I figured it had been awhile since I last posted, and since Dusty and I have been hard at work inside the house, it was time for some recent updates!
I wrote on our chalkboard my "holiday home repair wishlist" since I assumed being cooped-up all winter would mean some great opportunities to hammer out some home-repair projects!
The biggest problems we'd had were in the kitchen and computer room (the small addition room that connects the old part of the house to the garage). So let's start with the kitchen:
Basically it wasn't too bad: the white walls were just really dirty and seemed pretty stark next to the blueish-washed cabinets. I felt like we could make the room feel "warmer" with a nice brown color. Initially, I picked up a kind of sandy brown color which, next the the cabinets felt too close to the same color.
Not wanting to go back to ACE Hardware to admit that I didn't pick a good color, I scoured the garage to see if we had something on hand from this summer's outdoor painting adventures that could work.
Thankfully, we had nearly half a gallon of the dark chocolate brown paint from exterior trim which I thought might be a good fit for what we were looking for. I have to admit: I've never been a fan of dark colors in the home since I think they can often give a room a sort of ominous or claustrophobic feeling, but it was worth a shot.
It took two very solid coats to cover, but the effect really gave the small kitchen a nice cozy, inviting feeling. I ended up using the lighter brown up above the cabinets to continue to emphasize the high ceiling in the room; I also used the same light color to accent the archway into the living room and cover the hideous fleshy-pink color connected to the computer room (see next post).
Next few renovation plans for the kitchen will include new countertop, refinishing the horribly scrached wood floors and possibly some tile backsplash! Got a few more pressing items on my list to hit first ; )
No comments:
Post a Comment