For those of you who I don't keep in super good touch with, my fiance and I have recently bought a house. It's a three-bedroom bungalow on the northwest part of Chicago, in a neighborhood called Jefferson Park. The people who lived here before us really loved pink. I mean, REALLY loved pink. Here were all the pink things in the house: the border around the exterior windows, all the carpet downstairs, the ENTIRE bathroom, floor to ceiling curtains,the kitchen walls..... ! When I was in 2nd-4th grade I LOVED pink and wanted nothing to do with any other colors. But since then, it's really not my "cup of tea."
So, Arturo and I have begun our painting of the house to "de-pink" it. We have painted the living room and dining room so far. Our living room is a nice deep redish color and the dining room is apple green. The kitchen will be yellow. The bathroom will be blue. And the room that will be our bedroom is a really cool jade and green color. Just for all you Houghtonites out there..... we are not living here together yet, I live with roommates until the wedding. :) Moral compass...... mostly on target! :) Anyway, I am sitting here tonight on the couch, looking around the house and thinking on my day. As I looked at the walls, and imagined how the color will erupt even more as we continue to paint, I suddenly thought, "Oh my word.... I live in a Lifesaver Candy House! Crap! My family was never huge into colored walls, and I have rented until now, so I really have never lived anywhere with color. Oh well... the paint is bought and I'm sure it will be quite lovely and express our creativity and imagination! COME VISIT!!! :) As another plug for local visitors, we live very close to the airport (25 min el ride), about 8 blocks from the el and a major bus depot! PLUS... Chicago is a super city and I love showing is off!
Okay, well thats it for my post. I have to get up early (5:45AM.... sympathy please!) and it's after 10pm, so I must fly to my comfy cozy bed. Many friendly thoughts......
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4 comments:
Kelly, you, not a fan of pink? Bravo for your coats of many colors! I'm proud of you for breaking out of our white walls that we've been taught is the norm. It's almost a little symbolic of your upcoming marriage:-).
kel! glad you've joined the blogworld. i blogged a lot last year and stopped end of last summer. i think i'll start up again before i leave for africa! =)
i hope i can come visit soon! it's been way way way way too long.
so jealous of you the homeowners ... I dream of owning a home someday. :-)
Mostly, I just can't believe someone sells pink carpet.
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