Time to Weigh In

Ok, y’all! Michael Luke has finally finished grouting the tile backsplash. Let me just tell you that it looks great. Even better than I imagined because we didn’t have to pay anybody to install it! I’ll be back with more posts about all our tiling adventures but until then I need your input on paint colors for the cabinets.

We have wasted countless hours staring at all our paint samples, re-situating them around the room, switching back and forth between favorites, and now we have narrowed it down to two choices.

Sherwin Williams Alpaca and Requisite Grey.
Originally, when I started pulling finishes together for our kitchen I was picturing a medium grey tone for the cabinets.

My Sunshine Kitchen by krystle-1 on polyvore.com

But now that I have had time to think a ~~little~~ lot more about it and see what the kitchen looks like with the counters and backsplash installed I’m honestly leaning more towards Sherwin Williams Alpaca.

I like Alpaca because being a lighter color it won’t enclose the kitchen. It has been truly amazing how much bigger the kitchen looks since we painted it yellow and I just don’t want to lose that visual illusion.

So here’s where you come in. It’s time for you to weigh in and let me know which color you would choose. I plan to get the paint mixed by the end of the week and hopefully start painting by this weekend!

Have you ever debated and then debated some more a major design decision for your house? Or are you one of those who goes with their first choice and there is no turning back?

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Looking Towards Summer

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Whether you got April showers, snow, or sun, May is almost here. Bring on the flowers, pool, and fun because Summer is almost here and I can’t wait. That is until the heat tops 100 degrees, walking to the car feels like a trip to the sauna, and I can play connect the dots with my mosquito bites and then I might start pinning soup recipes, Christmas crafts, and sweater outfits on Pinterest.

In the meantime let’s just give a big shout out to our sponsors and affiliates here at Color Transformed Family and highlight some of their Summer goodies.

Mailbox Journey

My friend Melanie from Mailbox Journey has an amazing Etsy shop with beautiful wreaths and graphic design services. This patriotic wreath is perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and all your summer BBQ’s.

Diaper Junction

Diaper Junction is your cloth diaper and baby gear headquarters. They sell all the major brands including BumGenius and Thristies cloth diapers.

Right now they have an amazing sale on BumGenius (our favorite brand) diapers.

Noah has been in cloth since she was about eight weeks old and we would not have it any other way. It’s not as scary as you may think… I promise. If you are interested or have any questions about cloth diapering just shoot me an e-mail or check out this extremely helpful post at Young House Love. It’s my pleasure to tell others about the joys of cloth diapering and the tremendous money saving opportunities. Plus, they are just too cute! And for all the skeptical dads, Michael Luke prefers cloth over disposable.

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I still use a basic point and shoot camera but someday I hope to upgrade to a DSLR and when I do I will be signing up for these classes!

Color Created Family

Don’t let the night sky be the only thing wearing stars this Summer. Pair these star earrings with a striped top and red pants for the perfect patriotic ensemble.

Color Created Family is my Etsy shop where I sell handcrafted crochet necklaces and earrings. Crocheting has become one of my favorite hobbies and pastimes. Proceeds from the sale of my jewelry helps to raise money to cover the travel and other adoption expenses as we journey towards bringing our little girl home from Peru. Color Transformed Family readers can use coupon code CTF10 at checkout for a 10% discount off of you entire purchase.

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Hi Ho Silver!

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Today, I am sharing a project that I did way before I ever started blogging but it’s one of my favorite areas in the house. I didn’t think you would mind. What is it? The silver wall in our dining room.
My vision for the dining room always included a silver wall. I wanted something dramatic that would help to distinguish the dining area from the living room. Selecting the right color was a bit of a challenge though because it’s hard to find good wall paints with a metallic finish. So I took matters into my own hands.

I must note that since this was one of our first painting projects we did that I would add one extra step to this project if I did it again. That is to try and get the wall as smooth as possible before beginning because any imperfections in the wall will show.

To start with I painted the wall, using Valspar Interior Satin Finish, in 4008-1B Polished Silver. This is a great color by itself with a hint of blue in it. I am actually considering painting the rest of the living room in this color or a similar color.

Next, I used Valspar Metal and Patina Glaze and a wallpaper smoothing brush. You can find both of these items in the faux finish section.

If you are vertically challenged like me you might also want to add a step ladder to the list of items you might need.

Lightly (this being a key word) dip the brush in the glaze. Starting at the top of the wall and working your way down drag the brush leaving long striations of the silver glaze. Before adding the glaze to your actual wall you might want to first practice applying the glaze to a piece of cardboard or something. Just so you can get a feel for the consistency of the paint and how much you need to lad the brush up with.

I applied two coats of glaze to my wall but if you wanted to see more of the striations from the glaze only apply one. You can always add another coat if you want to later.

This was a really easy project and helped me achieve the elegance I was going for with our dining room. Plus, doesn’t it look great with our dining room table?

Have you ever used a metallic glaze before? If so, what did you use it for? What is your favorite area in your house?

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