Yellow (And other things the Property Brothers hate!)

I read an interview with HGTV's Property Brothers recently where they said never to paint a room yellow. Buyers don't like yellow rooms, they claim.

So everyone wants to live in shades of grey and greige, right?

I'm so over grey and greige. I say paint your rooms in the colors that make you happy.

This office room makes me happy. In the morning, when I typically write, the sunlight streams through the front window, filling the room with warmth. And the Benjamin Moore Philadelphia Cream walls feel like a warm sunrise. This room gives me a cup of coffee and a warm hug.

Grey is not a hugger. Grey is standoffish and aloof. And grey definitely does not give you coffee.

This leads me to my recent home addition. After a trip to IKEA last month, I picked up a few more packages of their super cheap Alvine Spets lace curtains. I have these in the office room and guest room, and decided that I wanted them for the master bedroom, too.

We had previously installed the pull down shades, which are great for privacy and for filtering light. But I really felt the windows still needed some panels to finish them off.

These lace curtains add just a little romance to the room. The wind comes in through the open window and they gently float on the breeze.

Now I know what those Property Brothers would say.

"Granny curtains," they would call them.

But when you live in a cottage, a little Granny can be a sweet addition. Granny's are warm and welcoming, and I bet they bring you coffee AND freshly baked cookies.

That vase of faux hydrangea on the nightstand? I bet Drew and Jonathon would hate that, too.

I love my sweet Granny curtains!

And my yellow office.

And a vase of pretty faux flowers.

And piles of books, obviously.

Home. It doesn't have to be a minimalist manifesto. It just needs to be comfortable.