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I'm trying to make my dollhouse look more like a beach house than a two story colonial. I think color will be the key!
I primed over the dark blue doors and shutters. Then I put the first coat of paint on the house.
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I'm not really happy with the aluminum spray paint I used on the roof, but that's another story...
I got sidetracked with the deck floor. It's plywood, so I scored it to look like deck boards. I'm planning to try to age it to look like weathered wood. Another project!
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What do you think of the color?! I love it! Looks more "beachy" to me than before!
It's the same paint I used for my kitchen.
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Of course my kitchen does NOT look like this now! There is "evidence of creativity" everywhere! I can't even find a place to put my coffee cup down!
Now I need to find "just the right blue" for the downstairs porch floor and "just the right pink" for the shutters! I'm till trying to decide on a color for the window boxes. Might just leave them white?
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For now, I'm off the put the second coat of paint on and trying not to get distracted with something else! Like this little tassel I got at the dollar store!
I love the little bead at the top! The chains, wooden beads, glass beads and white ones...
Oh, the possibilities! It doesn't take much to take me away from what I need to do!
Hope you have a beautiful Sunday! If you are near the beach, please build a sandcastle for me!
Blessings, Kathi
7 comments:
I love the color...of course, I love beachy! You're really doing an amazing job! Looks awesome!
The color is very beachy! Great choice of colors! I giggled over you using the phrase I used to describe a 'mess'.
I love seeing your progress, but your playlist on the sidebar is bad: she makes error! Am I the only one with this trouble?
Sorry Oese, the playlist seems to be working okay here? I listen to it all the time. Is anyone else having problems with it?
I just decided to "do what I can with what I have" (like Mercedes!) I painted the shutters YELLOW! I already had the paint from my living room! I'll post more photos later...
I Loooove your little house! That color is so great- I love it in your kitchen too! Do you remember what it's called and the brand? It's the color that I want to paint my (life-size) studio and kitchen. I have a bunch of paint chips, but I'm having a hard time narrowing it down! Thanks!
Love the color on the house! :-)
Have you thought about aging the shutters with crackle medium?
I love the color!
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