As i mentioned before, Nathan and i have grown tired of conjoined living arrangements and have decided to leave our swanky downtown loft when our lease runs out at the end of this month. Several days ago that decision left us grasping at straws, trying desperately to rummage up a rental house posting on Craigslist that wasn’t already rented (and yet NOT removed? People, take your Craigslist posts down!) or terribly far away from either or both of our jobs. At the last minute, when we were about to go crawling back to our current landlord, we stumbled upon this:
Two-car garage, washer and dryer, a quiet, nice neighborhood in Beaverdale, two bedrooms and a stone’s throw from the nearest bus stop. All for a good price. We went over to take a look last night and ended up signing the rental agreement. The only things missing from the house are a dishwasher and any semblance of taste in the bathroom. It has green tiles EVERYwhere, and the wall space is painted light blue. It also needs a good scrubbing and a new light fixture. Gross.
So we’re planning to go in in two weeks and start painting and replacing things (the bedroom is also a nice pastel pink at the moment). But what color goes with not-quite-teal green? I’ve created some palettes with the approximate hue along with black, for the color of our towels. I also have some old lavender towels from college that we don’t really use, purple hand towels and one pink bath towel. Anyway. Here are the options so far:
It’s hard to like any of them, really, but i haven’t come up with anything better yet. Any suggestions? Favorites? I’m leaning toward #2 myself, but to be honest i haven’t lived with that much color since my purple bedroom in high school. I’m a black-and-white kind of person (obviously).
Friday, February 5th, 2010 2:13 pm • apartment hunting, apartments, house, location
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February 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Oh cute! Of course, when I’m almost moving, you are going to kinda be my neighbor.
I like #4.
February 5th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Squee! A house!!
You MUST have a housewarming soiree once you move in. I promise this time I won’t drink two bottles of wine and regale half-strangers with my tales of family drama.
Unless, you know. That’s what you WANT. In which case, I’ll be happy to oblige.
I was trying to decide between #1 and #2 above, and I think I am also leaning towards #2. I don’t like the one w/ the purple.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Steph! This conundrum reminds me of my parents’ house, where there is an entire bathroom with pepto-pink tile from the floor to the ceiling. It simply had to go… then we realized that the wallboard behind it would have to go with it, so the tile stayed. Luckily you can paint over the unfortunate color choices of residents past! I’m pulling for #1.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Ok… so I know I don’t actually KNOW you… but dude, I live in Beaverdale. Where are you at? I love this neighborhood so much! I already talk about adding on to our house when we have kids because I don’t want to have to move.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
try some brown/tan shades