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A Colorful World: Ringing in Spring with a Gray Project from Yanet at 3 Sun Kissed Boys

March 19, 2011 by Cassie 9 Comments

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First of all, I want to thank Yanet, who blogs at 3 Sun Kissed Boys for allowing me to push her guest post back a day so that I could join in the bloggers day of silence as a way to pay my respect and show solidarity for Japan.  Yanet is one of the funniest gals out there, a wonderful mother, and a gal who is not ashamed to dumpster dive, literally!  That is my kind of gal!  Yanet is the kind of girl who you know that no matter what you were doing with her, you are guaranteed to have fun.  She has an awesome project to share with us today!

Hi everybody, I’m Yanet!  I live in South Florida with my 3 little boys and a wonderful (and patient) man who puts up with my decorating ADD (among other things).  You can normally find me over at 3 Sun Kissed Boys turning trash to treasures, decorating, or documenting everyday life raising my boys.

When Cassie asked me to participate in her Colorful World series, I immediately jumped at the opportunity.  Not only because I like Cassie and I enjoy her blog so much but because I knew it would “pressure” me into completing a project. You see, like many of us, I have a garage-full of projects.  I need all the help I can get to motivate me to get things done to clear some room so I can eventually fit a car in it.

The color I chose was a perfect color to bring in spring, GRAY!  Gray, you say?  Yes, gray, I say.  

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I just about drove the paint expert at Home depot nuts trying to decide on a color.  Ultimately, I decided to paint a little suitcase in Burnished Metal with accents in Antique Tin.

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After painting the suitcase and adding some details, it was ready for show.  

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Since it’s a make-shift nightstand in our master bedroom, I added personal and romantic little touches.

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I like to change things up often so I added a sweet little heart to show when I use the suitcase laying down.

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I used aluminum as another way to play up the gray.  A repurposed fryer that I dug out of a dumpster holds my favorite magazines.  While an aluminum cup insulator displays pretty flowers.

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So what do you think?  Does gray work for spring?  Sure, after all, gray is the new white.  Ok, I made that up.  ๐Ÿ™‚ 

Cassie, thank you so much for asking me to join you.  It has been so much fun!  

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  1. Anita @ GoingALittleCoastal says

    March 19, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    So cute Yanet! The burnished metal seems like a really light shade of gray. I may have to pick up a card to see if it would be right for my kitchen. Love the metal fryer for you magazines. Gray doesn’t have to be gloomy!

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  2. Michelle @Shellsshabbyshack says

    March 19, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Yep, gray is the new white! What a cute idea, Yanet! Love the little xxoo’s! The fryer to house magazines has an industrial feel! Love to use fun and out of the box ideas for traditional pieces!
    Great post! ๐Ÿ™‚ Michelle

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  3. Ali Richardson says

    March 19, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    SO cool and unique! I love repurposing things to work in a particular space. She definitely has a talent for this art ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. thepaperroSe says

    March 19, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    very cute! love the sentiment…dreamy travels..

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  5. Kim @ Second Time Furniture says

    March 20, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Super sweet!

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  6. Tammy @ Type A says

    March 21, 2011 at 12:39 am

    so cute,love it!

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  7. michelle says

    March 21, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    I love it Yanet, it turned out adorable and I always love your little touches that you create on your projects. ๐Ÿ™‚ I am loving gray!!

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  8. [email protected] Road says

    March 22, 2011 at 12:43 am

    I love the color, and I LOVE how you stacked that all up!

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  9. Yanet @ 3 Sun Kissed Boys says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Thank you ladies for your nice comments. And big thank you, Cassie, for the kick in the tush to get me going on this project. ๐Ÿ™‚

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