Soft Blues in The Gardener's Cottage

                                                                             

                 Hello everyone,

                     I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

                     It has been cool and damp here the last

                     couple of days making it less desirable

                     for working in the garden. We decided

                             to go out for breakfast to one of our favorite

                             summer spots, Cafe on the Clyde. It is a short

                         drive from here through the rolling hillside,

                                which have been newly planted for the season.

                               However, my story today is about

                             some new touches of soft blue in

                The Gardener's Cottage.

                                   The small bench was the perfect size

                                to serve as a coffee table in here so

                                  it got a coat of Yarmounth Blue from

     Benjamin Moore.

                                                                  I removed a chair and added the loveseat with
                                                                  an old white bedspread covering it.
                                                                  The pillows have the soft blue background as
                                                                  well. Next on my list is to give the corner cupboard
                                                                  a makeover with different china.

                                                                        An antique teapot is ready for tea.

You might have noticed the washstand

also was painted soft blue.

                                                                       My favorite part of the makeover
                                                                       was doing this old screen door from
                                                                      white to Yarmounth Blue. I replaced the
                                                                      old screen with lace.....looks so much
                                                                      prettier don't you think?
                                                                      I find this color blue very calm and soothing.

                                                                    Then, I gave the shutters a coat of the same
                                                                    paint.The solid wood chair was a yardsale
                                                                    $5. treasure.....already the perfect shade of blue.
                                                                    These windows also have a panel of lace on a wooden
                                                                    frame added to the inside.

The old cupboard was also freshened up

with the blue paint. 

Can you see why my husband says he is

         afraid to stand still when I have a paint brush

        in my hand in case he ends up with a coat of

paint .....he would look good in blue!

                                                        I hope you have a lovely weekend!

                                                                   Oh! the sun is trying to pop out here
                                                                   making things a lot brighter but I was
                                                                   happy for the rain as the garden was unusually
                                                                   dry for this time of year.

                                                                   Happy Memorial Day weekend to my
                                                                   American friends!

                                                                                              Take care,
                                                                                                          Carolyn