Nice Fresh Paint! (MMR4)

So yesterday, after working from home, I was able to get an early start on painting the master bedroom and the hallway. I started with the ceilings, applying two coats. I though I was going to need three after looking at the old yellow ceiling showing through the primer, but after the second coat started to dry I realized two would be enough. Let me just say the difference is amazing, and I have the pictures to prove it (coming this weekend I promise).

After making fairly quick work with of the ceilings, I turned my attention to the bedroom walls. It would have been faster to get the hallway finished first so as not to be inclined to take a break between the large bedroom and small hallway later in the evening, but I wanted to see some instant impact. We chose to go with Behr Eggshell Enamel in Wild Porcini. It's basically between tan and light brown. We think it work well with the different shades of wood in the room, light floors, and dark furniture.

For the hallway, we just used plain, un-tinted, white. Since the hallway is a bit on the narrow side, we wanted to make sure the paint we used in there would make the space feel bright. We also figured that since we love color so much, and have all sorts of nice, rich colors in the rooms, that it would be kinda cool to make the hallway feel like a little art gallery. We'll be installing a wire system with halogen spot lights to highlight some wall hangings. Should look pretty cool.

The last item on the painting list for the evening was to touch up a few seems in the powder room walls that needed more spackle work. The seems still aren't perfect, but you can't tell what is new paint and what we did a few weeks ago, so that's a plus. And let's face it, although I think we do a pretty good job with all of the work we are doing, we are by no means professional spacklers.

Pictures coming soon...