Before we fell over from sheer exhaustion, we managed to finish painting our bedroom, and Ryan pulled every last staple from the floor in the living room, hallway and bedroom. He also took out the carpet in the second upstairs bedroom. I know we said we weren't going to, but we decided if we didn't do it now, it's a job we'd procrastinate way too long once all our stuff was moved into the room.
Now that I've had the luxury of time to just wander through the house and look at things up close, I've figured out one of the reasons why I wasn't terribly excited about this house. Besides using those really bland neutrals, the previous owners also painted the trim the same color as the walls. I'm not an interior decorator, but I can safely say: Don't do that to your house! It MAY make the room seem a bit larger, and it most definitely means using a lot less painter's tape, but it also turns a room into a plain box. Yuck! So much architectural interest is lost.
Our bedroom is a pretty good example.
This, of course, is after we removed the wallpaper, but you can see very clearly how boring this room is with the trim basically painted away. They even painted the window rail, for Pete's sake!
Even before I painted the walls, painting the trim white made that boring cream color look almost decent. (sorry, no pic of that mid-process point).
Now take a look at it with some contrast going on!
I'm getting a lovely cottage-y vibe from this room, almost a beach house feel.
Meanwhile, Hannah's been working on a project in her room. She's painting a mural on one of her walls, and it's turning out spectacular! She's so excited to be able to decorate in a more permanent manner. As am I!
Wednesday afternoon we have some college boys coming over to help move the big stuff, and we will finally put our toothbrushes in the bathroom drawers. :)
1 comments:
I love your choice of colors and the floors are super! You are going to enjoy your new home!!! Take a break now!!!!
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