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January 28, 2011

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I can just hear florine Maria, strumming her guitar, “Let’s start at the very beginning.  A very good place to staaaart.”  Thanks, Maria.  Honestly, as excited as we are to paint our place, we have been going back and forth about which room to start with.  Here’s our thought process:

Do we go for our front room errrr area (consisting of living room/dining room/kitchen…hall?) first, since that is the first space people see?

Maybe we should paint our room first since it seems the least finished of all the rooms with no artwork up or finishing touches in decor.  (We have been here for 16 months, right?)

Or, there is always Greta’s room.  Big windows, basic rectangle–it would be so easy!!

Lastly (or maybe first-ly), the bathroom.  Small little room could be a perfect way to ease into things.

We’re stumped.  Excited, but stumped.  We have seen the perks to painting each room first–but that’s not possible, obvy….someone ROOM has to be first.  Help us?  That’s right.  We’re putting it in your hands! Let us know which room you would love to see with a new coat of color and we’ll tackle it before any other.  
….and there is no shame in being “Team Bathroom.”  We won’t read into it.  *wink wink*

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What do you think?

  1. I say front room. A dramatic (not dark) but distinctive color to really POP but not say, whoa we are in a basement apartment. Just watch HGTV Sarah’s House. That’s where my dream home is.

  2. ~Kayla~ says:

    Bedroom! That is the place you and hubs start your home….make it the best!

  3. Are you doing every room in your house a different color? Start in the bedroom

  4. I say front room. A dramatic (not dark) but distinctive color to really POP but not say, whoa we are in a basement apartment. Just watch HGTV Sarah’s House. That’s where my dream home is.

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