Teal Painted Door

Teal Painted Door Teal Painted Door is a lifestyle brand about life behind the teal painted door:: Decor. Events. Food Teal Painted Door is a lifestyle blog hosted by Taya.

Taya is a wife, mom, professional, and creative! Taya owned Celebration Connections, an event planning boutique for 10 years. She also wrote the popular Richmond Times Dispatch column -
Taya's Take. The column provided real-world event stylist and planning advice for Richmonders as frantic brides, clueless maids of honor, and introverted best friends were tossed into the sea of “the biggest day of

my life” (wedding, baby, bridal shower, birthday party, etc.) event planning. Now Taya moves behind the curtain of just events to expand to all things creativity.

Since my first love is communications and branding, anytime I do an event or function I’m always going to bring branding...
09/07/2026

Since my first love is communications and branding, anytime I do an event or function I’m always going to bring branding and fun to the event. And I love public speaking so this event was right up my alley!

Last weekend, I hosted the Mothers Retreat. Here are all the details that I worked on for months.

The theme was “Destination First Class Legacy. 🛫” Without flying moms out, I wanted a space that could show the transition of leadership and bring the theme home. So we started out in a normal hotel conference room. We had a brunch with eggs, bacon biscuit bar with a flight of jellies. We had crab dip, gravy, and bacon. Moms were greeted with a Midlothian branded, travel jewelry box and a mini charcuterie container of grapes, Biscoff cookies, pretzels, and cheese. After the meeting, they were instructed to return to the lobby to “Baggage Claim” to retrieve their new Midlothian branded bags.

OH BUT THEN!

We “landed” the plane on the 20th floor rooftop overlooking the city. It’s wasn’t too hot, no rain, gentle breeze and vibes. Moms enjoyed taking selfies and overlooking the city with a choice of a complementary blue and pink drink.

This retreat was a breath of fresh air. 🌬️💨☁️🛫

We just did our summer food bank haul. We re-organized our pantry, figured out what we stopped eating months ago 😒, and ...
06/30/2026

We just did our summer food bank haul. We re-organized our pantry, figured out what we stopped eating months ago 😒, and donated a ton of chili cheese 🤢 from the variety packs (I hope someone eats it).

Before we left, I called and asked do they accept condiment packets (because our condiment drawer was overflowing). The lady said absolutely. We accept all non-perishable food items.

So we emptied our drawer of endless , soysauce, salt, pepper, and more. The condiment and pantry haul took us up to 30 lbs of food donated this summer.

This is your reminder to your condiment drawer.

I’ve realize that my stress relief comes from arts and crafts projects. When my back is against the wall or when things ...
05/04/2026

I’ve realize that my stress relief comes from arts and crafts projects. When my back is against the wall or when things are up in the air, I enjoy long walks in and . The ability to come up with arts and craft projects and adding whimsy really makes me relaxed, and my heart smile.

Here’s a snapshot of three projects I completed for an event this month.

Imagine being “trapped” in a lake cabin in slow motion with no where to be or go with your husband, four other couples, ...
02/24/2026

Imagine being “trapped” in a lake cabin in slow motion with no where to be or go with your husband, four other couples, a trained sommelier, and the best effin’ southern cooks you know for five days… that’s how we spent our ❤️ 🥰

This year, it was my turn to host our annual couples trip. I chose the theme . The couples were a team and had a coordinating color. We played games - How well Do You Know Your Spouse (our version of the Newlywed game). I welcomed guests with fresh flowers and a gift bag filled with water, slippers, midnight snacks, chapstick, floss picks, mints, and other things to enjoy their spouses. Each couple had coordinating stainless steel cups and cookies.

Each couple had a day to pull out all the stops for breakfast and dinner. It was a friendly competition of who could go all out.

We ate, drank, played games, watched TV series, laughed and slept until our hearts were content. It was the perfect snow weekend with like-minds and good food.

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Now that the holidays are firmly behind us, here’s my recap. I was about to post about my next venture then I realized...
02/13/2026

Now that the holidays are firmly behind us, here’s my recap.

I was about to post about my next venture then I realized I didn’t finish my recap. I use these posts to remember what I did the next year.

So “this” year, I switched my theme to a new cozy vibes. I enjoyed this theme most. It’s mature enough for my growing boys who felt like they had outgrown the vibrant color theme.

I used natural woods, snow, tartan print, skis, sledge, fur, wool, twine, branches, and anchor colors of 🔵🟢 which are both of my boys school colors. This tied in perfect.

This Christmas, I lived and loved in the moment. But here’s my recap
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After 15 years of our “Merry and Bright” theme, since both boys are teens 🫣 I’m ready to embrace something new! This hol...
12/13/2025

After 15 years of our “Merry and Bright” theme, since both boys are teens 🫣 I’m ready to embrace something new! This holiday season, we’re diving into the cozy and rustic vibes of blue and green—our family’s favorite colors! 🟢🔵

Both boys’ started new schools this fall. Both schools have the same colors. Their new school colors align perfectly with our new theme. Inspired by the charm of Ralph Lauren’s ski slope aesthetic, think rustic elegance, warm textures, and that cozy Christmas feel! ❄️🏔️

Our new mood board captures the essence of a snug cabin retreat, complete with rich patterns and festive touches.✨

Every now and again the stars align and I can align my passion and job/volunteer work. ✨💫 I serve on a number of boards,...
10/05/2025

Every now and again the stars align and I can align my passion and job/volunteer work. ✨💫 I serve on a number of boards, but my position as for has been the best by far. Program director is like being an activities director for a cruise ship or summer camp. We get to plan four chapter-wide activities each year. Since I’m naturally a and retired event planner this has been the 😚🤌🏽perfect mix.

Just like I used to do with my boys birthday parties and my best events, I work for months to plan create,paint, glue, glitter etc. For this event, I started with to create the logo and brand. Then, over the summer, I started painting the paddle balls, ordering napkins, table cloth, cutting the water bottle wrappers, ordering the popcorn bags and adding labels. I had to perfectly time stuffing the popcorn bags and placing the cupcake labels so they would be fresh for the event.

Im grateful that John and my boys don’t mind me hijacking the kitchen table for weeks to paint the paddles 1 by 1 on both sides then let dry 🤭

Is it a lot of work? Yes.
Could I just order this stuff online? 🤷🏽‍♀️ maybe
Do I have to do ALL of this? No.

Creating is my stress relief and I love seeing the finished products.🤩
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I’ve been on a roll lately. Some how I thought it was a great idea to serve on boards. While I enjoy being in the room, ...
10/03/2025

I’ve been on a roll lately. Some how I thought it was a great idea to serve on boards. While I enjoy being in the room, I’m . So I’ve been trying to take time out to relax.

I changed Tripp’s old room into my “Lady Lounge” so I can sit in silence, meditate, read, and write in my prayer journal. I’ll share the room once I’m done.

Even though is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen (because the killer is working from the inside instead of it being an external person like ), I love this quote and it is so true. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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