Oh Summer...Where have you gone??

I find that as I get older, each year gets faster and faster...how about you? I really try to take time to slow life down, but it just doesn't seem to get any slower. Can you believe that we are already headed into the first full week of August? Seriously...where does the summer go?

I have been blessed with so many new followers to my blog this summer and wanted to make sure I updated you on some of the highlighted posts thus far in 2012!


January

1. Laundry Closet Makeover

2. DIY Artwork

3. Bathroom Organization (Towel Hooks)

4. Flight Chart Book Covers

February

1. No-Reply Comments Bloggers

2. DVD Organization

3. New Outside Digs

4. Valentines Mantel

March

1. Hallway Paint Choices

2. DIY Jewelry Box

3. Linen Closet Organization

April

1. Hallway Paint & Molding

2. Etsy Artwork Crush

3. Growing Wheat Grass

May

1. Entryway Reveal

2. Under the Sink Organization

3. Designer Crush {Amie Corley}

4. Front Door Reveal

June

1. Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

2. How to Add Masculine Touches to your space

3. Exterior Paint choices

4. Sectional Couch Choices

July

1. Designer Crush {Katie Rosenfeld}

2. DIY Scrappy Tutu

3. Flip Home Floor Plans

4. What's New at Pottery Barn!

Thanks for following along! I couldn't do this without all of your comments and support!

Sherwin-Williams & HGTV Team Up!

When I was picking out paint samples for our investment home renovation, I came across a wonderful display at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store.

I was pumped to find out that HGTV has their own line of paint, wallpaper and accessories at Sherwin-Williams. They have so many color palettes that you can pick from.

Coastal Cool

Color Pizzazz

Rustic Refined

I have not jumped on the wallpaper bandwagon yet! I just scrapped three rooms of wallpaper this past year and I just don't want to think about adding any more to our home...that being said, I do love some of the fabulous prints and textures that are now out. Wallpaper has sure come a LONG way!

I paged through the HGTV book of Wallpaper while waiting for some paint to be mixed and here are some of my current favorites:

I have been very pleased with Sherwin-William's products and accessories and 

I am still totally obsessed with Chip-It! 

Are you into the whole Wallpaper fad? I am not sure I want to wallpaper a whole room, but I think it would look fabulous in a 1/2 bathroom or along the back of a shelving unit. 

Happy Tuesday All!

Seriously Obsessed with CHIP IT!

Okay, so many of you who have been following me for a while know that I had a bit of trouble making a decision on a paint color for the entryway.

Well...I have found an amazing site from Sherwin-Williams that helps you find the right colors from inspiration on the web. It is SOOO easy! I can't believe I didn't know about this earlier. It would have saved me many trips to the paint store and a lot of money as well. I mean....I think I bought at least 11 paint samples for the hallway and at a price of at least $5-$10 a piece. Okay, I don't want to think about it!

So how many of you have been hiding Chip It from me? Huh? Are you guilty?

This website is a lot like Pinterest in that you drag the "Chip It" button to your tool bar and when you come across a picture or photograph that inspires you, drag the chip it button to the picture and let the colors load. You can then save it to different Chip It cards or Share your inspiration with friends. It's that easy! (Don't worry they also give you a tutorial if you go here.)

I am warning you ahead of time....It is ADDICTING! So watch out!

Here are a few color books that I have recently created:

Of course I had to add one of my Designer Crushes to the mix. {Amie Corley}

I know you are all probably sick of seeing my Front Door, but I wanted to see what color was closest to Calypso Blue by Benjamin Moore.


So what do you think? Have you already known about this site? (shame on you for not sharing!)

Tell me what pictures, paintings or photographs have inspired your paint colors!