Cake Stand Blue

I've been admiring, reading and thinking about blogs for the past few months. Somehow, every time I went to start my own I talked myself out of it. Reasons include but aren't limited to:

• I don't have a good name for it
• I doubt my life is interesting enough to blog about
• I don't even know where to begin

Over the past week, my front room went over a total re-haul, and FINALLY I had the inspiration I needed to begin my blog! Cake Stand Blue - the name of the paint color that my front room is now covered in.

I don't think I have a particularly good eye for interior design, and even worse than that I am very complacent with the status quo of my house. Almost one year ago, I signed my life away on a mortgage, moved everything in and never really did much to change the look / feel beside bring my belongings into the room.

Good news is that in the absence of my knack for design, I have filled my life with good friends with great ideas. Not only do these friends have great ideas, but one in particular just graduated from getting her masters in architecture and has yet to find gainful employment. Enter Kitty, my designer, painter and decorator extraordinaire!

I really can't claim any of the progress that you'll see below. My main contribution was sitting in the chair while Kitty painted and entertained her with facebook updates and celebrity gossip. 

Several trips to marthastewart.com; facebook status refreshing and strips of blue tape later, I have a totally redesigned front room!

 Matt and Charlie admiring the new room

    The new lamp that Kitty found at World Market

The fireplace stands out so much with the light colored walls

More pictures and posts to come when Kitty e-mails me the before and after pictures!