Sonya Schryer Norris

Looking Forward and Back

Every year when I was little my Aunt Jan would gather all of the cousins at Thanksgiving and ask each of us what we were thankful for. Instead of resolutions for 2015 I’m going to consider what I’m grateful for in 2014. I’m thankful for 12 years of marriage to a wonderful and patient man.ContinueContinue reading “Looking Forward and Back”

Borscht

Apparently my mid-century dining car of a Pink bathroom will be serving Borscht this season instead of burgers and fries. Totally confused? You missed a post, scroll down. In any event, Sherwin-Williams has a name for our accent color and it is, you guessed it, Borscht.

Pink Diner

Hubby and I went shopping for a new light fixture for the bathroom and discovered perfection. It was on an errand-full day and the lighting store ended up being number 9 of 11 errands accomplished in one day. We were a little giddy and a little irritable and when we walked in the store wasContinueContinue reading “Pink Diner”

Pinterest Is Not a Secret

At Christmas a year ago my sister-in-law Lovely encouraged me to get a Pinterest account. I did, and checked it out, and read somewhere that the average Pinterest user spends an hour a day Pinning. I promptly decided not to go there. But when the Pink Project started gearing up I started using Pinterest toContinueContinue reading “Pinterest Is Not a Secret”

60-30-10

So, if you Google “home decorating” and “color” you will be inundated with the 60-30-10 rule (I love rules). Apparently, you “cannot go wrong” if you utilize this method of color coordination. Apparently, I utilized that method in my living room without even realizing I was doing it. Let me say that this method isContinueContinue reading “60-30-10”

Progress in Pink

And the Mamie Doud Eisenhower wallpaper is gone! Wow! What a difference. I’m not feeling tempted to busy up the walls with more wallpaper but it sure does look lonely in there. This is moving me in the direction of paint considerations. 1. I don’t want big window curtains back. A valance will be fine.ContinueContinue reading “Progress in Pink”

Scope creep

I was so, so, so sure I could stay under budget on this project. What was going to trip me up when we’re not touching the tile, the tub, the vanity, or the commode in a bathroom re-accessorizing? Buying too many washclothes? Well. We did opt to replace the loud, old fan with a quietContinueContinue reading “Scope creep”