One Room Challenge Week 6: The right shade of blue

We've made it to week six of the One Room Challenge and I'm soo excited to start to see some actual changes happening in the space. I made a decision to ask for help & it was probably the best decision I have made yet haha My dad called in reinforcements and we hired a professional painter and dry wall expert to come in and remove the texture from the walls and prep to paint the room! Yep...So here I am waiting on the closet portion to install the wallpaper. if you read last weeks post..you will have to wait until next week to see which one I decided to go with and install!This week I am sharing my obsession with blue and how I never knew blue paint could evoke so many emotions and be so drastically different. 

I knew I wanted to room to be blue..I have lived in a beige home for 15 years and I AM OVER IT. I AM NOT BEIGE and I wanted to evoke a calmness and warmth. Comforting and moody. I also knew I wanted to play with molding & paintings that will really pop off of the walls. I KNOW. 

"Shana, it is a small room with one window....you are going to create a black hole" ..hmm well maybe I want to create a black hole...haha a place I can sneak away and disappear and dream up all of the creepy weird ideas that come into my brain! The images I was pinning were all this navy blue...some lighter than others...but all blue. I had discovered a few paint brands like CLARE that I was playing around with and 3 colors from Benjamin Moore See below! 

I also painted the wood for the built ins with some primer and the 5 Benjamin Moore colors to move it around the room to see how it did with different lighting...day time, night time, fluorescent etc. It was crazy how it changed! If you follow my Instagram stories then thank you so much for all of the votes on colors and advice I have loved hearing everyone's thoughts! The votes were almost split with slightly more for an all white room...Yeah if you couldn't tell by my vote haha sorry white room....not happening this time!! I also added 2 more colors as I only had 3 to begin with from Benjamin Moore! 

TOP: Benjamin Moore Hale Navy; MIDDLE: Gentleman's Grey; Bottom: Downpour Blue

Can we take a moment to recognize just how cool and "handy" this Handy Paint Pail is? I am the WORST when it comes to painting. I just have no patience...seriously...between the prepping and the cleaning...I am a mess with paint these have saved me and will save me during this project...as we will be painting the built ins! the liner is so nice and you jus throw it away when you are done. NO CLEANING haha oh and the magnet for the brush? Do you know how many times I leave the brush in and it gets soaked and ruined and my hubby is pissed? well not anymore...THANK YOU Handy Pail for sending these over to help me with this project! I know it will not be the last time I use these!!!

I ran to ACE Hardware here in Vegas they carry Benjamin Moore thankfully and grabbed 2 more that were on the same spectrum as Hale Navy...Van Deusen Blue which is the one on the bottom of the small piece of wood and Newberry Blue on the top slightly lighter....at that point I was think I knew what color I was going to go with....

So what do you guys think I decided on? As you can see the top one is the darkest yet stays pretty true navy as the light reflection on this one was the lowest...the middle starts to turn almost teal and the bottom is too blue for what I was going for! 

Well if you guessed HALE NAVY...then you are right...but I must warn you...I have been known to change my mind....haha seriously...this design has changed so many times....so...for now...HALE NAVY is in the top running....What color do you love best for this moody calm office/Guest Bedroom? 

Until Next week where all the things have to come together haha!! 

For more updates Make sure you are following me on Instagram as I am posting the process there! 

Thank you all for the love! 

xoxo,

Shana 

Paint-and-Sip to benefit St. Jude | Pinot's Palette is Opening New Location in Las Vegas!

Hi friends!! We are back with probably one of the best double date nights we have had in a long time! We were so excited when Pinot's Palette invited us to check out their space here in Boca park for a fun night of painting and wine in celebration of their New location at Town Square Friday, April 7. Located on the west end of Town Square, across from the Yard House and just below AMC Town Square 18 theater, it’s the sister studio to the Henderson location in The District at Green Valley and Summerlin location in Boca Park WHICH is where we went!

 With a slightly smaller, more intimate feel, the Town Square location will hold up to 48 guests in the main studio and 24 guests in the private party room.

To celebrate its opening, Pinot’s Palette is hosting a Grand Opening celebration on 

Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8. 

The upscale wine and painting experience is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a weekend of giving back to the community by “Painting It Forward” while patrons fulfill the Pinot’s Palette motto of “Paint. Drink. Have Fun.” 

Supporters can sign up for either of the two-hour 7 p.m. classes on Friday or Saturday for $39, 

with 100 percent of the painting proceeds to be donated to St. Jude. 

Guests interested in signing up for  Friday’s 

“Pinot in Paradise” class can register online at www.pinotspalette.com/townsquare/event/147378 

and Saturday’s 

“WildWine Night” class registration is available at www.pinotspalette.com/townsquare/event/153747.

 Right when you walk in you are greeted by a smiling face ready to check your ID and check you in! haha that is right folks! They serve alcohol!

 Wine & BEER and even some non alcoholic beverages!!

 We were able to get a sneak preview of what we would be painting and we were so excited!! Being we are part french and both love PARIS!!!

 The chairs and tables are all set up and ready for all of the guests!!!

 We knew we were going to love this place just by looking at all of th fun paintings they have done over the years!!!

 We grabbed our aprons and got ready!

 can you tell we were excited! We were also LIVE streaming on Instagram! So fun to have all of you with us!! FOLLOW US @TAAPROVED if you are not!!!

 Oh and we couldn't forget our wine!!

 The plate was ready to go with the colors were going to use and the artist began explaining everything to us haha little did she know she had two ADD mutlitaskers on her hands! haha were a mess!!

 She was so amazing at giving instructions though...I mean i have painted things before but never a painting like this!!!

Even the Husby's were focused!!!

She had us use chalk to outline the paintings...so smart right!!! 

 you guys were giving us everything we needed haha as we kept missing important information! haha

 can you start to see it??

 I feel like mine was starting to move in an Asian flare haha and Edwina's well...hers was unique and special...haha we were so happy!

Paint some stars....here...

 Throw in some lights....

 add some color to the walk way!

Est Voila!!!! haha SO AWESOME RIGHT????? 

 I love that all of ours are unique!!! We even drew people on them...mine is a me dancing in the moonlight edwina is her and a man with a sombrero BAHAHA

Us comparing our work to the expert ARTIST!!!

 Not too shabby!!!

That is a wrap! We hope you enjoyed this adventure!!! WE FILMED THIS WHOLE Experience and will be LIVE on our Youtube next week! So make sure to check it out!!! 

Special thank you to Reed for welcoming us with open arms!!! He has created an incredible experience here in Las Vegas and I am so excited for them to continue to share the art and creativity!!! 

Even more exciting to be partnering with St. Jude Children's Research hospital to give back to the community!!!

A little but about St. Jude Children's Hospital!

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter (@stjude).

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