As you may recall from last week�s absurdly-expensive-wallpaper debacle, Matthew and I decided to paint stripes in our kitchen dining nook. This room in the house has been a bone of contention for me since moving in, because I just can�t seem to decide how to decorate it and what color to paint it. The dark wood table, chairs, and mirror came from Matthew�s bachelor pad, so like in most areas of the house, I had to work with what I�d been given (which, in most cases, means lots of fur and heads and watching eyes. Ah, the joys of being a hunter�s wife!).
Well, the stripes came out great, and I really like the colors and the look of them. I�d like to eventually get new chairs and a new (possibly round, oriental) rug to balance out some of the darkness in that room, but I decided that, if I wait to get new chairs and placemats and a centerpiece and more doodads for our antique shelves on the wall, this post will never happen. Or it will take another year to happen. So instead of waiting that long, I�ll do a before and after now, and then another before and after later, but the before will be today�s after and the after will be the new and improved kitchen nook somewhere months or possibly years down the road, at the rate I like to get shit done. (is anyone still following me?) Wow. Ok, here it is.
Unfortunately, I forgot to write down the paint colors, but I will try to figure it out next time we go to Lowe�s, and I�ll add it to this post in case anyone is interested. But both colors are Valspar! Also, we (we meaning Matthew) traced out the stripes using an 8 inch plank, which made it fairly simple. And we used frog tape. Best tape ever!
Happy Tuesday� :)
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PS � Want to see other rooms in the house? We�re all creepers. We all do it.
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