Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

A short time ago, I bought this old Home Interior picture at a consignment shop. I liked the picture itself, and the arched frame.  I did not especially like the color of the frame. After a few weeks, I painted the frame in ASCP, Louis Blue.  I thought this would bring out the blue on the flower pots in the print, but it didn't as much as I wanted. I shabbied it up some, and lived with that for a few days.  Still, not right! Last night, I decided to change it, yet again!  I taped off the glass, and painted the entire frame white.  Then I used gold Rub 'n Buff to highlight the rope-like trim on the frame.   Now, the frame is too white for the mat!  Ok, I'll take the back off the picture and flip the mat over.  I've done that on several pictures where the mat wasn't the color I wanted. I took the picture apart, only to find that the mat and picture were made together. There is an actual mat, but the picture was somehow ...

I use pastels in the sunroom.  The furniture is all white, and I mainly use pink and green, but have added some blues/aqua as well.  The dark hunter green cushions in the chaise lounge just wasn't cutting it.  I had run across a very old sheet the other day.  So I cut it into one large piece, and one small, wrapped the cushions with it, and pinned it on. One day when I feel especially industrious, I will cut to fit, and sew it into slip covers for the cushions.  Anyway, the lightened up version looks like this. (BEFORE) with hunter green. You can tell by the wrinkles that I had to "try it out"! I recently dragged out these old sheers with the pink and green embroideried flowers and hung them in the sun room. The crocheted table cloth was a $15.00 Queen of Hearts find a while ago! You can make a quick change by using old linens to update cushions, etc.  I like the difference this made in this room. ...