Mr. Max getting ready to enter our new house!
Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamed of living in a cottage and filling it with color. When she was in her thirties, she bought her first house and did just that. It was the era of mauve and seafoam green and she “did it” to the nth degree.
Then life happened and she got married and moved out of that cottage into a new house onto which she also put her color filled stamp. And then life happened again and she got divorced and moved into a townhouse. And then into an apartment and into a another apartment and then rented a bungalow. But like Goldilocks, none of them felt “just right”. She craved the creativity she had felt when she owned a space of her own (and yes, she read Virginia Woolf in college).
So now, nearly twice the age when she bought her first house, the girl — now a woman proudly wearing her hard-earned sixty years — bought another house. A house that she hopes to transform into her Color Filled Cottage. And she’s inviting you to come along for the transformation.
Who knows, it might not be just the house that is transformed.
Have a wonderfully creative day,
Sharon
Hey, I live in an apartment and blog about my color-filled patio apartment and patio garden. I too love color, and I just turned 61. Congrats on the house and the new blog!
Brenda
Oh, I forgot to mention that I’ve made many colorful quilts over the years and I display them in my home.
Brenda
I haven’t really displayed the quilts for the last four years and am looking forward to seeing how they work in the new space — especially in the living room and dining room (which I’m turning into my office) as the walls in both those rooms are 12 foot high.
I love how you infuse color into your apartment!
Sharon I am so happy to read your very first post on your new blo! I can’t wait to see what you do in your Color Flled Cottage, I know it’s going to be just lovely.
Thanks, Toni — it’s been a long time brewing (applies to both the blog and buying a house)!
Congrats! Excited for your new colorful journey. —Susie from The Chelsea Project
It’s going to be fun ride, Susie, and I’m delighted you’re coming along.
How wonderful! What an exciting new journey for you. I can’t wait to see what you do with the new home.
Thanks for your encouragement Patti! And I hope you enjoy the transformations I’ve got planned.
Hello Sharon! So excited for you and your new cottage home!!! It’ll be a fun journey. 🙂
Looking forward to future posts,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
Thanks for your enthusiasm, Barb! I’ll need all the cheerleaders I can get as I take this project on.
I LOVE the name of your home and your blog and look forward to the transformational journey ahead!! Congrats on your first post!!
Thanks so much Diane! I came up with the blog name almost four years ago, but it took awhile to get things in place to get the house to go with it.