Since the first time I left home I’ve dreamed of colour. I’ve dreamed of choosing from an open palette and painting the walls that surround me. To be energized or soothed by a room’s walls rather than feel confined by them. Instead, every place I’ve lived has been swathed in landlord white (apart from one unfortunate bathroom where the previous tenant left behind a horrible sponge experiment with human organ pink). Until recently, I had never painted a wall.
How ironic that my first time should involve nothing but … white. But there is something about the warmth of the wooden floors and ceilings, the crisp green of the trees just outside the windows that calls for an untouched canvas. For the walls of Cabril, any colour other than white would just be wrong. I simply can’t describe the gratification I get from finishing a room, standing back and looking at my blank masterpiece.
My passion for Operation Beige-Free had me exploring so many different shades last year. I laughed this week when I realized that, after so much searching for colour, I’ve enveloped myself in pure white.
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I *heart* comments. A beige-free obrigada to Stinkypaw, Daisyfae, DaddyP, Lo,TG, Somnambulist and the cheeky Penfold for theirs on Do Not Wait for Perfect Light.
That’s rather filoso ….. phillos …. fphilosof …… philofso ….. thoughtful.
My thought for the day BTW is “Why does Stavros Flatley make me laugh so much?” …. just thought you might like to know. *hugs*
Ooooh, brilliant idea! We should hire Stavros Flatley for our housewarming party …
white is not beige! it’s white!
[hey, that's cosmic... that'd be a great book title!]
Hey, shouldn’t you be scuba diving? Or sipping poolside fruity cocktails?
Having white walls doesn’t mean you can’t have colors in your home… that much I know.
I always thought I hated beige, and when we moved here I chose a hemp color for the biggest area to be painted, and no matter how you call it, hemp, sand, etc… in the end it’s beige, and I love it!
I do love the defenders of beige! I can’t wait to start introducing colour into Cabril … linens, flowers, pillows … oooh, I feel a shopping frenzy coming on!
as you well know, i am a big beige fan, all shades of beige; disguising it as latte, or cappuccino or sand or cloud does not change my feelings. white & it`s million shades being the king variant (or the other way around). you hit the nail on the head (have you done that part yet?) – your colour comes from more important stuff, light from the setting sun, the trees in the window, reflections, art on the walls…
mmmm vanilla
And you know I am your biggest fan
No hammering yet, I’m still working my way up the ladder …
(Cloud is beige … ?)
White isn’t an absence of colours. It’s all colours together. Or is that black? Hang on, I’ve not thought this through…
Welcome back fatboyfat! I seem to recall something from my Grade 4 Science class … no wait, that’s a beige Stegosaurus …
There’s no time for all this fanciful frollicking through the blogoshpere! You’re late for work – painting to be done… x
Oh crap, caught in the act. Does this mean I don’t get to join ‘virtual tea time’ today? x
I am sure it will look amazing – have you got matching hair now?
Thankfully I still have all my hair
As for grey hairs, I refuse to look for them. If I can’t see them, they don’t exist …
White is the freedom to ring the changes. Some photos would be nice…….
I’ve said that to Penfold SO many times the keyboard types it automatically. Pathetic sigh. x
Photos coming right up! Will take my fancy camera to work tomorrow so I can photodocument the thrilling grouting progress. Pathetic groan. x
Automatic typing keyboard … brilliant!
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