When we last spoke I believe the front room (I'm not sure what we're calling it yet) looked a little something like this...
Stunning, right?
"Let's put an armoir right in front of the front door... because that's totally logical."
...Well with a wave of my magic wand it now looks like this...
and by "wave of my magic wand" I mean hours upon back-breaking hours of work...
Let's break it down a bit. Shall we?
You see that ceiling? Do you see how there is no longer any popcorn on it? Do you see the (3) fresh coat(s) of paint? That is the worst job in the world. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. I thought I was prepared to take down popcorn... I wasn't. It is terrible. It gets everywhere, and that is even with an insane amount of visqueen. I seriously visqueened so much it would make Dexter do a double take, and I still got popcorn everywhere. Not only that, I rocked a serious tyvek suit (with the hood- I'm bringing sexy back) safety glasses, and a respirator... And I used the scraper with the trashbag attached to "catch" it (a giant con if you ask me)... Still pulled popcorn out of my hair. Which is why all other ceilings in this house will either get a ceiling treatment (tin, beadboard, etc.) or I will bring in professionals for the ceilings, because I am not EVER doing that again. End of discussion.
We painted the trim white. I know it's a cardinal sin to paint wood trim, but this was in awful condition due to the SIX dogs living here prior to us. This room was originally the front porch that was enclosed, insulated, and tied in to central heat/air. The trim work in here was not original to the house, making the decision to paint it that much easier.
We painted the walls Palisades Gray by Valspar. I really like the subtle gray. When we were painting my husband said it looked like "white on white on white" and he didn't understand why I needed to tape off for the same color. It wasn't until it dried that he could see the color variances. I was then rewarded with a big, fat "I should have never doubted your vision." Wiser words were never spoken...
We changed out the ceiling pendant too. The pendant before was reminiscant of an old Tiffany's lamp that looked better suited to a cigar lounge that serves expensive bourbon, rather than my two-year old's play area. I wanted something light and airy, and something that would look good with an Edison bulb, and lo and behold I saw this baby and fell in love. My brother came over and hooked it up for me, along with a chandelier in our bedroom. I love, love, love it! I'm a firm believer that lighting is the jewelry of a room... and every room needs a little jewelry...
This room is such a far cry from where it started. It is happy, and bright, and whimsical, and it's my favorite place to be...
I am in love, with every last detail!
I'm not sure if we'll be doing anything more in here for a while. Eventually we are going to try to match the original flooring throughout the home, and I would love to replace the painted paneling with sheetrock, and put in board and batten or shiplap, but that's a little ways down the line... Any ideas? I'd love to hear some input...
Also, I'm kind of stumped in the window treatment department... I love all the natural light, and don't want to cut it off... Maybe sheers? Nothing? Help!
Thanks for stopping by...
XOXO,
Victoria
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