Recent reading got me revved up about color. The beginning of spring seems like the perfect time to talk about color.  I mean, come on. Sure the whites and greys of winter are pretty and all--but by this time of year, I think it's safe to say we are ready to welcome a bit of color back into our lives.

Spring is the time to start fresh and clean. And by clean I mean bright. And by bright I mean paint. For real-screw spring "cleaning". In my house it's spring painting.   Suddenly all of my walls and main pieces need a new color. Can anyone else relate?  Oh, if these walls could talk.  {Bless my hubs for never putting up a fight when I declare we are painting a room...again.}

It's funny how personal tastes change over the years.  When we first moved to our farmhouse--over 10 years ago--you'd have thought I had made a bet on how many different colors I could get crammed into our house.  Now, as the kids came along and we became the family we are, I prefer a more basic wall.  Case in point: last year our master bedroom was made over from a bright robin's egg blue to white.  Talk about shocker. Yet, I love it.  Interestingly enough, I think an all white room is a bold statement.  

As I look around my house, I still love to add fun pops of color here and there.  Our piano, for instance, is quite the focal point {Have I mentioned it's on my painting list though?! HA}.  We've got a chalkboard (black wall) in our kitchen.  The new coral desk just added to my daughter's room helps to showcase her cheery attitude.

I guess you can take the color out of the walls, but you can't take the color out of the girl! ;)

So, what's your favorite color right now?  Any spring painting--err, I mean cleaning plans? Do something different, add some color. Do what makes YOU happy. I dare you.

{Farmer wave}

Rachel

P.S. This lovely turq. buffet will be joining us at the FD Vintage Market April 21-22! More on that later... ;)