gorging on color
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.
Nice combo! Looks better on the walls than on your hair!
Comment by Jenn — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Beautiful colors!! I love it. A new coat of paint does the most amazing things.
Comment by Morning Glory — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 3:37 pm
That looks beautiful! You have rounded corners too? Is that what I see? How did you manage to make a straight line? Btw, if you have more rooms to paint, I have two full cans of paint that you can have… I decided not to use them before we move.
Comment by Courtney — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Love love love it!!
Comment by Queen Beth — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 7:26 pm
I am in love. LOVE. With your colors. I love the blue. And the brown. I have been painting too! I just finished painting our hallway a beautiful terra cotta. (Greg says orange, I say Terra Cotta, thank you!) I will have to post my pics soon!
Comment by EmLouisa — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 8:25 pm
That is the perfect blue…and I LOVE a room done in any variation of the color of chocolate!! Perfect
Comment by bek — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 8:35 pm
ooooooooh I love the kitchen, that looks SO good.
Comment by Angela — August 28, 2006 @ August 28, 2006 at 9:02 pm
It’s beautiful! I was telling my husband last night how much I miss our white cabinets and colorful walls. A lot.
Comment by Julie — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 5:45 am
The colors looks great. And like someone said earlier, it’s amazing what a coat of paint will do.
I totally dig the blue bottles you have on the top of the cabinets in the kitchen - very cool.
Comment by Kelli — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 5:59 am
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
You can make those blue Ball jars glow by putting a rope light of white lights behind it. Very pretty. LOVE the growing collection.
Comment by Karen — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 6:38 am
You know how I feel about colour. And you know how I feel about how you use it in your home and what you create with it. (Serenity woman.) But I have to say it - I LOVE IT! And the jars…..
Comment by misha — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 8:00 am
oooohhhh! I love it!! I’ve been fighting the painting battle with Brian for a while. Any tips? I’d love a red kitchen, but really I’d settle for anything that’s not white/bone/light beige/mother-of-pearl.
Comment by Brooke — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 10:58 am
yes, tell me how you got that straight line. TELL ME.
i’m going to be painting during the next few weeks. i NEED to know.
Comment by Sarcomical — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 12:03 pm
BEAUTIFUL!!! I love those colors.
Comment by Nicole — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 12:34 pm
I’m so in love with the color you chose! What is the name of that brown? Or the mixture code thing? I so want to copy it! L-O-V-E it! And the blue and brown combo compliments each other so beautifully! 2 of my favorite house colors!
Comment by Carrie — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 12:41 pm
It looks amazing! I love the colors that you chose!
Comment by Andi — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Very nice!
Comment by Lotta — August 29, 2006 @ August 29, 2006 at 11:48 pm
They are beautiful colors, even more so together! Very warm and inviting.
Comment by melnel — August 30, 2006 @ August 30, 2006 at 6:28 am
That looks awesome. Which reminds me that I need to pick a color for our bedroom…
Comment by Chris — August 30, 2006 @ August 30, 2006 at 8:41 am
Great colours. Looks really good.
Comment by Brony — August 30, 2006 @ August 30, 2006 at 11:02 am
I love the way that the dark-ish mocha-ish color looks - it makes the kitchen look so warm and homey. and of course I already love the dusty blue-green.
Comment by Redheadmomma — August 30, 2006 @ August 30, 2006 at 4:00 pm
I’m not a fan of white walls either. I love those two colors. I would never know how to pick out combo colors like those two colors though. I need help from one of those HGTV designers, especially Candice from “Devine Design”!
Comment by Waya — August 30, 2006 @ August 30, 2006 at 5:59 pm
Completely lovely! I am happy just looking at it.
Comment by Heather — August 31, 2006 @ August 31, 2006 at 7:00 pm