More Paint

We jokingly called our house "50 shades of beige." Once we tackled the browns downstairs, the upstairs was much more noticeable, especially in the playroom where the golden tan extended up onto the ceiling. I didn't realize how dark it was until I started trying to paint the ceiling white! We're gonna need more paint!

This was quite an undertaking, since the playroom is large and is open to the front door and the hallways upstairs, and both the ceilings and walls needed two coats to cover the tan. We wanted something lighter, but kind of fun since it was a playroom, so we went with a gray that plays to blue and green depending on the lighting. Here are some before and afters.

Here's the spot that is open to the foyer and front door. We had some painters come do the two-story foyer in the same color as the rest of the downstairs. As you can see, it reflects the light a lot more, though it is not white as it appears here, and we replaced the hallway lights.

I'm not sure I like how it sometimes looks more like baby blue in certain lighting. But it's too late now! And J is not fond of how the walls meet in the corner as two different colors. That's the problem with open floor plans!

While the painters were here for the foyer, I had them paint the ceiling over the stairs too, because I was not up to figuring that out with a ladder/scaffold. And I didn't get a picture of it, but we replaced the ceiling fan, too.

Here's a better look at the foyer. We still have a wall or two to paint, but we probably need to figure out the walls in the formal living room/soon-to-be office first. One thing at a time!