pea soup

the foyer is “done” too.
(is any room ever really done?)
the color is very close to pea soup.

there was victorian wallpaper in here and dark wood.
now it looks like “me”
my anniversary chandelier is sparkly and white now.

the green curtains are from target.
they were 29 inches too short so i added the polka dot chenille.
it was a martha stewart bedspread i bought at kmart…like in 2000.
7 years later…it has a purpose.

these shelves were all in our old house in different rooms.
and most of these frames too.
it was fun to find them all again and dust them off.
craig didn’t think it was too fun trying to hang them level on plaster walls.
he is the king of shelf hanging for sure.
they are perfect.

and there’s more….

the other side…
this is directly opposite the other photo wall.
and the crazy bathroom under the stairs.

my dad was a newspaper photographer when i was a kid.
he used to develop his own pictures.
always black and white.
that seems like so long ago.
for the past 7 christmas’ (maybe) he has given lorel and i one of the old black & whites he took of us a long time ago. he still has the negatives…wow…so he has them reprinted in whatever size he wants.
they are each in black frames with black mats.
(except for the one of little kindergarten craig)
they are so totally cool.
they are precious to me.
and they are silly…not walmart portrait studio stuff.
they are real life…caught in action.
maybe someday i will do this for my kids…hmmm.
i JUST thought of that.
cool.