a knock knock joke and a plea.

knock knock.

who's there?

orange.

orange who?

orange you glad i'm not painting another room in my house gray?

remember how i tore my kitchen apart? don't worry. sometimes i forget, too, since i haven't stepped into the room in about a decade. which is a problem since, uh, it's the kitchen. i've been whacked on the head by the procrastination fairy once again. she's a mean little witch-but-with-a-B.

one thing i have decided is that the back entry will be painted a bold shade of orange. but man-oh-maningham there are a lot of shades of orange out there. i'm having a dickens of a time making up my mind. i originally thought i'd go with serena and lily's persimmon:

and i still think it's lovely. but it turns out i think just about everything orange is lovely.

like this orange parrot paint by benjamin moore.

and this shade with coral undertones.

and this bold orange that packs a powerful punch. keep in mind that my back entry is tiny (that's what she said?), so this would definitely make a statement.

or there's this shade of burnt orange (does anyone else struggle with burnt vs. burned?). more traditional if you ask me, but maybe that's because this is a more traditional foyer.

the middle peachy color is also tempting. it would be paired with a gray similar to the top shade.

jewelled peach by benjamin moore is also tempting.

will you please just choose for me? i'd really appreciate it. the sooner i buy a gallon of paint, the sooner i'll be motivated to get my act in gear again. i'm not kidding--it looks like hurricane irene decided to whip up an omelette in my kitchen and then skedaddled without cleaning up. rude.