in need of a change.

remember my christmas wall? i'm ashamed to admit that although i've taken all the christmassy decor away, i haven't put back all the pictures that used to be there. some have been repurposed in our guest room and some i'm just not sure i want to put back up.

i think part of the reason is because i'm so DONE with our green walls. when we first moved in, i envisioned green walls, brown couches and a white shag rug. and we've had it ever since. i should have known better. i was the kid who moved her bedroom furniture around every few months because i got bored. i should have known i would feel the same way about decorating my own house. unfortunately, it's just not that easy to switch up decor when your wall is anything but a neutral colour.

i've already changed the bathroom from sky blue (which was there when we moved in) to a grey. the guest room is the same grey. are you sensing a pattern here? a few months back i went and got a bunch of grey swatches. now i think we're actually going to do it. reading week is coming up for dh and he doesn't have a ton of homework to do that week. it's also a long weekend for me, so i think we'll try doing it then.

i'm loving this grey from house*tweaking:
our kitchen cabinets are the same style, and we also have dark grey countertops. currently, we have no backsplash as we've been eyeing something along these lines since before we started our reno. problem is, they were way out of our budget (it would cost almost $500 just for backsplash!). and now that i think about it, perhaps sticking with a neutral is a better option. i would really love to go with subway tiles like this:

image from sunset

but am worried that against our slightly off-white cabinets they would look awful. what do you think?

anyway, i'm totally off topic. what were we talking about?

oh yeah, photo wall. i'm tired of staring at a half done wall. i always cringe when company comes over because they must be like "uh, what is this mess?" especially my small group, that's over every week. i'm hoping that paint will be the kick in the butt i need to finish that wall.

although, because i'm a girl, new paint will mean new throw pillows and frames and pictures and a chair, and backsplash for the kitchen, and a wall mount for our tv, and the list goes on.....

but for now, just new paint will do. mama needs change.