I know that you think that my extended absence of six days meant that I had left you for a younger internet with bigger boobs and fake nails, but it is not so! I will never turn you in for a younger internet, internet! I have been busy! I have been painting! I was tired of all the white white white walls. By an amazing stroke of genius (read: you don’t have to get me an anniversary present, honey!) I was able to convince my paint-hating, white wall-loving husband to tackle this project with me. And now we are sort-of done and I feel like telling you all about it.

Behold! The “before” kitchen:

White! Everything blindingly white!

And now the after photo, the beautiful, beautiful after:

We also painted the adjoining family room:

Please excuse the lack of furniture. We don’t actually have any for this room. Even though we’ve lived here for 2 1/2 years. It’s kind of hard to see how awesome these colors actually are in those photos, so here’s another one of where they meet in the kitchen:

Is it not beautiful? I am in love. And perhaps a tad woozy from the fumes.