Caviar Laundry

One day I decided that my laundry room was a mess and out of control!  Then I had a flashback to a conversation with a design customer of mine from the store. When I visited her home for a design consult she took me into her laundry room and showed me how she had fixed it up. The customer had decorated her shelves and walls with all the artwork and photos of her kids and grandchildren. It was so cute! And I remember so vividly what her comment was to me....."If I have to spend so much time in here doing laundry, I might as well make it look pretty and enjoyable!"

So with that in mind and inspiration from a dear customer, I made a few changes in my laundry room........

 I dressed up the sink with my favorite butterfly tray and a great photos of my kids when they were younger.  And over the washer dryer an oil painting is hung to give it a little punch.  It's just the right size to balance the space over the washer amd dryer.

This beautiful vintage oil painting is one that I won at the Dear Daisy Cottage blog giveaway last month.  It just had to go in my nook by the cabinet, with all my favorite storage boxes.

And of course I had to show off my favorite candles.....Trapp Candles.....

 My painter was a little puzzled when I asked for him to paint my walls a black color.  But I wanted something with a lot of contrast and fun.  He commented that he had never been asked to paint a laundry room that color!  But when it was all done, he really was impressed with the way it looked with the white cabinets.  It is a Sherwin Williams color, and the name of the paint color is Caviar....a semi gloss.   I smile everytime I walk into the laundry room now.....no more frowns when it's laundry time!

Today I am participating in My Romantic Home's, Show and Tell Friday.  Please be sure and stop by and visit all the great blogs that are listed this week!

Show & Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Fridays!

I wanted to share with you a couple of items that I just love and cherish......the first is my Mother's beautiful serving platter from her good china.  The pattern was called "Damask Rose" and it is so simple and elegant.  My Mother passed away in June of 2006 and I so dearly miss her.  So in honor of my Mom, I have hung her china serving platter on the wall in my dining room.  Every morning I can see it from the kitchen when I grab a cup of coffee.  I don't ever want to forget what a great Mom she was to me & also my sister.  It just warms my heart every morning when I see it hanging in the dining room.  It makes me not miss her so much.

As roses are my favorite flower too, the second item I wanted to share are these cute rose floral arrangements, that I discovered at an antique store.  The flowers are beautifully arranged on a wrought iron stand.  They are so danty and unique, I just had to buy them and put them on my dining room buffet.  They just compliment the rose platter so perfectly!

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