Help Me Pick a Colour Again

Wow - thanks for all the fabulously helpful suggestions <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/help-me-pick-colour-any-colour.html">on my earlier post</a> about an upcoming DIY project.  In anticipation of the warmer weather I'm really getting my ducks in a row in terms of planning projects.  Next on my list of things to agonize over: this vintage solid wood table I found curbside on garbage day in 2010 (<a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/half-bath-fresh-start.html">Tanya Time</a>, what can I say?).    <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KMPwMWSUGpxNPfhX_7n2aDc5ahM_3CG3Mk84XNQ0ggW1HR3g5LnY1oCErqTC0kY36ufoK5wCibA8Uvny-wKNuF_2vbtx4Df57_11LsouOajVyD-ahFnjf7Uk9D0LP2kAY4woRcFvrUI/s1600/P1050590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KMPwMWSUGpxNPfhX_7n2aDc5ahM_3CG3Mk84XNQ0ggW1HR3g5LnY1oCErqTC0kY36ufoK5wCibA8Uvny-wKNuF_2vbtx4Df57_11LsouOajVyD-ahFnjf7Uk9D0LP2kAY4woRcFvrUI/s400/P1050590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I'm going to use it as a place for the bedroom accent pillows when they aren't in use.  My current system is not working:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnKh6iQP6bMK_YMdg0Z97TXqVzmw-9BQ941tZy5SpXARGIzxuAjUTTXr0csKiVGdafJXe7JO6EHiwUCmDCAo-wOutpGavWYW09cJg0HLrx616SWsyjdJIBm1-esPYLOx1yFFkuO_SwpmX/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnKh6iQP6bMK_YMdg0Z97TXqVzmw-9BQ941tZy5SpXARGIzxuAjUTTXr0csKiVGdafJXe7JO6EHiwUCmDCAo-wOutpGavWYW09cJg0HLrx616SWsyjdJIBm1-esPYLOx1yFFkuO_SwpmX/s640/003.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jkxaatcLLzOGRR1crxIJmna1I6dBni5ge8YpzNkO-oN2MajFsXJ3a2bhTR2UOCLv8R_sEDUIagAPqXZVDBdMsD8IMr0vVZSEZtXVSe04bAt7vDNy0VTS5SOeL11r4tQbjzq_qXEBM8PQ/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jkxaatcLLzOGRR1crxIJmna1I6dBni5ge8YpzNkO-oN2MajFsXJ3a2bhTR2UOCLv8R_sEDUIagAPqXZVDBdMsD8IMr0vVZSEZtXVSe04bAt7vDNy0VTS5SOeL11r4tQbjzq_qXEBM8PQ/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/inspiration-polka-dot-table.html">waffled months earlier</a> about what to do with this table (polka dots, solid colour?) but now that I know where I'm going to put it, it should be easier.  At the very least, I promise this is the last time I'll beg for help picking a colour/pattern (you're all just so darn creative!)  Before I commit to anything, go wild: tell me how you envision this table.  Have any inspiring before/after photos of your own furniture makeovers?  <br /><br />Below are some photos of where the table shall soon live.  <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtbJGecY3owKBJuln66uagSj_I4-uoy7vP8NdneDKjTYFV58TygumgOD5of54iaAvyVlZpRVphQyzX1JVHT0Ft-mSFZ5UX46Zs_K9r6wMMa7MhvH3Ab-rhXOekL-fpGoNqcUXxQQU8iCB/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Click <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/bedroom-update.html">here</a> for more bedroom photos - including the "before". 

