Shame on me for not posting for so long. I've been busy! Painting! Turtles! Turquoise! Fun!
Right off the bat I'm going to say that I'm well aware a sparkly turquoise kitchen isn't everyone's cup of tea. Kinda' like a '57 Chevy Bel Air, only without a set of wheels. This color has a bit of a retro vibe (which I love!) yet a dash of contemporary style, too.
The paint color is 'Water Lily' in Valspar Signature Colors semi-gloss paint Valspar Paint Crystals in silver, both from Lowe's. Personally, I think it's awesome. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good photo with the sparkles. They are very subtle in daylight, but by golly they are absolutely gorgeous in the ambient light from the living room in the evening.
Every time I walk into the kitchen I see how this wall over the counter glitters like crazy and I can't help but giggle.
I actually have very little wall space in the kitchen. I think that's how I can get away with such an intense color without it being completely overwhelming. I really like the dramatic color play between the black tiles and appliances, the honey oak cabinetry and that screaming turquoise.
Of course, there's still work to do. Have to make curtains. Add (and remove) some accessories. I'm thinking about accent colors of lighter aqua, shades of lavender, maybe wee touches of butter yellow, and copper - which would match my kitchen faucet and cabinet handles. We will eventually replace the linoleum as well. My 'some day' vision with the room is a blend of the retro and the contemporary. I'd like to find old canisters to paint, or maybe a set in a bright copper. I really want everything to be streamlined and uncluttered. Less is more with this kind of paint job!
Speaking of paint jobs ...
My sea turtles looked like this the last time I posted their progress ...
They stayed in limbo for a couple of days. I looked at them, looked at them, and looked at them some more. I carried that canvas all over the house, propping it up in different places, evaluating it in different lighting and from different angles. Just so you know, the intention is for this painting to hang over the commode in the master bath ... yeah, I know.
I tried adding more white swirls. I tried adding more ... well, I tried a number of different things and it simply wasn't happening.
Yes, I started over.
I broke out the Golden Molding Medium, large palette knife, several colors of paint, and swished it all over the canvas ...
Got some great texture ...
I really like the swirls and mixes of color ...
I added one turtle back (instead of a herd!) ...
Slapped some color on it ...
Tried some spiral stuff ...
Hated that so I used a small palette knife to mush paint/molding medium on the turtle ...
Put some detail on the shell ...
Close up of detail ...
And that's were it is at this point. I'm still working, still looking, still pondering what I feel it needs. I want it 'calm', but not quite so plain. Today I intend to paint a white "waves" around the big gray circle. Have no idea where it will go from there. We'll see what happens!
Oh, yeah ... just for snorts and giggles ...
With wheels!
Namaste', y'all ...
Right off the bat I'm going to say that I'm well aware a sparkly turquoise kitchen isn't everyone's cup of tea. Kinda' like a '57 Chevy Bel Air, only without a set of wheels. This color has a bit of a retro vibe (which I love!) yet a dash of contemporary style, too.
The paint color is 'Water Lily' in Valspar Signature Colors semi-gloss paint Valspar Paint Crystals in silver, both from Lowe's. Personally, I think it's awesome. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good photo with the sparkles. They are very subtle in daylight, but by golly they are absolutely gorgeous in the ambient light from the living room in the evening.
Every time I walk into the kitchen I see how this wall over the counter glitters like crazy and I can't help but giggle.
I actually have very little wall space in the kitchen. I think that's how I can get away with such an intense color without it being completely overwhelming. I really like the dramatic color play between the black tiles and appliances, the honey oak cabinetry and that screaming turquoise.
Of course, there's still work to do. Have to make curtains. Add (and remove) some accessories. I'm thinking about accent colors of lighter aqua, shades of lavender, maybe wee touches of butter yellow, and copper - which would match my kitchen faucet and cabinet handles. We will eventually replace the linoleum as well. My 'some day' vision with the room is a blend of the retro and the contemporary. I'd like to find old canisters to paint, or maybe a set in a bright copper. I really want everything to be streamlined and uncluttered. Less is more with this kind of paint job!
Speaking of paint jobs ...
My sea turtles looked like this the last time I posted their progress ...
They stayed in limbo for a couple of days. I looked at them, looked at them, and looked at them some more. I carried that canvas all over the house, propping it up in different places, evaluating it in different lighting and from different angles. Just so you know, the intention is for this painting to hang over the commode in the master bath ... yeah, I know.
I tried adding more white swirls. I tried adding more ... well, I tried a number of different things and it simply wasn't happening.
Yes, I started over.
I broke out the Golden Molding Medium, large palette knife, several colors of paint, and swished it all over the canvas ...
Got some great texture ...
I really like the swirls and mixes of color ...
I added one turtle back (instead of a herd!) ...
Slapped some color on it ...
Tried some spiral stuff ...
Hated that so I used a small palette knife to mush paint/molding medium on the turtle ...
Put some detail on the shell ...
Close up of detail ...
And that's were it is at this point. I'm still working, still looking, still pondering what I feel it needs. I want it 'calm', but not quite so plain. Today I intend to paint a white "waves" around the big gray circle. Have no idea where it will go from there. We'll see what happens!
Oh, yeah ... just for snorts and giggles ...
With wheels!
Namaste', y'all ...
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