Buh-bye burgundy!
Whilst I was out shopping for supplies yesterday, Rick busied himself painting the dining room (along with writing this embarrassing and surprising post). We’ve said sayonara to the cerise, goodbye to the garnet, ciao to the cherry. This is how the dining room looked on the day we moved in:
During the painting process, it was interesting to watch the room evolve from dark and dingy to light and bright:
The walls, door and window trim have all been primed, making our dining room currently look like this:
It’s amazing how the white walls make the space feel so big. The plan is to keep the bottom half of the walls white and add a chair rail and boxes. The top half we are planning on painting a bold grey color, to contrast with the white trim and dark dining room furniture. Hopefully, the end result will look something like this inspiration pic:
I’m a little nervous about the grey color for the walls. It’s more bold than I usually tend to go for in colors. I’m hoping it will bring a sophisticated and modern vibe to the room.
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:38 am
Don’t be nervous about the gray – it will look great! I just painted my guest bedroom gray and I was a little hesitant about it at first too, but it looks soooo good! I know it’ll be beautiful in your dining room too. I can’t wait to see how it all turns out! Love the light fixture!
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 am
Thanks Kate! Do you have pics of your guest bedroom on your blog? I love to see how it turned out.
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Hi Amy
we used dark grey in our living room on 2 alcoves and I love it. Go for it – it will be fab xx
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 am
Do we get to check out the new paint Friday?!? I can’t wait to see the difference. Although I will go on record as saying that I liked the burgundy
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:58 am
Thanks Em! Do you have any pictures?
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Not sure how much will be completed by Friday! The grey might be painted by then, but the chair rail and boxes definitely wont be up. Unless I make Rick stay up all night. Hmmm, there’s a thought….
December 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
That light is amazing!!!