And yes, that is a complete ode to one of my favorite clips of all time:
Since we are being featured in a little online mini series for True Value as we tackle our basement renovation, I’ve mostly been keeping our work down there on the down low until the videos are published (you can see those here)–but I’d thought I would give you a little insight at what we have been pouring so much time into, especially since we really could use a little advice right now. Â Read on, friends. Â
We have spent many late nights getting rid of all that black splattered paint and when it came time to roll on the new color–we were not thrilled with our choice. Â In fact, we didn’t even finish painting because we both were gagging at the wall color–not really. Â But neither of us cared for the color (think dirty diaper). Â You will see all of those details in our next video that goes live this Friday. Â Point is–while we are not back to square one, we are back to square…two? Â We need to choose a new paint color. Â My mother (the smart cookie) suggested choosing bedding we love (Since the room will be our guest room/office) and then pulling paint colors from there. Â Duh! Â Mom! Â Thank you! Â Because we are on a major time crunch–these True Value peeps have us on a strict schedule–we have no time to dally around. Â So, I put together my top 10 duvet covers I have been eyeing in about 45 minutes and emailed them off to Chris to narrow it down. Â He divided them into 3 categories: “Yes” “No” and “Meh.” Â Surprisingly, there were 5 in the “Yes” column–which I am patting myself on the back for. Â While in our room, we love all white bedding for now, we want the guest room to have a pop of color in the duvet. Â We want our guests to feel like our house is comfortable and fun, while still providing a level of sophistication. Â Here are the covers that we think fit that vibe:
Polls are now open. Feel free to weigh in. In fact I made this handy little poll to keep everything tabulated… but we’d also love to hear more about the why (or why not) in the comment section.
Which Duvet is Best? Psst- In case you are in the market for a new duvet, or maybe you are just curious–here’s the other five that make up the bottom half of our top ten. Â I think they are rad. Â 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Oh my word. Missy. You are right! Hahaha. Why are we holding onto those?!
Totally LOVING #2.
I love the word, meh. It totally makes sense and you know exactly how the person says it too. I can tots see Chris saying, “meh.” hahaha!
I have no idea what to do for paint color if you went with #2. But I think it gives you lots of fun vibrant color options seeing as though it IS in the basement, you want it to brighten the room and not feel like a basement room.
4 reminds me of the paint-splattered walls! Ha!
Well I voted for 2, but I am madly in love with 4 as well. I just think for a windowless basement room the branches would be a bit dark. Plus you want a pop of color, and that turquoise swirl is just awesome.
Hmm, now I want new bedding!
I voted, but honestly, not crazy about any. They mostly seem busy and like something you will grow tired of quickly. Keep looking!