More Navy courstesy of ~HOUSE BEAUTIFUL~

Navy is becoming the rage these days. Is it because it gives you that all american feel? Is it because its classic and the color can be coordinated with other colors depending on the season? Let's see: navy, white, and a hint of Lime; Navy, white, and a pop of red; navy and gray; how about with yellow. Well here is a little more navy to possibly inspire you and to keep my SIL mind flowing with the possibilities that she have with her new found friend NAVY!

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND!

Okay seriously this is BIG news. My SIL took the biggest step in her home the other day and painted her dining room walls NAVY! I'm so excited for her. We had several conversations about her love of navy (here), but she was too scared to try it. Our last conversation on this topic led to me to give her a little more inspiration with this post . She sent me some photos of the walls so I'm going to share a few so you can have a sneak peek. I will be sure to follow up with the progress and finished result.






I know the pictures are a little blurry, but she took the pictures with her camera phone (bless her sweet little excited heart!)

Now if I can just get her to give me that chandelier!

~SUBWAY RIDING~

HAVE YOU NOTICED A PATTERN HERE?! I love white kitchens too...

images from house beautiful

~A LOVE AFFAIR~

I love white dishes (you didn't think I was referring to something else did you!). White dishes are timeless. They can be as formal as you want them to be or as casual as you need them to be. They work well with any decor and you can find them at any price range. See for yourself!







pictures found through yahoo search (flickr)

~MEET & GREET~

I think its time to introduce the boys that I have the pleasure of running after, explaining to, waking up with, breaking up sibling spats, and much much more!

This is T.J the "big brother"! He likes to think that he is in charge of things when it come to the other two.







Then we have Nick. The grumpy old man! He likes to have late night meetings with his hot wheels! Then when its time to wake up in the morning he cries!





And finally you have Brendan the MAN! He is a sneaky little guy who is so sweet and innocent one minute and very mean the next.




These little fellas are a joy at times, but I can't wait until the first day of school! I'm starting to lose my hair at the ripe old age of 26! (yes I'm 26!!) There you have it 3 dudes that call my house home. I should have said 4 boys because sometimes I feel like I have a fourth child with my husband!!!

Classic Navy for a Sister!

Okay my sister in law loves navy. The problem she has when it comes to putting it in her home is that she feels like it can over power a room. Well, it can, if used the wrong way. So I am showing her how she can bring a little navy in her home without feeling like she has walked into space!

First start with a nice dark blue like Sherwin Williams "Naval 6244" Then add some glossy ultra white trim like SW "Extra White7006" and then your set.


get a nice dining table like this (she loves a "Perfect Circle").



Then you get some nice chairs but you get them in white like these:

or these

or these sinc she loves herself some arm chairs

and then you change out the fabric for something like this

(BUT MAKE SURE THE CHAIRS ARE WHITE)

or she can just get my personal favorite chair





Then you put a nice centerpiece on it like these arranged in a group:


or these arranged in a group and even better made into terreriums to let some of the out doors in


then the perfect chandelier


(IS SHE A BEAUTY OR WHAT?!)
Then for the walls she can add art like these with white frames for one wall

Then the large wall add ledges like these

and add family photos in black and white in frames like these (silver)

then for the french doors: hardware and treatment


and yeah add a plant stand with a plant of course!

And there you have it a navy blue room with a timeless style

Now if I only had photoshop on my computer!

If this don't make sense, blame it on the fact that its almost 1:00am my time!

Paint & Party two of my favorite things!

Today Melissa at 320 Sycamore is having a party!
She is asking us to name some of our favorite colors. Here are a few of mine:

This is my living room that I painted "toasty 6095" by Sherwin Williams. This is a nice warm brown with a peachy under tone. Its very warm and cozy, but it seems to work better with rusty orange accents with dark wood tones.



here is a close up in different light. Make sure you test colors out before buying them because they tend to look different once you get them home. I personally purchased a paint deck from Sherwin Williams which is only $10 which saves you a trip back and forth to the store picking paint swatches.


I also used SW Toasty in my half bath that is in my family room. I plan on using a color one or two shades lighter in my family room and kitchen so the rooms can have a good flow from one another.


This is a ~sneak peek~ at my master bath that is not done yet. The color I chose here is Sherwin Williams Interesting Aqua 6220. Its a cool color that really needs some warming up in a bright place like my bath that has a large window.



I absolutely love this color for my master bedroom (this picture is from house beautiful). I love the deep brown with white and pale blues. Soooo luxurious. If anyone have a similar paint color that would mimic this dark brown please let me know!



Here I just painted a stool and put new fabric on the seat part. I spray painted it and the color is Almond by Krylon. I'll show before photos in another post.


And this is my boys play room. I LURVE this color now. Its so playful and energetic. This color is Dynamic blue 6958 by Sherwin Williams. Its a bit bright (okay a lot bright!), but its fun and my boys like it so its staying.


well that's it so far of my favorite colors. Please head over to Melissa's page for more colors