50 shades of Teal - Well 5 to be More Exact.

Ed and I have been living in our apartment for over a year now and we are finally getting around to decorating. When we first moved in we decided that we wanted to live in the space for a while to get a good feel of how we wanted it to look. So now the weather is getting a little better we decided to start trying out some colours. We are going to start with the living room, we want to have one feature wall and the rest will just have a fresh lick of white paint. I wanted to have wallpaper on the feature wall, but I quickly realised that I have VERY expensive taste in wallpaper! The cheapest rolls that I had my eye on were £50, this could prove really expensive because we live in a Victorian house that has been converted into apartments, so we have gorgeous high ceilings. Which means a roll of wallpaper will not go very far in our place. That is when we decided that paint would be cheaper. Teal is probably my favourite colour, so Ed and I decided that would be a good colour to start with. 

What I have noticed is how far out the colours on the paint websites and on the paint pots are to the colour of the paint in the pot! I loved Teal Tension on the Dulux website and on the paint pot but when Ed slapped it on the wall it looked more like a dull navy, the Proud Peacock was disappointing as well, it was too greeny grey. We mixed the two colours together to see if it was any better and it was a little, but when it dried it just wasn't THE colour. We got two more testers today, 1997 Aqua is quite a nice colour but it is just a little bit too drab and then there was Palm Springs. I love this colour it is bright, vibrant and it does have a hint of teal. Palm Springs also looks great in all the different light conditions that we have in the front room. I can't wait to have a whole wall of this lovely, cheerful colour. We also chose a white paint called Blossom White. It has a slight touch of pink, I think it will make the front room look warmer and a bit brighter. I can't wait to start decorating! 

Hope you have had a wonderful week so far <3

Much Love.

xkx

My Blog Corner.

I've been reading some blogging books lately and the majority of them seem to point towards having a space set up for blogging, usually a desk etc. One of the reasons I love blogging is the fact I can settle into my bum groove on the sofa and get my creative juices flowing. I think I would struggle having a desk space, it is just too rigid. So I would like to welcome you to my blog corner! I bought these cork boards for £2 each and a tester pot of teal wall paint for £1. 

I love this little space and I am really happy to have a small corner that I can pin up ideas and play around with concepts. Also if I want to expand I will just add some more cork boards. I adore these lady bird pins, they remind me of my favourite game on Orisinal called Bugs where you have to leap around to make the bugs fly away from you. 

What does your blogging space look like, are you more of a desk or bum groove kind of person?

xkx

Nails, Nails, Nails...

I have to admit that I am not the best person at painting my nails. In fact painting my nails usually ends up with me getting in a bit of a grump and reaching for the nail polish remover. But after a bit of a hectic day when I got home I decided to jump in the bath then get some teal on. 

I have got an uber obsession with turquoise to teal tones right now. They are like warm chocolate brownies and ice cream to my soul, so these two colours side by side make me feel super happy.

I coated my nails in the lighter colour first, then used some french tip stickers to alternative the curve pointing up and down. Then I painted the darker tone on the top and covered with a clear top coat. I am really pleased with these nails, when I showed Ed he was very impressed (I think secretly he was just pleased I didn't get in a nail painting grump like usual hehe).

Hope you are all having a rather chipper Tuesday evening <3