Monday, May 25, 2009

A Moment of Madness

Last summer we had our front foyer re-done. When we moved in, it had been painted to look like a half ruined, Etruscan fresco, which tried to take advantage of the actual half ruined state of the plaster walls. Dan was never a great fan of it but I liked it for its strangeness and because I love any attempt people make to bring a sense of the hand into unusual places. After almost ten years with our Etruscan ladies disintegrating in our foyer, the piles of shoes and scooters, baseball bats and what-have-you started to overwhelm the space. There were times when the front door could hardly open, blocked by the piles of stuff. It seemed like bad feng shui if nothing else.

So we had the walls re-plastered and put in a shallow cabinet with shelves for shoes and a bin for hats and mitts.





Clean and functional. No Etruscans but no clutter either. I eagerly volunteered to paint the foyer last September. And then, whoosh, life happened. So it was that a couple of months ago Dan made a bet with me that I would go back to Newfoundland and the foyer still would not be painted. Perhaps he knows me too well. Reverse psychology works like a charm - all he has to do is suggest that I can't do something and, let me tell you, that thing is done. Actually now that I think of it, this may have been his master plan all along. Played like a grand piano! Ah well...

What he didn't expect was that I would have moment of madness in that little foyer.




And, I won the bet!

7 comments:

Taos Sunflower said...

What great fun...

Unknown said...

the front hall is my next project too. you have given me all the inspiration i need! love the glass knobs. xxx

Unknown said...

That is great.. I love strong colors in small spaces.. so much energy!
(and i love the shadow of tangled yarns caught and magnified!)

LICraftgal said...

Now that is awesome!!! Love the colors and the design!!!

Xxx. Xxxx said...

Robyn I was going to lament the loss of your Etruscan ladies whom I'd come to love... but damn that looks even better! Way to welcome your guests! :)

Anonymous said...

wow..did you do that line freehand? Gorgeous.... *eyeing off my stair case..*

Robyn said...

Thanks for the kind words! It was a bit of a leap for me - being a lover of cool blues more than reds, but the space demanded something bold! Plus it was very fun.