Painting Party

Dan and I have been having fun adding some color to our lives...and by that I mean we've been painting!

The color on our living room accent wall is called "cinnamon stick". Dan did a fabulous job of taping off the arch that leads into the hallway for the two secondary rooms and guest bathroom.


Initially we were a little worried about how we would transition from the cinnamon stick wall but we thought we'd try taping off instead of wrapping around into the hallway.


As you can see, the taping job was beautifully done and we have a crisp line.


The cinnamon stick color wraps around from the living room into the kitchen and really sets off our new floors!


Next on our list of things to do is replace the window treatment in the living room and finish refinishing the end tables and coffee table to better coordinate with our new floors!


We are LOVING how good the kitchen furniture looks against the new paint.


We are considering wrapping the cinnamon stick around the rest of the kitchen...and might even resurface the kitchen cabinets a clean white!


Our entry way has been painted as well. The color here is called "Warm Caramel" and we've really "warmed" to it! Dan was the one who picked out this color and initially I was a little wary of it but now I just love it!


I love how our moulding and white trim just pops now! If we didn't have such angular ceilings I'd want to put crown moulding in.


Even the furniture looks new in front of the new color! The chairs currently are covered in a cream backed birdie pattern but we want to change it out to either a solid blue that will pick up on the area rug and stoneware dishes we have OR maybe a taupe that would be more neutral (would have to coordinate with the walls otherwise it might clash...) or even a cream to go with the curtains... lots to think about!


More shots of our beautiful wall! The color inspiration is Dan's couch. The blue-red area rug in the foreground will be leaving as soon as we find a replacement...

I especially love the new wall when we have the wall sconce lit and the lamps on...the red glass in the Tiffany lamps glow beautifully and really pick up on the cinnamon stick tone! Hmmm, looks like we need to center the couch...!