emerald green

ever since pantone announced that emerald green was to be the 2013 color of the year..

i remembered that this color was soo on my radar..because of this pic of kayce hughes' daughter in her kitchen!

and then i realized..

someone else had been sayin' it for a while!

i mean..it is stunning..no?

though not always the easiest color to decorate around..it is a showstopper..right?

[see..been there]

i love when you realize that it is everywhere..

repeat after me..emerald..emerald..emerald..say it enough and soon you'll love it too!

yup..did it at my house too! (Ben Moore Four Leaf Clover!]

{please don't judge..we are a work in progress.}

oh my living room!

my friend and decorator chris b.(though that is not his real profession) tells me that if people really knew how i lived, there would be shouting in the streets..something like.."you are a sham and a fraud jill r."

because if the truth were revealed..the people..they would see that i am just a harried housewife..looking to pull a look together..but not quite getting it right all the time!  oy with the time/effort/shekels/expertise a girl can't always git what she wants..right?

having said that..we are finally getting it together (fingers crossed) here at chez lawrence et jill..having just purchased these adorbs chairs..that we hope will go with all the pillows we have collected..and the new jill r. hex rug we just laid down..a little koookay..but that's moi..and hey i AM going for genius after alls!

what is next i'm afraid is another paint conundrum..oh to find the perfect shade of pale blue grey..below is stonington from benjamin moore..but the ones below are a mystere..

thoughts?  advice?

chris paints his entryway

remember chris? and his paint conundrum? well it looks like it's "problem solved!" in the ol' behan household, because he sent me this photo and this little note as well..

Dear Lady Miss Jill, Isn't it ironic that both your young daughter and perhaps the best decorator in Boston, Douglas Truesdale, both recommended the very same color for my foyer?! Hermiston Red by Pratt & Lambert. Although Douglas also suggested a drab olive green that he said would knock down the green tones in the oak. Ultimately he pushed the red, even though he said, "Haven't we all seen million of these red halls? But still is a warm, welcoming way to enter the house. And it looks good with the brick outside." He is right. And I couldn't be happier. XO Chris

well all i have to say is kudos to you darling! and don't forget to keep these updates a comin" because we will keep our readers apprised of your progress with your portland, me. victorian.