Showing posts with label for the home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label for the home. Show all posts

1.12.2016

Oh Buoy Abodes: Pantone's Color of the Year

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Our new house is a giant to-do list. While things like kitchen renovations and master suites will have to take the backseat for a couple of years, every square inch of wall space will need to be painted. The prior owners painted everything (and I mean everything) a pale shade of pink. The walls, the kitchen cupboards, the woodwork, the tile...


A couple of photos from the listing (it's more evident in person, and very pepto-bismoly in the afternoon sun):






Yes, that is a stained glass covered bridge on my front door. Why? I don't know. Anyway, as sick of the pink as I may be, Pantone has named Rose Quartz one of the colors of 2016. I wanted to see how pink could be done right, and found these great examples:







And, just as proof that we are making progress in our house, here is an after photo of the front hall (which was pictured above). That gigantic pink bar has also thankfully been removed.








2.09.2015

Oh Buoy Abodes: Bookshelf Decorating Tips

Decor-wise, our apartments have a lot in common, with nautical elements galore. Another similarity is that we each have giant bookshelves. While they are different shapes and styles, our methods for filling them are similar. We looked to our own homes for this post, and put together some of our decorating tips. 

2.02.2015

Oh Buoy Abodes: New Couches

Amanda here. First off: PATS!! Mother Nature is celebrating the big win by dumping another foot of snow on Boston today. I'm not complaining...I am enjoying my third snow day in 2 weeks. Being snowed in is extra sweet today because our new couches were delivered this weekend. The room is still a work in progress (try to ignore the rug that's floating like an island in the center, and the beat up coffee table too) but I love how the cream sofas have brightened the space while still feeling extra cozy.