Projects

Did I ever post about our entry way? I don't think I did. It's been done for a while now and now it seems like it's always been that way.

Some befores:

As you'll recall, I tried at least 9 different paint samples. (See some of those jars on the cabinet?) That wall was a patchwork quilt of various neutrals. One day we had a guy over who does a lot of painting (although he was there to give us a quote on our master bathroom) and I asked him for some help. I brought out this big sherwin-williams swatch I have and he looked at it and said, "Why don't you try this one?" The next day I went out and bought a sample of it and BOOM! Perfection.

Here's an after:

It's called Simply Tan (duh - how did that escape me?) and we got it color matched in Behr.

A few weeks ago I painted the upstairs hallway the same color.

Here's a way back "before" from when we first moved in:

A middle "before" post-carpet and mid-cutting in.

And the after:

It looks a lot more dark in these pictures, but I took them on a cloudy day. I like how it makes the molding stand out more and it just feels clean. I don't know why the old owners used flat paint everywhere. Glad I got that knocked off the list!