Painting - Before and After

Towards the end of last week I decided that the living room/dining room really needed painting before I bring my dining room set up from down south.  Especially since that room's paint had been sitting in the way since early March.  Here's a look at the former wall color, with some of my autumn/Halloween decor for contrast.

 

Now here's the same view with the new paint on the walls.

 

I love love LOVE the new color!  And as an aside, don't Kat's hats look great in that random Halloween bag I did up a while back?  They look absolutely fab against the new paint too!

 

 

I can't wait to get my dining room furniture here and in place.  The chairs are actually here but need reupholstering... quite literally.  There's nothing left of the original materials, only the wooden frames remain.  That will be an upcoming project, perhaps next week.

I've got to get back to real life house work again.  We're having company for the weekend and I"m hoping to get all the random clutter, laundry, etc out of the way so I can scrub, vacuum, and mop on Friday morning.  I'll also be doing some baking later in the week.

Even More Lovelies From Kat the Hat!

In addition to happy news yesterday, my latest treasure trove arrived from Kat the Hat Lady! Everything is so lovely!
I'm especially in love with the special red heart witch's hat and brooms set that Kat made just for me. Thank you so much, Kat! It really made me smile yesterday when I needed it the most. :-)

Here's the "non-witchy" hats. I just love the white one with black and red roses!
The two plain straw hats on the right are destined to be in the Rendezvous miniatures when I get going with that project. The rest are going into my "regular" hat shop.

Kat, you're the greatest! Thank you for everything! :-)

GLEE!! Thank you, Kat!

I'm so excited! The latest parcel of mini purchases from Kat the Hat Lady has arrived! I'm so in love with it all!

Isn't it all amazing? The lovely Edwardian Easter bonnet is destined for my modern hat shop. The Gothic red and black rose broom belongs to Ezzie and will go in her cottage when it's built. The rest will be in various witchy settings when they are built. Right now, Ezzie's potion kitchen and cottage are at the top of the list... along with Ezzie herself. Then I've planned on turning my San Fran into a haunted house and I want to build a witch's hat shop.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kat! I love your work! :-)

Glee!

Glee! I ran out to check the mail before FH and I left for the state capitol to wander the museums and found my package from Kat the Hat Lady!

This hat will belong to my witch, Ezzie, who I really need to start sculpting. I've had her in my mind for ages.

This one is proof that Kat's hats are addicting! I just couldn't resist! I may end up doing a witchy hat shop just to house them all. ;-)
These next two pictures are of the "witchy surprises" that Kat included in my parcel! Aren't they awesome?! An extra hat and dragon eggs! So cool!

Thank you so much, Kat! Everything is lovely and I can't wait to order some more hats! :-)