Those were the colors I chose on a whim.
And those were the colors we painted our family room this Sunday.
Our very first paint job ever.
It was backbreaking work.
Took us a full day almost.
One thick coat of primer, followed by one thick coat of paint.
The prep work prior to painting was time consuming.
Moving furniture, removing wall paintings, getting the drop cloths in place, patching the wall, masking off the
And then the cleanup of the floors, our brushes and tools, and rearranging things back in place after the painting was over – took ages!
The guys on HGTV could have fooled us.
They make it look so easy!
At first I was scared we had gone too bold.
I mean, the colors looked so much more muted when we saw the samples in the store!
However once they dried, they looked really nice - very vibrant and interesting.
And truth be told, we are kinda enjoying our
We still have to paint the moldings white (they used to be a brick red before!), but we’ve decided to keep that for another weekend.
Now if only my body wouldn’t ache so much...
Who knew that painting could be such good exercise? :)
4 comments:
Pretty!
I love it, I love it, I love it! Bright, vibrant colors, definitely the way to go. Hope you are recovering well though. :)
It really looks lovely, Poo... worth the back breaking labor!
Awww thanks! Actually I wish we'd chosen more muted colors. But we're stuck with these for a while now!
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