Category Archives: Plum Boudoir

And the Lavender WC

Multiple shades of lavender? Yes. A toilet attached bidet? Yes. Damask curtains? Yes. I have discovered a new room in my house. I’ve used it every day for 14 years, yes. I chose paint colors for it once before, yes. But now? Now it’s lavender. And it has a bidet. Let me tell you somethingContinueContinue reading “And the Lavender WC”

Rule of Three

Part One A little more purple, people At the doorSlight turn to the rightRockin’ the decorative pillows in the trunk. Oh, yeahRight side of the bedScouty graced by O’KeefeA tour of the Plum Boudoir with linens So here’s the thing, I thought I’d be done when the painting was complete and I added back inContinueContinue reading “Rule of Three”

The paint job is complete

The accent wall against the mauveThe mauve cornerOoh1 Look! A bathroom!Mauve walls and yellow tile A purple bedroom – indeed, a mauve boudoir – has been a lifetime wish. I’m never moving. Like, ever. In the next few days, we’ll put everything back together. Well, not everything. I’m experiencing… scope creep. It began when IContinueContinue reading “The paint job is complete”

The Georgia O’Keefe’s are up!!

The Plum Boudoir’s progress continues Every time we add a new element to the room: re-arranging the furniture, adding damask linens, the paint… I get happier and happier. I just walk by the door every hour or so to see it again. And now, we’ve hung the Georgia O’Keefe’s. Joe joined us for an afternoonContinueContinue reading “The Georgia O’Keefe’s are up!!”

I’ve picked paint colors

This is my palette The accent wall will get the purple lotus, the other three walls the mauve blush, trim is iced mauve, and oyster is the ceiling and master bath. This would have taken me agonizing weeks alone. Forget not the first version of the kitchen accent wall. Betsie nailed the basic choices fromContinueContinue reading “I’ve picked paint colors”