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I nearly forgot how much painting happens when you first move into a house. So much painting!  We mentioned revamping our half bath before our upcoming costume party and considering that is less than two weeks away, we figured it is time to dive in.  A new light fixture, mirror and some accessories are on […]

We are no strangers to dark paint.  Painting a few walls in our last home’s living room a blueish-greenish-almost black (Crave by Kwal Paint) made for one of our favorite before and afters. But I think there were a few things that made that dark paint really work.  First, the huge window that let light […]

Last week, I busted the single shelf and clothing bar out of Greta’s closet to prep for paint and her closet makeover.  The shelf and bar came out pretty quickly, but I was reminded of how bad the walls were in the rest of her room when we moved in.  Answer: ba-ad. In addition to […]

Truth be told, there was a time that I really loved the color we chose to paint Greta’s room (which is…er was Behr’s Corn Husk Green).  It felt fresh compared to the dingy walls we started with and since this was the very first room we painted in our very first house, I am not […]

  Let me just take a moment to say, you readers are doing a fabulous job designing my studio.  Painting a ceiling anything other than white was a first for us and we are thrilled that you all voted to see that happen.  When it came time to cast your vote as to which color […]

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