tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674298458899280812024-03-18T18:15:17.139-04:00Vivid Hue HomeHeather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-63144524937586162372021-07-28T09:00:00.001-04:002021-07-28T09:00:00.200-04:00VHH Guest Bedroom Tour <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to my guest bedroom. This room has taken on several iterations. Initially, it was my daughter's bedroom but when she expressed a desire to style her own room (just after I had wallpapered the ceiling), I suggested the empty room down the hall as her new bedroom and she jumped at the opportunity. That's how this room became the guest room. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I never take my decorating too seriously. I love to find unique light fixtures and elements that will make a statement in a room. The Dutton Sputnik light in this room with turquoise spools is a real show stopper in this room. As if it wasn't enough to have this over the top light, I also wallpapered the ceiling in Meg Braff's <a href="http://www.megbraffdesigns.com/wallpaper#/swirls/" target="_blank">Navy Swirls.</a> The wall color is navy with Kate Spade custom shades on the windows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngptfjbhai9PAoM6DvnCiLySV1dhOIADRIWmdI4uv7RAcXEPMpQsBWUgaBTDMIfEaT7SC8WkfcWL5XYwnMf8suFOSp491ORS9DeYPwgnv-yKQvXnXeBoxGUhF8wr54KckBYFiuLBETX4u/s1858/IMG_1474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngptfjbhai9PAoM6DvnCiLySV1dhOIADRIWmdI4uv7RAcXEPMpQsBWUgaBTDMIfEaT7SC8WkfcWL5XYwnMf8suFOSp491ORS9DeYPwgnv-yKQvXnXeBoxGUhF8wr54KckBYFiuLBETX4u/w428-h640/IMG_1474.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Duvet by Trina Turk Home, Turquoise Nightstands are vintage from Parker Kennedy, Kelly Green Mirror is Vintage, Artwork is various artists including photos of Smidge and art by smidge. Hepburn Vogue Silk Pillows by Kate Spade. Headboard by Ballard Designs. Cachepots by Jayes Studio. 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</div></div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-29651056905798894862021-07-27T20:49:00.003-04:002021-07-27T21:07:29.149-04:00VHH Main Bedroom Tour<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVk1hissfKmlgGRQ68tYXAsvKlkvCaKNjsPOPCGpnW-c8sHGZgsF9M5ldvChVs7ilmRoA0M-O8eEkZwY_BsKj4q1zgEF9ZFHNxeh3lxDsk3r4OVIwej04pQCGwoKFVbiNvQmxtM4gWbxj/s2048/IMG_9505+2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div> It's probably no surprise that my bedroom is filled with bright colors and patterns. The current design is a result of my adding layer after layer over the years. <div><br /></div><div>My favorite elements in the main bedroom are the fireplace, tray ceiling and separate his/her closets and bathrooms. I have spent many cool mornings with the fireplace turned on while sipping my coffee and watching tv. It's a special addition to the room! </div><div><br /></div><div>The tray ceiling gives the room the illusion of additional height and architectural interest. We added dimming lights around the perimeter of the ceiling and it projects a soft mood when all other lights are off. </div><div><span face="Oxygen, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><div>The his/ her bathrooms were a suggestion by my husband (now ex) when we were building the home. He really loved the idea of having his own getting ready space. I embraced the idea and designed his bathroom with a metropolitan modern masculine feel and my bathroom with more of a French country feminine feel. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQVPV1ynstq6J-g83XVriDJJ8gLgKitlqclptXzn3mWJMv3K6wRj-YveW9hPVFzjayY73c5os-OBDKQ0Yk0cisLMmBxtaegWQW1yp_FvlQ1DO4QzJAmPT_CR8rDpG4NngD68gwnQ6Fc9K/s2048/645B111D-E76B-402F-B2D9-1986A2B474D8.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQVPV1ynstq6J-g83XVriDJJ8gLgKitlqclptXzn3mWJMv3K6wRj-YveW9hPVFzjayY73c5os-OBDKQ0Yk0cisLMmBxtaegWQW1yp_FvlQ1DO4QzJAmPT_CR8rDpG4NngD68gwnQ6Fc9K/w512-h640/645B111D-E76B-402F-B2D9-1986A2B474D8.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The drapes and chevron teal rug have been in my room from day one (2010). When I decided to update my duvet cover a few years later, I actually selected a design that specifically incorporated these shades. The duvet is custom by Cotton & Quill in their </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">Runnin Wild design from the Art Deco Collection. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chairs by my fireplace are one of my favorites. They are Society Social's Duchess accent chair with a glam gold frame upholstered in a royal blue modern gingham check (also exclusive to Society Social). These chairs were in the Vivid Hue shop for a spell until Annie, my shop manager, mentioned how fabulous they would be in my bedroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiSXu3cZpHEC6PwueoqdCUHIJy5AXMTDqqf7WDESNh1R5VK_k1HEGtTeDhs1RSuH9Elc8WO95PWNapkEcZ04d2GkFlT9QR_v2G9PN6afEHemcXohWOmfWidaHcuiTO6mkOsAWKAFlQVnT/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiSXu3cZpHEC6PwueoqdCUHIJy5AXMTDqqf7WDESNh1R5VK_k1HEGtTeDhs1RSuH9Elc8WO95PWNapkEcZ04d2GkFlT9QR_v2G9PN6afEHemcXohWOmfWidaHcuiTO6mkOsAWKAFlQVnT/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Pondicherry Headboard by Serena & Lily | Melon Side Table Lamps designed by Meg Caswell as part of her collaboration with Couture Lamps | Nightstand Tables by Bungalow 5 | Chevron Rug by Serena & Lily</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jH4VNssEwKRVXgYtg2tStmuWkyfczDHZj41OvxyaIjfSYGzde5UJUPD4Cr6wRHHaRjT7FTPERfdWNEA5HeXIMw-ebOp4IO7xC7h53QXSD5k9vjUojNvsLSLiNuM9FgKl5qBLXSe6LHnT/s2048/IMG_9504+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jH4VNssEwKRVXgYtg2tStmuWkyfczDHZj41OvxyaIjfSYGzde5UJUPD4Cr6wRHHaRjT7FTPERfdWNEA5HeXIMw-ebOp4IO7xC7h53QXSD5k9vjUojNvsLSLiNuM9FgKl5qBLXSe6LHnT/w480-h640/IMG_9504+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlm7k2bcoXmXkQYXU96laIwDQYuii5T56yeiyYGQopzDGX61l0mo5Foi7geITYuxPS0GetaZ7X064uGMsY4o_aAxFKb6Hh7KI4hTsiA80b_ijIWMU8fAXQWxXjgk2eLFlTd_wbhX09GAu/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlm7k2bcoXmXkQYXU96laIwDQYuii5T56yeiyYGQopzDGX61l0mo5Foi7geITYuxPS0GetaZ7X064uGMsY4o_aAxFKb6Hh7KI4hTsiA80b_ijIWMU8fAXQWxXjgk2eLFlTd_wbhX09GAu/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f0cLYFZ8WXS8iTDX4GUo4RdGu6Gr_ICmMYiDwOkvgDXEbyw981o0JuFxxfRYhthyphenhyphen2J1tyfx1ImNZSFoYfZRty3-MXNu7QLVFLY_EmLjE4wMEyexSepDaEdb0TjEhqvoJoT_S4iWHg9UD/s2048/IMG_9499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f0cLYFZ8WXS8iTDX4GUo4RdGu6Gr_ICmMYiDwOkvgDXEbyw981o0JuFxxfRYhthyphenhyphen2J1tyfx1ImNZSFoYfZRty3-MXNu7QLVFLY_EmLjE4wMEyexSepDaEdb0TjEhqvoJoT_S4iWHg9UD/w480-h640/IMG_9499.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVk1hissfKmlgGRQ68tYXAsvKlkvCaKNjsPOPCGpnW-c8sHGZgsF9M5ldvChVs7ilmRoA0M-O8eEkZwY_BsKj4q1zgEF9ZFHNxeh3lxDsk3r4OVIwej04pQCGwoKFVbiNvQmxtM4gWbxj/s2048/IMG_9505+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVk1hissfKmlgGRQ68tYXAsvKlkvCaKNjsPOPCGpnW-c8sHGZgsF9M5ldvChVs7ilmRoA0M-O8eEkZwY_BsKj4q1zgEF9ZFHNxeh3lxDsk3r4OVIwej04pQCGwoKFVbiNvQmxtM4gWbxj/w480-h640/IMG_9505+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>The hallway that leads to my closet and bathroom has a long floor length mirror that I use daily to assess my outfits before leaving the house! After my divorce, I decided to fully embrace the idea of renovating my closet and making it very fun and bright! I think I accomplished that! ha. See my post about the closet renovation <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/closet-makeover-final-reveal.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChnxyE97B7OTN5E6i6wFtOAwLo2ydhFvuAwncVlLbcSqOq9ARNjOCx6OK0RV-8-eGGljbv-ULLBVSRwVS01q8Qw2utHOH7aCDzcPGe2UAcagnlnInYnhuzxiGXEOPWplZKpRGjo3zPIqW/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChnxyE97B7OTN5E6i6wFtOAwLo2ydhFvuAwncVlLbcSqOq9ARNjOCx6OK0RV-8-eGGljbv-ULLBVSRwVS01q8Qw2utHOH7aCDzcPGe2UAcagnlnInYnhuzxiGXEOPWplZKpRGjo3zPIqW/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwuNEW4Zt8R3wyClmYZiZh_baZksbkVxgnlxZM5Va9X82rvY540coBAa30ZKZ24gLsB9bem9lynwn0IfmGhnCzIbWQVuKjQIUVkjnJe6KLOQlwVxlD6lspvJPVb-We6G4ygN_XA5k7ZmS/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwuNEW4Zt8R3wyClmYZiZh_baZksbkVxgnlxZM5Va9X82rvY540coBAa30ZKZ24gLsB9bem9lynwn0IfmGhnCzIbWQVuKjQIUVkjnJe6KLOQlwVxlD6lspvJPVb-We6G4ygN_XA5k7ZmS/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a snap shot of the "his" bathroom. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JdjCUATAMqUUyPD63bIQTO0y_Lkkq259xhPqPelcZ0_C1nEWG6l2GcKXDQ2Bt9I8gg9qfsqVzeCarU89Lg-u70NMvcVp6GVTH5B0ccMgq2N_N5_k4NFij7iVkSkDKoA3_b7HVur_q4Tg/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JdjCUATAMqUUyPD63bIQTO0y_Lkkq259xhPqPelcZ0_C1nEWG6l2GcKXDQ2Bt9I8gg9qfsqVzeCarU89Lg-u70NMvcVp6GVTH5B0ccMgq2N_N5_k4NFij7iVkSkDKoA3_b7HVur_q4Tg/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the "hers" bathroom. I used to day dream about wallpapering this bathroom in a palm beach print but I actually like it all white because so much of my home is filled with colors! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUP9pOznFYx1kUesg05lO2vCGaU9NG-X-zqY-xrqy5ortaD51jQ-SCL3sHu2q2BMuszPXyG1oQvbYp2TG4vgUDXSFFyesvbRubxjmzHXbc5C7cHARINeoKDUA9-ZAT2LIee96yPBmo-j2C/s2000/Vivid+Hue+Home-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUP9pOznFYx1kUesg05lO2vCGaU9NG-X-zqY-xrqy5ortaD51jQ-SCL3sHu2q2BMuszPXyG1oQvbYp2TG4vgUDXSFFyesvbRubxjmzHXbc5C7cHARINeoKDUA9-ZAT2LIee96yPBmo-j2C/w640-h512/Vivid+Hue+Home-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h1 class="product-name" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: #383838; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 22.8px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1.43px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 343px;"><br /></h1><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed the main bedroom tour! Please check back for additional posts as I share tours from the other rooms in my home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo Heather </div><br /><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-72124579001220062952021-07-26T16:09:00.006-04:002021-07-27T10:28:39.289-04:00It's All About The Bag <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've always thought of <span style="font-size: large;"><b>accessories</b></span> as the <b><span style="font-size: large;">e</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>xclamation point of a woman's outfit</b></span>. Take a simple dress and add a unique handbag and it instantly escalates the outfit! It takes one great piece to <b><span style="font-size: large;">stand out</span></b> from the rest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I opened Vivid Hue Home in 2015 it was with an emphasis on home decor; featuring custom furniture, stylish mirrors, unique lamps, decorative pillows and one-of-a kind case goods. Sure, we also carried items that were perfect for hostess gifts, birthday and graduation, wedding and anniversary. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But then, almost as an afterthought, we carried a small collection of <span style="font-size: large;"><b>jewelry and fashion accessories</b></span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Over time, I realized that many customers were coming into the shop searching for the fashion accessories, particularly our <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/handbags" target="_blank">unique purses and handbags</a> that weren't easily found in other stores. I slowly started to expand our collection of handbags and clutches. And recently, I realized that we have curated quite a <b><span style="font-size: large;">unique assortment</span></b>. What I love most is that I have found things that don't cost a fortune and still look stylish. Who doesn't love walking into a boutique, falling in love with a great bag and then realizing when you look at the price tag that you can <b style="font-size: x-large;">actually afford </b>to purchase it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This summer, we closed our shop for a day for a store refresh. We do this a few times a year and our goal is to mix things up so they feel fresh and new to us and our customers. During this project, I decided that we were going to dedicate more real estate in the shop towards merchandising our great purses and handbags! Our footprint is small and we had stuffed so many great bags into a corner on a circular rack where they couldn't be easily seen or shopped! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm sharing some of my favorite purses and handbags that we currently have in the shop and I'm also going to show you how we decided to merchandise them! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzXPFpDEcOqJEOwZG2D4seE7FosAymC6KUxTwp3l1G3jW_fCi7IOo7TkjdJXn73_d61ZJSUJo96RksS4aa_U1jiGfbUQS4fC1LHr1zctJB6ZxbU3i9-n3CNQRMtz5EtitKZuxIEXpDu8b/s1381/F9744115-382D-42A5-B03C-26DAEC455689+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzXPFpDEcOqJEOwZG2D4seE7FosAymC6KUxTwp3l1G3jW_fCi7IOo7TkjdJXn73_d61ZJSUJo96RksS4aa_U1jiGfbUQS4fC1LHr1zctJB6ZxbU3i9-n3CNQRMtz5EtitKZuxIEXpDu8b/w522-h640/F9744115-382D-42A5-B03C-26DAEC455689+2.jpg" width="522" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One key element of our refresh was to add more <b><span style="font-size: large;">dedicated shelving to display our handbags</span></b> and accessories. Rather than overstuffing them onto a purse tree, we imported three new shelves that are now dedicated to our handbags. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This shelf is now dedicated to displaying some our bohemian chic <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/totes" target="_blank">summer totes</a>, summer <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/handbags" target="_blank">clutches</a> and beach totes. We have many more to offer but we carefully curated each row with totes and clutches to <b><span style="font-size: large;">compliment one another</span></b> without becoming visual overload. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another improvement we made was dedicating real estate to display one or two handbags in a <b><span style="font-size: large;">tasteful and stylish </span></b>way versus piling a ton of bags onto the shelf that can't easily be sorted through. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below, our <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/handbags" target="_blank">Navajo Group Clutc</a>h is displayed on the same shelf as one of our hand beaded boho necklaces. I love the two paired together and I love that they both have the same bohemian chic theme. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixwDDzBtT_xzAMJE0fpctqUzc8LG4nm8SnqVgsFwlnsTGY38UoM5UfZUCmMt3g4m0Ish3imBFx6NXX1cu9utjyHzJjaylnlgRuxYaUjMvTxTPLzzEzWUc65yFXi3Ls-NdxFCzH8uZdYGY/s2048/94EEFE24-29DF-42CB-9E6B-39826B0C30CD.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixwDDzBtT_xzAMJE0fpctqUzc8LG4nm8SnqVgsFwlnsTGY38UoM5UfZUCmMt3g4m0Ish3imBFx6NXX1cu9utjyHzJjaylnlgRuxYaUjMvTxTPLzzEzWUc65yFXi3Ls-NdxFCzH8uZdYGY/w600-h640/94EEFE24-29DF-42CB-9E6B-39826B0C30CD.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">PS, on a side note, the beaded necklaces are a sure win. It creates an immediate statement the second you add it to a dress or white blouse. Here's a picture of my mama wearing one of these necklaces with her Jcrew summer dress! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivD2HrOtnsx5lK0nJNcrow8br5TB2YPpRdsBCFZDcsDBBJlinaVxB2KP-GKHminltI9m0jWrcNKrd-ASyemMF_TXGftaIJtpP7R9Q22AyceCid5RzBO7KOGrzRGkGmrbedW0oSZYsYsL9/s2000/188F9E41-A617-439E-AD4E-6E82BF5007E2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivD2HrOtnsx5lK0nJNcrow8br5TB2YPpRdsBCFZDcsDBBJlinaVxB2KP-GKHminltI9m0jWrcNKrd-ASyemMF_TXGftaIJtpP7R9Q22AyceCid5RzBO7KOGrzRGkGmrbedW0oSZYsYsL9/w360-h640/188F9E41-A617-439E-AD4E-6E82BF5007E2.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next vignette highlights various clutches, each with a different rainbow theme, along with some of our raffia and beaded cheetah print <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/handbags" target="_blank">clutches</a>. </span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb0VoyYP8dWLrfL0E_ub6PT14VIXEexImxYx29EcomumMK1FUdMqzF3Ge4DhvS95GBqpvyLPFSbwlyvZx8AWcSwP4IO3Slvs74OwGXx1eSkZOTsmwFxvACGwaWtZcawnZU7OnM6oZLygM/s2048/IMG_0531.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb0VoyYP8dWLrfL0E_ub6PT14VIXEexImxYx29EcomumMK1FUdMqzF3Ge4DhvS95GBqpvyLPFSbwlyvZx8AWcSwP4IO3Slvs74OwGXx1eSkZOTsmwFxvACGwaWtZcawnZU7OnM6oZLygM/w480-h640/IMG_0531.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div>Another refreshed part of our store is this faux boxwood wall! It is in the process of becoming <b><span style="font-size: large;">our selfie station</span></b> where I hope ya'll come and take photos and post on your social media, but while we're still in the process of waiting for lighting to arrive, I have found that it makes a pretty cool back drop for taking photos of our merchandise. (Shown in the <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/products/multi-color-cheetah-neoprene-tote?_pos=1&_sid=02c2b60ff&_ss=r" target="_blank">multi color cheetah neoprene tote</a>). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xgXFmM8meYUsoULROsI8nRntOf73IT72sjAYBGM8FkvhKhcHXVNkCUHm2igL9Vg8IXAwSyEDVD_UVOXj8D_0Ve9mTC8yfAA63KQSEZ5BtwII4bRM2Qi_w-n167fbZtJ37Hor_dsCvNm7/s2048/6C6E1928-1BB1-48C9-8471-A505FF63020D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xgXFmM8meYUsoULROsI8nRntOf73IT72sjAYBGM8FkvhKhcHXVNkCUHm2igL9Vg8IXAwSyEDVD_UVOXj8D_0Ve9mTC8yfAA63KQSEZ5BtwII4bRM2Qi_w-n167fbZtJ37Hor_dsCvNm7/w512-h640/6C6E1928-1BB1-48C9-8471-A505FF63020D.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As a small boutique, I find that we are constantly tweaking the way we are merchandising products to our customers. Our locals love to step into the store and see fresh inventory or <b><span style="font-size: large;">fresh ideas </span></b>on how to wear our accessories (or <b><span style="font-size: large;">decorate our home products)</span></b>. Hopefully ya'll know that we also ship our products all over the country, daily! We sell a lot via our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome/" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VividHueHome/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> profiles and being able to stage our products in a visual way online goes a long way in how well the products sell. That is the reason we put so much emphasis in the store too for how things are displayed. Let's face it, we all want a fun shopping experience when we're looking at <b><span style="font-size: large;">eye candy</span></b>! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAYy-ybJQ0pCV1JRGN2hN9WSCqYC3sAgS0o0D1h2CIAy_YG9fK5_vglr1uc33bGjbEWi1o0BV8HDfVguce59RGsWoGW-S1poQkOpKgUq0M_D4wUhs1D3gRPPvqtrZiYCKQagBVglTIktm/s2048/IMG_0401.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAYy-ybJQ0pCV1JRGN2hN9WSCqYC3sAgS0o0D1h2CIAy_YG9fK5_vglr1uc33bGjbEWi1o0BV8HDfVguce59RGsWoGW-S1poQkOpKgUq0M_D4wUhs1D3gRPPvqtrZiYCKQagBVglTIktm/w480-h640/IMG_0401.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbHroBKI7tO1nYPVYh_7mR-dWEm-L4RysI5O3YQzINVIboIK9xS2jilov7v6JnHWwN1gUekKEHXDIHC96Ofdrj0RbTxPMczPY7nTXqjR-M3_y69-OAlfR6Cjr93fzx7yemJ-eZh-4_yQt/s1440/6C240B15-F32A-412B-A287-56D8934A440B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbHroBKI7tO1nYPVYh_7mR-dWEm-L4RysI5O3YQzINVIboIK9xS2jilov7v6JnHWwN1gUekKEHXDIHC96Ofdrj0RbTxPMczPY7nTXqjR-M3_y69-OAlfR6Cjr93fzx7yemJ-eZh-4_yQt/w400-h400/6C240B15-F32A-412B-A287-56D8934A440B.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd love to hear your thoughts about how we've tweaked our <b><span style="font-size: large;">unique purses and handbags </span></b>in the shop! (And as always, follow us on instagram/Facebook for daily updates and happenings with Vivid Hue Home!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo Heather </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-77302745954319240102021-06-11T06:30:00.004-04:002021-06-11T06:30:00.219-04:00Closet Makeover Final Reveal <div> Thank you for following the process of me organizing and styling my closet. I have been so happy with the results that I actually keep my closet doors open now and the closet space has quite literally become an extension of my bedroom. I'm so happy that I decided to I ignore my thoughts about how my colorful changes may impact the resale value of my house (if and when I decide to sell). I mean, come on, I have a <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2013/04/mudroom-makeover-plans.html" target="_blank">Kelly Green wallpapered mudroom</a>, a turquoise <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIdvqptnbrV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">sunroom </a> and a teal <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CF3Rplon_dT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">study</a>. Here are some snapshots of rooms around my house. As I've resurrected this blog, I realize that the previous posts about my house are pretty outdated, so stay tuned for future shares of rooms In my house. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let's digress for a quick minute: </div><div>Here is a view into my sunroom. The walls are turquoise, even on the ceiling. There are 3 walls of windows and lots of colorful pillows. This is my happy space. This photo was from a Jayes Studio Photo Shoot at my home, aren't these Bowl's fabulous? They are by Danika Herrick as part of her collaboration with Jaye's studio, and yes!, I sell them at Vivid Hue Home <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/products/small-garden-party-bowl-10?_pos=2&_sid=60a6d070f&_ss=r" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJaZA3dkO8JaZfOZKqkZHDQN5XeRfX9STWUc4Rp3wYc__upINqtcDbXaYcscvmWdl6voLurMs0Dp4wYot4gixCHYPS7XfjX1NNYsbneWT8f_0j5TznfoMXMhod_YifEIAPLzg2aQsH8fO/s1180/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.12.47+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1180" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJaZA3dkO8JaZfOZKqkZHDQN5XeRfX9STWUc4Rp3wYc__upINqtcDbXaYcscvmWdl6voLurMs0Dp4wYot4gixCHYPS7XfjX1NNYsbneWT8f_0j5TznfoMXMhod_YifEIAPLzg2aQsH8fO/w640-h429/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.12.47+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Sunroom, Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmotionphoto/" target="_blank">@mindfulmotionphoto</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This is Smidge's room. She's 12, almost 13 and this is probably the most picked up it's ever been. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV8caiskRWNYIgziZihiFG-hAFfxRG_AEZIibSaGXlVXWgXq3i01_tZe0MuEphYS-_q_OU580OYHzXJpXNvxp9BLYAACif28HrCxtdfCoCwM8OsNnmh7QKlYBKfCMSp2h-7HRvdGREjMM/s1140/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.13.07+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV8caiskRWNYIgziZihiFG-hAFfxRG_AEZIibSaGXlVXWgXq3i01_tZe0MuEphYS-_q_OU580OYHzXJpXNvxp9BLYAACif28HrCxtdfCoCwM8OsNnmh7QKlYBKfCMSp2h-7HRvdGREjMM/w526-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.13.07+PM.png" width="526" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home House Tour, Smidge's Room </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Another view of my sunroom. This grosgrain ribbon chair is my absolute favorite. It's the Louis XV Chair by Dransfield and Ross. They no longer make it but I am glad I found one when it was still available and I will always treasure it. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknni7UVDtCgeuE-1NlVjHNoAk212pvQaPPwbFHoTLdU2ahLJIPS5j2RRpVwSErK28XCHOevVNrmxuBPtMMMpaWKftvCt5RHoJfClncLMYzrd3u-bVI51itilys4dKCDmQTKwUtZYSqZ6j/s1168/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.13.20+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1168" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknni7UVDtCgeuE-1NlVjHNoAk212pvQaPPwbFHoTLdU2ahLJIPS5j2RRpVwSErK28XCHOevVNrmxuBPtMMMpaWKftvCt5RHoJfClncLMYzrd3u-bVI51itilys4dKCDmQTKwUtZYSqZ6j/w640-h608/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.13.20+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Sunroom </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXsAxVC-TPwfKFu5eK1UgbWef9Rk_qkYCzQyb7_SKH0lPQ0k8nHF9oS0mCphKKIZPBv8kDldM5pKzcntyGXfZzJ1ARNcZDHQwlOMOIvzjLKvrfxwZ-f71IoQZEDsOi-gSbDjYLWPT4VFv/s1070/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.15.07+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXsAxVC-TPwfKFu5eK1UgbWef9Rk_qkYCzQyb7_SKH0lPQ0k8nHF9oS0mCphKKIZPBv8kDldM5pKzcntyGXfZzJ1ARNcZDHQwlOMOIvzjLKvrfxwZ-f71IoQZEDsOi-gSbDjYLWPT4VFv/w608-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.15.07+PM.png" width="608" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Guest Bedroom: Styling by Vivid Hue Home, Photo by Mindfulmotionphoto<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu70m8roz4DLBKWzzJA-esHg6mtez72pG-4YUbvNmiiAlz6-VgTimgTQfqrBgJkycQQ09A_682QpsirU1Q1PNIayS2_4uo0Jef8Iw1ZTap4nVYMABsygPyHPQip9TROq28R961QV49pom/s1088/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.15.32+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu70m8roz4DLBKWzzJA-esHg6mtez72pG-4YUbvNmiiAlz6-VgTimgTQfqrBgJkycQQ09A_682QpsirU1Q1PNIayS2_4uo0Jef8Iw1ZTap4nVYMABsygPyHPQip9TROq28R961QV49pom/w562-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.15.32+PM.png" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Living Room <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxi1uhyphenhyphenvOoHfCnEhplYk-lkRm6DfIr4McFgaj3oHrMi6glMLjE6oeAPPQNNGxtV0mz_1qgDBN6dQSHp6wvDesJt1e4nb8R0i6zlvhi1XnbI4G4n0Uz1khxJ50PiNFwnlcMJnHWbWML2LZ/s1180/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.16.18+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1180" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxi1uhyphenhyphenvOoHfCnEhplYk-lkRm6DfIr4McFgaj3oHrMi6glMLjE6oeAPPQNNGxtV0mz_1qgDBN6dQSHp6wvDesJt1e4nb8R0i6zlvhi1XnbI4G4n0Uz1khxJ50PiNFwnlcMJnHWbWML2LZ/w640-h510/Screen+Shot+2021-06-08+at+9.16.18+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Study, Styling by Vivid Hue Home during Jayes Studio Photo Shoot, photography by Mindful Motion Photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Now back to the original purpose of this post! This is supposed to be the final closet reveal! We last left off with me <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/05/vivid-hues-closet-makeover.html" target="_blank">purging the excess</a> out of my closet and then adding <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/667429845889928081/2214164786164808340" target="_blank">pink peach paint to my closet</a>. Now let's move on to see the final results! </div><div><br /></div><div>Recall. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>BEFORE</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewkia8qQn8eL9waoNKLAuqq4S-8kWAyaUpBlZ43r0W-kiX3-dfvLw7m9k-7fl861XAxwmLJOBprbCQ3ZBEjpMf7y3wz_i8fNlXU39kttoP6BMlPZy-tobW6acQN7lk8KDfplabE2Oimuf/s2048/IMG_3162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewkia8qQn8eL9waoNKLAuqq4S-8kWAyaUpBlZ43r0W-kiX3-dfvLw7m9k-7fl861XAxwmLJOBprbCQ3ZBEjpMf7y3wz_i8fNlXU39kttoP6BMlPZy-tobW6acQN7lk8KDfplabE2Oimuf/w480-h640/IMG_3162.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And <span style="font-size: large;"><b>AFTER</b></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWzSchFn5lJ_QjHuhXug6L0dyqaVECjxaKylJIz2SQDcPMKo4rpWwOv5qRNfgJLCD079I4wegJ-yihgUKbwO48QttLdFE0KMlD7p2X4VK6MI_Q8l9K00bq7IaEU2nlPv4ibE5rU4_8JzZ/s2048/IMG_3933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-42718751513477451362021-06-09T06:30:00.004-04:002021-06-09T14:28:18.268-04:00Closet Makeover Part 2, Let's Paint! <div>Today I'm going to take y'all on my continued journey of my Closet Makeover. To see where I started with my makeover, revisit this post, <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/05/vivid-hues-closet-makeover.html" target="_blank">Vivid Hue's Closet Makeover</a>. This endeavor started with the goal of organizing my closet. After the first round of purging which led to twenty bags for donation, I became motivated to not only organize the space but also make it more feminine. Within one night, I'd created a mood board for my vision pulling budget friendly sources that could be delivered to me quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xyAcW6QuJfJDe4uWYgRE_qWcchyphenhyphensr0L-KdFbX_Cq4bCGN_IrY-QCHmeit6kEsfMZono61MXkxebzdva4JmQJI0Il5dlcK_nTb9B87xE9y2FS2eIYUI9etpmQGIJWogEDUxEgrUAGzcb8/s2048/527D1504-EF63-4C86-AE40-83E6E90D42BC+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xyAcW6QuJfJDe4uWYgRE_qWcchyphenhyphensr0L-KdFbX_Cq4bCGN_IrY-QCHmeit6kEsfMZono61MXkxebzdva4JmQJI0Il5dlcK_nTb9B87xE9y2FS2eIYUI9etpmQGIJWogEDUxEgrUAGzcb8/w360-h640/527D1504-EF63-4C86-AE40-83E6E90D42BC+2.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was determined to make this space feel girly and colorful like the rest of my home. These built In drawers were giving me agita. There was just no easy way to work around them and yet I didn't set out to spend a lot of money. In the end, I decided I would paint these and I was going to go all In. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAru-WiQp4TbW2BKdzGaN6TYN87C7pzL8WR71_QaJvOee0AsOfIjRcFuHmupTKoSVUUtxhCtW7CXvCQk1fp4bGLHPZ5_unJLy_gAHrumPK92KQr6nNcG1LJtd3IxHs6nGbVqdr9hfOGeU/s2048/IMG_3282+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAru-WiQp4TbW2BKdzGaN6TYN87C7pzL8WR71_QaJvOee0AsOfIjRcFuHmupTKoSVUUtxhCtW7CXvCQk1fp4bGLHPZ5_unJLy_gAHrumPK92KQr6nNcG1LJtd3IxHs6nGbVqdr9hfOGeU/w480-h640/IMG_3282+2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>To prep the surface of the dresser, I used a fine sandpaper sponge to rough up the surface and remove the slight glossy finish. The goal wasn't to remove all of the dark wood coloring it was to add some texture to the surface so the primer would have something with which to adhere. I wiped the surface with a damp cloth to remove the slight dust film. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYFm-7lWGyMsxo2U9ahXx-J1pXl8JWpPni3vueoyZoerHjMUL4jDAXnzk8dGaygPkX98bBLfByhLX0nLsLmsNf4UYjFHznxQCRC6kuQGNEK7Ew1MMwCsbCcMphUDoKGRNwwBPLpExxnla/s2048/IMG_3285.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYFm-7lWGyMsxo2U9ahXx-J1pXl8JWpPni3vueoyZoerHjMUL4jDAXnzk8dGaygPkX98bBLfByhLX0nLsLmsNf4UYjFHznxQCRC6kuQGNEK7Ew1MMwCsbCcMphUDoKGRNwwBPLpExxnla/w480-h640/IMG_3285.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX72Lq1KgTekcXOUcn9ng1riKQV3SqQR6F72zKRCGW-xNN22_WdzY5S2t6KAZPhGUD0LZcx3s9gyh-HwBx-PSOdyVBRfle_yo0QD-OuzJmzXryBXQFImv7kBKgmD513FbqHgPAD8n3QOHj/s2048/IMG_3286.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX72Lq1KgTekcXOUcn9ng1riKQV3SqQR6F72zKRCGW-xNN22_WdzY5S2t6KAZPhGUD0LZcx3s9gyh-HwBx-PSOdyVBRfle_yo0QD-OuzJmzXryBXQFImv7kBKgmD513FbqHgPAD8n3QOHj/w480-h640/IMG_3286.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I selected Benjamin Moore Pink Peach 2009-40 paint color and a one coat primer that the paint store tinted with a bit of the pink peach color. This helped expedite the process because as I was adding the primer, the drawers became one step closer to their final color. Y'all that have followed me for some time know that I love to skimp on my DIY's any way I can. Yes, it's true. I become excited to see the end result and I often rush the process. That said, I didn't even remove my drawers from out of the closet or put a drop cloth down. I literally sanded and prepped them right there. </div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xWkhdJX7rWfRxuqwEZyo3W9wh-z9-8lW1B0Iu5dcCkG84Gy4W6Rg0MdYWH_sGiS_ExqBOG7ICQPwPCl022y9ib2okXdCVKJZwQCjN5RKOM_GG1j-MerWz0OP6bs2sme5098T2dEL-qed/s2048/IMG_3288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xWkhdJX7rWfRxuqwEZyo3W9wh-z9-8lW1B0Iu5dcCkG84Gy4W6Rg0MdYWH_sGiS_ExqBOG7ICQPwPCl022y9ib2okXdCVKJZwQCjN5RKOM_GG1j-MerWz0OP6bs2sme5098T2dEL-qed/w480-h640/IMG_3288.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4G9Qqo5Hwa8Pkh009XcohAhg0THVWSkmbrtURw78dMmbpgfhjUk-5p7oF3Fd0gxg85SBqcEK5CvfejJ1MP45lgam-CkS8zlqyxqKiAllL7XTnZrudPhlicFVPXD3VyqgSvPAfbvfpNE0/s2048/IMG_3289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4G9Qqo5Hwa8Pkh009XcohAhg0THVWSkmbrtURw78dMmbpgfhjUk-5p7oF3Fd0gxg85SBqcEK5CvfejJ1MP45lgam-CkS8zlqyxqKiAllL7XTnZrudPhlicFVPXD3VyqgSvPAfbvfpNE0/w300-h400/IMG_3289.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The initial coat of primer went on light and streaky. I let it dry overnight and then returned to do another primer coat. The more thoroughly you cover the original color of your surface with primer, the better the final coat will adhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPKoKmqotOz8okzeCdJaOqKPRaRINg89Gcmav2IXunFKBiNoka7YG1KTwCuk4TzJ9sKXHLAUM_0JneW1DHivxINQGQ3XJRgB9PR5nrXO_LmrCNC883i83QlkXPucjDqZ0JgYNTIXO7kgg/s2048/IMG_3311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPKoKmqotOz8okzeCdJaOqKPRaRINg89Gcmav2IXunFKBiNoka7YG1KTwCuk4TzJ9sKXHLAUM_0JneW1DHivxINQGQ3XJRgB9PR5nrXO_LmrCNC883i83QlkXPucjDqZ0JgYNTIXO7kgg/w480-h640/IMG_3311.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoYoSGisoksPqN6f7bA747VBbrfNnKBJEpurVf4X9_qD9AvMQscQfXtTM-SWubPqsiqlWy4m0TbA7ADvZeJ_x2D6cES7r6qqJuLsggV9JYATbMFJqIHR1ZVxmcXvkplO9rWloB9mx6JvL/s2048/C6A5103A-BAA0-4CE4-91C1-FCC9B154624F.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoYoSGisoksPqN6f7bA747VBbrfNnKBJEpurVf4X9_qD9AvMQscQfXtTM-SWubPqsiqlWy4m0TbA7ADvZeJ_x2D6cES7r6qqJuLsggV9JYATbMFJqIHR1ZVxmcXvkplO9rWloB9mx6JvL/w360-h640/C6A5103A-BAA0-4CE4-91C1-FCC9B154624F.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The actual paint was a high gloss because I wanted a sheen to the surface. Below was the start of adding the final coat. I didn't put more than one final coat on the drawers. I did, however, have spots that had drips and I had to resand those sections down a bit and retouch. </div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnqoFcpYwm-28WL5cXXz0A_M3SrQCUcymRsTmoSax4PyuIUoYeoVpZPAxpJERQ8FwV5Evz5jF2u2ECsHb3bRJgsbMr1LMguWf6wmFM2MZUJolWEClwvfCMUxC216Jusc4i_lsxEE4jrqf/s2048/IMG_3383.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnqoFcpYwm-28WL5cXXz0A_M3SrQCUcymRsTmoSax4PyuIUoYeoVpZPAxpJERQ8FwV5Evz5jF2u2ECsHb3bRJgsbMr1LMguWf6wmFM2MZUJolWEClwvfCMUxC216Jusc4i_lsxEE4jrqf/w480-h640/IMG_3383.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dCig2OTzginQYCoxaISI0iR8-hYjnJQWWwMgf7fY_qghjI9WeWNev-0_yFSi03nzo7oFylAdDdha1bxFIINWpEdZSCnuZOMwzHKNspX0aY-CR0O9NQ7swDlKyl8YgP1TQLbTbWSqInA8/s2048/IMG_3429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dCig2OTzginQYCoxaISI0iR8-hYjnJQWWwMgf7fY_qghjI9WeWNev-0_yFSi03nzo7oFylAdDdha1bxFIINWpEdZSCnuZOMwzHKNspX0aY-CR0O9NQ7swDlKyl8YgP1TQLbTbWSqInA8/w480-h640/IMG_3429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You can see some of the paint streaks In the photo below. I sanded those down with the drawers In place. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ORTS9tz44lGDhYKONQ73DDal5KoqcZQ8g5FpNT_dwoRrXdToyKvDja0YC7TreFqXDllasa6S3VGQDGO6GGjtlmNkdwzSk3TBFd5Pxfko3PMg-XhN3bpkgDPKmcyxpKodxSR__z1MyWQz/s2048/IMG_3430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ORTS9tz44lGDhYKONQ73DDal5KoqcZQ8g5FpNT_dwoRrXdToyKvDja0YC7TreFqXDllasa6S3VGQDGO6GGjtlmNkdwzSk3TBFd5Pxfko3PMg-XhN3bpkgDPKmcyxpKodxSR__z1MyWQz/w480-h640/IMG_3430.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9mdujQ9WMN0jc0cQs3rwWF-Jj_KABSPb6ua5Lcr1s9Guwd9VqdEIg_IQJFHM7Siy5BW6zU-pbPynK-2J2mq88n-6FzryHOd9gbTgf_mIr7AH9Pm2j3iUgzp4xm99mBvYiF5UEbIwphZE/s2048/IMG_3425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9mdujQ9WMN0jc0cQs3rwWF-Jj_KABSPb6ua5Lcr1s9Guwd9VqdEIg_IQJFHM7Siy5BW6zU-pbPynK-2J2mq88n-6FzryHOd9gbTgf_mIr7AH9Pm2j3iUgzp4xm99mBvYiF5UEbIwphZE/w300-h400/IMG_3425.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-el7lRkt4c" target="_blank">Watch this video that shows me hanging the peel and stick wallpaper to my closet! </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9XQIHw0ZWs2qIEkEaRzQGLrAafZnaWxjrH-Ae2QV9PZbrws_XDEC79S8wQsRwArFNUkfWvMSS0ZCOXofsnhsnEzzYmEsaW_jADad5gQA3jKegpB5xiuR9yQBdyXM_cccykA-Hxvv-Iqx/s922/Screen+Shot+2021-06-09+at+2.25.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="626" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9XQIHw0ZWs2qIEkEaRzQGLrAafZnaWxjrH-Ae2QV9PZbrws_XDEC79S8wQsRwArFNUkfWvMSS0ZCOXofsnhsnEzzYmEsaW_jADad5gQA3jKegpB5xiuR9yQBdyXM_cccykA-Hxvv-Iqx/w271-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-06-09+at+2.25.20+PM.png" width="271" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-el7lRkt4c" target="_blank">here</a> to watch video</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUQy1vNEMFjxc4ey2yiCJxVDAL1whSn0PQ-vAquRqeDd79IHMxwUvgjSIXXWnRIkb4ziYWMB82r0x19D8_qRolTQ-nSNbarhoTWTbL_XpjWGwAP8TbpMFWyyge9yr5Iz9yMff78WTCTDQ/s2048/IMG_3770.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUQy1vNEMFjxc4ey2yiCJxVDAL1whSn0PQ-vAquRqeDd79IHMxwUvgjSIXXWnRIkb4ziYWMB82r0x19D8_qRolTQ-nSNbarhoTWTbL_XpjWGwAP8TbpMFWyyge9yr5Iz9yMff78WTCTDQ/w480-h640/IMG_3770.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Bradley Cooper relaxes In the closet on the new MadCap Cottage Rug! 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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-14704642796413715022021-06-08T16:01:00.000-04:002021-06-08T16:01:13.361-04:00A Memory of Marrakesh <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDp8uSrN9TiHZ76B9jzKErZu9_GUUKF-yQBLP8rODAicDnq_sJ082TnFLdkn7xKn8Fg7oiJzHcwhzmdIHvbTZJT4C6Q7DaIf25hWmD4b31aEDt0j6O3ZkhAoKlt3vUL4xJzmuGj5LsaY8/s731/F6B071AA-B97C-4A35-9319-1CEE1597B5C4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="731" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDp8uSrN9TiHZ76B9jzKErZu9_GUUKF-yQBLP8rODAicDnq_sJ082TnFLdkn7xKn8Fg7oiJzHcwhzmdIHvbTZJT4C6Q7DaIf25hWmD4b31aEDt0j6O3ZkhAoKlt3vUL4xJzmuGj5LsaY8/w400-h400/F6B071AA-B97C-4A35-9319-1CEE1597B5C4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy milestone birthday to my dear dear friend, Kara @karhazel . This trip in 2002 remains one of my top memories. This was mid-way through our girl’s trip to Spain and Morocco. Here we are on the Mediterranean Sea between Marbella and Rabat. I have fun memories of clubbing the night away at the discotheque in Madrid and driving down through Sevilla to the Southern coast of Spain. </span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were busy “almost 30-something” professionals working hard in NYC but also taking plenty of time to enjoy ourselves. We planned this trip just a year after living through 9/11 in NYC. We didn’t think we were invincible but we also felt there was a world at our finger tips to explore. As we traveled on the ferry to Rabat, I remember a gorgeous woman in the restroom that asked if she could borrow my bright red lip coloring. She was wearing a hijab and yet she still took pride In her perfectly stained lips that only she would appreciate. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> We arrived in Rabat and visited Amy’s home and school she’d attended </span>In<span style="font-family: inherit;"> childhood during a few years living of abroad with her family (we’d learned years previously that a "State Department" employee from Northern Virginia was code word for “C.I.A.”). The coastline was like none I’d ever seen. It was eye opening to walk into a rest stop along our journey and be the only women at the stop (and then we realized the bathrooms were coed and included literal holes in the dirt ground where we were to squat). </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our experience with the people in Morooco still resonates with me. Everyone we encountered was very friendly (thinking we were British) and even more sympathetic and warm upon realizing we were actually from NYC. I’ll never forget the University student who was studying English and earning money while driving a taxi… we were so lost and a bit forlorn because we couldn’t locate our Riad. This gentleman graciously showed us where to safely park our car and then he led us down maze walkways and alley ways. We had to put our full trust in him and, along the way, he learned we lived </span>In<span style="font-family: inherit;"> NYC and he unabashedly apologized to us for what happened on 9/11. He delivered us to this great castle door and when it opened… it revealed the most amazing oasis of a Riad… owned by a Scandinavian couple who decided to open a beautiful destination for guests In Mirrakesh. Our room was adorned with the most stunning and vibrant textiles I’ve ever seen. The windows had no actual panes i</span>n<span style="font-family: inherit;"> them; animals and insects and people could climb through them if desired and yet I felt the most safe and serene I had felt in a very long time. There was a staircase that led to an unmarked door in our suite. There were candle lights on every stair to set a warm glowing ambience (and probably prevent us from walking up the stairs to the doorway). Of course we had to explore. As we opened the door at the top of the stairs we found ourselves on top of a rooftop. We were overlooking the entire medina in Marrakesh. We saw lights and sunsets and gorgeous colors. We drank a bottle of wine and took in the landscape. I could continue on about the millions of laughs we encountered while trying to have Kara take the perfect photo of Amy and me, before iphones and selfies… (kara we are lucky you still speak to us). But honestly ladies, this wasn’t just a trip of the year or the travel of the century. This was a life-changing journey that we embarked on in our late 20s. It literally was life altering. And I am so happy that I shared this adventure with you women. Kara I’m so sorry I couldn’t be in Arizona with you this weekend to celebrate your 50th. You ladies truly hold a special place In my heart. Kara, you are one of the strongest and most “beautifulest” people I know. Happy birthday to you my beautiful friend.</span></p><div><br /></div></div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-71058556124502915982021-06-05T07:00:00.001-04:002021-06-05T07:00:00.202-04:00Kitchen Renovation REVEAL<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EUVnfFOHVDpCdRAmIzQemH2cLvy3t_3Db7vA1-iBXN8Z8_u2ppJS86PCEnLDh4QjaWldVffwdfALFWfk4QPDoMH6izhcUfraUS0UoJSX7hx2MvQe-5smMSbX7nCbpnfEVeOkJXvPu6li/s2048/45+Somersby011edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By now you've followed my kitchen renovation journey and you're ready for the big reveal! If you haven't seen the progression, feel free to catch up with these links: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Redo</a> <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/goals-vhh-kitchen-renovation.html" target="_blank">Goals</a> <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/kitchen-renovation-selections.html" target="_blank">Selections</a> <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/kitchen-renovation-stools.html" target="_blank">Stools</a> <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/kitchen-renovation-progress-from-week.html" target="_blank">Progress</a> <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/kitchen-renovation-midway.html" target="_blank">Almost Done</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so great to work with <a href="https://www.showcasekitchensct.com" target="_blank">Showcase Kitchens CT </a>. Their team is talented and precise with meeting my timelines. Vinny was a great designer to collaborate with during this entire process. These photos are from a photo shoot we had with Showcase Kitchens. Chrissy Racho from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilycameliastudio/" target="_blank">Lily Camelia Studio</a> took these photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite aspect of the kitchen is the navy island with the extra THICK butcher block wood countertops. 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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-4264230373550588672021-06-03T13:06:00.003-04:002021-06-03T13:06:45.482-04:00Kitchen Remodel: Details before Finished<div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">This post originally launched on July 17, 2019. Due to some backend changes to our blog, we are relaunching here</span></div><div><br /></div>We are now 7.5 weeks into the kitchen renovation project and the details and layers have started getting installed. This is the fun part where the vision starts to really come together. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Selections</a> | </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/kitchen-stools-vhh-renovation.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Stools </a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/vhh-renovation-this-weeks-review-in.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Progress </a>| </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/kitchen-renovation-midway.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" target="_blank">Kitchen Midway</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week there were some monumental updates that were added to the kitchen; the hardware, countertops and lighting! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The white quart countertops went In around the perimeter of the kitchen. If you recall, there was black granite there previously so this makes for a much brighter work space. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQvvOD87KLdVu4JdT3czj5nnZQ1Jj9K_AaYRoDqOjSGVI5DinP_78XUAaVxHwZBFR1AYJTy-IvRpRjqxpB1k9MVOzTBgOXKb4bZzcEU5LMAAUlJ8VW7osiaDn1_WAiyzrBk8omr0M/s1600/E6D6BA77-2A9E-46A5-96F1-64F0B41F75B0.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQvvOD87KLdVu4JdT3czj5nnZQ1Jj9K_AaYRoDqOjSGVI5DinP_78XUAaVxHwZBFR1AYJTy-IvRpRjqxpB1k9MVOzTBgOXKb4bZzcEU5LMAAUlJ8VW7osiaDn1_WAiyzrBk8omr0M/s640/E6D6BA77-2A9E-46A5-96F1-64F0B41F75B0.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The brass gold hardware was installed onto all of the cabinets and drawers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLIw38DqoROCSneQ3Q1b2kr-9X1-SsdB3PXyCpDPqYMnpU4lrXJAVlB0d_xiN2FPjaNjd_9QAlmIxgmVIEUoXm6Dwu8Du7e9BPEMNlzzEz30pixxZaoGwU8Q1vPo7g68oVCl9w8LJ/s1600/0712A341-CB0C-4D58-BC58-96AABFFB36FA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLIw38DqoROCSneQ3Q1b2kr-9X1-SsdB3PXyCpDPqYMnpU4lrXJAVlB0d_xiN2FPjaNjd_9QAlmIxgmVIEUoXm6Dwu8Du7e9BPEMNlzzEz30pixxZaoGwU8Q1vPo7g68oVCl9w8LJ/s640/0712A341-CB0C-4D58-BC58-96AABFFB36FA.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even our faucet is brass gold (<a href="https://www.newportbrass.com/" target="_blank">Newport Brass Faucets</a>). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADGC7BW6bqAiPBIxDthDx1LqIjAZ9HxqIWIlpSpcQeOoJn7jlH0SjtNfuGi8y3yPFiJ7XCEkmPxhdukFzX7O7j-FJlzVoweqOrFF9l29zYSpvYYE8-3hcyLD1V0N7cKL4RebusxDp/s1600/2EB6603D-60C0-49C2-8826-9BC8E951659C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADGC7BW6bqAiPBIxDthDx1LqIjAZ9HxqIWIlpSpcQeOoJn7jlH0SjtNfuGi8y3yPFiJ7XCEkmPxhdukFzX7O7j-FJlzVoweqOrFF9l29zYSpvYYE8-3hcyLD1V0N7cKL4RebusxDp/s640/2EB6603D-60C0-49C2-8826-9BC8E951659C.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />The most exciting development for me personally was the unveiling of the solid walnut block for the island. It's double the standard width so it will make even more of an impact. And it looks fabulous on top of the navy island!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mJwkOw2ZaiDzEna0Q-fc8cnqqcgO7OtVzZsc3PKGe6vQaGxyuqpFxKmEaJ28uIPS9wk9bHV3dkk2acGogHb0flRgl3vULHn56lMpRbJmedhTVPQsqJ6u6NgcDwMhkfooJhAv66SC/s1600/IMG_9141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mJwkOw2ZaiDzEna0Q-fc8cnqqcgO7OtVzZsc3PKGe6vQaGxyuqpFxKmEaJ28uIPS9wk9bHV3dkk2acGogHb0flRgl3vULHn56lMpRbJmedhTVPQsqJ6u6NgcDwMhkfooJhAv66SC/s640/IMG_9141.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB06ZkVl0IrTbgNzdyibPLdGttyj9UBI_QPuFb6nWMmD6KWfMV9UVYe0KAcPDB7TgOcFs0X8WiX69qPZrK-3pxYiTKSsmwicQbXnqcMcxDuG7QkGM1n4b84DBvcPQFRTdHTrHP5LCV/s1600/IMG_9146.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB06ZkVl0IrTbgNzdyibPLdGttyj9UBI_QPuFb6nWMmD6KWfMV9UVYe0KAcPDB7TgOcFs0X8WiX69qPZrK-3pxYiTKSsmwicQbXnqcMcxDuG7QkGM1n4b84DBvcPQFRTdHTrHP5LCV/s320/IMG_9146.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy9Uc1vpJ9zUqkcKOJ5ugiHLL-boVsv3HpSnim_EeHLfKx_0kuHttKz9EEh11RXa3lqSwBepHkJdO_-I5XUhkNzJxAV1ov5IprdyErAJ76HB-rMYhE6T7js11vKlJBBzP2ZJG8RyL/s1600/DE2B4014-2E8B-4BFD-A931-B2B4D850BB57.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy9Uc1vpJ9zUqkcKOJ5ugiHLL-boVsv3HpSnim_EeHLfKx_0kuHttKz9EEh11RXa3lqSwBepHkJdO_-I5XUhkNzJxAV1ov5IprdyErAJ76HB-rMYhE6T7js11vKlJBBzP2ZJG8RyL/s320/DE2B4014-2E8B-4BFD-A931-B2B4D850BB57.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />You will recall, below is the original kitchen. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGbYHtNTa0ouIRR9lnwVgFJQtjwmF9Ubsz62AUovISxa6ye2lv-j4eAcfUXClQ7Pv18OJThN5CILVz0fYojYUiOa_ZOoCFGorTF2yS6N2x8YV23FKScN8bKQhgPX95_98zjKHKiJL/s1600/34DFE099-294C-4217-BAF0-2FCD1128529E.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGbYHtNTa0ouIRR9lnwVgFJQtjwmF9Ubsz62AUovISxa6ye2lv-j4eAcfUXClQ7Pv18OJThN5CILVz0fYojYUiOa_ZOoCFGorTF2yS6N2x8YV23FKScN8bKQhgPX95_98zjKHKiJL/s640/34DFE099-294C-4217-BAF0-2FCD1128529E.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />The entire pantry closet was removed and a hutch cabinet was built with more of a presence. <br />Here is BEFORE:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL6we4YWwWNytWWWBU4KJfk4ImsQUulX31Nu8RKzcT4Tc6Ilf2LDgcPvI_eLTQSguGuB8Q1K2wGgIzglSiKQmvISDHJspKdpMqMeODgJzBK1kv1Gh0KqbGvB5YYpMyv6v2AMs4o3o/s1600/0261066B-126C-4B47-AA24-A01EBDB14E94.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL6we4YWwWNytWWWBU4KJfk4ImsQUulX31Nu8RKzcT4Tc6Ilf2LDgcPvI_eLTQSguGuB8Q1K2wGgIzglSiKQmvISDHJspKdpMqMeODgJzBK1kv1Gh0KqbGvB5YYpMyv6v2AMs4o3o/s640/0261066B-126C-4B47-AA24-A01EBDB14E94.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />And now after, In progress:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOI-Vit1dpTZQ3Ny7N2dLkv1dYc7GTFIW3coih3bLjKFkMtwBcxKlwIJJxdKrxn0y4jqZd9LTHdvCCOsmCAO4WiwrtLjHXD-t5bI9gYcoqMw9MeCaYxjMSjXNA8jzwKLQWzyJr8yx/s1600/E88F7B25-5E27-41DC-891E-362FEC14738D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOI-Vit1dpTZQ3Ny7N2dLkv1dYc7GTFIW3coih3bLjKFkMtwBcxKlwIJJxdKrxn0y4jqZd9LTHdvCCOsmCAO4WiwrtLjHXD-t5bI9gYcoqMw9MeCaYxjMSjXNA8jzwKLQWzyJr8yx/s640/E88F7B25-5E27-41DC-891E-362FEC14738D.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Lastly, the pendant lights were hung In brass gold, the blossom pendant from Worlds Away. I think they are unique and also tie In well with the other elements of the kitchen. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo-vrb6VlWkhUO75IVfY5IHOdj7J4I0JG0cxQPn9vX-ka-xIWlQr6Lgqb2wJtLIk4ZPyrSDO1NAyiGr7JyGiq1ofAG2aCibiuJRmX_GNd03OY_yWEJDTwd1ZKPVPc2x_i8IedSApY/s1600/32D479C8-CD7B-4EA5-992F-FA4BFAA0BCEC.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo-vrb6VlWkhUO75IVfY5IHOdj7J4I0JG0cxQPn9vX-ka-xIWlQr6Lgqb2wJtLIk4ZPyrSDO1NAyiGr7JyGiq1ofAG2aCibiuJRmX_GNd03OY_yWEJDTwd1ZKPVPc2x_i8IedSApY/s640/32D479C8-CD7B-4EA5-992F-FA4BFAA0BCEC.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpbA0LaOvQNYikM6I1UE4QE8WOwx6y8cZB98pMXO8TuKfvYfvAO-GiOBqYj1AKvv8ipY9m_T8eBicQLXAQ1Ty4jtq3vBa9QJFzZR02s_wn4rj1ihSPzYXENT2rT4U5i5AJi7UkzTE/s1600/C5325CF7-282C-4CFD-A732-EBEA0E68CDDA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpbA0LaOvQNYikM6I1UE4QE8WOwx6y8cZB98pMXO8TuKfvYfvAO-GiOBqYj1AKvv8ipY9m_T8eBicQLXAQ1Ty4jtq3vBa9QJFzZR02s_wn4rj1ihSPzYXENT2rT4U5i5AJi7UkzTE/s640/C5325CF7-282C-4CFD-A732-EBEA0E68CDDA.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQvvOD87KLdVu4JdT3czj5nnZQ1Jj9K_AaYRoDqOjSGVI5DinP_78XUAaVxHwZBFR1AYJTy-IvRpRjqxpB1k9MVOzTBgOXKb4bZzcEU5LMAAUlJ8VW7osiaDn1_WAiyzrBk8omr0M/s1600/E6D6BA77-2A9E-46A5-96F1-64F0B41F75B0.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div> Additional details will be layered into the kitchen as the week goes on. Next week, the backsplash is scheduled. Also, the counter stools have been ordered! Stay tuned for a sneak peek on those. <br /><br />xo<br />Heather<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-14905555658007478732021-06-03T13:02:00.002-04:002021-06-03T13:02:28.496-04:00Kitchen Renovation: Midway <div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">This post originally launched on July 3, 2019. Due to some backend changes to our blog, we are relaunching here. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>It's way past due for an update on the kitchen renovation. Those of ya'll that follow along on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">instagram</a> are used to seeing daily updates, but let's catch everyone else up to the progress, too. <br /><br />(If you're new to following this project, you can catch up here: )<br /><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Selections</a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/kitchen-stools-vhh-renovation.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Stools </a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/vhh-renovation-this-weeks-review-in.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Progress </a></span><br /><br />We are about 5 or 6 weeks into the project at this point the structure of the custom cabinets is In place. I selected Ultra Craft Urban Gray cabinets for the surrounding kitchen area. They don't appear to be gray In this lighting but once the back splash is added there will be more contrast. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XxPVcb3C3JOklblEatV9p5c1n1k0Jmcr3vU-3MkCdF1J3nYTuZq7uQCyL8xxij0QkfjAvcy40Boq7VSj6Rqv9SHDglrBy_RCqLmWE46fJ-wAlj_a64RfzOF_zlB5OP-VQ5kaGwYc/s1600/IMG_8469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XxPVcb3C3JOklblEatV9p5c1n1k0Jmcr3vU-3MkCdF1J3nYTuZq7uQCyL8xxij0QkfjAvcy40Boq7VSj6Rqv9SHDglrBy_RCqLmWE46fJ-wAlj_a64RfzOF_zlB5OP-VQ5kaGwYc/s640/IMG_8469.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OhFuIXstZPopC-a31i8s703rdFEKlePCAtToOckVUA195Ui_uZrl4kbDtzr8BQ_t0k_h54K-Y7slNqBZtyqlmdTOWV5-KN8NHSK84ZWtG6PMfUkxlDPtFQllBPLOCXw-V-RgLBoN/s1600/IMG_7889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OhFuIXstZPopC-a31i8s703rdFEKlePCAtToOckVUA195Ui_uZrl4kbDtzr8BQ_t0k_h54K-Y7slNqBZtyqlmdTOWV5-KN8NHSK84ZWtG6PMfUkxlDPtFQllBPLOCXw-V-RgLBoN/s640/IMG_7889.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The appliances are In place, but currently only the fridge and the oven are hooked up. This has given me several weeks of the valid excuse not to cook anything for dinner...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBTrW-ZcQXsiJSHWwjQTDyu9FXDsBEeN2Kf85RlvwWy7aQ2KNn7kFA7hnqriXe2fRPlw-Fc0JCzdcTE_K4RvaIgAr1SZA1_JBbt-K6KiDKCPCWl7gvx1j930GiywcsjuPyyLSVJAn/s1600/IMG_8468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBTrW-ZcQXsiJSHWwjQTDyu9FXDsBEeN2Kf85RlvwWy7aQ2KNn7kFA7hnqriXe2fRPlw-Fc0JCzdcTE_K4RvaIgAr1SZA1_JBbt-K6KiDKCPCWl7gvx1j930GiywcsjuPyyLSVJAn/s640/IMG_8468.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I am loving the navy island. We have a fast cook oven and a microwave that will be hidden In here. This photo makes the blue appear a bit brighter than it is In person. I can't wait to see the walnut butcher block top for the island. It's 1.5 times the standard thickness so it will make a hefty statement. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo7U0NtVGTW-zwz2rJaefkfJ6BCO-nwe3jpEdbW7Woxnpr8QyrwIi4ZU5ghlIuQA9T0RKWzr4uovZNtHTcXjqkGQA0Oovls0jWmV5Hc2xNAcv_004W1IPXu7vCvReVMoF7yH4ve4j/s1600/E4E106BB-E0CD-47D7-916A-B56EA8A34ABD.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo7U0NtVGTW-zwz2rJaefkfJ6BCO-nwe3jpEdbW7Woxnpr8QyrwIi4ZU5ghlIuQA9T0RKWzr4uovZNtHTcXjqkGQA0Oovls0jWmV5Hc2xNAcv_004W1IPXu7vCvReVMoF7yH4ve4j/s640/E4E106BB-E0CD-47D7-916A-B56EA8A34ABD.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYr0l5wFtpBQchkbmYNeildWvgTM71omPR12BumX2MLpD0bEoNun0gnG1m-iY2NXCN11XJHmTRAiVVga2-ewFV_SPWTPXh0dXLmK7FFHfY5d-unm_jhY4FnzOiwP7EQP4ZGXLEtUU/s1600/E6158827-BA44-47F7-AB63-305B00A0382C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYr0l5wFtpBQchkbmYNeildWvgTM71omPR12BumX2MLpD0bEoNun0gnG1m-iY2NXCN11XJHmTRAiVVga2-ewFV_SPWTPXh0dXLmK7FFHfY5d-unm_jhY4FnzOiwP7EQP4ZGXLEtUU/s640/E6158827-BA44-47F7-AB63-305B00A0382C.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />The hood is now In place. I wanted stylish but subtle. The kitchen width isn't long enough to have a larger range and so having an overly pronounced hood wasn't In the equation either. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx-zXffQ-rcFJuRONFWQA34B3882N44dL-DDe96pKLeha20bDBpzS9M8O1srgi8r41uxTLmwaw1bGUiRBxMmb-uRyhfud4d-4BsjfLIlVcYcEUD3ZyGKmYwOtg5EhOInwKiFVHMCC/s1600/41E8B611-D68E-45F8-B0F3-6F1F16B0B6E8.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx-zXffQ-rcFJuRONFWQA34B3882N44dL-DDe96pKLeha20bDBpzS9M8O1srgi8r41uxTLmwaw1bGUiRBxMmb-uRyhfud4d-4BsjfLIlVcYcEUD3ZyGKmYwOtg5EhOInwKiFVHMCC/s640/41E8B611-D68E-45F8-B0F3-6F1F16B0B6E8.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />This really is a labor of love project. Many may assume that the cabinets come already assembled from the factory, but for a true custom renovation, the cabinets are templated and custom built into the space. This is more time consuming but the results are definitely distinguishable In quality. <br /><br />These renovations seem to snowball additional projects (<a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/painting-interior-of-front-door.html" target="_blank">reference the interior door</a>). <br />Along the way, I noticed that my floors were really beat up and In need of some attention. Graciously, my contractor arranged for a floor guy to step In and buff the floors on the first level to include the kitchen, family room and sunroom. This meant that all furniture had to be moved out of this area for 2 days! No problem!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HsUlW8bsrybVBIvCo-cDzV6bI7aysBG4ZmXCzDi7kACWX0To1DBBOPDqct3QVngtiD8lE0XMjOlcfGCmc7j_vFl1WtXZL_PILFz7J1-BxY0fleez3k0aO7g01FS7kAtMQgFKsBmB/s1600/IMG_8067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HsUlW8bsrybVBIvCo-cDzV6bI7aysBG4ZmXCzDi7kACWX0To1DBBOPDqct3QVngtiD8lE0XMjOlcfGCmc7j_vFl1WtXZL_PILFz7J1-BxY0fleez3k0aO7g01FS7kAtMQgFKsBmB/s640/IMG_8067.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> We had plenty of space In the study and foyer for the excess furniture. (ha)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8rAc1L136vIV9NDj7ZJahCKAQwNvI2rO_ONe5cMrtHC7Vh_O8DeHE4wjcV-VEGKPAQlcJEjrOkD0lanfpBfbyt_1CoW_Yf7fNOuAlMCRfwC6jNNMGVToWII8-KSw2mePx8iUgQ2/s1600/IMG_8071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8rAc1L136vIV9NDj7ZJahCKAQwNvI2rO_ONe5cMrtHC7Vh_O8DeHE4wjcV-VEGKPAQlcJEjrOkD0lanfpBfbyt_1CoW_Yf7fNOuAlMCRfwC6jNNMGVToWII8-KSw2mePx8iUgQ2/s640/IMG_8071.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfSw6E3Vfn49Th9nwMIg-0kRWFvcPYXb_HNw_LCbdZsH8CXnNNvtX_5KJSUontVBD12fozBWEnj_OAyMOcrd2NmRXJNYwZPLA9rQVa-bHSFAROrQ2wBI1t2ziXUuvHlNLF5sQuxfG/s1600/IMG_8072+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfSw6E3Vfn49Th9nwMIg-0kRWFvcPYXb_HNw_LCbdZsH8CXnNNvtX_5KJSUontVBD12fozBWEnj_OAyMOcrd2NmRXJNYwZPLA9rQVa-bHSFAROrQ2wBI1t2ziXUuvHlNLF5sQuxfG/s640/IMG_8072+2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was well worth the results. It's nice to have newly updated floors to match the new kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr3ItWyorclOUfXh5rTgCupZTaeGSLrdK31vrMyNhQ_4OrneJpXWl6reAxECxVGFVX7edBThhIRVA6cwkFTQOb1N6GmhSGc6kmCsUY1JYneMURDkAmWgTyb2jkaA1sdFEKjpD_QxF/s1600/IMG_8275+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsr3ItWyorclOUfXh5rTgCupZTaeGSLrdK31vrMyNhQ_4OrneJpXWl6reAxECxVGFVX7edBThhIRVA6cwkFTQOb1N6GmhSGc6kmCsUY1JYneMURDkAmWgTyb2jkaA1sdFEKjpD_QxF/s640/IMG_8275+4.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up, we'll be starting to add some of the details into the kitchen. 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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-16475111485164208472021-06-03T13:00:00.002-04:002021-06-03T13:00:46.750-04:00Painting Interior of Front Door<div>This post originally appeared June 6 2019. Due to some back end changes to our blog, we are reposting here. </div><div><br /></div><div>My creative juices seem to flow In spurts. Once I start a project and see design progress, it completely invigorates me to keep going. As ya'll know, I'm embarking on a complete <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" target="_blank">kitchen remodel</a> right now. The crew is at the house daily and I'm seeing fun and exciting enhancements to my space. <br /><br />This has my wheels turning for other areas of the house I can update with minimal expense and effort. For a long while, I have brainstormed the idea of painting the interior side of my front door. I love the look and I think it adds a fun design element. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXR5kHADYgkJSyVxaxD-OQAURoC88vogkzs5XQPWqYYTAr8DuGIGdMcfXsoJVsR3tO_n3IHSAl4t21w5J4fS24eQ5GiPiW6_7TkSox5RSyaOH99pjg34hsYb0HfSscOXvn8NTTAuIBxUvc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+6.50.46+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXR5kHADYgkJSyVxaxD-OQAURoC88vogkzs5XQPWqYYTAr8DuGIGdMcfXsoJVsR3tO_n3IHSAl4t21w5J4fS24eQ5GiPiW6_7TkSox5RSyaOH99pjg34hsYb0HfSscOXvn8NTTAuIBxUvc/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+6.50.46+PM.png" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReUJ7dprQQc8Z9MElhbcK3fm86nE-FgdUK6gN-3V4d1yPPiP34pLugVdXywKkkc6IASaTeu-wgsIIdBzMvXSxHLSSDgZ6Aszz4QNkyefK6jneSOKKvdajlfAMDAky1VaDcCsag8jZikci/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.05.02+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="334" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReUJ7dprQQc8Z9MElhbcK3fm86nE-FgdUK6gN-3V4d1yPPiP34pLugVdXywKkkc6IASaTeu-wgsIIdBzMvXSxHLSSDgZ6Aszz4QNkyefK6jneSOKKvdajlfAMDAky1VaDcCsag8jZikci/s400/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.05.02+PM.png" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPZYop5rInSelI4TIzmgww18WdP6hLWFFIYB_niJ4YksOCbEp9J772i4_zjcrf9a4YrPJU4c7MlnWrTEhqtBtu0cYm-WL7ulHDua3-K3_E9pElQEQpkpunG96mcwJY5c5aHo6otKVLdj7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+6.50.10+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="498" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPZYop5rInSelI4TIzmgww18WdP6hLWFFIYB_niJ4YksOCbEp9J772i4_zjcrf9a4YrPJU4c7MlnWrTEhqtBtu0cYm-WL7ulHDua3-K3_E9pElQEQpkpunG96mcwJY5c5aHo6otKVLdj7/s400/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+6.50.10+PM.png" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJ9pK5G8xgsSxGM0EeVH40BCGhWGWqRfEL_rTBdzVSy0SvAeNhKHqXEWQzuyFXJyCltHxidpOtzImXI3IO9DzjOfHGTd977_EMOko6FJC0ODNAkZ7BsSfFpzr514-nvAYmbyGVn084Es4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.05.55+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJ9pK5G8xgsSxGM0EeVH40BCGhWGWqRfEL_rTBdzVSy0SvAeNhKHqXEWQzuyFXJyCltHxidpOtzImXI3IO9DzjOfHGTd977_EMOko6FJC0ODNAkZ7BsSfFpzr514-nvAYmbyGVn084Es4/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.05.55+PM.png" width="232" /></a></div><br />Here is the current interior front door space. I decided to photo shop different areas of the door to get a visual of how the finished project will look. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKb3N-5F6JLBfk-HPMVujmJnEBmwrp2MnYbq5dJHTuTMpU_Hn3JrGX0ayJBPIEs7E3DMmKHvdJoHRsarAEbGsM2t0Hn6WbfJLXct-SXyqCmlMz6YvhY4n66LUuLqbayg7wMI5SHmQkaZb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.08.40+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKb3N-5F6JLBfk-HPMVujmJnEBmwrp2MnYbq5dJHTuTMpU_Hn3JrGX0ayJBPIEs7E3DMmKHvdJoHRsarAEbGsM2t0Hn6WbfJLXct-SXyqCmlMz6YvhY4n66LUuLqbayg7wMI5SHmQkaZb/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.08.40+PM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br />Initially, I went conservatively and colored only the back of the door itself. With so much molding around the perimeter, I felt that having only the door painted will be underwhelming. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWhv0RjE4UmcH5jEy8w3vu3a6pF1edsWH3rW7CyLKn0msyitKC2jB3eCye-63GDATiOLvFqsZjI_fLUhNnfoD8CaZ_QddF7MruOd_bDu_a7gp71YqoVzDucMcLUJMTmKV0s8WscSYY_U-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.15.40+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="417" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWhv0RjE4UmcH5jEy8w3vu3a6pF1edsWH3rW7CyLKn0msyitKC2jB3eCye-63GDATiOLvFqsZjI_fLUhNnfoD8CaZ_QddF7MruOd_bDu_a7gp71YqoVzDucMcLUJMTmKV0s8WscSYY_U-/s400/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.15.40+PM.png" width="298" /></a></div><br />I extended the color to the side panels (very similar to the inspirational photos I pulled above). This seemed to make more of a presence. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ep3q1Ev90_Lu8YE_y6cyLo4GseVx8E0UaLDqeZ7jpIeFHMnJ4h6qU-e7H7Stjzm5GIiSEiK4Fwpl_wM36goUeuMUK1YU3jUiaSYSi49hx_lbGQIF1x8jG5wpen6t8yvw0CdxL1_PC6AE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.29.52+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="457" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ep3q1Ev90_Lu8YE_y6cyLo4GseVx8E0UaLDqeZ7jpIeFHMnJ4h6qU-e7H7Stjzm5GIiSEiK4Fwpl_wM36goUeuMUK1YU3jUiaSYSi49hx_lbGQIF1x8jG5wpen6t8yvw0CdxL1_PC6AE/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.29.52+PM.png" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just to conclude the experiment, I added color to the top sky window. Hmmm....I went back and forth because I think it could work, but In the end, I selected the middle selection where the color will be on the door and side panels but not the top molding area. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtusI2AMOcF1zmAqnliPT0GXmwBSb16T-o984__AzXDpQTPkvsyBQI5fqkvHH7S4vnnvo-Tv4nYM284jh-5M8oDHhOfkxfzv-3NmC_8AVKAosEZtm1iJxChglZ1M3a_O-RMSAaKQECz9DL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.35.46+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="423" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtusI2AMOcF1zmAqnliPT0GXmwBSb16T-o984__AzXDpQTPkvsyBQI5fqkvHH7S4vnnvo-Tv4nYM284jh-5M8oDHhOfkxfzv-3NmC_8AVKAosEZtm1iJxChglZ1M3a_O-RMSAaKQECz9DL/s400/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+7.35.46+PM.png" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a lot of teals In the dining room, study and living room. I wanted a dark color that could represent a bluish tone, but I also wanted to tie In the color hues In the rest of my rooms. I selected Benjamin Moore Slate Tac 2058-30. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oCRjHICDrWqKa7RZq7wiEHaa3UkksPhWO_D3kkirjPPxUJrpyi2EXhVdQvhY3MyiOontWIMFCHx8v7RYLX36MRWH5Bof0jhTKgC0GCpsoXhAAAV97qIulfhNLmLFMZGSty1u730p/s1600/5D99525C-FE9D-448F-8F2F-18E8DFFEFBB6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oCRjHICDrWqKa7RZq7wiEHaa3UkksPhWO_D3kkirjPPxUJrpyi2EXhVdQvhY3MyiOontWIMFCHx8v7RYLX36MRWH5Bof0jhTKgC0GCpsoXhAAAV97qIulfhNLmLFMZGSty1u730p/s640/5D99525C-FE9D-448F-8F2F-18E8DFFEFBB6.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnuIMJrx5DuhBImhr8Cozw5eQwT9XZkVIvkxW3fRIRY70UUONNjUoE2EW5yc6dzyGMPrKzvnQ_tnj58BGrnfj7z6aQVYO5FSp0sG0LohdcJVUBYy9qFNtgRPcNnO5MbEK8-qUdtCL/s1600/59CFCD5E-BFC4-48FE-8297-548F79E025F9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnuIMJrx5DuhBImhr8Cozw5eQwT9XZkVIvkxW3fRIRY70UUONNjUoE2EW5yc6dzyGMPrKzvnQ_tnj58BGrnfj7z6aQVYO5FSp0sG0LohdcJVUBYy9qFNtgRPcNnO5MbEK8-qUdtCL/s400/59CFCD5E-BFC4-48FE-8297-548F79E025F9.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yRFonqnPBdNWM7OojGosEvQTuQy6PAnITjBCvwO_eUsdiG2M7PS18j6CdV_cFwFTaPOqL7VSKozpdE9zbVRGXAw3jNmvmZX9q-ZAY9Vkf0kxjogET4y86uRDN0bwLJK8deYewm-d/s1600/2BD5B478-5C0D-4AFE-A029-CB3BEB57CB92.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yRFonqnPBdNWM7OojGosEvQTuQy6PAnITjBCvwO_eUsdiG2M7PS18j6CdV_cFwFTaPOqL7VSKozpdE9zbVRGXAw3jNmvmZX9q-ZAY9Vkf0kxjogET4y86uRDN0bwLJK8deYewm-d/s640/2BD5B478-5C0D-4AFE-A029-CB3BEB57CB92.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnHoiPv4bAAlLnFGNJ7x8Fx72cW3XsPiQQpE0v_FQjDoqUr7e-Y7SPCIh2pyTen5_6qrHEpYhG_4FrmWEaxBjW3LlxbyrhZoHqVvu42kFckscZWRr1AIiv1duHFbCKGKqhBqXNI-5/s1600/1636DAFD-F5CD-4D63-93E1-54DFBB52FD54.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnHoiPv4bAAlLnFGNJ7x8Fx72cW3XsPiQQpE0v_FQjDoqUr7e-Y7SPCIh2pyTen5_6qrHEpYhG_4FrmWEaxBjW3LlxbyrhZoHqVvu42kFckscZWRr1AIiv1duHFbCKGKqhBqXNI-5/s640/1636DAFD-F5CD-4D63-93E1-54DFBB52FD54.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took a few coats In high gloss and the door was looking transformed. I have contemplated continuing up to the transom window area but for now, I'm going to live with it the way it is and see how I feel. Not visible from these photos is a white trim that goes around the perimeter of this room (therefore I feel the white trim at the door still works to tie everything In). Additionally, the study to the right of this space is also painted In a variation of teal so this color is carried through In several other rooms In the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqExS57ZM5ZGsWWGf9vtuXBmIKeOxzYHFOSfC1cNBiNHtzzeZAr_uKOMBLURILF29n2EH9I1Fhfu-kHCnCRx8YDtNpYdOOdIrKjeTDvm4mcmS-hKn9PA-SmvLuLzfyPwyOsn3bzCa/s1600/AA66549E-C614-4980-A8A8-C36A23C27E2A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqExS57ZM5ZGsWWGf9vtuXBmIKeOxzYHFOSfC1cNBiNHtzzeZAr_uKOMBLURILF29n2EH9I1Fhfu-kHCnCRx8YDtNpYdOOdIrKjeTDvm4mcmS-hKn9PA-SmvLuLzfyPwyOsn3bzCa/s640/AA66549E-C614-4980-A8A8-C36A23C27E2A.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxx6VFemU85nQYBPcsq2CNh7kQtzGK8br1_ZVUy9uLhYvgYuvjr38fVGyN4y6-IYnFolpUTY1CzENsUwZX_uPvyTevcjRDpylTD-GsFqXxygp8D90bErBj8t82vg7eyxMHMUJZbmW/s1600/IMG_0213.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxx6VFemU85nQYBPcsq2CNh7kQtzGK8br1_ZVUy9uLhYvgYuvjr38fVGyN4y6-IYnFolpUTY1CzENsUwZX_uPvyTevcjRDpylTD-GsFqXxygp8D90bErBj8t82vg7eyxMHMUJZbmW/s640/IMG_0213.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I posted this reveal on instagram and many of you went crazy over the rainbow grosgrain chair. It's Dransfield & Ross Louis XV and I can't find a current link for the chair. I purchased it several years ago knowing that I would always love it and that rings true. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz07OEdjGtWbYpdqFs292X5kqEbgefQgJChq9W8kUFXrfON0eP6TPyeT9xsjbBF4NpIEYH4-VQsWZua2l8aPCvmo8-ckh-b2s-dZZWrtjA1i_2Igiuif818qA_vnUYXicX4fmUZWYp/s1600/100C9919-F9CF-42B2-B358-6AB613417C52.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz07OEdjGtWbYpdqFs292X5kqEbgefQgJChq9W8kUFXrfON0eP6TPyeT9xsjbBF4NpIEYH4-VQsWZua2l8aPCvmo8-ckh-b2s-dZZWrtjA1i_2Igiuif818qA_vnUYXicX4fmUZWYp/s640/100C9919-F9CF-42B2-B358-6AB613417C52.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUehzssmxGiMz-M0M-wlLWehDlZMOCoG4hF2fwlOzGF5VbjzEks0Q6_s6_vXDGJRBhgWmE283ME-n1ZTNGTOUmL9Cu7eP-Ec2tv3uuvWlWUmDT20xjyIDIMUFLkJ5Yll2MbffrnGCq/s1600/69B18C16-2652-4E48-9416-3F7734039C1B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUehzssmxGiMz-M0M-wlLWehDlZMOCoG4hF2fwlOzGF5VbjzEks0Q6_s6_vXDGJRBhgWmE283ME-n1ZTNGTOUmL9Cu7eP-Ec2tv3uuvWlWUmDT20xjyIDIMUFLkJ5Yll2MbffrnGCq/s640/69B18C16-2652-4E48-9416-3F7734039C1B.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqG3GBtPDxM1i6blOsf0pAwjFH2ZPNcXP9N1IQabaavneacSiYY6ZwBN_FBwT3d1FuNBuK-htTPMPBLZsc9Kh6GZBzCR9H7Kn7arBTA0lqobH9Y87tOGZw4lhPayB1APHMaJCAJTg/s1600/4D11808C-BB79-4DE5-8A49-613A4C6BC239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqG3GBtPDxM1i6blOsf0pAwjFH2ZPNcXP9N1IQabaavneacSiYY6ZwBN_FBwT3d1FuNBuK-htTPMPBLZsc9Kh6GZBzCR9H7Kn7arBTA0lqobH9Y87tOGZw4lhPayB1APHMaJCAJTg/s640/4D11808C-BB79-4DE5-8A49-613A4C6BC239.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever painted the back of an interior door In your house? 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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-31583359769695374042021-06-03T12:58:00.001-04:002021-06-03T12:58:29.857-04:00Kitchen Renovation: Progress from the Week The Kitchen remodel is well underway. Last week, we started off strongly with a complete demolition of everything in the kitchen. Now, they are diligently working behind the scenes with changes such as electrical rewiring, plumbing adjustments and inspection approvals. <br /><br />(If you're new to following this project, you can catch up here: )<br /><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Selections</a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/kitchen-stools-vhh-renovation.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Stools </a></span><br /><br />There aren't as many dramatic photos to share during this phase so I thought I'd take you down a stroll of what's happened so far. <br /><br /><br />The project started last week with me frantically removing all aspects of the kitchen from all counters, shelves and drawers. This was a good opportunity to purge many things we no longer needed but, gosh, there were things that literally seemed to come out of the woodwork. Mission accomplished. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOHY3hZlAzgE_a93f23RMk-zKUwUHVjJNImZ1z5SQqkDJd1sKkvFLMlJAa8mgs5NWtJdK5JAJdAKEznzd5SyHn8EWC1F1R3zOtBwhPhidAkaBQeNXHfjnUUTUkP5gLxxO0O7C3FzZ/s1600/IMG_6746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOHY3hZlAzgE_a93f23RMk-zKUwUHVjJNImZ1z5SQqkDJd1sKkvFLMlJAa8mgs5NWtJdK5JAJdAKEznzd5SyHn8EWC1F1R3zOtBwhPhidAkaBQeNXHfjnUUTUkP5gLxxO0O7C3FzZ/s640/IMG_6746.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD2cydRwwOZQ333Y6cjFhqAV_OWgl2JcoROqIOg3T-KY8aGSTYq-NsYbgcPXOVyJqKxxFGrKCUpzps6aJUWBuEM3wZdI2vWRKFL3tewntcvHiwoV5GFZG-gF6LDYTmzzRRAR8k1et/s1600/41F42A40-06E6-48DB-98FB-5F1B9E42535D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD2cydRwwOZQ333Y6cjFhqAV_OWgl2JcoROqIOg3T-KY8aGSTYq-NsYbgcPXOVyJqKxxFGrKCUpzps6aJUWBuEM3wZdI2vWRKFL3tewntcvHiwoV5GFZG-gF6LDYTmzzRRAR8k1et/s640/41F42A40-06E6-48DB-98FB-5F1B9E42535D.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />Now, the reality is that all of the junk that was In my cabinets had to go *somewhere* and while I tried to throw as much away (or donate) where possible, there were still piles and piles of things that got relocated to my dining room and mudroom. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-tCE_IAqy5KvpLK_Eyb3RwGwhbLyLBWDxfz5zmVPxLwL1dIM2EUWrQdsxSV_FIpzeCPjHYzCS3HFjOYg3AXjJM9xNdti5CRe6ISBCRkMugAX9jpl_Iy1rCwiT1-lu2eO1ZG-7_6p/s1600/3BC9EC47-E1F3-424E-84EB-9C3763396B38.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-tCE_IAqy5KvpLK_Eyb3RwGwhbLyLBWDxfz5zmVPxLwL1dIM2EUWrQdsxSV_FIpzeCPjHYzCS3HFjOYg3AXjJM9xNdti5CRe6ISBCRkMugAX9jpl_Iy1rCwiT1-lu2eO1ZG-7_6p/s640/3BC9EC47-E1F3-424E-84EB-9C3763396B38.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxCrTW9ucBSXEDgmPaS-kqx9kK36qWmBt-KFoUyb0gfMqIT3kuA22NGD_nIWtM-HLES9DCHBRtY7RojcqEROHbeMxo5EByTPOfsbk5XTKS6_0jT80qFNU_tsD_8ArFJ_h3AS6-JWn/s1600/6B5D5F5D-69AF-4F8B-BB1B-758421EAB8F3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxCrTW9ucBSXEDgmPaS-kqx9kK36qWmBt-KFoUyb0gfMqIT3kuA22NGD_nIWtM-HLES9DCHBRtY7RojcqEROHbeMxo5EByTPOfsbk5XTKS6_0jT80qFNU_tsD_8ArFJ_h3AS6-JWn/s640/6B5D5F5D-69AF-4F8B-BB1B-758421EAB8F3.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />I'm using a Connecticut team from <a href="http://showcasekitchensct.com/" target="_blank">Showcase Kitchens</a> and they have been an absolute pleasure to work with. Very professional and very buttoned up. On day one, I left my kitchen looking like this: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6lX4CEcZIxImlC0p1YvdNF1ghKhtWChoGVDzacbVPCGpQwMIpAg0_uZymU7ribZWLsrtAZlSl-SyvT_W28jZM0UtqcxGBC7btm9b9WgLBHcYSQo95PSy4pNEtcQlCn6Dot1HCGbr/s1600/IMG_6755+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6lX4CEcZIxImlC0p1YvdNF1ghKhtWChoGVDzacbVPCGpQwMIpAg0_uZymU7ribZWLsrtAZlSl-SyvT_W28jZM0UtqcxGBC7btm9b9WgLBHcYSQo95PSy4pNEtcQlCn6Dot1HCGbr/s640/IMG_6755+2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />And returned with all cabinets and appliances (except fridge) completely extracted from the kitchen. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54uT0as6KiEF9SxLgw4buOgGi0rZvZvm4kyM-8tQ98rugPTmAeGKHFh-pshmOWj3XRPf3VFuVHPna2kP9QBQr_BGUew7KIFTbV7vvWYVMMgg4-IxYG627yjZGdlN7xP2_YMKxWwvg/s1600/IMG_6776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54uT0as6KiEF9SxLgw4buOgGi0rZvZvm4kyM-8tQ98rugPTmAeGKHFh-pshmOWj3XRPf3VFuVHPna2kP9QBQr_BGUew7KIFTbV7vvWYVMMgg4-IxYG627yjZGdlN7xP2_YMKxWwvg/s640/IMG_6776.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mwIPguar1qOUak-CrHM0D-psdrFg0WNztHqKNbweLmOhfkLG7p6FGf4iNwc79Ovv1ioCIA7V3u-u1b06Iz_v3apSrOJCjq7hr6Br3gWGi6ibG3vnwaqfewSIQB3jwZEI9Pa_CSup/s1600/IMG_6777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mwIPguar1qOUak-CrHM0D-psdrFg0WNztHqKNbweLmOhfkLG7p6FGf4iNwc79Ovv1ioCIA7V3u-u1b06Iz_v3apSrOJCjq7hr6Br3gWGi6ibG3vnwaqfewSIQB3jwZEI9Pa_CSup/s640/IMG_6777.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Shortly thereafter, the food pantry closet disappeared and I was more than happy to see this. I'm not really sure why this closet bothered me so much but In the weeks leading up to this project, I could no longer look at it without cringing, ha! It's likely due to the fact that the door stopper at the top of the pantry came off so the doors would push inside the pantry way past the door well. It was a constant reminder of the ways the kitchen was falling apart. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfn2pEeNDGNZgG38fghN07CNislJF-IMzmpv5lOi3v8jWshV2ss-uMq_ZzF1ySl4hCer7JqmUInCHMAbQJ3srMcj1v2C2HY56WHgj7u2ConCGZOdwtkFcMTmKdtLnYAJxO_8_Ajme/s1600/7BCABDD2-F333-446B-8CF6-A28E73CECF8D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfn2pEeNDGNZgG38fghN07CNislJF-IMzmpv5lOi3v8jWshV2ss-uMq_ZzF1ySl4hCer7JqmUInCHMAbQJ3srMcj1v2C2HY56WHgj7u2ConCGZOdwtkFcMTmKdtLnYAJxO_8_Ajme/s640/7BCABDD2-F333-446B-8CF6-A28E73CECF8D.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSCc_jWCECu7a_g6LhQdTINpdUQ4j9zqlN9tc5WcD-j3d6WApj1jVXfhSzlYeK8AD82RFZp0T9APd57ErWgCLCYnfVua5MQtj_lgxd8wMfILngpc-uhTqNzDyEVBZAhhysILDzbOQ/s1600/5648EE43-B9CF-45CA-8033-9F41BAE5077C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSCc_jWCECu7a_g6LhQdTINpdUQ4j9zqlN9tc5WcD-j3d6WApj1jVXfhSzlYeK8AD82RFZp0T9APd57ErWgCLCYnfVua5MQtj_lgxd8wMfILngpc-uhTqNzDyEVBZAhhysILDzbOQ/s640/5648EE43-B9CF-45CA-8033-9F41BAE5077C.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGvFMXcl2uyuMLSazlrSPDRamVbaCX-d2XSj_aXe3OawN6Kq0nPoNHjfpwKINVxqZDIX28MRFbzOSgf2pqCA9qfMmcGPOHEjbea-LHcTDAdANSMxZUPhlRjwLDM8DJwrH2i2bA7f1/s1600/20060B99-7F90-47F7-AD01-9422D846C45C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGvFMXcl2uyuMLSazlrSPDRamVbaCX-d2XSj_aXe3OawN6Kq0nPoNHjfpwKINVxqZDIX28MRFbzOSgf2pqCA9qfMmcGPOHEjbea-LHcTDAdANSMxZUPhlRjwLDM8DJwrH2i2bA7f1/s640/20060B99-7F90-47F7-AD01-9422D846C45C.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By week's end, the marble slab on the island was removed...off to get cut and resized for my mudroom counter. (Currently the mudroom has black granite and it's always bothered me because it doesn't match the Meg Braff kelly green wallpaper installed there). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicszkhRZxkGvuHq_t-vd7-pS7ETdoodyjDc3XVhvY_xkDsEZAGrw9YOxy1TVhiaPIYFLtva2Q-jfzkvkHc1ZE8akYbKS3my5Sdp92BspQXUl58nGoLTb_RmWK0wnx0tgI2_9TLSqG/s1600/9DC8C314-06F0-4670-B116-6BBD33CE94F7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicszkhRZxkGvuHq_t-vd7-pS7ETdoodyjDc3XVhvY_xkDsEZAGrw9YOxy1TVhiaPIYFLtva2Q-jfzkvkHc1ZE8akYbKS3my5Sdp92BspQXUl58nGoLTb_RmWK0wnx0tgI2_9TLSqG/s640/9DC8C314-06F0-4670-B116-6BBD33CE94F7.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsIfWx2rwq_9QJUZnh-9ixUEbLIgafrtk5fRelpWdQeeCqhkExCqhwVk7Cf6185VY6_FREXYYM12QExpsx9KExkSkEkrCmy6tlNXMxClXHRPa-j00MwVb_xve5w1JfMvhcuVTE23b/s1600/IMG_6752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsIfWx2rwq_9QJUZnh-9ixUEbLIgafrtk5fRelpWdQeeCqhkExCqhwVk7Cf6185VY6_FREXYYM12QExpsx9KExkSkEkrCmy6tlNXMxClXHRPa-j00MwVb_xve5w1JfMvhcuVTE23b/s640/IMG_6752.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbZ_gpflAxflV8tll3NlJ30rHsQcaR-9M9-diPRuyutv0FteloR3b9zQe0YO9r1PO572ht5uJvOM2FPO45jB0d8rEX3Ci6qJPxePRu5owGxkG55uDHjqMF-nCuUT-SEWgVSObyuNp/s1600/3020C5E4-8424-4671-8E46-1F8E7D904F54.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbZ_gpflAxflV8tll3NlJ30rHsQcaR-9M9-diPRuyutv0FteloR3b9zQe0YO9r1PO572ht5uJvOM2FPO45jB0d8rEX3Ci6qJPxePRu5owGxkG55uDHjqMF-nCuUT-SEWgVSObyuNp/s640/3020C5E4-8424-4671-8E46-1F8E7D904F54.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpHar37FQ4sv5Jt8jAzsqJCkG6tBo7iZSozRVyFGusAY3STTx12QN2Y7RM0cNlCxKMVsRF-_Ve-shHq2-SA8WKbKxIarASPSxRs7ODsjaEGgdiKmMuf6feJRLn0jeElwkxovYQxM5/s1600/CD6285EA-0C14-4EBC-BA62-F4943550B44B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpHar37FQ4sv5Jt8jAzsqJCkG6tBo7iZSozRVyFGusAY3STTx12QN2Y7RM0cNlCxKMVsRF-_Ve-shHq2-SA8WKbKxIarASPSxRs7ODsjaEGgdiKmMuf6feJRLn0jeElwkxovYQxM5/s640/CD6285EA-0C14-4EBC-BA62-F4943550B44B.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, the entire walnut kitchen island was removed (it will be replaced with the navy blue island). And the silver pendant lights were taken down (stay tuned for what I have In store for lighting). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AYvuCdhWk7bwfZCaS5lr6lTcwExfGAyshq9Rg_aHltelljnjgne7AT-g4UO1uDGL4flv2Xps1_hEKN-V-BcstQXC9aJVIP0OTOPXZ7ko9uYlPNdYpZ4bauwPb_hBRkkAGBz3kDS_/s1600/F0A0135F-D9D6-422C-AE0E-7CD9B802332A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AYvuCdhWk7bwfZCaS5lr6lTcwExfGAyshq9Rg_aHltelljnjgne7AT-g4UO1uDGL4flv2Xps1_hEKN-V-BcstQXC9aJVIP0OTOPXZ7ko9uYlPNdYpZ4bauwPb_hBRkkAGBz3kDS_/s640/F0A0135F-D9D6-422C-AE0E-7CD9B802332A.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkusAqBw9yHsxlo0par53iJ7Cpmhl99BZOpV0xQ5WU9nWtxe-gDykReZCQXAxXXWJX25Rqj1kVtXrzK-MrFY4AbbVWVWbObrO7LbefipBZ0Ixf-EQKmJofVXEiJu1DF9OA9ylqIrGH/s1600/166F5710-1163-4903-AA53-C9E342286132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkusAqBw9yHsxlo0par53iJ7Cpmhl99BZOpV0xQ5WU9nWtxe-gDykReZCQXAxXXWJX25Rqj1kVtXrzK-MrFY4AbbVWVWbObrO7LbefipBZ0Ixf-EQKmJofVXEiJu1DF9OA9ylqIrGH/s640/166F5710-1163-4903-AA53-C9E342286132.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of this week will be mostly uneventful for photos. The crew is working around the clock with plumbing and structural adjustments. The inspectors will need to come approve the work completed to date. I'm hopeful that by next week, the beginning parts of the cabinets will start to come back into the kitchen. (And always, I'll continue to post snippets In real time on instagram stories, so make sure to <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">follow here</a>). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-19578140394189592392021-06-03T12:56:00.001-04:002021-06-03T12:56:39.528-04:00Kitchen Renovation: Stools <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">This post originally launched on June, 2019. Due to some backend changes to our blog, we are relaunching here. </span><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br /></span></span><div>I've taken you on the planning steps of the kitchen renovation so you should understand my thought process that lead to my design selections. <br /><br />To recap:<br /><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="color: #ed193f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" target="_blank">Renovation Selections</a> | </span><br /><br />The demolition started this week and I hope to have progress photos to show you soon (for sneak peeks, continue to follow my <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">instagram stories</a> for up to the minute photos). <br /><br />I've tried to design a kitchen that will be <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>classy and yet also push some boundaries</b></span>. I decided long ago that I am not going "tame down" my style so that my house will resell In the future. I've got wallpaper on ceilings and In the <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/blush-or-bashful.html" target="_blank">mudroom</a> and bright colors on the <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-sunroom-in-summer.html" target="_blank">sunroom walls. </a><br /><br />With that said, the elements that will be permanent fixtures In the kitchen are pretty toned-down. For example, urban gray cabinets, white counters, navy island and white back splash. I think there is room for me to introduce a <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">nice dose of color</span></b> In a way that won't make a permanent impression. And that, my friends, is through the bar stools that will reside at my navy island. Let's use this photo as inspiration as my island base will be navy, hardware will be brushed gold and the counter tops will be walnut. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_kzKQpO4fWNLnCSkFpE0x7EvWTDdiynjHr8J0_EsTlX0QXysBB5TXVYTxmbKCx-GwnqB9Nu9aXSUBoa6Vo2wXAJmnMH0q52ZqiGk3Y2d5fCTnPXSOl1UHRV8JHapGt-yk0blclPM/s1600/IMG_6376+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1242" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_kzKQpO4fWNLnCSkFpE0x7EvWTDdiynjHr8J0_EsTlX0QXysBB5TXVYTxmbKCx-GwnqB9Nu9aXSUBoa6Vo2wXAJmnMH0q52ZqiGk3Y2d5fCTnPXSOl1UHRV8JHapGt-yk0blclPM/s400/IMG_6376+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Courtesy of @michelemorganinteriors</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here are some of the bar stool styles and colors that I've been considering for my island. I have decided that I am going to wait until more of the kitchen has been constructed before making my final selection. There are elements to each of these that I can appreciate but there are also cons. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJekiNTOcK5uucDqUiMZVB3bc_7W56OSK3mQ637GiFz_ws7PaEiG-D4v2uLWqqeDai5IwIVclyv2tXeQ6bqPMr9bo1wEloNw-nh-gLsdRgYaiDUVyFxu9OADWujqK3tc3u0AEeuOUha5T_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+8.38.30+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJekiNTOcK5uucDqUiMZVB3bc_7W56OSK3mQ637GiFz_ws7PaEiG-D4v2uLWqqeDai5IwIVclyv2tXeQ6bqPMr9bo1wEloNw-nh-gLsdRgYaiDUVyFxu9OADWujqK3tc3u0AEeuOUha5T_/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+8.38.30+PM.png" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely love this World's Away orange crushed velvet chair with gold accents. Imagine this orange against the dark navy island. The hardware In the kitchen will be brushed gold and these chairs would offer a strong pop of color. I like the <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">high backs so that guests will have support </span></b>when sitting In the chairs for a visit. However, they're not actually very practical at all. I envision my daughter, Smidge, having a bowl of oatmeal In this chair and crushing wet oats into the upholstery. Also, the sides of the chair may feel constricting. And will the gold retain fingerprints? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The below is an alternate version of the chair with a round back, less upholstery and dark gray tones that would accent well with the cabinets. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKg8zhJDJOq8h1QlX-Qups-Jyo1X2oL_eVsGRXspoAIjoxlRSwzw8CQnXNqQOQX3f1UUfYZC0IyNwMqQqyWCLi7SRVYgIt72AnbAP_h_q-mXeO-F0typbRaIrfEFU90j18Jc4OXi0o9i5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+8.36.52+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKg8zhJDJOq8h1QlX-Qups-Jyo1X2oL_eVsGRXspoAIjoxlRSwzw8CQnXNqQOQX3f1UUfYZC0IyNwMqQqyWCLi7SRVYgIt72AnbAP_h_q-mXeO-F0typbRaIrfEFU90j18Jc4OXi0o9i5/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-02+at+8.36.52+PM.png" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Pangea Dexter Bar Stool is dark gray and I would still have the concern for the upholstery. But the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>design is more simple</b></span>. Still, a high backed chair but with no constricting sides and the stools would push into the island nicely. Hmmm...I still keep going back to the pop of orange though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sJ8RwllSn7Cdt2ocsV7zyR_mqvp6ftv5xN8rx8KU5UajvdfUouBb5ZVBn-Sg0LjsHkXDdFQCm-X2GJrnueBz85vpZY669Lfukf2KCxlPjwc33aWwcAXKzzXsYaD_p_cTZtU_ma7MyVof/s1600/IMG_5692+2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sJ8RwllSn7Cdt2ocsV7zyR_mqvp6ftv5xN8rx8KU5UajvdfUouBb5ZVBn-Sg0LjsHkXDdFQCm-X2GJrnueBz85vpZY669Lfukf2KCxlPjwc33aWwcAXKzzXsYaD_p_cTZtU_ma7MyVof/s400/IMG_5692+2.PNG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My logical side says avoid velvet of any sort on a kitchen breakfast island when I still have smallish children (ages 11 and 12) that will belly up to the counter and get In all sorts of trouble. I like this grass cloth linen colored stool for it's <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">classic design, terrific color</span></b>, caned backing and subtle gold accents. The cushion seems forgiving and there are no sides to clunk down the design. This may be a real contender (Now if I can only recall the vendor). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpTQ30ex4Drr4y49mnAEHqm9Rdn7RFQm_DYE59_zz5Cg4yEi9qGQjLXT9A62qkUnLrcLAGnZdhG3JZ6OctLLkSSFssV51NXgoiuRcHGSmTPHVqnjhpLo2Jj09aVsEsUA6QxxR2NspV4Mm/s1600/2287D4D4-EAC9-423D-81A8-F4F4823043F6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpTQ30ex4Drr4y49mnAEHqm9Rdn7RFQm_DYE59_zz5Cg4yEi9qGQjLXT9A62qkUnLrcLAGnZdhG3JZ6OctLLkSSFssV51NXgoiuRcHGSmTPHVqnjhpLo2Jj09aVsEsUA6QxxR2NspV4Mm/s640/2287D4D4-EAC9-423D-81A8-F4F4823043F6.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lastly, there is this fabulous rattan gray chair from Serena In Lily. Great bistro design. Durable with kids. It's by far the <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">most practical bar stool.</span></b> And that's where my hesitation resides. This may be too "safe" for me. It doesn't push the design limit enough, and that's what I do. Particularly In my own home when I am my own client and I can be as risque design-wise as I'd like </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RJatfqzQTtay1mihdomGHr8KspwmvCGMO0siaqaWxg-c0QkJ3wt1digz2zGtGUwbLNzdXd6yMa_JTYyMUkClfPS2o3RqXtXzB3vHjgiiZZHvMDNq1VW5WY4swpAgsop86iyy0Da9UjVe/s1600/5A8D45C4-EDF6-4DFA-8FF3-FBBE26AB414D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RJatfqzQTtay1mihdomGHr8KspwmvCGMO0siaqaWxg-c0QkJ3wt1digz2zGtGUwbLNzdXd6yMa_JTYyMUkClfPS2o3RqXtXzB3vHjgiiZZHvMDNq1VW5WY4swpAgsop86iyy0Da9UjVe/s400/5A8D45C4-EDF6-4DFA-8FF3-FBBE26AB414D.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still on the hunt and I won't make my final decision until further along In the kitchen construction so that I can better envision how each chair will line up along the island. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have a favorite out of these selection? Do you have another stool that I should absolutely consider? Please share with me! I am open for suggestions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up next, the <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/vhh-renovation-this-weeks-review-in.html" target="_blank">week In review. </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-24550933089222938512021-06-03T12:54:00.001-04:002021-06-03T12:54:11.390-04:00Kitchen Renovation: Selections<div>This post originally launched on May 28, 2019. Due to some backend changes to our blog, we are relaunching here. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Welcome to my personal kitchen renovation journey. If you've been following along to this point, then you'll be ready to see my selections for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>cabinetry colors and counter tops</b></span>. If you're not up to speed yet, no worries, you can catch up by first reading here:<br /><br /><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a> |<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vHYAIQ5ysuFwZ7o7td7XoPJyCp5NRZ1M1uHUGsNmVcpGSQXr-Oe2FByFSSC6_MIZ9Ly88siiTfOUOYWeQk31cehh0uNS4qBYumDySrJ-4n3tpSuwHMhogCbrOmpkLQU-YMHk_klm/s1600/IMG_6755.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vHYAIQ5ysuFwZ7o7td7XoPJyCp5NRZ1M1uHUGsNmVcpGSQXr-Oe2FByFSSC6_MIZ9Ly88siiTfOUOYWeQk31cehh0uNS4qBYumDySrJ-4n3tpSuwHMhogCbrOmpkLQU-YMHk_klm/s640/IMG_6755.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue CURRENT Kitchen (before Remodel)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Referencing my goals for this renovation, I started out wanting a slight refresh In the kitchen, but as I started the planning process I decided to make some major changes. Here are some of the selections I decided upon during this process. <br /><br />1. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Cabinetry</b></span>. <br />I currently have white cabinets and they've held up fairly well during the ten years of the kitchen's life. However, they're starting to show signs of wear and tear and the corners have paint chipping. <br />Initially I explored the option of having the existing cabinets repainted a new color, but I found that it is *almost* as expensive to have them professionally repainted as it is to replace the cabinets. I decided to replace the cabinets completely. <br /><br />As y'all know, I love color so I wanted to <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">incorporate color into the kitchen</span></b> but also keep the design timeless and tasteful. I wanted a gray cabinet and, initially, I felt confident that I'd go fairly dark gray. <br /><br />Here are the initial samples I considered; believe it or not, they are both variations of gray but, side by side, they present quite differently. The right is clearly more gray while the left has more beige overtones. I decided to take a poll on Instagram to see what y'all preferred.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR19lgrdfBTO-bkTnhhyphenhyphenRJKEt8gqBDnIHGtqdiWlVLQyUjTyNwaM7FIF3YOdY9B2wMq2aW4GkEwel4OMraeCmKWrNpA-YpqD3jZpNTYi491s1owEIR8jjDkg9ltvz6rkfvc8iUtAu2/s1600/1B536690-6D84-4122-A4AE-3F5208D495CF.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR19lgrdfBTO-bkTnhhyphenhyphenRJKEt8gqBDnIHGtqdiWlVLQyUjTyNwaM7FIF3YOdY9B2wMq2aW4GkEwel4OMraeCmKWrNpA-YpqD3jZpNTYi491s1owEIR8jjDkg9ltvz6rkfvc8iUtAu2/s640/1B536690-6D84-4122-A4AE-3F5208D495CF.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The results? Most of the voters preferred the left color which is a lighter, more beige color. While I ALWAYS appreciate your feedback, I don't *always* let that steer my final decision. In the end, I selected the more gray color and here's why: When I placed the cabinets up against my wall paint color, the beige cabinet became washed out and bland. I wanted more of a pop for the end results. The gray is still subtle. And In the end, <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I selected the urban gray</span></b>! (shown on the left below) </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdge86qr3emMcLNAPlC1wVMaEkuj8pJVFZfoOtBfTQ3dAcIGMCSps5EpQFNrURwYwUHDLtbrCjXkmsh-ZDA1ToM5RjeaSxY_xdRJeawd7CxDjoy1BFmid3ivJdlOHbnLIdoIKzVZkl/s1600/IMG_3315.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdge86qr3emMcLNAPlC1wVMaEkuj8pJVFZfoOtBfTQ3dAcIGMCSps5EpQFNrURwYwUHDLtbrCjXkmsh-ZDA1ToM5RjeaSxY_xdRJeawd7CxDjoy1BFmid3ivJdlOHbnLIdoIKzVZkl/s400/IMG_3315.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Color Selections </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>2. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Counter Top</b></span>.<br />I have black granite in my current kitchen and I knew I absolutely wanted white In the new kitchen. I had to decide between quartz and quartzite. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">The biggest </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">difference between quartz and quartzite</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> is that </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">quartz</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> is a man-made material, while </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">quartzite</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> is a natural stone. ... A </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">quartz</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> counter top is engineered with the same </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">quartz</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> crystals found in </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">quartzite</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, but a man-made process binds the crystal with resins, pigments, and other materials such as bits of glass. Quartzite tends to be more expensive because it's a more complex process to transform the mined quartzite into slabs. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the end, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>I selected quartz </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">simply because it comes </span>In<span style="font-family: inherit;"> more colors and patterns. Pigments added to quartz during the </span>man-made<span style="font-family: inherit;"> process can be used to achieve a wide spectrum of colors. Granted, I only wanted white, but even with white, I found that the quartz slabs can be veined </span>In<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the factory to create a more consistent pattern (and of course this can't happen with quartzite because it's a natural product). I personally do not like an incredible amount of veining </span>In<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my counter top but I wanted just enough to pull out some of the color from the Gray cabinets. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGR3qTgNqI8kd0g8aDO080MhhdSxpUSB2Bw9PTDoqMEWe4hGKHunLMNTr1jK_4Rd2_ksHaJwHfUKuDG_1URWaJ75751-6q4eL3tv7wROwP0OCS422aOGOSdTM2hLJjeOv7sogX8_VgASL/s1600/IMG_3758+2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGR3qTgNqI8kd0g8aDO080MhhdSxpUSB2Bw9PTDoqMEWe4hGKHunLMNTr1jK_4Rd2_ksHaJwHfUKuDG_1URWaJ75751-6q4eL3tv7wROwP0OCS422aOGOSdTM2hLJjeOv7sogX8_VgASL/s320/IMG_3758+2.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Urban Gray Cabinets with White Quartz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />3. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Open Floor Plan </b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I wanted to create the illusion of a </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">more open space without changing the physical square footage</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of the current kitchen. <span style="font-family: inherit;">There are a few ways I hope to achieve this. </span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Remove closet</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">: I have a food closet/ pantry that is about 3 feet deep along one wall. My immediate thought was to remove the closet to gain more square footage. Yes, cabinetry will be put along that wall, but it will be less space than the current closet. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPCk_oQUn_-LW6cgLueAfnLgaD20UgKJsadjfTUgjkQuCPjD6_t6qeyqHiJDuMEQUohd3MshBoHwIt_z_krUkyWjQMVv7Qc7l6wEfopmJ1mzZ7aj1TG9dE7fgBFpAblfTtEA08N-4/s1600/0261066B-126C-4B47-AA24-A01EBDB14E94.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPCk_oQUn_-LW6cgLueAfnLgaD20UgKJsadjfTUgjkQuCPjD6_t6qeyqHiJDuMEQUohd3MshBoHwIt_z_krUkyWjQMVv7Qc7l6wEfopmJ1mzZ7aj1TG9dE7fgBFpAblfTtEA08N-4/s640/0261066B-126C-4B47-AA24-A01EBDB14E94.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Old Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Relocate Refrigerator</b></span> to gain more open counter top space. Currently, the fridge sits on the far left of the kitchen right by the patio door. It creates a large anchor In the kitchen and encloses the space. We decided to move the fridge over to the opposite wall so that I will now have one long open counter on the wall where the fridge once sat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwPw-lWmiFVB8AecUyBr30wXdGTkjyBvn0HfICiqDvQkgBK2JttB2GA7jza0zFPKtiU3b3_RfLpbKjHx8Hgs1C8bQdMnEYs9aJpeVkJ54CtE0BPO6zpA2bq3oNVcKWNLnc8pFy6Sx/s1600/34DFE099-294C-4217-BAF0-2FCD1128529E.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwPw-lWmiFVB8AecUyBr30wXdGTkjyBvn0HfICiqDvQkgBK2JttB2GA7jza0zFPKtiU3b3_RfLpbKjHx8Hgs1C8bQdMnEYs9aJpeVkJ54CtE0BPO6zpA2bq3oNVcKWNLnc8pFy6Sx/s640/34DFE099-294C-4217-BAF0-2FCD1128529E.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Old Kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPfQgotHFJS3aBKHepaYyue_l5jHiENVUB8rLlpmWN7dHkBj8p3OBbZTyxsDnSfrSlykOOjIWP3EtOh5CQcoTXaVH-REXUnvWeSbvr-f158Vld3X-xdU40MQvphgmV2vDZ4yseKpR/s1600/09D14E00-9B9A-49EF-963C-54C574EDE141.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPfQgotHFJS3aBKHepaYyue_l5jHiENVUB8rLlpmWN7dHkBj8p3OBbZTyxsDnSfrSlykOOjIWP3EtOh5CQcoTXaVH-REXUnvWeSbvr-f158Vld3X-xdU40MQvphgmV2vDZ4yseKpR/s640/09D14E00-9B9A-49EF-963C-54C574EDE141.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Old Kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX3xAvDdDzzFrLalogvh2aGNM1mqbKlIqdq6yRjmF5LkEUqMPWrk-ajlkOU53UIAo4sUZ5WR1m9X2BtHE5wh38y0m_IwD_aJT3ez_LbMRcymxZY8fFzZ9P3MJye_5AhkP_-wCOEXTWhgh/s1600/Per+1-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1600" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX3xAvDdDzzFrLalogvh2aGNM1mqbKlIqdq6yRjmF5LkEUqMPWrk-ajlkOU53UIAo4sUZ5WR1m9X2BtHE5wh38y0m_IwD_aJT3ez_LbMRcymxZY8fFzZ9P3MJye_5AhkP_-wCOEXTWhgh/s400/Per+1-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home (Full Countertop on Left)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp_b-j44Ous8b3URFUXyx2sZDN_SpcPlHzr41WsiLCgO1b4_8SN6bvxdnDfm2k3d7WCCWScn61RGvcdtD5aXC266t2mdrJUUbrvOTpFHKgYeXyD6nnRazoqBVMs2JtKUL2IPu3Ix2/s1600/21C8C63A-C417-43E7-99AA-A49C5AF3CFD4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp_b-j44Ous8b3URFUXyx2sZDN_SpcPlHzr41WsiLCgO1b4_8SN6bvxdnDfm2k3d7WCCWScn61RGvcdtD5aXC266t2mdrJUUbrvOTpFHKgYeXyD6nnRazoqBVMs2JtKUL2IPu3Ix2/s640/21C8C63A-C417-43E7-99AA-A49C5AF3CFD4.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Kitchen before DEMO</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Hardware</b></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;">I'm ok with mixing metals In my home. (That's what Vivid Hue Home is all about, mixing colors and patterns). I decided to swap out all of my nickel In the kitchen with brushed brass hardware instead. The faucet and lighting fixtures will be brushed gold brass as well. </span></span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"> </b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Kitchen Island</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">My current island is white Cabrera marble with a walnut base. I wanted to introduce a splash of color on the island, something classy but fun. I love the inspiration photos that sh</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">ow navy cabinets with brushed brass hardware and wood. I also had a fun teal color In mind. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshT8AlEsKH4WpEw4-xdPH8ltaxTU3UE8jdA8QZgATZRF-e5imcDGlKXdXv7q8KYI3Xc-Cl1G4CFU4IZyo5tEp_3I1SnCgrerskwKXejb5qcJzhucGSR41ewpPBTcA34vK1F5AaONTNYNO/s1600/IMG_5434.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshT8AlEsKH4WpEw4-xdPH8ltaxTU3UE8jdA8QZgATZRF-e5imcDGlKXdXv7q8KYI3Xc-Cl1G4CFU4IZyo5tEp_3I1SnCgrerskwKXejb5qcJzhucGSR41ewpPBTcA34vK1F5AaONTNYNO/s640/IMG_5434.PNG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodi7KbQqwrnsORAHo4POL2J74ouMfiKSwng1ui92DL5KJ8-4Cz2GePWi4vgnp_hem4axeojoVHYFacRxX1tHUTLOBNrMp-wQn-dlbWCjTbUsQyB4LIHuCJjcD_hYt9ZkWlz5g5tWOoGqd/s1600/601F80A0-14F7-4B08-B240-5F0B75E2585D.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodi7KbQqwrnsORAHo4POL2J74ouMfiKSwng1ui92DL5KJ8-4Cz2GePWi4vgnp_hem4axeojoVHYFacRxX1tHUTLOBNrMp-wQn-dlbWCjTbUsQyB4LIHuCJjcD_hYt9ZkWlz5g5tWOoGqd/s1600/601F80A0-14F7-4B08-B240-5F0B75E2585D.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodi7KbQqwrnsORAHo4POL2J74ouMfiKSwng1ui92DL5KJ8-4Cz2GePWi4vgnp_hem4axeojoVHYFacRxX1tHUTLOBNrMp-wQn-dlbWCjTbUsQyB4LIHuCJjcD_hYt9ZkWlz5g5tWOoGqd/s400/601F80A0-14F7-4B08-B240-5F0B75E2585D.JPG" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb713l5rndSUvOSoB1l1HylgzriUDK1XHtyu8qrrJ9eBkH9cDXLIt2RCm7pumNRVG-wurEmVXYiOsIC4i2hssE-eqdyEcifLAyuVwc7UmNglssAkhTLdnwLPpjrZ1TonkyaCdqpfbqY-fq/s1600/3596B880-451D-4265-84BF-280BB17182DC.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb713l5rndSUvOSoB1l1HylgzriUDK1XHtyu8qrrJ9eBkH9cDXLIt2RCm7pumNRVG-wurEmVXYiOsIC4i2hssE-eqdyEcifLAyuVwc7UmNglssAkhTLdnwLPpjrZ1TonkyaCdqpfbqY-fq/s400/3596B880-451D-4265-84BF-280BB17182DC.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I considered a teal color for the island but the non-custom selections were too electric blue. Ultimately, I selected a classic navy cabinet that will blend very well with the urban Gray cabinets and the white quartz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUCLWTdIZjJMr4aYbEJ_xPDJ8fH66w4ITlNg0cCKGab_MMs9zhiiuk2zcfo6XLlzS4FSmHDOFblG5fVmxTrVGdoEEiy6hqoM_thKUYUdtV3VLw_qZZ6QTY1iWwisiGRABZ-7igWFUqVFG/s1600/EB58CD23-9119-4A2C-85EB-909C35B3E450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUCLWTdIZjJMr4aYbEJ_xPDJ8fH66w4ITlNg0cCKGab_MMs9zhiiuk2zcfo6XLlzS4FSmHDOFblG5fVmxTrVGdoEEiy6hqoM_thKUYUdtV3VLw_qZZ6QTY1iWwisiGRABZ-7igWFUqVFG/s400/EB58CD23-9119-4A2C-85EB-909C35B3E450.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fXtPyQS4xxdrIWcK7DmCjrosxX6tMxoGiGFOfD7i_Z7m8Ukt3PV-fpVhRZEC9bLwA_wKiqWaEIM1cOFzX821DfJtBSOn0EI_yANNpJQLzh26Gjz_vdQyKwN_3bz0xnrmfH11IkMg1aS5/s1600/IMG_3755.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fXtPyQS4xxdrIWcK7DmCjrosxX6tMxoGiGFOfD7i_Z7m8Ukt3PV-fpVhRZEC9bLwA_wKiqWaEIM1cOFzX821DfJtBSOn0EI_yANNpJQLzh26Gjz_vdQyKwN_3bz0xnrmfH11IkMg1aS5/s640/IMG_3755.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Urban Gray Cabinets with White Quartz. Navy for Island Base</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The island will be larger In the renovated kitchen and I wanted a substantial counter top that would command presence. Keeping true to my inspiration photos that showed navy with walnut, I decided upon a <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">walnut wood block for the island</span></b>. The standard width of the top is about 1.5" thick. I wanted more drama so upgraded to an even thicker width (it will be about 2.75"). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4F1o3FS8m7FM8HkWDmMOzvP7AWhtvVgFXlCOn7cd7h76KyrNjk5iNhxlJ0YoVg7FgEHBbqrwfgLkWZb3kRVHTpNDRvs1sW3PqL7L7F8a-J7OK91yAESP7iJFV8f4SdlmA7IjL1h8MvLis/s1600/IMG_3754+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4F1o3FS8m7FM8HkWDmMOzvP7AWhtvVgFXlCOn7cd7h76KyrNjk5iNhxlJ0YoVg7FgEHBbqrwfgLkWZb3kRVHTpNDRvs1sW3PqL7L7F8a-J7OK91yAESP7iJFV8f4SdlmA7IjL1h8MvLis/s640/IMG_3754+2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Backsplash</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always been less of a risk taker when it comes to back splash. My motto is that less is more. I personally don't like introducing additional colors or designs In the tiles. It seems a bit hypocritical of my typical opinion that the more patterns and textures, the better. My current kitchen has a basic white subway tile back splash. All of the tiles go In the same direction. So, when selecting back splash for my new kitchen, I went into the process with the same philosophy. Initially, I thought I wanted a herringbone tile, but because there isn't a lot of distance between my counter tops and my cabinets, there would be little room to create a true pattern with the herringbone. Still, I wanted something with an interesting geometric shape that provided pattern without introducing additional color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided on this solid white hexagon shaped tile. It's somewhat modern while still being traditional. And it won't compete with the other elements In the kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eeztu7vJK2cuvsZjcYKiXjs_XUS1MQ1ovnF-lt9VQwU6Enov93gwvMXcAjOflbondEY0N_O4DkhtvtVsXW6RjE0V0RS0BberDf_eAfHbtN_waS-vdUOIqCStZ_SCSlPWJI0WLUxuSBC4/s1600/IMG_5232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eeztu7vJK2cuvsZjcYKiXjs_XUS1MQ1ovnF-lt9VQwU6Enov93gwvMXcAjOflbondEY0N_O4DkhtvtVsXW6RjE0V0RS0BberDf_eAfHbtN_waS-vdUOIqCStZ_SCSlPWJI0WLUxuSBC4/s640/IMG_5232.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2t3VvBfgvnC3-DKkFn6JwQoVokJxB8i2Ak6xLVw-0K-L_0NGtc6jozycPR2kEcTKKAKvAvKpvVRLYkaVxoK8X1Dw6ZKv3Ptki9cdeEbloPMrlQONQTLo4HjZ66aZni9je4_2uAu8d8-7/s1600/IMG_5230.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2t3VvBfgvnC3-DKkFn6JwQoVokJxB8i2Ak6xLVw-0K-L_0NGtc6jozycPR2kEcTKKAKvAvKpvVRLYkaVxoK8X1Dw6ZKv3Ptki9cdeEbloPMrlQONQTLo4HjZ66aZni9je4_2uAu8d8-7/s640/IMG_5230.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Vivid Hue Home Renovation Selections </td></tr></tbody></table>A view of the navy island cabinet with walnut top. Urban Gray cabinets and white quartz with the white hexagonal shaped back splash. And below, a view of the back splash next to the white quartz. I am expecting quite a bit more light In the kitchen with the removal of the black granite counter tops. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84Qmyqlff1TQuTFFJOq-snkkiUlQYloB4nmPQ4ZZ9fvr5ctVVJdsmU1QyUaUDw2mV_gB7BEBC47IVQln-V0De-NdjYP7EYXdX6uOTXYcUW5i_BcbxPpX83rqOSSBKrUN1NjVxaPVVjvQ_/s1600/IMG_5231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84Qmyqlff1TQuTFFJOq-snkkiUlQYloB4nmPQ4ZZ9fvr5ctVVJdsmU1QyUaUDw2mV_gB7BEBC47IVQln-V0De-NdjYP7EYXdX6uOTXYcUW5i_BcbxPpX83rqOSSBKrUN1NjVxaPVVjvQ_/s400/IMG_5231.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's difficult to envision how all of this will look together but I have great hope that it will be exactly what I want. What are you thoughts about some of my selections? What would you do differently? Is there anything you absolutely love? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please tune In for additional details of the renovation. Demolition started today and I will continually post behind the scenes progress on my<a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank"> instagram stories.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div> <div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-63970332078031756892021-06-03T12:51:00.002-04:002021-06-03T12:51:33.393-04:00Goals: VHH Kitchen Renovation<div>(Note: this post originally launched on May 18, 2019. Due to some changes In our blog back end, we are reposting it again). </div><div><br /></div>I had a few goals when I started to plan my kitchen renovation. In the beginning I didn't really sit down and make a nice cohesive list like you'll find below. There were some obvious changes I wanted to make but others evolved as I met with my contractor and perused photos on pinterest that inspired me. In my experience, it's always best to <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">f</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>ind a handful of inspirational photos </b></span>and be able to identify the elements you like from each design. For example, one photo may show the cabinet color I love but not the hardware. Together, the photos create the full picture. I referred back to these photos during my selection process. It can be overwhelming when you're In a designer showroom with all sorts of decisions In front of you. If you go into the process with some idea of your likes and dislikes, you'll be able to drive more of your remodeling process.<br /><br />If you haven't already, read "<a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" target="_blank">ReDo! Vivid Hue Kitchen Remodel </a>"<br /><h2>My Kitchen Renovation Goals: </h2>1. Replace white cabinets with a <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">light colored cabinet</span></b> (like gray or beige).<br /><br />2. Replace black granite counter tops with <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">white counter top</span></b> (material to be determined)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaU_RtLhy0WjGaYCo_CZoxLrFEUlkgm5_xVlCQaACz-IwEz38iALQyFhvRMListhF1i8Ln72B_F6E8IZSizwEpdh1ch5lIGy64B8ob4JSptIKwqit4GcQ8wW_i7Q22yJSZTYGsUxi63qs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.25.47+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="569" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaU_RtLhy0WjGaYCo_CZoxLrFEUlkgm5_xVlCQaACz-IwEz38iALQyFhvRMListhF1i8Ln72B_F6E8IZSizwEpdh1ch5lIGy64B8ob4JSptIKwqit4GcQ8wW_i7Q22yJSZTYGsUxi63qs/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.25.47+PM.png" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Vivid Hue Home Inspiration Photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">3. Create the illusion of a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>more open space without changing the physical square footage</b></span> of the current kitchen. (Considerations included relocating appliances and removing the pantry closet to create more width In the space). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8j3aZpiZuUfJ_feFbZs9IMtoH90RCbrUycvT74KV5UKejLRfoA1CteqfxhEcTiLT1b0fbcoZedOWdF_TrhOPQulFsOI0mD0WIB_HSKMTePNM1NaxxuuvE3lG2sJiLk_OLejh9H5vHJ8O/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.29.37+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1013" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8j3aZpiZuUfJ_feFbZs9IMtoH90RCbrUycvT74KV5UKejLRfoA1CteqfxhEcTiLT1b0fbcoZedOWdF_TrhOPQulFsOI0mD0WIB_HSKMTePNM1NaxxuuvE3lG2sJiLk_OLejh9H5vHJ8O/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.29.37+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">4. Replace nickel hardware with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>brushed brass. </b></span></span></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkA1dITB_b5m7b7mtKKbohXQAopfn_1ORf6ibcMsPLau7ZNXHLYW-DA3yCh_mChPyZ3PJq_0-ZM_TJGNIc9I_Ow-aITDEE2BUMH1yj-DOCFa9qrE8L3XThngdeAUHxfXQ-16z0gLAFqRG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.27.55+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="599" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkA1dITB_b5m7b7mtKKbohXQAopfn_1ORf6ibcMsPLau7ZNXHLYW-DA3yCh_mChPyZ3PJq_0-ZM_TJGNIc9I_Ow-aITDEE2BUMH1yj-DOCFa9qrE8L3XThngdeAUHxfXQ-16z0gLAFqRG/s640/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.27.55+PM.png" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">5. Integrate a <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">fun splash of color on the island base</span></b>, for example Blue Muscari. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_D9n3zswZaoKJLkxrUSbSHEc-neiw_fDs-u4GW7mPw6WqI_lZ2WI0fTl_D7rVE-uDC5UmPLDGD_2VIsoW4ZbT9-Qj9Wg1lVoxstsnuTZN-42H6thqA4XhFn0GablgkNzWif9D-IZ4q99/s1600/IMG_4361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_D9n3zswZaoKJLkxrUSbSHEc-neiw_fDs-u4GW7mPw6WqI_lZ2WI0fTl_D7rVE-uDC5UmPLDGD_2VIsoW4ZbT9-Qj9Wg1lVoxstsnuTZN-42H6thqA4XhFn0GablgkNzWif9D-IZ4q99/s320/IMG_4361.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu75CjNytKSS2QsSSX7YjX1rjmvSSNlAOrZftGWNNzp3CD1-FAEGvPRMKAsVcTJli95n69r6SVwZVExUzKr6k87dbD3HBcNlill-ShyphenhyphenfTiErChuEliF2yB8FD_AlNGN68XuK0Ixu0kxvr/s1600/IMG_6376+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1242" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu75CjNytKSS2QsSSX7YjX1rjmvSSNlAOrZftGWNNzp3CD1-FAEGvPRMKAsVcTJli95n69r6SVwZVExUzKr6k87dbD3HBcNlill-ShyphenhyphenfTiErChuEliF2yB8FD_AlNGN68XuK0Ixu0kxvr/s320/IMG_6376+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Courtesy of Michele Morgan Interiors</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">6. Find a <b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">neutral back splash</span></b> with an interesting geometric shape. Something that provides pattern without introducing additional color. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O3tC8wBv_9wHvd3iUwMq1Ht1nStcCDaXVEW9Zls6X3rtfH5xmjU4VLgz3hwO4grf5Onj5nUL2vBm8eKfCRQ1UlNBf3cwcKmBizG_d9GgmFWV5v66N7j7ikDPYWlX-nKjv_rSQ3Xpo2sb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.21.58+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O3tC8wBv_9wHvd3iUwMq1Ht1nStcCDaXVEW9Zls6X3rtfH5xmjU4VLgz3hwO4grf5Onj5nUL2vBm8eKfCRQ1UlNBf3cwcKmBizG_d9GgmFWV5v66N7j7ikDPYWlX-nKjv_rSQ3Xpo2sb/s400/Screen+Shot+2019-02-17+at+8.21.58+PM.png" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we move forward, I'll begin to share the color selections and decisions I made during the design phase of my kitchen renovation. Please continue to check In for regular updates!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have a specific design element you are obsessed with for a kitchen? Please share! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read Next: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-redo-vhh-kitchen-remodel.html" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Let's Redo! </a><span style="text-align: start;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a><span style="text-align: start;"> | </span><a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Kitchen Selections</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-6274700057313464752021-06-03T12:48:00.000-04:002021-06-03T12:48:03.498-04:00LET'S REDO! VHH KITCHEN REMODEL <div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">(This POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED In MAY 16, 2019. DUE TO SOME CHANGES In OUR BLOG HOSTING SET UP, WE ARE REPOSTING IT HERE). </span></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">When I designed my kitchen ten years ago I thought for certain it would </span><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>stand the test of time</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">.</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8794903882915201306" itemprop="description articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 593.3333129882812px;"><br />I do believe that it has held up design-wise but, functionally, it's showing signs of wear and tear: the white cabinet paint has started to chip; the walnut floor in front of the fridge is warn; and hardware is broken. In a nut shell, time for some repair.<br /><br />They say timing is everything. Initially, I considered ways to slightly update the kitchen by repainting the cabinets and updating the counter top granite color. Well, then a major wrench was thrown into my personal life (divorce) and I decided no better time than the present to remodel the whole damn thing. Nothing like a complete remodel to <span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>create a fresh start</b></span> and cleanse the soul.<br /><br />Over the next several weeks, I'm going to take you on the journey of my kitchen remodel. To start, this is the current kitchen: White cabinets, black granite counter tops, white marble on the island with walnut base and stainless steel appliances. Upon the surface, it still appears to be in good condition, but with a closer look, aspects are starting to go.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: none; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczUjfv5DfjIjzT98t9kJfKSzMJmPWHsg0hATT7CM44mfGH3MHSvep9AjqxVzSJC6tcwpw8GQj4VcuSY0GRvvkdI2QY_Dl3dYnPmzPpTclg6JJ5QI9YLTi4pxZsK96bQkWvXwg34LY-Y8E/s1600/kitchen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ed193f; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="958" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczUjfv5DfjIjzT98t9kJfKSzMJmPWHsg0hATT7CM44mfGH3MHSvep9AjqxVzSJC6tcwpw8GQj4VcuSY0GRvvkdI2QY_Dl3dYnPmzPpTclg6JJ5QI9YLTi4pxZsK96bQkWvXwg34LY-Y8E/s400/kitchen+2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Vivid Hue Home | Heather Grahling Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: none; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvzG6IJ1UFYX7D6x_xfzwXRZtZCY0Fv9OBDxQeph3geAoNkFRs78N45tUgbRHPWaWVP4_wIKGYpEiCxDgLD1qh0BN40cfyxuvwF53AGt-uZRzt2TnAHNXWt4S4Ataw8BmkjTUWc-R2mob/s1600/029-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ed193f; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvzG6IJ1UFYX7D6x_xfzwXRZtZCY0Fv9OBDxQeph3geAoNkFRs78N45tUgbRHPWaWVP4_wIKGYpEiCxDgLD1qh0BN40cfyxuvwF53AGt-uZRzt2TnAHNXWt4S4Ataw8BmkjTUWc-R2mob/s400/029-001.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Vivid Hue Home | Heather Grahling Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I have a nice open floor plan and the kitchen overlooks our every day eating space and the family room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWOKQadTNeh2ktTb1z2AnPe_V50Up_lrenRCkP8ScDkCm2QvfFiSc7okv-h382qSbQTbLhz-fj9uI2aw3Dqbi3wW0LtOILCZCfcehGoz7b3b3ENKQqnq6bsat-JEl304HsVFT1gCtZaLR/s1600/14-044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ed193f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWOKQadTNeh2ktTb1z2AnPe_V50Up_lrenRCkP8ScDkCm2QvfFiSc7okv-h382qSbQTbLhz-fj9uI2aw3Dqbi3wW0LtOILCZCfcehGoz7b3b3ENKQqnq6bsat-JEl304HsVFT1gCtZaLR/s640/14-044.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; 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border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Photo shoot by Gridley & Graves of Heather Grahling Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several years ago, photographers from Gridley & Graves came to photo shoot all of the rooms in my house for the potential <span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>inclusion in a shelter magazine</b></span>. The process of getting published is timely and not guaranteed and, after several years "on the verge" of being featured, the shelter magazine they were pitching became defunct. I held out for quite some time with the idea that the photos would be used elsewhere. That was maybe five years ago now. I've given up hope. But it was a fun process to watch and it's amazing to see how they can stage and transform a space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: none; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM3tnve2q_p6Bspc8-3Iv_ReQZPDJ3ee_3R6cWA1NRcmzOgdJmn3IyYPtMBx5EUK3pr9-xXbdYI-agVr_cQvOpYUAxxWRowGJsROwVNQNd2Q0ni3v9dPHD9f1d-8-bEsR1XT0Y0Mbslz7/s1600/IMG_5417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ed193f; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM3tnve2q_p6Bspc8-3Iv_ReQZPDJ3ee_3R6cWA1NRcmzOgdJmn3IyYPtMBx5EUK3pr9-xXbdYI-agVr_cQvOpYUAxxWRowGJsROwVNQNd2Q0ni3v9dPHD9f1d-8-bEsR1XT0Y0Mbslz7/s640/IMG_5417.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Vivid Hue Home Photo Shoot by Gridley & Graves</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have upgraded the chairs around my kitchen table now, too...The end chairs are high backed King's Grant Chairs by Taylor Burke Home with Zebra Hyde. The side chairs are black knobbed wooden chairs with muslin covering. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: none; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmOE-0NGdr2LQFUAGPg1F73WzaZL0r5UzgghRwtijihjTC_iwoc-N2R1FeINTI8BzMys43xgEjgUiiHFnLMKOsMqQHCskou4n7gXKgeVbx_TS9f9iraEUbVEzGCm-n8z18wg_hf3O54oD/s1600/IMG_5696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ed193f; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmOE-0NGdr2LQFUAGPg1F73WzaZL0r5UzgghRwtijihjTC_iwoc-N2R1FeINTI8BzMys43xgEjgUiiHFnLMKOsMqQHCskou4n7gXKgeVbx_TS9f9iraEUbVEzGCm-n8z18wg_hf3O54oD/s320/IMG_5696.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Vivid Hue Home Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, back to the renovation plans. In the next few weeks I'll take you along my process for selecting new appliances, cabinetry, lighting, bar stools, back splash and more! The<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b> actual demolition</b></span> has not started (it begins In the next week) so I will be showing you photos as the work is happening! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, I'll show you the new floor plan I decided upon to give me a bit more open space and remove some elements that I've never been crazy about (yes, we are moving appliances and demo'ing closets, etc). Stay tuned! And In the meantime, follow <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Vivid Hue Home on instagram</a> for daily updates and behind the scenes sneak peeks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read Next: <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/KitchenRenovationGoals.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Renovation Goals</a> | <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/vhh-kitchen-selections-for-renovation.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kitchen Selections</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather </div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div></div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-17268812372126255362021-05-30T12:23:00.006-04:002021-06-09T14:04:35.581-04:00Vivid Hue's Closet Makeover<div><p> I often post photos of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKWzOiAnnIF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">my house</a> on social media. When I share my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKeDYqHHDGe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">bedroom photos</a> people inevitably ask to see the closet, too. We'll y'all will soon see why I've never showed pictures from inside my closet. Until recently, it was a dark hidden secret (aka disaster zone) that I purposefully kept behind closed doors! </p><p>I do believe that an organized and well thought out space can provide mental clarity. You can only imagine what this space was doing for my mental acuity! I have no idea how I found clothes to get dressed In the morning. Without further adieu, let's just jump right into this. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfRcYP1MIDnSuioHnnw9UQUS0KenAA0xtmwauFsn2d2yYHIF2XqEHs-aoMnqHmsPBCwziB0F2JVZe0GQYcBUI83AArPmFIDiqEzcU8y3rjCGgxi2KYgH_gkejUlMx6zeJnu2u9J8y/s2048/IMG_3162.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfRcYP1MIDnSuioHnnw9UQUS0KenAA0xtmwauFsn2d2yYHIF2XqEHs-aoMnqHmsPBCwziB0F2JVZe0GQYcBUI83AArPmFIDiqEzcU8y3rjCGgxi2KYgH_gkejUlMx6zeJnu2u9J8y/w480-h640/IMG_3162.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disaster Zone In <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.co," target="_blank">Vivid Hue Home's</a> Closet "Before" </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This huge mess started during Covid when one season changed to the next and rather than swapping my closet out for the seasons, I just added the new season right on top of the old. One sloppily folded sweater after the other and eventually I had built quite the empire for messy closets. There was no way I could get my head around tackling this mess on my own. <div><br /></div><div>Enter Megan Guest, from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/atidyguest/" target="_blank">A Tidy Guest</a>. Tidying and organization is In her DNA and I met her when she came into <a href="https://vividhuehome.com" target="_blank">my shop </a>and became a fabulous customer. I made an appointment for Megan to come to my home and take a look at the "project." Within five minutes of consultation I knew she'd be the guru for my mess, er...job. Eager to get this party started, I asked when she could start. Much to my delight, she had a few hours right that afternoon to jump right In. We worked together and Megan would hold up each item In front of me and we would sort into piles of "keep" or "donate." Megan was gentle but firm In questioning my hold on certain items ("this sweater is filled with holes", "I don't think these stains will come out:). </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnWhsykgIjLNM8JIWwDHH30onZKzUHr6qSy5hmk0JAX5G1ufcoPFF-406l3BtkUUvR4sIb6L4kXlNX4MnjgggLwkPGMrQ9U4SkqDBfuWgOmoijLMW-oShGoxPrlxuWpGDSMDkoqkq/s2048/IMG_3166.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnWhsykgIjLNM8JIWwDHH30onZKzUHr6qSy5hmk0JAX5G1ufcoPFF-406l3BtkUUvR4sIb6L4kXlNX4MnjgggLwkPGMrQ9U4SkqDBfuWgOmoijLMW-oShGoxPrlxuWpGDSMDkoqkq/w480-h640/IMG_3166.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meg from "A Tidy Guest" literally on hands and knees sorting <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMLAeMCnb3_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">my closet</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sorted and separated and our donate pile quickly grew from a few trash bags to over twenty bags. What helped me the most, Megan removed every last bag from my house that very same day so there was no opportunity for me to go back into those bags and second guess my decisions. It also removed the burden of me taking all of those items to donate. Side note: Megan ended up posting these items on a local Facebook page where people offer their gently used items for free. People came to her garage and picked through items they could use. It's a good feeling to know that these items were recycled back into the environment to others that could use them. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJSeFImhnV1cE5vIvBoZz3hwnICMM4tvVkR2jbKUR8yjbBKD6BBDicbTLP9CQkMqMVdal9itUy-cHgEpoD72Ay6nL75ShnVC4DfhB7f3EerZPC7CnXWPfdcYkbGShqhEhUB9BtlGU/s2048/IMG_3168.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJSeFImhnV1cE5vIvBoZz3hwnICMM4tvVkR2jbKUR8yjbBKD6BBDicbTLP9CQkMqMVdal9itUy-cHgEpoD72Ay6nL75ShnVC4DfhB7f3EerZPC7CnXWPfdcYkbGShqhEhUB9BtlGU/s320/IMG_3168.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Donations<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG84U-9mq_X5K3xACfdu_ZBHIMhYC108pBfX70ku2m3D1ttf4YMGYnARnoT0cCKtzXySWgoPtr8v6fnIjpvDFdw-nQIT7mX0Y-YHrh1Dm3fJF38GzW-meY4eMuJsfVBBH6iZMNV6oV/s2048/IMG_3172.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG84U-9mq_X5K3xACfdu_ZBHIMhYC108pBfX70ku2m3D1ttf4YMGYnARnoT0cCKtzXySWgoPtr8v6fnIjpvDFdw-nQIT7mX0Y-YHrh1Dm3fJF38GzW-meY4eMuJsfVBBH6iZMNV6oV/w480-h640/IMG_3172.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home Donations Grow </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>With the excess clothing and accessories out of the way we were able to assess what was left to be organized. That same afternoon, we sorted my remaining clothes by type: dress shirts, skirts, pants, dresses and more. 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And it got my creative juices flowing. Suddenly, I not only envisioned a neat and organized closet, but one with <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/vhh-style" target="_blank">style and panache</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>That evening, I started to brainstorm how I could turn my closet into a more feminine closet boutique. I don't share this space with anyone else and I became focsed on transforming this closet into a colorful space that would match the rest of <a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/vivid-hue-print-debut-in-detail.html" target="_blank">my colorful home. </a> </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKaG06ZFe7v7_l6qNGHZLAqUDNrckCZDVQL0bX4S2Zrfu9haWslFDH1av6vuxRd598U4aA-OSdbrXLiFZS5ESSwRFPh8UohCdBOK9WV6WzlFAitDCa3he1UidE6lmpO8duqZSAZMS/s2048/527D1504-EF63-4C86-AE40-83E6E90D42BC.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKaG06ZFe7v7_l6qNGHZLAqUDNrckCZDVQL0bX4S2Zrfu9haWslFDH1av6vuxRd598U4aA-OSdbrXLiFZS5ESSwRFPh8UohCdBOK9WV6WzlFAitDCa3he1UidE6lmpO8duqZSAZMS/w360-h640/527D1504-EF63-4C86-AE40-83E6E90D42BC.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home's Closet Renovation 2021</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I needed to do this makeover on a dime and I desired to execute it quickly so I wouldn't derail my main goal: having a fresh and organized closet. I spent the next several days scouring the internet for sources and deciding upon my design direction. I changed my mind a few times, but there were a few discoveries that solidified my directly pretty quickly; the rug, the paper and the lighting. </div><div><br /></div><div>I picked Target's Opalhouse Speckled Dot Peel and Stick Wallpaper In <a href="https://www.target.com/p/speckled-dot-peel-38-stick-wallpaper-metallic-gold-opalhouse-8482/-/A-50730530?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000014846252&CPNG=PLA_Home%2BImprovement%2BShopping_Brand%7CHome%2BImprovement_Ecomm_Home&adgroup=SC_Home%2BImprovement&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9003186&targetid=aud-991044942939:pla-959570784637&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&ds_rl=1247068&gclid=Cj0KCQjw78yFBhCZARIsAOxgSx0nJXNWMqLDUmo-AK8P9G5y62SsWpNfJUs_nVzDnN2n-HCFGPj2jKIaAn13EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">Gold</a> for the ease of applying it to my wall and it's quick delivery to my home. </div><div><br /></div><div> I fell In love with the colorful chinoiserie rug designed by the boys from <a href="https://madcapcottage.com" target="_blank">Madcap Cottage </a> called the Moment Embrace Adventure Rug because of it's style and also the feminine colors. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then, are you ready for this? I nearly died when I discovered the <a href="https://www.shadesoflight.com/products/small-lotus-flower-ceiling-light?sku=FM19127S++LG&mrkgadid=1&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=1&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001693419&dskeywordid=92700053851294175&dsproductgroupid=427806809514&product_id=FM19127SLG&merchid=5159247&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=%7Bproduct_store_id%7D&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&locationid=9003186&creative=435728731401&targetid=aud-349732392431:pla-427806809514&campaignid=361496192&adgroupid=106620540452&gclid=Cj0KCQjw78yFBhCZARIsAOxgSx1byGInr_c2HMaTYoD3EZC8sRPz8ZDMDgi71OLAa5OMiqrqrkdE5kEaAklQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">Lotus Flower Ceiling Pendant </a>In Powder Blue. These were on back order for several months but I thought the style was so unique that I decided to purchase two of them and they would be worth the wait. </div><div><br /></div><div> With all of these fun colors, I new my closet would be transformed. And yet something still seemed lacking. I went back and forth contemplating whether or not to paint my built In dresser drawers. It would open a can of worms to paint the dresser. Would I have to paint the shelves on the side of the closet, too? What if the end result looked cheap? And what about the resale value of my house, would this deter future buyers? (In the end, the future buyers are going to have a lot more to overcome In my house if they don't like <a href="https://vividhuehome.com/collections/entertain-serve" target="_blank">colors and patterns</a> because I have truly turned<a href="https://vividhueblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/up-in-tree-lands-in-mud.html" target="_blank"> my home into a colorful space</a>). <h1 class="font-size--up-1 line-height--up-1 font-boldest text-accent-dark margin-bottom--down-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666060; font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.42219rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><br /></h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr504xtWik-icvDIZZ-4I_zbnJBcJSbd2SWcbfr_AqqUwqiQCyOyMJun8a1rMPu5oAX3J4r8znkADasFq8vWL88Qk_g5Xy-QBJHEfdhd5QcDXDegnSW6OVn-cHHzzNiLXwAegme_4S/s1789/IMG_7682.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr504xtWik-icvDIZZ-4I_zbnJBcJSbd2SWcbfr_AqqUwqiQCyOyMJun8a1rMPu5oAX3J4r8znkADasFq8vWL88Qk_g5Xy-QBJHEfdhd5QcDXDegnSW6OVn-cHHzzNiLXwAegme_4S/w402-h640/IMG_7682.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivid Hue Home's Guest Bedroom. Photo Credit Christine Petit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Next, I will continue my closet renovation journey and reveal the color I decided to paint the closet dresser drawers. To continue reading about the next step In the closet makeover, <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2021/06/closet-makeover-part-2-lets-paint.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. </div><div>Best, </div><div>Heather <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 264px;">
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</div>Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-77183808715061925592018-09-24T18:29:00.004-04:002018-09-24T18:29:38.872-04:00Take The Jump<br />
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This week, I had a follower on instagram private message me and inquire about how I started "it all". She provided me with flattering feedback and went on to ask for suggestions about where she should even begin with following her passion. Well, Jessica Lunsford, you inspired me to write this post today--just a few days after we have launched our <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/" target="_blank">online shop</a>!<br />
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To think it all started with this blog is pretty crazy. My first post was on February 2, 2012 and the topic was about Massimo Vitali (one of my favorite photographers). I discussed where to acquire budget friendly <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/02/massimo-vitali-impostors.html" target="_blank">Massimo Vitali Impostors</a> . That single post has since yielded over 20,000 impressions...periodically I have to remind myself to go back and check the post itself to make sure the original images are still showing up.<br />
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The years that have followed are a bit like child-raising: In the midst of it all, time seems to stand still; the days are long, but then one day you look back and the babies are tweens and you wonder how it happened so quickly.<br />
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In preparing this post, I'm reminded of the numerous hours I spent In the beginning creating daily blog posts, oftentimes staying up well past midnight to ensure I did not miss my self-imposed daily publishing goal. Now, only a handful of years later, I have opened a storefront and just launched our online shop. And somehow, I still find myself staying up past midnight many nights working on duties related to Vivid Hue Home.<br />
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But let's back up...<br />
From the get-go, my mantra has been:<br />
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I'm not saying this path is tried and true or even conventional, but it has worked for me.<br />
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In 2007, I found myself having left my career working with a major digital advertising agency so that I could help my husband open his medical practice in Connecticut. I was a young new mom and loved the flexibility of putting so much attention into our own entrepreneurial endeavor. My skills from my "previous career" came in handy and I was able to manage the financial and staffing aspects of the new practice. However, after several years, I realized that I wasn't addressing my own drive and passion. I needed more to fulfill me personally.<br />
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On a whim, I decided to create the blog as an outlet to showcase my own <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/p/ideas.html" target="_blank">home projects </a>and also highlight designers and artists for whom I personally loved. I also liked to decorate using colorful patterns and colors. Thus, "vivid hue" and "home" decor seemed to go together.<br />
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This was the original Vivid Hue Home blog design. I found a web designer through etsy that could customize the blogger.com template for me so it wouldn't look so cookie-cutter.<br />
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I was stringent at first about my need to publish a blog post every single day. After posting, I spent several more hours each day networking with other bloggers. <span style="text-align: center;">This was before instagram and therefore comments on a blog feed were gold. I spent each night networking with other design bloggers, commenting on their posts, </span><a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2012/07/maria-barros-pink-pagoda.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Hosting them on Vivid Hue</a><span style="text-align: center;">, and </span><a href="http://houseofturquoise.com/2012/07/guest-blogger-heather-from-vivid-hue.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">being featured on their blogs</a><span style="text-align: center;">. We were all relatively new and just starting out then. And now, it's fun to see how many of those friends have grown.</span><br />
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Lance Jackson and David Ecton of <a href="https://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2012/07/parker-kennedy-living.html" target="_blank">Parker Kennedy</a> were just two years into building their empire! <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/05/meet-reagan-geschardt.html" target="_blank">Reagan Geschardt</a> and her husband, Danny, were extremely talented artists (and still are) but hadn't yet launched their fabulous textile business, <a href="http://www.geschardtart.com/textiles/" target="_blank">Broome Street Studios</a>. Back then, Reagan and I would message back and forth and swap questions about how to overcome technology challenges on our blogs and websites.<br />
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Linda from Calling It Home <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/10/im-in-nantucket.html" target="_blank">featured me on her blog</a> and held a fun little contest called "One Room Challenge" way before it had been officially trademarked and sponsored by House Beautiful. (see <a href="https://www.oneroomchallenge.com/about/" target="_blank">ONE ROOM CHALLENGE </a> ).<br />
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Since then we've each branched out into unique directions; either designing textiles, opening storefronts, or extending interior design businesses. The common denomenator:<br />
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In 2015, I felt an urge to turn the blog into "more." A store front seemed like an obvious extension of the blog. I could sell some of the designs featured on my blog by the artists I loved. As time permitted, I would brainstorm about location. When I saw a storefront available for lease near my area, I would call to inquire about pricing. This allowed me to begin to understand the market and where I may be able to afford to open a store. One day, I spotted a vacant street-facing cottage In my town. It was tiny but the rent was literally 1/10th lower cost than that of other towns (and I knew this because I'd been gathering data).<br />
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Better yet, the landlord was willing to negotiate an 18 month lease rather than a standard 60 month or longer. I decided that it was almost very little risk for me to take the leap.<br />
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Making the decision to turn a hobby into an actual business where there are now financial factors to consider is extremely scary. I was fortunate that my business background in managing financial budgets for clients and then also managing finances for our medical practice prepared me with skills and confidence to be able to do so In the shop business. <span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><b>There is a significant amount of structural ground work that must be laid out when beginning a business.</b></span> To name a few:<br />
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<li>I had to establish a State Tax ID for the business which meant I would now be required to report quarterly taxes. </li>
<li>I needed a financial book keeping system and selected the Quicken software because it was what we were already using for the medical practice. </li>
<li>I decided that I would need support staff right from the start because I wanted to also continue to be available for my family. </li>
<li>I decided to utilize the third-party payroll company and our accountant from the medical practice for Vivid Hue as well (so In that regard, it helped to have already set up a previous business). </li>
<li>I had to research inventory tracking tools (I selected Clover Point of Sale- POS only because we were banking with Bank of America and that was their POS system). </li>
<li>I also needed a Merchant Service account for processing credit card fees (and again, to keep it simple for myself, I selected Bank of America simply because we were already customers there). </li>
<li>I opened a business bank account and ordered a business credit card and checks. </li>
<li>I had to learn about opening wholesale accounts with vendors and meeting minimum order requirements. This involved researching unique vendor brands and products and finding out their contact information (this continues to be a continual part of the business). </li>
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One aspect that helped me significantly is that I'd grown my social media presence already through years of blogging. My facebook presence was large and my instagram following was growing.<br />
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During this venture, I learned quickly that everyone seems to have an opinion about how you should do things. Most people are supportive and well-intentioned but if someone offers advice that doesn't work for your vision, don't take it personally. For example, In the beginning, a handful of people questioned how I could operate the shop without always being there during every open hour. What they didn't realize is that even if I am not physically present at the shop, I am always connected- Sometimes literally communicating with my team continually through out the day while I'm In between activities for my kids.<br />
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I soon learned to have confidence In my own personal way for operating my own business. How I operate works best for me and will allow me to sustain this business well into the future.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">After 18 months In our charming cottage, we were literally busting at the seams and ready for a larger location. As luck (or fate) would have it, an available location opened up two doors away from the cottage. It was three times larger. It was also directly next door to a very popular bakery that draws a large lunch crowd daily. My mantra "baby steps" played through my head but this also seemed like the perfect opportunity. </span></div>
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That is another thing about growing a brand and being an entrepreneur: sometimes <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">it's not so much about luck as it is opportunity meeting preparedness. </span>And when opportunity falls right into your lap, you have to be prepared to take a calculated risk if it means one more step towards growth. </div>
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We moved into our larger location In April 2017 and it was the best decision yet. There was increased foot traffic, increased visibility and higher revenue daily.<br />
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Last fall, after an unusually slow sales day In the shop, I decided on a whim to post our adorable palm pajamas onto instagram. Only this time, I told our followers that I would sell and ship to anyone across the United States. Previously, we didn't ship and our products were limited to those that could physically visit our store front In Connecticut.<br />
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That evening from the comfort of my living room, I sold over thirty pajamas to be shipped to across the country. This was a game changer.<br />
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Selling on instagram quickly became a signifiant financial aspect of our Vivid Hue brand. And so, In the spring of 2018, we began planning and developing our online shop so that we could bring our products to you even more seamlessly.<br />
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I'm so thrilled with this latest step In our business. We still have other personal milestones to accomplish with building the Vivid Hue brand and we'll see how those unfold as opportunities come across our plate In the months and years to come.<br />
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It can be very scary to take that first step towards doing what will personally fulfill you. I would encourage you to force yourself to do it. Once you "jump" it becomes less scary and you'll find that you become more and more confident. Be willing to execute your plan the way that works best for you, not necessarily the way that others feel you should be doing it. Be willing to put In the time. Anything worth doing takes time and dedication. Be patient. Be willing to shift gears that will allow you to capitalize on the opportunities that cross your path.<br />
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And then, sit back and enjoy the happiness that comes your way from doing something you truly enjoy.<br />
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Thank you to everyone for your continued support.<br />
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-56716973680768073722018-05-20T20:43:00.000-04:002018-05-20T20:43:53.283-04:00Kristen McCory JLH Showhouse Designer 2018<br />
Last week, I posted details of our first ever V<a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2018/04/junior-league-showhouse-in-ct-2018.html" target="_blank">ivid Hue Home pop up shop</a> located at the <a href="https://www.jlhartford.org/" target="_blank">Junior League of Hartford's Designer Show house</a>. At the time, I had planned to showcase multiple designers every other day so you could see their spaces. Of course, life got in the way and I didn't get a chance to post during the show house itself. But I am still planning to share some of my favorite designers from the house. <br />
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To start, Kristin McCory Designs! <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(129, 129, 129); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">McCory Interiors is a Connecticut based design firm that specializes in high-end residential & boutique storefront interior design throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, (including New York City) and beyond.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mccoryinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Kristen McCory </a>is such a super talented interior designer. I have become friends with her over the last several years as our worlds collide at different events (show houses and designer tablescape events). Her foyer design from the 2015 Junior League of Hartford Designer Show house is still being circulated among National magazines, most currently the <a href="https://athomefc.com/" target="_blank">At Home Magazine</a> May/June 2018 issue. <br />
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Here are a photos from that foyer In the Junior League of Hartford Designer Show house from 2015:<br />
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Now, fast forward to the Junior League Show House for 2018. I was thrilled to have Kristen as one of my first floor buddies. Kristen's space always "brings it" and this year is no different. She worked night and day to fine tune this gorgeous space. Here is Kristen's before and after of the dining room.<br />
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Yes, the transformation In photos is breath-taking. And you should have seen it In person. It truly was jaw dropping. Here are some more progression photos of the space. <br />
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Kristen wallpapered the ceiling In Schumacher, Ludo, Color Piano Forte. It made such a brilliant textural statement on the ceiling. <br />
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Kristen's attention to detail is incredible. Every accessory had a place and every item In her room was well thought out. <br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Initially this trim was painted In a dark navy but, before the house launched, Kristen was adding additional detail and it ended up quite differently. </span><br />
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Kristen is known for her hand painted and trimmed floors. And, yes, she does this entirely on her own! This was her first passion before embarking on interior design and she is actually professionally trained In this. </div>
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The Flowers were by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kathleen.schwartz07" target="_blank">Kathleen Schwartz Flower Design</a> who inspires florals In our Farmington Valley and beyond. <br />
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Every night, these anemones and orange ranunculus hibernated In the refrigerator so they'd be fresh for tours In the morning at the show house. I saw these beauties come out In the morning with closed petals and In a matter of no time, they opened back again, wide and ready for the day. Amazing. <br />
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I love the story behind these tremendous vessels (there are two In the room). Kristen acquired them from our local <a href="http://www.instagram.com/revivalhome" target="_blank">Revival Home Furnishings</a> (which is a luxury consignment shop that curates high end furnishings and accessories and sells on 1st dibs and One Kings Lane). They were lamps that Kristen transformed for a huge presence In her space. <br />
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We had a chance to relax (a bit) and enjoy the opening preview party on Friday April 27th, 2018. Pictured here: Kristen McCory, our friend and designer <a href="https://www.georgiazikasdesign.com/" target="_blank">Georgia Zikas</a>, and me--Heather Grahling from Vivid Hue Home. <br />
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Yes, these flowers were simply stunning.<br />
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I hope to highlight a few of the other amazing designers that participated In the Junior League Show House. <br />
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-7806892330259321482018-04-29T21:56:00.004-04:002018-04-30T08:41:00.873-04:00Junior League Showhouse In CT 2018<br />
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Ya'll must be shocked to see a blog post from me after so much time In between my last post. <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">Instagram</a> is my usual method of communicating these days and I find myself sharing stories and snippets there where In the "old days" they would have been a blog post. Yet, so many exciting things have been happening In the Vivid Hue world lately that I had to share In one spot. Most imminently, we have launched our first ever pop up shop located at this year's <a href="http://www.jlhartford.org/" target="_blank">Junior League of Hartford Showhouse</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am a member of the Junior League of Hartford and have spotlighted previous show houses <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/06/house-tour-jlh-showhouse-in-connecticut.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />This year, I was given the opportunity to have a pop up shop within the house. A lot of effort and work goes into pulling these houses together and I am so happy to be a small part of this year's house.<br />This year, twenty Connecticut <span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Designers and Decorators each transformed a space In the house. For the past month, they've been working non-stop around the clock to prepare for this weekend's launch. On Friday, we had our official preview party to the public and t</span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">he Show House officially opened for tours on Saturday April 28th with tours offered through May 20 on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-8 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The house is </span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">located on 126 Waterside Lane In West Hartford CT and tickets are $35 each (Purchase <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2018-junior-league-of-hartford-show-house-tickets-43134217606" target="_blank">here</a>). </span></span><br />
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The house is located on a large plot of land surrounded by a peninsula of water. Our pop up is located In the breakfast nook area that overlooks the expansive lawn and pond. <br />
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It's a breath-taking location; however the house itself is very outdated (think 1980's). <br />
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Here are some before photos of our nook. The views In the breakfast nook are stunning and look out onto the pond and the private pool area. As you can see, we started with a well-used stone fireplace, dull walls and adobe tiled floors. <br />
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Because I was a pop up shop, I wanted to create a space that would showcase our products without having to completely transform our entire space. But of course, presentation matters (to me) so I decided to do some easy cosmetic updates, including painting! Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy is a "go to" color for me (we used it on our trim <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2017/05/vhh-expands-store-in-historic-district.html" target="_blank">at the shop</a>). So, I decided to take the mustard out of the walls and make them navy! </div>
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It truly takes a village to run a small business and after many weeks of carting items and products over In our SUV's and trucks, we decided to have an "all hands" Saturday morning where many of our team and husbands (and kiddos) pulled together to caravan a bolus of items over to the show house. </div>
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This is part of our Vivid Hue Home Village. Front, (left to right): Jack, Smidge, Annie, Leanne and then Back: Eric and Bill. Not pictured: Lindsey who was with us In spirit. <br />
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Annie and Bill were life savers In transporting our custom sofa to the show house. They let us use their "Flintstone mobile" (a term affectionately coined by Annie herself In reference to their fabulous truck that is a work horse for transporting big items!) We laughed at the thought of captioning this photo as "leopard goes with everything" (referencing Annie's nice leopard print jacket next to Flintstone mobile). </div>
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And slowly, our space started shaping up. I should have known, but this pop up stuff takes work. I almost felt like we were launching an entirely new shop! (And, duh, I guess In a way, we were). </div>
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So, now, we're "live" until May 20th. We will continue to maintain our regular shop In addition to the pop up. If you have visited our pop up at the Junior League Show house and liked it, please stop by our brick and mortar store In Farmington. We're located right by Truffles bakery on 769 Farmington Ave, Farmington CT 06032. </div>
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-39917524373984938792017-09-20T09:43:00.002-04:002017-09-20T09:43:47.432-04:00Master Bedroom Project This week I scored a pair of vintage bamboo chinoiserie chairs from a local estate sale. I love them so much that I've decided to keep them for my own home. But now, I need to decide how I'm going to refinish them! <br />
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My master bedroom has been in a state of flux for a few months. It has changed drastically from the photos that appear on the blog. (Visit <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2014/06/house-tour-master.html" target="_blank">Master Bedroom</a>). If nothing more, this project has made me realize that I need to get some updated shots of the bedroom up here! <br />
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Forgive the overly saturated color of this bedroom shot. I'm sharing it here so you can have a reference point of where I'm starting from. Earlier this year, I swapped out the pinstripe duvet for a custom duvet made from Cotton & Quill's art deco collection. I needed to work around the curtains in the room because we put some money into them and it's too soon to update them (budget wise). <br />
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I thought this Runnin Wild pattern from Cotton & Quill tied together the existing colors in the room nicely. <br />
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Here are the swatches on the bed during the planning phase. I had the front made in the art deco pattern with above and the back of the duvet in the yellow. <br />
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I love how the duvet fabric blends with the chevron teal rug that was already in there. <br />
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Here is a very rough shot of the completed duvet with the drapery. I promise to share better photos as I move forward with this project, but this will give you an idea of what's in there now. <br />
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I plan to remove the gray fireside chairs that are in the room (in fact they are already gone and put into our guest bedroom). The new bamboo chairs will go on both sides of the fireplace. The natural frames will already blend beautifully in there if I decide not to paint them. But you know me, everything is better with a pop of color. The decision is still out on whether or not I will paint the frames. </div>
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These Broome Street Studio designs are not as saturated in color as they appear here. I love the peacock and think that would tie in with the art deco theme of the current duvet. </div>
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However, this Impari Vase by Thibaut is a dead match for color (I've already received the swatch). The jury is still out. <br />
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Here is the impari vase on a Society Social Chair. <br />
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-33119945742238696422017-09-16T03:30:00.000-04:002017-09-18T09:27:19.336-04:00A Look at VHH's Personal Flower Arrangements Yesterday I got a call from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYyzBCvAHgr/?taken-by=vividhuehome" target="_blank">Annie</a>, our manager at the shop. I'd just left the shop to pick up <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2016/03/you-need-this-place.html" target="_blank">Smidge</a> from school but Annie was insistent that I return for "a surprise." My immediate (cynical) thoughts went towards thinking there MUST be a character in the shop that Annie wants to make sure I experience...or we've just gotten a massive delivery of products and she wants me to share in the glory of processing all of it. I pressed for more info, but nope....she only replied, "Some surprises are worth waiting for.'<br />
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So I arrived back at the shop with Smidge in tow and was presented with the most unexpected surprise of all, this beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers <span style="text-align: center;">from my favorite flower farm in Connecticut, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eddyfarmct/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Eddy's Farm</a><span style="text-align: center;">. </span>:<br />
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My fellow color-loving instagram friend, Kim Crawford of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thespiritedflamingo/" target="_blank">The Spirited Flamingo </a> had dropped them by the shop as a "just because." Kim now also works at Eddy's. She and I have given each other support through social media and have gushed over each other's love and appreciation for color! What a way to make my day. </div>
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This sparked a little project yesterday afternoon and I started to peruse through my photo library discovering just how large my love of flowers seems to be. Any time I'm entertaining guests, I must have flowers. Every tablescape I set, there are flowers. And on a good week when I have my act together, I have "just because" flowers (the best).<br />
