This is a fabulous weekend for nesting! Cleaning and organizing a bit. Reading a little of this and a lot of that. Eating the leftovers. Taking breaks to drive relatives to the train or airport after all the holiday fun. I am deep into The Hours for the first time (another Hall of Shame reading moment - how has this one gone unread for so long?) after being inspired to pick it up after a great post by Matt of A Guy's Moleskine Notebook this week. Thinking about getting ready for the next (and my personal favorite) holiday. Should I paint the front door red for Christmas? Which red?
Then lo and behold, I pick up Thursday's Washington Post yesterday (a day late - there was cooking to be done on Thursday), and there is this fantastic new book in the Home section - Colors for Your Home: 300 Designer Favorites. Now my bag has too many paint swatches in it - colors already on the walls, colors that might make it to a wall in the house one day, and colors I just like. I love to paint the house, to recreate my living spaces. Well, this handy dandy book puts all my paper swatches in one place, and is chock full of wonderful suggestions from professional designers. Well worth the modest price.
Now, what shade of red for the front door? And can I get it painted before the husband notices that there is another change coming? Back to The Hours for now.