Color mixing: Chateau Grey + Duck Egg

Hi friends! Today I've got a really cool custom order I had this week which required some color mixing. The inspiration: this totally amazing lamp found by my client at Tuesday Morning. Isn't it beautiful!

The idea was to create a color that would compliment the deep saturated turquoise of the lamp base and tie together some of the soft colors around my client's living room. After a bit of thought I pulled out Annie Sloan's Duck Egg and Chateau Grey chalk paints.

Chateau Grey is a beautiful mossy green and Duck Egg is an aqua with a touch of grey.

(I always use a chopstick to mix colors)

(50/50 mixture on the right, 1pt Duck Egg/3pts Chateau Grey on the left - we used the color on the left)

I first tried a 50/50 mix, but ultimately it was a bit too blue for this project. The 1pt Duck Egg to 3pts Chateau Grey was a beautiful color next to the inspired lamp.

And our custom color in all its glory painted on this most awesome cubbied coffee table:

On deck for tomorrow is another inspired custom order - this time the inspiration was derived from a piece I just finished last week!

Thanks for reading!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.

Vaselifts!

Hey guys! I've got a couple fun pieces I've been busy with this week and will be showing you by Friday, but I thought I'd stop in really quick to show you some quick and creative ideas for your vases!

We've got so many things blooming around our yard, both welcome, and less welcome...

(Shire is cleaning up on the clovers. She thinks they're beautiful and I find her beautiful sitting outside picking them.)

 I've been going through every last clear glass vase that I have. We have shelves and cabinets and boxes that look like this:

I thought it would be fun to do a little makeover with some of our vases, especially since quite a few are holding nothing more than bloomin' weeds...

My supplies for this project were nothing more than a stash of Washi tape and my favorite little girl ever. It was a fun little project for her and she got to use full reign of her artistic freedom with where and how she wanted to lay each piece of tape, (which I ripped off the rolls and just stuck onto the edge of the table).

Finished products!

Over the 4th of July we had the pleasure of a visit from my sis-in-law and her family. She brought me one of her own creations - a simple clear glass vase which she wound rubber bands around and spray painted! After the spray paint dried she unwound the rubber bands and this was the swirly masterpiece.

I love how the light from the window comes through the clear glass swirls created by the rubber bands! So fun and easy!

So, nothing ground breaking - but a couple very creative, very quick vaselifts for you to try at home for displaying your own blooms, (or weeds).

Off to finish up a few pieces which I hope to have up here by Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.

Patriotic mason jar dessert

Happy 4th of July!

*Made some of these for dessert tonight!*

Ingredients:

Bisquick, (and whatever the box recipe for shortcakes calls for)

Pint of strawberries

Pint of blueberries

Coolwhip, (or vanilla yogurt)

Directions:

Make your shortcakes following the recipe on the Bisquick box. 

Mash your strawberries in a bowl or large cup, leaving a few chunky ones. 

Pour a portion of strawberries into your Mason jar. Add a shortcake. Top with a handful of blueberries, (I left mine whole). Finish with a dallop of Coolwhip or vanilla yogurt. EASY!

Any clear glass or cup would do. I just happen to have a box of Mason jars leftover from a friend's wedding and am enjoying finding ways to use them!

Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful 4th of July!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.