Slight Change in Scenery

The past couple of years, I have ridiculously hung on to a rolled up sheet of fancy wrapping paper because I couldn't bear to part with it. Through purging sprees, a move, and who knows what else, this paper has survived. A few days ago I found the roll under a cabinet in the school room. Suddenly, it became an inspiration for a slight change in scenery.

Taking notes? Inspiration can come from anywhere! Even a roll of wrapping paper.

I forced myself to actually use that sheet of wrapping paper. You can see it in the top left corner of my 'new' circle collage and on a candle below.

If you are the type of person who prefers to get everything just the way they like it and then leave it there, I see no problem with that. Truthfully, I've been that way the last few years. I finally got something right, why would I change it?! But, I also want you to know that it is often fun to change things up a bit. Pop in a new color, for example.

Our previous home had green walls in the front room. I loved them. When we moved to this house, I fell in love with the new wall color and chose not to change it. (Stonington Beige by Glidden if anyone is wondering.) It isn't a color I would have picked out on the paint sample rack, but I couldn't be more happy with the way it looks in our front room and hallway. The nice thing about it is that it is very neutral.

I've kept my red because I have a few pieces of furniture I don't wish to get rid of yet, but I like playing around with a third accent color. Like orange and yellow, or green. Right now, it is Robin's Egg blue. Love it.

So, we've done three projects lately that lend themselves to easy color changes. The circle collage. The silhouettes. (Do you see that I repainted the canvases?) The candles. Even the wheat grass can be planted in a variety of containers to go with a color theme. Taper candles are another easy way to throw in a bit of extra color.

I have a Decorating 101 post percolating. We'll be talking about the essential decorating accessories. First up is the pedestal bowl:
I purchased two reversible quilts from Pottery Barn so that I have a 'new' quilt for each season. I jumped the gun on spring:
The fall pattern is on the bed in our latest open house, winter in our first open house, and summer with Luke. It is a fun and very simple way to decorate with the seasons.

Here is a close up (sorta) of the new circle collage. I kept a few of the original circles: