Silver.

One of the things I am looking forward to the most about decorating our new house is coming up with a fabulous colour scheme. Unfortunately, Mr Kitty eschews colour in all forms, so decorating with often an exercise in compromise and negotiation (or compromisation, as I like to call it). In fact I think I could negotiate for the UN - that's how good I am getting.

In order to avoid "constructive discussions" (or arguments as regular people call them), I often try and find things I know he won't outright object to. It's a tough thing to do. I know he objects to colour to the point where he won't sleep on sheets that are anything other than white, so I have decided that the colour scheme of the new house should be silver. Technically it's a metallic, not a colour. It's also a shade (well, it's a derivative of grey). He should be happy.

I am planning on painting a couple of the walls in our bedroom and the dining room silver. I am thinking about using Porters Paints Mexican silver - it's a lot softer than other metallic paints I have seen. It doesn't sparkle - it glows. It has a soft sheen - it doesn't glitter. I think it will be a lot nicer than the metallic paint that Dulux makes.


I also want to incorporate other silver touches into the house by way of furniture and fittings. I really like:

Mirrored bedside tables and dressers


I love how this is a classic look but still has a modern feel. Mr Kitty doesn't really like it, but I'll work on him.



Silver light fittings

I adore the bubble like lights here from DeDeCe. I think they will provide visual interest in the dining room and will help make for a gorgeous intimate space. in the silver dining room.

Alessi fruit bowls

I love Alessi design and this fruit bowl will be perfect in our kitchen. The shape is so interesting.

Silver Rug


I have been drooling over the Catherine Martin designs for Designer Rugs for well over a year now. I really wish we were having a Victorian or Federation style hose so we could use more of her designs (I love her wallpaper!). I am still fighting for this Lyrebird rug, though. I think it's just heaven. The symmetry is perfection and the lines are so classically beautiful. I think as a statement piece in a modern house it could still work.

I also adore the wallpaper that Catherine Martin did for Porters Paints. Just heaven.

Kitty