On home decor

About a year ago, soon after we moved into our current rental...I got the itch. You know, the "OMG, if I have to walk past another boring, old, painted over 2,348,904 times, white wall I am going to FREAK out" itch.

So we painted accent walls. Our "dining room" (I use air quotes because calling that 5x8 section of an open space a dining room is a big, fat lie) became Cranberry. It was cold out still, red felt warm and the hubs was down to comply, so Cranberry was our logical choice. Not sure why we didn't take into account that we'd have to paint back over it before we move, but that is neither here nor there...

Confession time: I am hating cranberry with a burning, fiery passion.

Every time I walk into the house I roll my eyes or when I really feel like pissing off D, I'll let out an audible, "Uggghhhh". He's aware of my growing color resentment. But wait, it gets better.

I hate my living room too. Basically all of it. There is no style, nothing that screams "Come in, relax, this is your happy place." Instead, much like the wall, I get ticked off when I'm in the area. Maybe it involves the curtains that are also cranberry...or the fact that I let D pretty much do all of the decorating. Hmm?

Side bar - Y'all, I just stopped writing this to see if I had some iPhone pics, or maybe even something on the camera with either space in the background and started getting annoyed just looking for photographic evidence. It's not even worth posting for you to see.

To try and remedy the situation, I've asked myself..."What do I like or want in my home?" and since HGTV's Candace Olsen is not a practical answer, I guess I'm going to have to figure this one out myself. At least while we are renters. (Boo.)

I've gotten this far:

I am NOT a red person. Apologies if you are. It is just far too harsh a color for me to have to live in. Now warm beiges, breezy blues, pear green's and maybe even some creamy yellow. I could live in that. Spread through out the house of course. I think I need to make some cheap, easy fixes so that I don't make gagging sounds every time I open the front door.

Changing out the curtains, getting some new accent pillows, finding accessories are all on my to-do list. High on that list is also getting some pictures from our wedding and you know, our child, framed and hung as well. But wanna know what's Number 1?

Painting over that damn wall.

D's out this weekend and I see a Friday night project in my future. I'll post before and afters. :)