The 1st room painted

I left things hanging here for a while. Most of the ‘hang’ comes under the scope of my medical issues (I have a different blog covering that – which you can find on the right).

Now, where were we??? Color. Right.

I’m going to go through all the color selections room by room throughout the blog. Mostly because we (okay, my kids) are a) still working on getting things done; 2) trying to get photos with the same angles; and iv) I am making multiple changes in several rooms.

                                                                         The Kitchen

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any/every house. Everyone has their own preferred set-up (the triangle thing) and most used appliances. For me, organizing the pantry was a big thing. (http://paigeengle.blogspot.com/2015/01/itsy-bitsy-teeny-tiny-pantry-now-dont.html)

The God-awful color was the first thing I wanted to address, but getting the pantry done was a logistical priority. I knew I wanted something teal-ish but I wasn’t sure exactly. My kitchen at my house in TN was immersed in tans, burnt orange and chocolate. I had purchased an awesome but totally not micro-safe (I didn’t discover that until later) dinnerware set to go with the colors I chose for the décor. I decided I needed to flip that for this adventure. So I set out looking at dinnerware. I came up with this:
                                                   

I love the light pattern that allows both color and neutral (white, black, gray, tan) options. I was already thinking I wanted some gray hue in the family room and halls and my cabinets were white with black countertops, so I focused on color. I mean, who doesn’t like color in the kitchen???

With some color hue in my mind, I set out to the big box store to decide on something more specific. I came home with paint chips and held them up as has been done throughout the history of paint chips. (Of course, I learned my lesson on choosing a color this way, which is covered in another post.) So after a few sample jars and splashing painting a bit on different areas, I landed on Behr Gulf Winds. 

                                                 I think they go together rather nicely, don’t you?

It’s one thing to match up, look nice next to a plate, but what happens on the walls? Let’s see how my color choices turned out:

Here’s the BEFORE

A bit of a different angle, the AFTER               

I think it turned out pretty good!!! We did run into some issues with the ceiling. If you HAVE to hire professionals but are on a limited budget, have the pro’s do the ceilings. It will save a LOT of arguments frustration that way!

Side By Side: (same pics, sorry...my mobility limits my photgraphy)

 

Still need to finish it, but that's coming!!!