Hi again! Posting my progress. Received the Bali lamps, love them! Ordered and received a large heron print from art.com (thks for that link!) and I love it. Husband put it up a tad too high on the fireplace so going to try to lower it. It's tricky hanging it securely on the stone. Bought a really reasonable cute zebra rug for under the cocktail table. Bought a palm but it's still outside lol, and a nice small fern which is inside. My cat kept chewing on it though so had to put it out of her reach lol. Oh I did move my breakfront in there but put it on the wall parallel to the couch on left rather than alongside the fireplace..looks better there. Put the cherry corner hutch in the kitchen. Still have to change the mantel color, will probably go with a darker richer stain. Bought a real pretty live white orchid for the cocktail table...we'll see how long it lives lol, and a couple accessories. It is not done but I'm really liking the style..and the mix of them. I will post a pic soon and thank you all again for giving me the inspiration here to go forward!

Paint the house a color that makes you happy, just don't tell me that taupe or grey make you happy! I am so tired of the sea of neutral and safe houses surrounding me in an already bland seattle. My neighbor recently repainted her beautiful pale yellow house a medium grey with red door... so predictable... I almost cried. My house was a beige and dark brown 1919 Craftsman when I bought it, now it is a gorgeous dusty turquoise with cream trim, a koi orange door, and dark putty porch floor and front steps. It makes me smile even on grey days.

The natural lighting in a room can make a difference in color choice. I like to mix colors my room color in different bases to change the intensity. If given one choice I am a yellow person. I think it helps with grey days in the Pacific Northwest that we have and makes sunny days glow. That being said I have cocoa brown, pale peach, white, sage, and a few in between in my house.

The fire is just horrible. And there's more than just the one! And worst thing of all, the hotels and businesses up there are scalping the displaced residents, charging $159/night instead of their usual $119/night. Karma is a bitch and she is watching.