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So today, I'll take you through the photo library of my personal flower arrangements. They make me happy and hopefully will make you smile, too. All of the arrangements below were styled by me so go easy on the judgements. ha. You'll also notice a theme....I LOVE to find unique vessels and vases to use for my arrangements. Not that flowers need the extra boost, but it's fun to think about creative ways to display them. <br />
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A few things I have noticed about myself and flowers:<br />
1. I use unique vessels for display<br />
2. I tend to buy different flower types in the same color hues<br />
3. I always look for the most unique flowers (and often don't even know the names of the flowers I buy). I just buy what I like. <br />
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4. Sometimes I cheat and mix faux flowers into the arrangement to increase the longevity of the bouquet. I mix them with real flowers for better disguise. (SHHHHH). I'll share below on when that's been the case. <br />
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My husband loves fresh sunflowers and I'm fortunate that any time he spots them at a farm stand, he picks them up and brings them home. They add a sunny cheer to our kitchen. Here they are with my <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/07/parker-kennedy-living.html" target="_blank">Parker Kennedy </a>candlesticks (sans candles but I still love them). <br />
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Peonies are one of my favorites! And here I put them in a gold Pineapple Jar from the shop.<br />
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A little fall arrangement with miniature pumpkins and gourds. <br />
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Peonies again! I told you I love them. A couple of years ago we had a photo shoot at the house for a publication that has since gone out of business...the photos from the shoot never aired. A bit of a bummer, but that's not at all uncommon. Maybe some day. <br />
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Elephants with more elephants. I am in love with my elephant planters and use them often. <br />
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Hosting an impromptu wine and cheese get together. I find that adding flowers immediately zhushes up the occasion and makes your guests feel like you may have gone to a bit of prep for them. <br />
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Shades of pinks and purples, all loaded up in the cart ready for purchase. <br />
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Full disclosure, the white floral base of this arrangement is faux. I added the berries and additional live flowers into the mix. </div>
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This is an entirely FAUX flower display that I designed in our first Vivid Hue Home location. I used chicken wire in the back and my intent was to make it appear that the flowers were flowing out of the white porcelain vase on the table. </div>
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There are the elephant planters again....I sure have gotten my mileage out of those. <br />
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Flowers are a great way to welcome guests to their rooms when staying at your house </div>
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Yes, the elephant planters again. <br />
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Loved these at Whole Foods. They were a just because arrangement. </div>
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Prepping for a dinner party. I LOVE my fish planter (also available at Vivid Hue Home). </div>
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Just because. GORGEOUS arrangement from a farmers market.</div>
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And this flower inspiration all started from a surprise bouquet that showed up at my shop yesterday. The best news is that I've since learned that <a href="http://www.eddyfarmct.com/" target="_blank">Eddy Farm</a> has a bouquet CSA. Subscribers will receive a fresh, hand tied bouquet weekly for pick up at the farm. Their farm share runs April 21st through September 29th and you can sign up at any time, the price is prorated weekly to reflect the remaining time ($10/bouquet). Check out more from their site <a href="http://www.eddyfarmct.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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And to The Spirited Flamingo, thank you from the bottom of my heart for bring this wonderful treat my way. <br />
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-41512779401131944572017-09-14T10:22:00.001-04:002017-09-14T10:22:39.998-04:00Vivid Hue Home Shares Personal TablescapesEarlier this week I shared <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2017/09/my-quest-for-table-wares.html" target="_blank">My Quest for unique Table Wares</a> so that I can set a "proper" table at a dinner party. I want to start to curate finer china but I feel super uneducated when it comes to names to hunt for and styles that would be considered a "great find" if I'm ever in an antique shop and come across them. <br />
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Despite my lack of a fine china collection, I've managed to set my tables in the past using unique plates that were collected through thrift shops, antique stores, and...Home Goods (ha). <br />
I was the bride that didn't register for fine china because I knew my finicky tastes would change over time and I literally like to use different plates every time I host an event. Setting a themed table is sort of my "thing."<br />
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Vivid Hue Home Dinner Party with Vintage Country theme</div>
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This setting was for a dinner party I hosted at my house and I wanted an vintage country type feel. I wanted to use a mix of place settings as if I'd used my grandmother's china (when in fact, these plates are from Anthropologie and Home Goods). The tablecloth was April Cornell from Home Goods. </div>
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Flowers are key for any table I set. I generally select one solid hue to decorate with because I think it gives more of a professional look; however, for this event, I mixed and matched wildflowers because it went with the farm/ country style I was seeking. <br />
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And, of course, in true Vivid Hue Home style, there is never lack of color on my tables. </div>
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The next tablescape was used at a Bon Voyage party for our family friends who were moving from Connecticut to Syracuse, New York. I wanted to incorporate the Blue and Orange Syracuse colors without being too cheesy or over the top....and of course I had to implement a pop of pink! <br />
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Would you believe I scored these Johnson and Brother plates from (where else), Home Goods? The bottom placemat is Caspari (sold at my shop). The orange and white check runner is simply a fabric swatch.<br />
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I tend to collect fish planters and pots and then incorporate them into my table settings for fresh flowers or water. <br />
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And last, here is my Christmas table from last year. We host ten family members (plus 4 kids) for this holidays every year and I look forward to curating a different table every year. Last year, I used burlap as our table cloth with fresh greens, antlers, red ornaments and plaid napkins. <br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">You'll notice that I use my elephants as centerpieces quite often. They make a sure statement. </span><br />
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To see a few more Vivid Hue Home tablescapes, visit the links below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2014/01/my-own-photos-from-shoot.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Valentine's Themed Table</a> | <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2013/01/happy-remember-napa-i-started-talking.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Napa November</a> | <a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2012/07/house-tour-dining-room.html" style="color: #ed193f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dining Room</a></div>
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-70680498964981584072017-09-12T11:36:00.000-04:002017-09-14T09:59:35.906-04:00My Quest for Table Wares I have always loved setting unique tablescapes during the holidays and for entertaining. During Christmas, I host ten family members over the course of four days and I try to change up the dining room table decor with each dinner. (I'm much more of a decorator over a chef, so I only commit to cooking one of the meals during this time and I parse the rest of them out to different family members). That way, I can focus on the tablescape! <br />
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I choose to mix and match plate patterns and, full disclosure, most of my plates have been purchased from Home Goods. This allows me to buy larger quantities without breaking the bank. Also, Home Goods has gotten so good at carrying higher end designers so if I've got my eyes peeled, I can score some pretty good finds. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;">When you know what to search for, you can discover Kate Spade NY, Jonathan Adler, Johnson Brothers and more. All of the plates in my tablescape above were curated on a budget and all $14.99 or less. </span><br />
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Below is my Thanksgiving table from last year (I later pulled the contents from that table to use during an NBC story about tablescapes). Read my post "<a href="http://www.vividhuehome.com/2016/11/5-easy-tips-for-stylish-and-festive.html" target="_blank">5 Easy Tips for a Stylish Holiday Table</a>" that resulted from that appearance. <br />
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Table setting isn't a new fascination of mine, but it's one that is continuing to grow. Particularly with all of the beautiful tablescapes and wares that can be found on Instagram and other social media, I am finding that I am even more obsessed with designing my next table. </div>
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And, while I've always used place settings found on a budget, (and will continue to do so), I am now curious to start learning more about vintage china collections. <br />
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Some of the pieces are complete eye candy and works of art. I'd like to start learning more about what to search for when antiquing. I want to know when I've found a "score" in a thrift shop. Lately, I've been discovering some incredible table ware by searching "Minton China" and"Staffordshire."<br />
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I'm obsessed with this Minton rose gold garland luncheon plate & fruit dish. I'm finding that these patterns are often sold as "one offs" or in smaller sets and range in price from about $30-$80 a plate (or up in many cases). Yes, pricier than Home Goods. But also more valuable and I can envision an entire table decked out in varying patterns of fine vintage china. Add a beautiful printed fabric tablecloth and this table will be over the top fabulous. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I am constantly on the hunt for individual "statement" pieces that don't necessarily match but together make the perfect blend. I try to stock many of these types of things in our brick and mortar shop in Connecticut. If you follow <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">Vivid Hue Home on instagram</a>, you can keep track of what we're carrying in the store. And, I've started to ship anything you see on instagram....just send me a direct message and I will provide you with pricing and invoicing. It's such an easy process until I'm able to launch an actual online ecommerce website. </span><br />
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For now, I'll continue my search for unique table ware settings. Stay tuned for photos of my fall and holiday tables so you can see if I managed to make any fabulous finds. </div>
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Also, if you'd like to visit some of Vivid Hue's past personal table settings, check out these posts: </div>
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-3305928775870713402017-08-25T00:30:00.000-04:002017-08-25T00:30:05.666-04:00Happy 23rd Birthday, Dad! A tribute to Organ Donation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I'm coming out of my blog-hibernation for a very special and personal reason. Today, my dad celebrates his "23rd Birthday." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's right. Twenty Three. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those of ya'll that have been following Vivid Hue Home for several years, you probably recall my annual shout out to my dad celebrating yet another year with a transplanted organ. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">On August 25, 1994, my dad received an organ transplant. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Prior to that date, he had been in the transplant recipient program for close to a year and a half. Once he showed signs of advanced organ failure, he was moved to a critical wait list. He received a pager (a sign of the times in 1994) and carried it with him day and night in hopes that he would be contacted about a donor. Within a week of being put on this list, he received the call.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">My dad's donor was a sixteen year old teenager who died in a car accident. In a weird twist of fate, my dad was not the first person called that morning to receive the organ. A different patient was called first and she excitedly rushed to the hospital only to learn that her cavity in which the organ was to be placed was too small to fit the available organ. As her family must have experienced anguish and disappointment, my family stood by hopefully to see if my dad would be compatible. And he was. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Though we have never known the donor or his/her family, their unselfish decision to donate has allowed my family to experience over two additional decades with my dad.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorites. My dad give me a kiss during a military promotion ceremony</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prior to the transplant, I remember thinking that my dad's days were "numbered." It's an ominous feeling to realize that without a miraculous medical intervention, your loved one's body is not stable enough to survive on it's own. Once the transplant happened, I was a bit naive in thinking that now my dad's health was 100% restored. Sure, after a few months of recovery, I could see a new energy and appreciation for life restored in my dad. But I was a bit in the dark about how much the body would continually have to work to KEEP the organ. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My wedding day. Wow, that smile looks odd. I believe I was talking to my dad thru my teeth while trying to smile!</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One aspect of organ transplantation I don't know if many understand, is that organ rejection is a constant threat. The transplant recipient's life is forever altered, requiring them to take daily combinations of anti-rejection medication for the rest of their lives (the body's natural reaction is to reject the new organ as a foreign object). Maintaining health isn't a straight forward path. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Often there are severe side effects and health conditions that result from taking these drugs. It's common for doctors to make frequent adjustments to the combination of drugs. And sometimes, other organs can become at risk due to the prolonged use of these medications. It's a courageous journey, but one I'll bet most transplant recipients would say is worth it for the reward of life. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents. My dad wears so many "Dewey Beach" t-shirts, he's earned the name Grandpa Dewey</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Something I've only recently realized is that there is a higher incidence and risk of death from skin cancer in transplant patients*. *Source: <a href="http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/are-you-at-risk/transplants" target="_blank">Skin Cancer Foundation</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">One of the clearest causes, is the the anti rejection drugs that patients must take reduce the ability of the immune system to detect and defend against the cancer. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The most common skin cancers after transplant surgery are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), in that order.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents are still so active and travel frequently...as long as it's a beach, they're game. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But my dad doesn't go anywhere without a sun hat, sunscreen and an umbrella! (my adorns nephew Townes). </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Unfortunately, my dad has not been immune to these skin cancers. He endures a </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">rigorous regimen of continually removing and biopsying these cancers. In fact, yesterday, he underwent two surgeries lasting 5 hours to remove skin cancer from his ear and his head. Sometimes, the removal spots require up to 10 stitches or more. My goal in mentioning this is not to share gritty personal details from my dad's journey. But I hope to shed light on some of the often unspoken trials that a transplant survivor endures. It takes a strong and courageous individual to walk this journey...and again, I am positive that my dad wouldn't trade it for anything because he's alive. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been so incredibly blessed to have my dad with me for my important milestones in my life. I used to pray that he be healthy and present to see me graduate from college (23 years ago). When I reached that milestone, I wanted to make sure he could walk me down the aisle on my wedding day (12 years ago). Meet my children (now 9 and 10). See me be successful in a career.... It has taken me some time to learn how to stop "numbering" my dad's time with me and simply enjoy each day that I have with him (and my mom, of course). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I never like to push my beliefs on others, but I do strongly believe in organ donation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can you believe that one donor can save 8 lives? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are 117,000 men, women and children on the wait list for an organ. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only 3 people in 1000 die in a way that allows their organs to be used for a transplant. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That leaves a lot of need without a lot of supply. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read more about these statistics <a href="https://www.organdonor.gov/statistics-stories/statistics.html" target="_blank">here</a>. (Source: Dept of Human Health and Services, Why Donate). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To my dad, here's to another celebration! You are such a strong and courageous person. You are a true soldier in many ways and I will always look up to you. Love you! </span><br />
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Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342845948388386499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667429845889928081.post-11976398392251501452017-05-02T22:51:00.001-04:002017-08-01T16:22:01.853-04:00VHH Expands Store in Historic DistrictPinch me. The last two months have been a whirl wind. Lots of hard work but also lots of wonderful support and appreciation for our Vivid Hue brand. I haven't had a minute to stop and post about our recent move. I promise I will share before, after and opening photos! But for now, here is a fabulous article that appeared in our Hartford Courant last week about Vivid Hue Home. I'm so thankful for the exposure!<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-farmington-vivid-hue-relocation-20170421-story.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read the entire article.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Heather Grahling wants those stepping into Vivid Hue Home to find a coastal southern sanctuary in central Connecticut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I purposely have a very kind of nautical, beachy, Palm Beach-y style," said Grahling, a 44-year-old mother of two and Farmington resident. "We're in the middle of Connecticut, which is nowhere near a coast, but I like the idea of you walking in here and seeing palm trees on the wallpaper and the bright, fun, kind of beachy colors."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new location, at 769 Farmington Ave., is roughly two-and-a-half times as large as the 700-square-foot cottage Grahling started out in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There isn't a nook or cranny in the store that has been left untouched. Each room is vibrantly decorated and features similarly-themed merchandise. The main space boasts tropical palm leaf wallpaper accents of coral, leopard print and various shades of green. Around the corner is a rack lined with beachy tunic tops and coastal paintings.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">"I always have a motto of [I won't] buy anything that I don't personally like," Grahling said. "That's always kind of my litmus test. If I'm drawn to it and it's something that I would just go crazy over having in my own house or giving a friend, then that's a good test of something I want to bring into the store."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"For me, it's just that validation that people like the products that I have as much as I do and hearing that excitement," Grahling said. "That is so gratifying for me, for people to want more of Vivid Hue."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While she does currently make some sales via her Instagram account, Grahling said she hopes to eventually expand Vivid Hue into an online shop and possibly launch additional locations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please read the article in it's entirety <a href="http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-farmington-vivid-hue-relocation-20170421-story.html" target="_blank">here</a>! Thank you to Jordan Otero Sisson for such great words about Vivid Hue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Photos of our new space will follow soon. If you're super eager for a peek at the store sooner, visit our <a href="http://www.instagram.com/vividhuehome" target="_blank">Instagram page</a>, where we update daily! </span></div>
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