Oh-range

Americana – out.  Orangerama – in.

That’s the gist.

Weird random fact…I didn’t ever spell the word ‘gist’ before becoming an adult (if that’s what you call me now)…so one time I read it somewhere – I don’t really remember where exactly but it was outloud in a classroom type setting (maybe child growth and development in college?) and I pronounced it wrong.  I actually pronounced it wrong several different times.  several different ways.  all wrong.

and the weirdest part about that is also that I did the same thing in the same classroom with the word ‘aspartame’.  Apparently it’s not “a-sparta-may” or “a-sparta-mee”….hooked on phonics did not work for me.

So now that we have decided that I should never read outloud…let’s move on to what I did with the living room.

That’s the space that I wanted to infuse a little more orange into….and suck the red out of.  Here’s the plan…

And here’s how it turned out… (sorry for the crummy blownout picture)…

The oranges are really orange — and not as red as the pictures show…and I made a little bolster and the new chevron pillow to go with the mix of tans, navys and browns….

Oh and we added a shelf on the back wall and put up a blank canvas.  I’m thinking something pretty neutral…and simple…maybe with some texture.  And I really want a super long console built for that space too…so that I can put some lamps on it and stack pretty books and get some baskets for underneath storage.

Oh and you can also see my little orange footstool I scored for cheap at the thrift store.  It’s got a retro vibe that I like.  I might move it up to Will’s room after fall…

Speaking of fall – I got me a little pumpkin from Target on clearance.  It’s like my new obsession.  Along with Old Navy jewelry…did you know that they sell stuff in the store that they don’t have online?!  And it’s UBER cute.  I have like ten things pictured in my phone….just waiting for Jeremy to pick it up to see his fantasy football stats and ‘accidentally’ see the bling that I have slideshowed for him   hint hint.

So my new homemade pillows are fun right?  And I wish that I could have worked in the blue medallion print one too…but I think I am gonna put that in the ‘reading room’…it’s so stodgy in there right now that the blue might bring some flavah to the mix.

Anyhoo…the pillows – wanna tutorial?  I wont bother if everyone already know how…

And now it’s your turn to share….anyone do any last minute before the Thanksgiving holiday projects?  Any pillow sewers?  Any mispronouncers or Old Navy jewelry fanatics?  Do tell…