Wall color is Temptation by Benjamin Moore.  A deep, dark smokey gray with a hint of purple. Pieces in the buffet are from Pottery Barn and Arte Italica.

Our dining room is open to the living room separated by a wrap around built in buffet.

The reupholstered wings are backed and piped in the smokey gray fabric used on the sofas.

Crazy about the wing chairs.  Fabric is puce and smoke Tessa from Plumwich.  I sent these pictures to the fabric designer and she put them up on her website here.  Very flattered!

I've always loved the Suessical arms on these chairs.

A view of the living room from a bad iPhone picture, but you get the idea!  Restoration Hardware stools.  We have a jute rug on it's way and it will really ground the room.

While making over our living room, dining room and hall, we also decided to spruce up our family room.  Just paint and a new sofa, but it makes a world of difference.

My husband wanted to pick out the sofa.  He wanted big.  He wanted comfy.   We found this at Pottery Barn and the fabric we wanted was 20% off, so happy about that good bit of luck.  While my husband was going over the order and paying for it, I wandered around the store.  When I came back I saw that he opened up a Pottery Barn credit card.  Why???  We don't need another one!  He told me we would get $400 free Pottery Barn bucks to accessorize the room.

So there you have it.  My husband used the word accessorize.  I never thought I would hear him utter that word, let alone use it correctly.  In our retirement, I am obviously having a positive influence on him. hee hee.






Rug and pictures are the same, but our new PB accessories (!) are 3 new pillows and the stairstep table.

And as for knitting, a few days ago I started another Sand and Sea Shawlette for my little grand.  She loved mine and wanted one in gray and green, her signature colors!  Just a few rows to go and it will be ready in plenty of time as an Easter present.   It's pretty!

I thought my nail color coordinated pretty well with my knitting today!   It's Meet Me At The Star Ferry by OPI.  Here is one coat (2 coats looks a little too much like a raisin).  The Star Ferry that takes you from Hong Kong to Kowloon.  I once visited Hong Kong with my husband when he was on a business trip and someone did actually say to me,  "Meet me at the Star Ferry" so just had to buy this polish for the name only!

I am done with the knitting on my Wildflower Cardi and just have the finishing to do.  You know how you have to be in the mood for that?  xoxo