Our bedroom ceiling has a 2-inch decorative drop trim that, until recently, was painted and textured the same as the rest of the ceiling. I sort of liked it that way.
Carolyn, on the other hand, felt it needed to be colored to enhance the effect. She preferred a green to match the curtains while I suggested gold to match the ceiling fixture. To her credit Carolyn did try both colors as seen here. I was disappointed in the gold and Carolyn saw the green was far too dark.
Carolyn got some green paint in a shade about 3 times lighted with the result you see here. (You can click on the picture for a blown up version.) With the lighter shade of green we have a color that highlights the decorative trim but doesn't overwhelm the room.
Do you ever get the feeling sometimes that when Mom is finally on her deathbed here in a few decades, she will want to repaint the dining room before she passes so it will look good for the wake? But I guess she figures she will be looking at the ceiling a lot in the coming weeks.
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ReplyDelete- Oscar Wilde
I haven't managed to authenticate this quote this time, but I think I heard on NPR once that it is authentic but was not actually said on his deathbed, but a few weeks earlier.