Help Me Pick a Colour Again

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Help Me Pick A Colour, Any Colour

Well, as long as it is from my "approved" list:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenUH-xLIhuDHExKsTJNmx5sWv40FY5MMgrs8AdIcpxrCpbbzRLehg_tyouSdNlNfW7FNYwiA0z6wnrBSjvqy4smlKo1oEhSyiyNKBms3TqLJQgMd3dNruBSZWceAcF-MMmvL3ywvbWbHu/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenUH-xLIhuDHExKsTJNmx5sWv40FY5MMgrs8AdIcpxrCpbbzRLehg_tyouSdNlNfW7FNYwiA0z6wnrBSjvqy4smlKo1oEhSyiyNKBms3TqLJQgMd3dNruBSZWceAcF-MMmvL3ywvbWbHu/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But if you have a better colour choice, I am all ears . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br />What are we picking the colour for?  <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-office-before-in-progress.html">My office</a> (newly adorned with a <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/silhouette-wall.html">silhouette gallery wall</a> & <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-magnetic-chalkboard-phase-i.html">fancy magnetic board</a>) is one of our less colourful rooms.  In an effort to create more "flow," I have been injecting some pops of colour so it suits the rest of the townhouse <span style="font-family: inherit;">d<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span>cor</span>.  Remember my <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/bookcase-tweaking.html">bookcase tweaking post</a>?  I'm on a roll.  So, next on the lengthy list of things I plan to spray paint when it is no longer <em>freezing</em> is another office item: a garbage can.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H7PC_OG2DbWCmASIC6kWLgMajVu6eZBypHRPWh5Z2lLSKwd0axIhjsdv_wZc_oTq9oOmxS_weXUpyMfrhgJvpTSXdjkWm7Psd4Y-asl04mPiR1LTurqAgJZM4ul_0Pw4omgnqFNx_hYB/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H7PC_OG2DbWCmASIC6kWLgMajVu6eZBypHRPWh5Z2lLSKwd0axIhjsdv_wZc_oTq9oOmxS_weXUpyMfrhgJvpTSXdjkWm7Psd4Y-asl04mPiR1LTurqAgJZM4ul_0Pw4omgnqFNx_hYB/s640/003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />My mom found it yard-saling and had grand plans for it that never came to fruition (hey, she has a long to-do list too).  <em>Somehow</em> (yoink) it became mine.  It has been hiding beside the bed and I have been using a white vase in the office, but it is time to switch things up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lsl70yIGO14EyQ3tbjarc2P2jwigP8CsW0xZhZ28xkec7ctPJNaOZqQLMp0avqCkue9anrcW3FuiZFP7pgoQ2F_lQtazPZ4o3Hl7O54Pzcjc96BpyMeEq1E4SpckKSnnDrnn4RBQl4Ni/s320/P1060230.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a vase as a garbage can</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I've been using this pillow my mom DIY'd, from fabric she bought in her teens, as my colour inspiration for the office.  Scroll down for other office pics and then <strong>give me your feedback on what colour I should choose for my newest project</strong>!  But, because weather is a factor please don't expect a "results" post until July, August - you know, when it stops hailing.  Stupid Ontario.  <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ5spMqnGxU99rqfZruyqrKsjjl6Sh8ZpXUXkjmvz_ftAXXRmN_BBZzXgrDCzr90NxOfSOOau3S_IlBlfv0AmL-3jhtqR99uJSPMNCFprAP4pYLUpVUodzwIeVRzrafXdgqn4E9sOOBM/s1600/P1060173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1CvRPvZu-7kaixjhfQuD6fvylZCr4F6S5_x2Q7UTMNW3WT5PTgA7uhPq_0dLmKS53r_8vj54yWiNW5efXxa8iHR7t9EI14EdGJyMFZ6Jy5p10XVx2reDQFN-RV9wrVgcpeSvier5Wi5R/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1CvRPvZu-7kaixjhfQuD6fvylZCr4F6S5_x2Q7UTMNW3WT5PTgA7uhPq_0dLmKS53r_8vj54yWiNW5efXxa8iHR7t9EI14EdGJyMFZ6Jy5p10XVx2reDQFN-RV9wrVgcpeSvier5Wi5R/s640/017.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5hhaEGaM4XeaL0qo9sDM3WnYqV6gQrhQWAOrEbE7YYkHJOjTE417fWogkwHR9qK-JTqWTIiZJvzW3BlQs87KpqJVufay-pUGWZ3HfdNGA-PVwmiLdHDpL6HPKzbHmFk62qu4pRKrpEKB/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Help Me Pick A Colour, Any Colour

Well, as long as it is from my "approved" list: But if you have a better colour choice, I am all ears . . . What are we picking th...

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