New Coats of Paint vol.2

Tan Dining Room becomes Nautical

When we were house hunting we saw a dining room in one house that was navy and white and while we knew we weren't interested in that house we were definitely interested in that color scheme. Our dining room is not very large, so we didn't know if it would overwhelm the space to have such a bold color choice. After awhile I decided to go for it. There is a lot of natural light which really helps. The blue coat was super easy and only took about 2 coats. The color is Paddle by Eddie Bauer. Originally we had planned on more of a cream below the chair rail, but it looked dingy so I went over it with Berh Ultra White untainted high gloss paint. It took about 3 or 4 coats but it looks so crisp and wipes clean easily. (Which really helps with little hands around!)

Finished product!

New Coats of Paint vol.1

I wanted to spruce up our home a bit more. After living in it for over a year I'd had a chance to discover some things I wanted to change. A lot of what I wanted to change was the colors in our home. So I jumped right in. First the outside.

Green Door becomes a Red Door.

After more than 6 coats I stopped counting and taking photos. Moral: it takes a lot of paint to get a red front door. But it is so inviting. The red is actually leftover red paint that I had from painting the kitchen. It's interior paint, but with the glass door in front of it, I figured we'd be ok. It's been a few months now and it seems to be holding up ok. The color is Red Delicious by Glidden. It looks great in the kitchen and on the door. Win/win. The metal on the glass door in front of the red door was dark green and so I painted that black with flat exterior paint.

Stay tuned for more chronicles in my painting saga!