Peacock Plume

Introducing The Winn.

That is what I have dubbed my new digs, partly having to do with the building's official name and partly an homage to any of the fabulous and dramatic hotels built by Las Vegas entrepreneur Steven Wynn. So the Winn has been painted and the colors are fabulous!
It took me a while to find the living room color; I spied it in a magazine and couldn't find a good match. I finally found it in an obscure little pamphlet from Sherwin Williams—the Interior Color Preservation Palette Victorian collection.

The main room's color is Peacock Plume, a greenish-turquoise. Very vintage, very pretty! Well, at least I think so.

The accent colors for the foyer and adjacent hall are Cabbage Rose, a light brownie pink.

Frank helped me paint, he's a pro. We got the main room, foyer and hall all done in about five hours! While Frank was amazingly helpful and really did paint the whole main room like a pro, the biggest help was Ms. Honey....she acted as painting supervisor.
And really... when all was done, it became pretty obvious Honey and I both look fabulous with a Peacock Plume backdrop!

Keen on Keane

You know you've seen them: big eyes; big, sad eyes; giant, depressed, sad eyes on sweet little girls, puppies, and kitties. I am speaking of the paintings of Margaret Keane. Popular in the 60s and 70s, Keane's paintings often adorned many young girls' bedrooms.

Funny thing is Keane's paintings were credited to her second husband Walter Keane. As the Wikipedia site stated, under the name Margaret Keane, "Many reasons might be put forward to explain this, but it was also one of the reasons they divorced."

The site also says that Keane did not want to relinquish the rights to the artwork when they divorced. Thank God! So the divorce went all the way to Federal court. At the hearing, to prove she was the artist of the Keane paintings, Margaret painted in front of the judge, which showed her obvious talent. Of course Walter couldn't do this and deniied the chance to paint. In 1965, the courts sided with her, enabling her to paint under her own name.

Why I am speaking of Keane is because her paintings certainly had an impact on Jolene's World... of course! While I did not have Keane's work adorn my childhood walls, two of her prints decorated a wall in my Grandparent's guest bathroom in Monett, Missouri. To this day I can still visualize nearly every detail of that bathroom. I loved it because it was very pink and very girly!

There was the mauve and light pink shower curtain tied back with decorative pinks ropes. In the corner of the bathtub rested a bottle of hot pink bubble bath emblazoned with a pink rhinestone brooch. Across from the toilet was a tiny bench with a deep mauve velvet bench cover.

And of course there were the Keane prints.

My father bought them in 1962 while visiting San Francisco and gave them to his mother. When I was little, visting Granny and Gramps, I'd ogle the prints and think that someday they’d make a great addition to my home.

After both my grandparents passed I received the prints and have had them hung in my home ever since. Not only are these prints reflective of my tastes, but they also have much sentimental value.

Above they are shown in the old EP suites. Now that I am getting ready to decorate my new apartment, I am reminded of how I love these prints and I am excited to see which wall will request their presence today... to find out stay tuned for more posts!