Saturday, April 07, 2007

What a difference a little paint can make


When we first moved into our house, we painted most of the bedrooms and bathrooms, but we were unsure of what to paint the living room/kitchen/dinning room area. We left it white. We finally decided on a color that would go with our couch and our cobalt blue kitchen stuff. We took a bunch of paint chips to panera bread and matched their paint. Since it is snowing, outdoor projects get set aside and we decided to stay indoors and paint two walls.




Before. . . the sterile white walls












The tinted primer. . . pretty ghastly, but necessary










After. . . warm and cheery. . . the picture didn't take true to color, but it is close

Since the tv was pulled out, TJ decided to complete the surround sound installation by installing the three speakers behind the couch. I cannot wait to watch a movie, but we have a lot of cleaning up to do first. I need to rehang pictures and such. I want to buy a new clock to hang on the wall. We had an old clock that i bought when mary and i lived together in college. Time for a new, nicer looking one. I would really like a new table, chairs and rug. . . it is the domino thing i guess.