tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post1228279400493192976..comments2024-02-28T23:35:56.193-05:00Comments on The Curious Reader: Going GrayGradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-54683071028097132552009-11-17T09:45:21.967-05:002009-11-17T09:45:21.967-05:00Litlove, maybe stenciling will come back into vogu...Litlove, maybe stenciling will come back into vogue. In "the room with the bookshelves" there is a bar (drinks bar, I guess you'd call it) built in behind a set of doors. It's has a mirrored wall and a "marble" counter with drawers and cabinets. On the cabinet doors I painted a garland of small rosebuds free hand. I figured if I really screwed it up, I could always just keep the set of doors closed. It turned out fine, and I have great pride in those doors. I think those buds will continue to bloom. I'm sorry about the trouble you're having in posting. That sucks canal water, but please don't give up. Oh, and Nantucket Gray is really a mossy kind of green, not really gray at all. The name sounds way too dreary for a color that really does remind me of being by the sea.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-50178386526836509442009-11-17T03:40:21.111-05:002009-11-17T03:40:21.111-05:00I keep trying to post comments and getting blocked...I keep trying to post comments and getting blocked (not that there's anything you can do about this, Grad, just crazy computer stuff). So fingers crossed for this one. I did a lot of stencilling in the early 90s too! I stencilled teddy bears on the walls of my baby son's room, and flowers over a wardrobe and chest of drawers. All gone now, but lovely at the time. I could not agree more that home and love are all we have that is most precious and comforting and real. But maybe you'd like to add a touch of silver, or pure white to your Nantucket gray, just to ensure you are not reproducing the inside of your mind on your walls - or perhaps better to say that you ARE reproducing it, with a touch always of uplifting positivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-82071178634637073902009-11-16T12:00:11.535-05:002009-11-16T12:00:11.535-05:00Di, thank you. It's like that old song says, ...Di, thank you. It's like that old song says, if you count your blessings instead of sheep, you'll fall asleep counting your blessings. We can't let the bad stuff crowd out the good stuff.<br /><br />Tinky, you should have seen the hydrangea stencils!! I went crazy with embellishments back in the day.<br /><br />Charlotte, thanks for the compliment. Your blog and Tinky's always make me want to get into that Nantucket Gray kitchen of mine and whip up something delish. Nantucket Gray has a mossy green tone - very soothing.<br /><br />Stefanie: They are fun! And our hardware store has everything - gifts, french milled soaps, candles, small appliances, casual (expensive) clothes, plants, fountains, grilling stuff, loads of fishing stuff (being on a island), as well as the typical hardware store fare. It is also a great place to hang around on the rocking chairs.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-1143622894086052392009-11-16T10:10:06.939-05:002009-11-16T10:10:06.939-05:00Your sunroom sounds lovely, even with the magnolia...Your sunroom sounds lovely, even with the magnolia petals. I love hardware stores too. Harware stores, book stores and office supply stores. Your TG sounds like it will be wonderful. You'll have to take a before/after photo of your sunroom so we can all oohh and ahhh :)Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-46492624367701043562009-11-13T16:50:28.314-05:002009-11-13T16:50:28.314-05:00You just write so thoughtfully, and so tenderly --...You just write so thoughtfully, and so tenderly -- like the inside of a magnolia petal, I guess, a very delicate color I'm already missing in your house I never saw... But I'm sure the wide open spaces of Nantucket will be welcoming too!Charlottehttp://www.polyreader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-67383986028253940282009-11-13T09:57:43.811-05:002009-11-13T09:57:43.811-05:00I have a feeling you may miss those magnolia petal...I have a feeling you may miss those magnolia petals--but not for long.........Tinkyhttp://www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-59948740422821851212009-11-12T19:30:44.843-05:002009-11-12T19:30:44.843-05:00Happy Thanksgiving, Graddikins. I know the past co...Happy Thanksgiving, Graddikins. I know the past couple of months you guys have endured only emphasise everything we all have to be thankful for. John is leaving for Afghanistan?? I don't even know what to say about that - except are you all right?<br /><br />Nantucket Gray all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com