Day in the life of O

This post is dedicated to Bailey. She seems to be very curious about what Olive is up to... 

I think I have totally screwed up little Olive's regular schedule.  Surprisingly, she's slept a lot less than I would have guessed.  Hopefully she will get back into her groove.  

Ready for the day to be over!

First two days of working from home really zoomed by quickly.

XO,

Whit

New adventure begins

New Obsession - Swank Vintage Murano Glass Lamps

via DMagazine

WHY do these have to be so expensive?!  I am absolutely smitten.  Unless we win the lottery, I'll just have to enjoy pictures of the eye candy online.  Most of these duos cost more than I could sell my car for today.

(above lamps - left to right)
Crimson & Frost Pulled Feather Acidato by AVEM, $2,400/pr.
Robins Egg Blue by Barovier & Toso, $3,400/pr.
Multi-Colored Stacked Murano Font by BALBOA, $3,200/pr. 
Crimson & White Circus Tent Stripe by AVEM, $2,800/pr.

How about these for my den?

SOLD (link)

Or these?

$5,600 (link)

Perhaps these for my bedroom?

$6,900 (link)

Or these?

$3,750 (link)

Guest room?

$5,250 (link)

Pretty pink.

$5,900 (link)

Ok...back to reality!

XO,

Whit

Golden-ing up

Remember my guest room headboard?

Remember how Josh said it looked like it was an ancient artifact?  Nothing against the days of old, but that's not the look I was going for.  

I decided getting rid of the chocolate brown border I painted with Bailey originally might help it.  What do you think?

XO,

Whit

Peonies for Dad

via Pinterest

My sweet dad has been in the hospital since Tuesday (more pneumonia).  Praying for a speedy recovery for him. 

The Collins family has been falling apart this week -- Allie had an ovarian cyst rupture on Sunday and was in the hospital and mom got norovirus Tuesday and was deathly ill.

Praying for everyone's health.

XO,

Whit

Lacquered-Like Turquoise Desk Project

Patience is not one of my virtues, particularly when it comes to projects.  I get too hyper and want instant gratification.  This time, I really tried to take the advice of the helpful Sherwin-Williams man and painted very thin coats of the oil-based paint.  I'm glad my Type-A side overtook my impatient side.

You can start to see how shiny the paint turned out (below).  For anyone wanting to lacquer that doesn't have a commercial sprayer, I highly recommend this as an affordable alternative that gives you the same effect.

how to lacquer furniture

I used my trusty gold leaf paint in "classic gold" for this project.  It is a thin paint that goes on so nicely and dries very fast.

In front of the window where I'll be working beginning next Thursday!

Tomorrow is my last day at McKinney.  This girl is probably going to be crying.  What a great ride it's been!  Thank God I'll get to see these fantastic people lots with my new job. :)

This weekend I have my work cut out for me -- what in the world to do with almost 5 years of work?!

 Accessorizing the desk to come soon!

XO,

Whit

Chip It! by Sherwin-Williams (and McKinney)

McKinney and Sherwin-Williams teamed up to create this very useful and fun idea "let's chip it."  It allows the user to instantly turn any picture into a color pallette.  (You can add to your favorites toolbar and click on any picture on the web -- think Pinterest tool, but easier.)

Here are my samples:

One of my favorite living rooms featured on Ryland Woodard's blog.

Another Kelly Wearstler room with pretty colors

Let's try it around my house...

My bedroom



My kitchen painting

My dining room drapes

Very fun!  Try it!

XO,

Whit