Scattered Thoughts
Oct 14, 2007 Home Improvement, Sewing
First thing first, the craft room is progressing. On Thursday, an electrician installed grounded outlets and track lighting. I can’t say enough about track lighting. If you don’t have it, you need it. The improved lighting makes the room feel warm and inviting. I’m sure I’ll be inspired to make lot of wonderful things.
Since Thursday, I’ve been spending my time prepping the wall for paint. I had my work cut out for me. First I had to repair a few holes that the electrician made. Ugh! Then I had to fix previous damage. Quite frankly, I should probably do more repairs. The original wall board work isn’t the best. So I fixed what I had the patience to fix.
Today, I spent a lot of time prepping everything else for paint. That means lots of blue tape and clean walls. Tomorrow is all about paint.
Recently, I realized that the Pottery Barn style probably wouldn’t work for our new house. I think of Pottery Barn as modern farm house. Our house is a craftsman bungalow. While the styles aren’t radically different, they don’t blend very well. Furniture and home furnishing with clean simple lines look best in our house. Where am I going with this thought?
I received the latest Pottery Barn catalog this week. Of course I looked through it even though it really isn’t the inspiration that I’m looking for. Lucky for me this catalog had a surprise for me. These pillow covers:
They are so Scandinavian. This is a departure for Pottery Barn. These pillows and others have inspired me to make some throw pillows for the holidays. Now I just need to find the perfect fabric.
