Not of snow, but of paint!
My cousin Emily came up from Boston this weekend and helped us get our act together to paint our kitchen and the living room. We spent most of Saturday painting the kitchen and an hour or so on Sunday doing the final coat in the living room. It’s soooo great to finally have this done. Now, we just need to paint the trim. When our contractor was visiting the other day, he pointed out that his subcontractor hadn’t sanded the trim boards before putting them up. So painting the trim will be a fairly major job, involving sanding, caulking the spaces where the wood doesn’t exactly meet the walls, and spackling the nail holes. Ugh. But we’ll get there.
So now, without further ado, are the before and after photos:
First, here is the stove area before painting:
And now after:The glass blocks area of the kitchen before:
And after:The big picture kitchen before:And after:We used Benjamin Moore’s Silvery Blue for the kitchen.
In the living room, we wanted to switch out the too-cold Atirum White for BM’s Mascarpone. The photos may not do it justice, but the room definitely feels softer and warmer with this creamier color on the walls. Here it is before:
And after:
And after:
It’s very hard to photograph white, so you can’t see the subtle difference in tone here, but trust me, it’s a lot more inviting than what we had before.
And that’s it! We didn’t have time to get to the office/hobby room, but that will be a fairly simple job we can save for a rainy day.
This is the beautiful amaryllis my mom gave us, blooming in the kitchen window and reminding us the spring will come:
And finally, the gratuitous Ting-Tong shot. She somehow got tagged during the painting, prompting us to call her Spot for the day.
I can’t begin to tell you what pleasure these pictures have given us! You two have done a remarkable job of creating and decorating this home. And Nick, you look so relaxed…
You are right, is hard to discern the color differences, BUT either way the place looks great! You must be so excited to have it done. And don’t worry, you have at least until August to get the “office” completed … so I have little doubt New England weather will provide a few rainy days along the way.
I love your kitchen color, and it looks like the rest of the house is coming along.