What A Fresh Coat Of Paint Can Do
Consider me odd, but I LOVE to paint.
In our old home, I painted every single room – not just once, but sometimes twice. Sometimes I didn’t like the shade of tan, so I would repaint. Sometimes the color was too bold. Then I wanted to create a tuscan color montage, so I repainted yet again. To me, painting is fun because you can make it what you want.
Choosing colors is difficult for me to be honest – I hem and haw for way too long about what color to paint. Thankfully stores now offer the sample cans – who would’ve thought? That seriously is the easiest solution to finding the right color. I can’t tell you how many times I have gotten the sample can of the color I thought would be perfect and it wasn’t. That little paint sample has saved me oodles of money!
We are blessed with the opportunity to rent (since we own a home in another state), but also update it while we are living here. The kitchen and dining room were covered with wallpaper and honestly, it wasn’t that out of style. Although, it was old and peeling, so we thought it would be a good idea to take it down.
Looks great!! I love the color green in a house!
The color is a little skewed, but I would say it's more of a sage, but we LOVE it! If we had to redo it, I would still choose this color!
I paint something almost every single day–yes, I do! Yesterday, today and tomorrow, it's the floor in one of the guest rooms–dark (almost rust) red, my hands down favorite color!
WOW, you are inspiring! Love the DIY that you have in you :). I love a dark red – reminds me of the country!
I LOVE IT!! My hubby is the painter in our family…he says it's therapy…he is also our decorator and is having a fabulous time now that we have moved in to our new…yet old…house. Today he is painting our 8 year old son's room. For some people it is very stressfull to paint, for him it is actually creating something so it is a stress reliever. I have a feeling he will doing the same…painting every room…we have to make it ours 🙂 even when you rent you can take pride and create beauty in your home. 🙂
I think painting is a form of therapy too :). I think "new to you" homes are best – you can make them what you want, without paying the price tag of a new home. I so agree that you can take pride in whatever it may be that you live in. It's all about making it "you". Thanks for sharing Teresa!