Hidden Magnolias

Ok, I know I am a bit behind.... Everyone else has posted an opinion about this... Took me a while to soak it in.... Pantone's Color of the Year: Why is the Pantone color of the year important? Well, decorators will use it in their designs;  fashion designers will use in their clothes; paint stores will have this in their paint collections. It will be splashed every where -- purses, shoes, scarves, pillows, sheets, sofas, chairs, draperies, tee shirts, stuffed animals, and maybe cars, who knows? If you love this color, you will be happy. If you dislike this color, just wait a year and Pantone will pick another color.

When we moved to Kate's House, I decided to make the guest bath, the horse bathroom. It is a nice room, but lacked snazz.  It had basic, boring white paint on the walls. What is needed was some color to freshen it. Here are before pictures. Blah. Off to Home Depot I go.  I finally settled on  Martha's Stewart's Beach Sand MSL232. With paint brush in hand, it begins. I am liking it. Here is the finished product. The old bits were found in the various out buildings that came with the house. I just had to use them. I bought this picture years ago for my very first apartment. It proudly hung over the only piece of furniture I had in the living room at that time - a classic white sofa from Rich's. You Atlanta girls know that dates me, doesn't it? I bought these two pictures at Boxwoods 8-9 years ago, because they featured horses and because the frames are made of such a pretty...