It’s time again to enter to win “Love the House You’re In” custom collage by Mel Kolstad. Her latest creation — for last month’s winner, Stacey — is above. Isn’t it amazing…? Imagine what she could do with your house — it’s easy peasy to enter….
To enter this month’s contest, leave a Comment answering the question:
What color paint (or wallpaper design) is on your kitchen walls right now? Optional: Are you happy with it? Please read all the rules here before entering, they all apply.
Just like last month — this contest rewards regular readers, because I’m only leaving it open for 48 hours. I’ll pick a winner on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, here is what Mel had to say about her latest creation:
Look at this little gem of a house! When Stacey sent me the photos, I knew instantly how I was going to create the collage. The house and the surroundings have a very “ecclesiastical” feel to them – that’s the only way I can describe it. There is just something so peaceful about this place, which is why I used the calming greens and browns to highlight the house, along with the “overcast” sky. The tiny stones were a wonderful challenge to recreate, too! So there you have it. I don’t want to play favorites but this house was REALLY REALLY fun to do! 😀
Thank you, Ms. Mel. You can experience more of Mel’s world at her blog: Ephemeraology
Trish says
My kitchen is plain old boring white. My kitchen accents are red and white, with a vintage theme (retro cherries) and I would love to find something more fun. BTW the collage pictured is AMAZING!!!
Mel says
Oh, thank you Trish! 😀
Jane / MulchMaid / Elvis says
Our hastily renovated 1956 kitchen is a deep, warm, golden yellow. I still love the color and it’s a great mood-lifter when the days are gray and wet here in Portland (like today!) It also looks great (we think!) with our blue laminate countertops with their metal edging. You can see a couple of photos here on Pam’s site:
https://retrorenovation.com/2009/03/06/janes-1956-retro-renovation-kitchen/
A part of me would love to do some wallpaper on the kitchen soffits, but I think DH would never go for that. Just yesterday, he was rejoicing in the fact that our house had never been wallpapered (we moved from a 1913 foursquare of which every vertical surface had been wallpapered multiple times.)
Lynne says
Thanks to RR, I found Bradbury’s Atomic Doodle in Turquoise. I loved it! Ordered the sample for our 1955 ranch’s kitchen that was suffering from a 1969 partial remuddle. Much to my disappointment, the background color wasn’t a true white, but more of an ivory/cream, and the turquoise much darker than I had expected. So… I re-thought my entire color scheme and design to accommodate that paper. Hanging the paper is labor intensive. It’s not pre-pasted or vinyl coated, and you have to trim the side edges yourself, but the outcome was fabulous, and we’re mighty proud. Because of the cost, I have one wall (the largest) and the undersides of the soffits painted a complementing aqua/turquoise.
Connie says
I still have the wallpaper left by the previous owner. It is white with a flower calico design in pink, baby blue and light green. It’s hideous! But the kitchen is going to be a huge project that we have to save up money for so its going to be there a while.
I was told that when the previous owners moved in (1954) the original owners of the house had the kitchen walls painted scarlet red. You can still see a little bit of it where the paint has chipped on the back porch. Scarlet red might be a little weird for a kitchen but I’d take that over the 80s/Little House on the Prairie look.
pam kueber says
hey, i might like that wallpaper!
Laura says
We have the aqua boomerang Formica on the counters and back splash. The two walls without counter tops are white painted knotty pine. When we moved in, they were painted navy blue matte (ugh!), under the blue paint I found avocado paint. I went with glossy white because the pine was too far gone to rescue. Above the cabinets we have the butter yellow everyone seems to love! There are also flecks of avocado paint around the ceiling lights where I switched out the cheapo box store lights for some I rescued from a neighbor’s trash. Perhaps an all-avocado ceiling at some point?
TappanTrailerTami says
I have off white painted walls in my kitchen – which is round, ala 1977. The paint is covering up the dastardly 1977 mobile home recipe-fruit-coffee pot-more fruit-line drawing wall paper, which is NOT painted in the backs of my cupboards, so I see it every time I open a cupboard door!
Soon to be all torn out, and start anew (old)!
Tami
pam kueber says
be careful, sounds like i might like that wallpaper!
TappanTrailerTami says
Haha Pam! Unfortunately, this is the vinyl stuff applied to wallboard panels – you know, the mobile home stuff – all in one wall paper/paneling. It isn’t really paper applied to a traditional wall, so once it comes out, it won’t be salvageable, unless you want me to ship you a truckload of wall panels!
Tami
Tikimama says
Hey Tami, I have a round 1978 mobile home kitchen too! I actually envy your wallpaper 🙂 I’d love to get in touch with you, as I have found very few resources for working with the peculiar construction of a mobile home. If you’d like to email me, it’s atomicteaparty [at] gmail [dot] com. Trailer Girls unite!
Ann-Marie Meyers says
The walls in my kitchen are a pale, pale cream yellow. The kind of color you forget the minute you leave the room. This will be changed when I move in. I will punch it up to a bright coral.
linda says
Our kitchen walls are currently beige. The house built in 57-58 had the kitchen remodeled, I think in the 70’s. The counters are linoleum, Salmon color, their in great condition.
Kerri Stroupe says
We also used a buttery yellow paint in our kitchen. It is called Powell Buff from Benjamin Moore.
Andrea says
When we bought our 1952 Cape Cod five years ago, all the walls were white EXCEPT the kitchen, which was the most incredible, glorious shade of aquamarine! A dead match for the aquamarine Formica countertops. I was exhilarated the moment I stepped into that room, and while all the other rooms have since been painted, I haven’t changed that kitchen—I love it!
The paint was applied by “interim owners” who had our house for four years after the original owners both passed away. Found the paint can in the basement, it’s a discontinued Sherwin Williams color, “Miami Waters.”
The color is almost magical. Everyone who visits loves the kitchen, even my teenage niece and her friends raved about our “cool kitchen.” It’s a happy room.