It’s not you. It’s me.
25 Apr
Peaches checks out Blue Heaven and Whisper Yellow
Dear Whisper Yellow,
It was love at first sight. There we were. In the hardware store. I was looking at Butter Cream, wondering if she was the one when I saw you and all thoughts of Butter Cream flew from my head. I knew, deep down, that you were the one for me.
We brought you home and put you on our wall. Right above the white wainscoting that had been there for 100 years but we thought we could fix it would look nice. Later we bought new wainscoting to accent your sunny smile. You looked beautiful. Your cheeriness made me feel happy. I started to compare you to all my favorite lemon and cream desserts. I wanted to write poetry. You looked like lemon chiffon pie. You looked like Schwan’s vanilla ice cream. I wanted to eat you.
But then, we put our Blue Heaven Marmoleum on the floor, and I started to fall out of love with you. Believe me. It’s not you. It’s me. Seriously. Don’t Cry. We can still be friends. I’ll tell my friends about you. You’ll find another love. What’s that you say? Just be honest? Don’t beat around the bush?
Well, here’s the thing. I started to think: Whisper Yellow. Blue Heaven. Whisper Yellow. Blue Heaven. What does that remind me of? Oh no. Not that. A nursery. I just turned my bathroom into a nursery! I realized that I don’t know you that well. We barely started our relationship and there we were, talking about kids. It was just too soon. I’m not ready for that kind of commitment.
I think it’s time we ended things. I hope you can forgive me. If it’s any consolation, I’m heart broken too. So heart broken, that, believe it or not, my new color is called Desolate.
Love,
Janelle
I love your whisper yellow! I actually thing yellow in a room can make it feel so happy. It has to be the right shade though. This one looks perfect!
While refurbishing my home, I read lots of interior decorating sites and found out that shades of yellow, especially soft yellow can make a room appear bigger. Well it’s not just yellow but anything soft and light. Those shades look just about right. =D
Oh, thank you, Janelle! Thank you for making me laugh harder with every line. This is my new favorite post. Desserts, paint colors, fear of commitment, you have captured all my favorite subjects!
Oh, thank you, Janelle! Thank you for making me laugh harder with every line. This is my new favorite post. Desserts, paint colors, fear of commitment, you have captured all my favorite subjects!
Thanks Jennifer! All my favorite subjects too.
Love it. Now I understanding the frantic weekend painting project…
I have to laugh because we’re going to see my husband’s family in Idaho soon, and they always have a freezer full of Schwan’s. Yellow is the hardest color to choose. I’m afraid I always choose colors with food names – fettucini, sweet cream, buttermilk frape (okay, I made that last one up). I’m looking to repaint our living room/dining room and have my swatches out. I just can’t look at them when I’m hungry.