little glimpse in to my craziness. If only I could make it all work with our budget we would be good to go.

Before and After: Painting Over Wallpaper

Thank you for your kind comments about our dining room saga.  Some of you asked if the color on the furniture complemented the color on the walls - it kind of doesn't.  The color palette in the room is cream/gray/citrine and now I have these stark white chairs and table.  It sticks out like a sore thumb.  Anyway, I'm trying to see if I can hijack a highschool student to help me repaint them!! 

Anyway, before we painted, our dining room had wallpaper.  Actually, it still does.  But now it just has paint over it! :)  The wallpaper was there before I moved in and it is just not me.  See below.

I find the stripes overbearing for our small dining room.  So, let me tell you 3 reasons why I chose to paint over the wallpaper instead of taking the wallpaper down.

1) Condition of walls.  The reason the wallpaper was hung in the first place was because the walls are not in great condition. I was concerned that after taking the wallpaper down I would probably have to skim coat and sand the walls to ensure an even and smooth surface.  This would be a pain.

2) Removing wallpaper is not always an easy task.  Sometimes the paper comes down in sheets and sometimes it doesn't.  And since I am pregnant and have no experience with this I decided not to go there.

3) Time and Money.  I wanted to get this done before the baby comes and since we're moving in the near future, I didn't want to waste too much time or money removing the wallpaper, sanding walls, etc. 

You get the picture.  So, how do you paint over wallpaper?  Well, here is a good tutorial that I followed, but I will give you a quick run down of how I went about it. 

1) Identify all the visible edges, as well as any loose/peeling wallpaper.  With a razor, carefully trim back any loose pieces.  See the seams below.

2) Next, put just a little joint compound (the mud used at joints in drywall) on any uneven spots - so this means all seams, edges, and places where loose wallpaper was removed.  This is the most important part, since you want the surface to be as smooth as possible before painting.

I had our painter do this and the key to having a seamless look is to ensure that the compound is "feathered" out properly (so the seam disappears).  If it is visible or bumpy, you'll need to sand it more.  Use 150 grit sandpaper or finer.

3) Once the compound is dry and sanded, you will need to prime over the wallpaper.  You need to use an oil based primer.  This is critical because the glue holding the wallpaper onto the wall is activated by water.  Putting latex (water based) paint on will just cause the wallpaper to fall off the wall, which is what we're trying to avoid.  Also, the primer is also the first step to hiding the wallpaper pattern, so it doesn't show through the top coat.  Oil based paint stinks ... so ventilate the area well.  

4) Now, you are ready to paint your walls.  The painter used two coats of latex paint (eggshell finish) and voila!

So that's it ... I love the new color (BM White Down).  It's just so much more airy and open.   

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How do you pick paint colors?

Am I the only one that gets hives when deciding on paint colors? No one else does? That's what I thought. This time we are painting our living room which happens to be the largest room in our house. So, I REALLY do not want to screw this up. This is how we have made successful paint choices in the past. {Side Note: We've made lots of un-successful attempts in the past pre this method.} It begins with Home Depot and Lowe's...I pick up every paint sample in the shade I have in mind. Take them home and see how they look in our house. Weave out the ones that are obvious "No's" and then weave out some more depending on how they look in that room, how they go with adjoining rooms, how they look in certain light, etc. Once it's down to a reasonable number {5 in this case} I go buy samples and cheap brushes or sponge brushes to actually place the color on the wall. Just like this....We walk by them a few days and get to see them in every lighting situation. Some are easy to eliminate after you have to look at them for a while. Here are our Top 5 contenders.....Up first Cincinnation Hotel Briggs Beige by Valspar {Top Left}. Which I think is a top competitor at the moment. Next we have Dusty Trail by Olympic {Middle Left}. Then there is Ash Bark by Martha Stewart {Bottom Left} which is also one of my favorites. I'm trying decide if it's just because I love Martha.Barley by Benjamin Moore {Top Right} has pretty much already been eliminated. Not digging it.I really like Ivory Brown {Bottom Right} by Valspar but I'm afraid it's to similar to the other colors in our house.
Who knows which one we will choose. I just hope we do it soon so I can stop worrying about it and my hives can go away:). Does anyone else pick paint colors like this? Got a better method? I'd love to hear!

