Paint Gone Wrong

Yup. You heard me. Seriously wrong. And though it's been awhile, I just need to get it off my chest. Confess. Let me lay back on the leather couch and unload my 25 by 25 foot, 15 window, psycho paneling painting project ...

When we found the house, the room was used with wicker:

Then we bought the house and the wicker was gone, and the carpet stains and horrible blinds were all of a sudden visible. Yet we recognized the possibilities of the large space.

So, in an effort to immediately infuse color and personality into it, we did this:

No, it doesn't look to bad here. But check it out now:

And here:

And here:

Yes, it is Sherwin Williams Mannered Gold. Funny thing is, I have a color a few steps lighter - from the same color chip!!! - painted in the front living. Blonde. And love it! But, lesson learned: Mannered Gold does not do well with a light drenched room.

Front living (a while ago). See, not bad a color at all when a few shades lighter:

Back to why I'm here on this couch, in a therapy session.
The volcano ceiling just wasn't our thing and was cracking and coming down.

The paneling - not us either - but there is a bonus - the room is insulated behind it!

A lovely door, but it only half opens. Patio style I guess. And, yes, that is still bonding primer:

Our furniture is old and well used, but we just bought a house - no moola for furniture so that has to stay.

(Did I mention that I worked many, many hours every week with no time to be creative and crafty?)


I feel better now! Thanks for listening... you aren't going to bill me are you?   What? What happened after this paint bomb exploded?

My husband had enough as well. And then we were further blessed and I was making more dollars so in time we could afford to update, renovate, and appreciate. But we were on a strict budget which means we do some of the work. But, I had to pay my little guy for each and every staple pulled...

Gone are the volcanoes, paneling stripes and carpet stains. Gone are 6 of the 15 windows! Arrived is the drywall, base molding, crown molding (oh yeah!), maple hardwood floor, heat, new back door (with enclosed blinds), and a new entryway from the kitchen!

And best of all - the new paint! I borrowed on the color scheme from my kitchen, hallway and front living and filled the walls with Sherwin Williams Stone Lion (purchased from MAB).

Aaaahh... Perfect room. Perfect paint color....  well, for now. But isn't it lovely?

Okay... so we still need to replace the windows, trim them out, and even get the faceplates on the switches and outlets. I was too excited to wait before taking a picture of the calm before the storm. That storm being, well, life - life with all of us making an untidy room of it. A pleasant whirlwind of a storm.

But now, I must, MUST, decorate and infuse warmth and softness into this room. And for me, that is the challenging part. Yet, one important lesson has been learned: just because one color on the paint chip is awesome, that does not make the other ones such. Each color must earn its loved spot in my home.