March 27, 2020 Weekend Wrap ups

Weekend Wrap Up

a welcome distraction

 

A Welcome Distraction

 

Hi! Hope everyone’s doing OK!

To those of you who have messaged me they’re glad I’ve kept up the blog, saying this gives you a sense of normalcy, I promise you – writing this blog everyday probably helps me even more!

I’m pretty sure I’ve responded to everyone personally, but if for some reason I missed your email or DM…

Please know, honestly, I can’t thank you enough for your continued support!

Other than that, I’ve got very little to say about current events that hasn’t been said already.

So, I guess I’ll just get straight to the links which I’m hoping will bring you a little joy, a welcome distraction from the endless bleak news.

xx,

Sue

 

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March 25, 2020 Connecticut Home

Our High Gloss Blue Butler’s Pantry: Before and After
 

our high gloss blue bar / butler’s pantry

 

This post was originally from five years ago!

Since I still tend to get several questions about this space, I thought I’d dust it off and run it again today – along with several updates.

For starters, I want to be clear about the coral on the shelves which, as I’ve now learned could be pretty controversial.

To be clear, these are not actual real corals.

They’re all porcelain or plaster reproductions of coral! See these examples here.

Hopefully, many of you already assumed this.

However, I do end up having to explain this over and over, so I figured why not just put it out here.

To be honest, I thought these faux corals were pretty basic home decor items. Guess not?

Anyway, now that that’s out of the way, on to the pantry itself!

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March 23, 2020 Get the Look

Benjamin Moore White OC-151

Back today with another favorite white paint color – Benjamin Moore White OC -151.

Benjamin Moore White OC-151 on kitchen cabinetsour kitchen – see more info including sources here

Benjamin Moore White OC-151

Based on the popularity of my past few paint posts, I’m back today with this one.

Today I’m focusing on a more recent favorite white paint of mine to use, Benjamin Moore White OC-151.

Just like White Dove, we use this beautiful white paint color SO much and in SO many places.

Above you can see how this looks on our kitchen cabinets.

When we first started to renovate our current kitchen, I thought for sure we were going to go with White Dove, just like we had (and loved) in our former New York home.

However, once we got the paint sample up on the actual cabinets and compared it OC-151 white, it was pretty eye opening.

You can see this comparison in the image below.

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