My husband is fond of a little saying that he repeats to friends whenever the subject of house painting comes up. He says, "Suzanne has painted the rooms in our house so many times that we've lost square footage." I'd like to fault the man for being unkind, but no truer words were ever spoken. I love to paint walls. It's the quickest and one of the least expensive ways to update a room. Earlier this week I finally finished the last of the wedding picnic blankets, so I decided to do a quick redo that I've put off for a few months. I painted our laundry room about five years ago and never
really liked the color. It's a nice size room, but it only has one small window and the colors I chose were too dark for the space. I've been oohing and awing over laundry rooms on Pinterest, so I decided to lighten up the room...
I'm putting a light gray -- Behr Burnished Clay -- on three of the walls and doing a cool blue -- Behr Harmonious -- on the accent wall.
The photos I take indoors are never true to color, but the swatches above give you a more accurate idea of the color combination. I love it. It'll make me want to go in the room and tackle the most stubborn stains. {Kidding. Not even new paint could have the effect on me.} Yesterday I put the first coat of paint on the wall. It felt great to work a project that didn't require a sewing machine.
Today I'll put the second coat on, and then I'll enjoy the holiday (Independence Day) weekend.
Monday I'll get back to the accent wall. Can't wait to see that blue on the wall! I'm hoping it isn't too bright.
This blog post is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Literally.
