Orange as an Accent Colour

I'm still feeling skeptical about my choice of orange as my accent colour so I thought I would do a quick search to see how others have made it work. Here are my results...

Weekend Projects

Jenn and I spent the weekend at her place shopping and sewing. Here are some pictures of the end results.

The first picture is of the open shelving in my kitchen. We purchased the the 3 white storage containers for $2 each at the Dollarama. I think its a pretty nice way to conceal dog cookies.

The next picture is of my living room and shows the pillows that Jenn made for it. I got the fabric at Fabricland on sale for $3 a meter down from $10 a meter and all four pillows took only 1.5 meters worth of fabric. The orange colour is outside my comfort zone (I really like neutrals and earthy colours) but it is growing on me. I'm thinking I still need a few accents in orange to successfully integrate such a bright colour. Overkill maybe?

P.S. The pictures do not do the carpet justice. It is actually a nice dark beige but for some reason in photos it comes out looking pinkish.

Now I just have to convince Jenn to post the after pictures of the projects we did at her house.

Basement Family Room Inspiration

The first picture is my personal favorite.

Surprisingly enough these next 2 pictures are of the same basement taken from different angles. They were designed by Peter Fallico in the first season of Home to Flip.

DIY Project One- Bistro Chalkboard

What you will need:

- a piece of thin fiberboard cut to the total size you would like the chalkboard to be (the frame will be glued onto the fiberboard)

- scrap pieces of trim for the frame

- a piece of 1x4 pine and concave moulding for the chalk ledge

- any colour paint for the frame and brush

- chalkboard spray paint

- MDF letters spelling anything you want (this one is in a kitchen so BISTRO seemed appropriate)

- chalk

Putting it together:

1. Cut the trim to the appropriate size and miter the corners.

2. Using wood glue connect the mitered corners. Use wood fill to disguise any imperfections in the corners.

3. Cut the pine trim and concave moulding to the same length as the frames width.

4. Glue the concave moulding to the edge of the pine trim piece.

3. Paint out the frame and chalk ledge (a minimum of 2 coats).

4. Spray the fiberboard with the chalkboard paint (3 coats seemed to do the trick).

5. Glue the frame to the fibreboard.

6. Once everything is dry, glue the chalk ledge to the bottom of the chalkboard.

7. For simple hanging, use the 3M picture hangers to fasten the chalkboard to the wall.

8. Glue the letters to the top of the chalkboard frame.

9. Leave a piece of chalk resting on the chalk ledge.

Sarah's House Season Two