image via  my bearded pigeon

I’ve got a couple days off this week, which means I have decided to redecorate (art therapy)! Special thanks goes to Tom at Sherwin-Williams for clueing me into the Color Visualizer! It’s cooler than an 80′s robot (ok not THAT cool, but still). You can paint one of their images (drag and drop function) or upload your own picture and test drive your favorite colors. Amazing, I am without words (dramatic pause).

OK, I’m back with WORDS. I chose this really great color for my teeny tiny dining room called Peppery. The mister chose a terra cotta color at first but there was too much yellow in it for me. Peppery, the color I finally chose, is almost a cayenne (red) but not quite (I think – I have a hard time deciphering reds and oranges). Other colors I plan on pulling into the space are expresso (really dark brown) a creamy linen and some peacock (little accents). The advantage to redoing a small room is cost. Paint is cheap, and I can take my time adding the extras (as if my bank account would allow for anything speedier, ha!).

As a side note: I’ve stopped taking one of my meds due to side effects and went the herbal alternative route. Consequentially, it was a crappy week trying to sort it all out (hence the brief blogging hiatus). But I’m awesome now and ready to tape and paint and OBSESS about my tiny space along with devising ingenious methods to keep the pets from throwing up, chewing, clawing or shedding on any new items that come to live with me (us). Aren’t mini vacays THE BEST!?

What is with the Hangry image accompanying this post, you might ask? Actually nothing, I just like it and want it—it is going on the unofficial birthday registry – post-haste.