I need a new camera

so pissed. YEAH. I'm still mad and sad. My phone that I usually use for taking photos was stolen. As much as possible I don't want to post something negative here but I have to shout this out especially that it is my fifth time to have something stolen from me. yes 5th damn time! just a reminder that snatchers are everywhere. literally everywhere, they would even dress like they don't look like one. They would wear something decent and elegant, so you have to be very careful and mindful of your things all the time.

Aside from that, my son broke my digicam while he was taking pictures. The LCD isn't functioning anymore that it'll be too costly for me to have it repaired. As they say it'll be better to buy a new one. sigh. It is also my favorite, we have another one but it doesn't take pictures as good as my broken digicam. :(

Anyway, On the lighter note I'm still thankful that nothing bad happened to me. (Alhamdulillah) I'm just praying that it'll be the last. 

now, I have to buy a new one. any suggestions for a good digital camera? the one that is not expensive if there is please. thank you! :)

Dining Room Mood Board & Updates

Remember this post about my dining room?  I've been slowly making updates to it.  It's taking longer than usual mainly because at 32 weeks, I find myself exhausted most of the time.  The interior designer created a mood board for the space, I simplified it, but here is the jist of it.  

My Dining Room Mood Board

The walls have been painted which I think has been the biggest transformation.  We painted over wallpaper!!  I wouldn't recommend that for everyone, but there are a lot of reasons we decided to do that.  I plan on doing a separate post on that.  

Melissa, from Windows by Melissa, is making my roman shades.  I primed and my husband painted our sideboard and we got new hardware. 

We got a new rug and we painted our existing dining room table and chairs.  Since our DR table and chairs had a finish on it, I originally planned on using an oil based primer and a latex paint.  

But, I then learned about a product from Sherwin Williams called 'adhesion primer'.  It basically allows you to prime without sanding.  It bonds tightly to surfaces considered 'unpaintable' like, ceramics, PVC piping, furniture with existing stains, etc.  This would allow me to 'skip' the sanding and actually use a latex based primer instead of an oil based primer.  Latex is a lot easier to work with.  So, I bought it and tried it. 

The true test will be time, but I have to say it was a dream to use.  Now, here comes the major setback.  My husband (who didn't even want to re-do the dining room because we're moving soon) spent a half day (while I was at work) painting the table and chairs for me.  When we brought the furniture into the room, we noticed that color on the furniture was off and not the same as the walls.  (We're painting the furniture the same color as the walls).  We re-checked the paint can to confirm that it was the right color and number, but noticed that the formula used was different from the formula used on the walls.  I am so upset.  

We will go back to the paint store to complain, but you just can't get back all the time and labor that went into painting the table and chairs.  My poor husband.  So, right now, I have to figure out what to do, but I am so deflated.   So, stay tuned....this saga will be continued......

In other news, I want to thank Elizabeth from The Mustard Ceiling for featuring my hallway yesterday on her blog - see here. 

I was very flattered as she is a great designer and DIYer.  Her blog is full of amazing projects!!  Thanks, Elizabeth!

After Exam Break

I went out with my cousin in-law? honestly, how do you call someone whom is married to your husband's cousin? well anyway I like to refer to her as a good friend, her name is Juhanisa or Joh for short. Since Joh and I are so close in age, we have many of the same interests.  Take it from the fact that we're both young mommies, she also have a boy and girl toddlers.  So I texted her If she could accompany me to go outside after my exam; you know just to relieve some stress and fortunately she said yes. That's what I like about her, she is always available. hahaha. No seriously thank you for always being there.

We went to Greenbelt, Glorietta, SM makati, and Trinoma. yes four malls in one day. 

us

She wears her veil perfectly.

Whoops blouse/Folded and Hung pants  

Forever 21 belt/ bag from HK/ Cole Vintage Brogues

that's it! I enjoyed the day hoping I passed the exam though. :)

xoxo!

Aquapalooza.

We 'paloozed it up this weekend. What is Aquapalooza? A big fun party on the lake. They have them all over -- you can read all about it here. They should really call it Peeapalooza. I mean really ----- where are all those people going to the bathroom???????There were TONS of boats just tied up together listening to the music...If you are a fan of music then you might think it's cool that Sawyer Brown was the entertainment. We didn't think it was that cool so we left before he ever went on stage. But there was good music all day by lots of semi-decent artist....Overall, it was a blast! Can't wait to go back next year.

Anybody else been to Aquapalooza?

Pssshhhh...see a pic of Tal and I on al.com from Aquapalooza here.