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Sunday, September 14, 2008

A new look

We decided it was time to update the look of our apartment since we'll be staying here for at least a few more years. Little did we know that painting takes forever...especially when you've never done it before and don't have a clue what you're doing. We thought we were embarking on a 1 day project, but it quickly turned into 4 days of work, 3 trips to Home Depot, 1 trip to a paint store, and 1 trip to a hardware store. We are definitely pleased with how it turned out and everyone who's seen it says that it looks so "homey". Check it out!

Our accent wall in the dining room is an eggplant color. We love it! The far wall is kind of a khaki color.


The wall on the left and the far wall are the same khaki color. The wall on the right is a pale yellow (a little lighter than I would've liked). It's hard to see the difference with our very poor lighting. Better lighting is next on our home improvement list!

We painted 2 walls in the bedroom the same khaki from the main room. Then we decided to be really bold and paint a red stripe at the top of one wall. We really like how it turned out! We also love the new curtain scarf we found for REALLY cheap at Target. It makes the big ugly window a little less ugly.

Again, it's difficult to see the difference in color, but the living room wall on the left is yellow, then the eggplant wall, then the khaki wall with brown curtains.

We're so glad it's all done!

7 comments:

Julie said...

It looks great! I like your color choices. You've inspired me to stop procrastinating on some painting that I want to do in our house. :)

Sarah said...

Your home improvement ventures inspire me to do the same. I've never painted before and you make it sound less intimidating. Glad to hear that you both are well!

Corrie and Phil said...

Nice work! It looks great! Isn't it fun to make your home your own special sanctuary? Thanks for sharing! I like picturing where you live.

Bemily said...

Hey Heidi! The house looks great! I love that red stripe! Looks like you had a great time on your vacation as well!

Anonymous said...

That looks AWESOME!!! Way to dress it up...a new cell number, paint on the walls...you guys are settling into finish this ph. d!

tim, brooke, teagan, and wyatt said...

Everything looks beautiful! You guys have great style! We're going to miss you guys tonight at the reunion!! Love and Hugs!

Upstate NY said...

Could you tell me what paint you used on the eggplant wall?