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These photos were taken last August, developed last February, and finally scanned onto my computer today. Better late than never though, right?
I'm more aware lately of just how much I have to be thankful for, and I want to always remember moments like this picnic. I mean, we had candles & lanterns for goodness sake! haha
We threw this picnic as a send-off for a dear friend and it was such fun afternoon. The most delicious food (You've had Libert� lemon yoghurt before, right?) and the best company - everything a summer picnic is made of!
As summer comes to an end, don't forget to soak up every last minute with those you love, eating delicious food, celebrating the big & small lovelies that surrounds us every day.
And maybe squeeze in a picnic or two :)
xo,
B
All photos taken by me, with a Minolta XG 1 on Fugifilm 400
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As of this very moment, only two of these colours are on our walls (Natural Wicker & Gossamer Blue). And one is standing in as the rough shade of our living/dining room wallpaper (Green Smoke). The other four are still in idea stage, but I wanted to put them all together to see what I thought, and what you guys think! So here is the shade breakdown:
Green Smoke - our living & dining room have this kind of crazy but kind of awesome deep green wallpaper, and it's staying. It's roughly the shade of Green Smoke, although it is two-tone, so some parts are a bit lighter. While overall it is quite dark, we have light pine floors and lots of white trim so it works fairly well.
Revere Pewter - I think we should paint our kitchen cabinets this colour. It goes well with our current countertops (which aren't changing), white appliances (not changing in the near future) and IKEA island & chairs (which we love & wish we'd bought sooner!). We might do the upper cabinets a shade or two lighter, but at least the bottom cabinets will be this colour.
Teresa's Green - in real life, this shade looks a bit lighter and not quite as green. I think this might work really well on the kitchen walls(!). With white appliances, white trim (5 doors & a window in the kitchen), greige cabinets and black floor, it needs a colour that works will all of that and doesn't clash with the living/dining room or family room which both lead off the kitchen. I think some shade of light turquoise-green might look really good :)
Merlot Red - We've been thinking of painting the family room red for a while. It gets a TON of natural light thanks to 2 big windows and a skylight so it won't feel too dark. And I think the red will make it feel cozy (gets a little cold in there in the winter) and be a fun pop of colour off the kitchen :)
Natural Wicker - Moving upstairs, this is the colour on our back staircase walls (we have 2 staircases, welcome to old homes! haha) and upstairs hallway. Good, solid neutral that works will the current carpet and back staircase colour (black bean soup I think?).
Gossamer Blue - One of the bedrooms is in this colour and it's so lovely. Looks gorgeous with white trim and beige-y carpet.
Cornforth White - The colour I'm thinking for my bedroom! I was leaning towards a grey a little darker (Martha Stewart Chinchilla) but this one is my current favourite. Just the perfect amount of grey to offset the white trim and sand-y carpet.
The first four would be downstairs, while the last 3 are/would be upstairs. The whole house has chunky white trim and with the exception of the kitchen, fairly light floors. What do you guys think?
xo,
B
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Why hello again! I hope you had a wonderful week while I was away!
No, I did not fall off the face of the earth haha, I was just up at camp. With no internet/social media/email. I always go into camp with a bit of a panic that something major will happen with work while I'm away and I won't be able to do anything about it (or even know it's happening!) but it always seems to work out.
It was a great week - started off a little cool but they put on fires in the dining hall and it's kind of the best to come into breakfast all cozy and have a cup of tea by the fire :) Theme nights went well (under the sea & 1963/diner night) with yours truly and my assistant/co-counsellor on decor. My cabin of girls was so great - was the last year for some as they graduate to teen camp next year and that's always a little bittersweet.
Still in recovery mode a little haha - had a nice sleep-in this morning and my bed will probably call to me earlier than usual tonight, but I wouldn't trade camp for anything. There's just nothing like it on earth :)
xo,
B
