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Hello Everyone! I hope your weekend has been wonderful :) I have been away from my craft room for a couple of weeks but not because I haven't been creating - I have been working on our sunroom. To be able to show you the dramatic new look, I wanted to share what the room looked like "before," but after looking and looking through pictures I have of the house, I didn't have any of the way it looked once we moved in. All I could find were these pics I took last October of these funny Halloween decorations I made for my porch where the focus isn't even on the room!
So - I apologize for such crappy pics but honestly, the yellow paint in there was so bright, it's a good thing I don't have more detailed pics - Ha!
The yellow paint was my idea and a bad one. I didn't get the shade I envisioned and went with an "oops" paint (paint that's been returned and marked down to $5/gal because someone else picked it and decided against it). I thought I could make it work but I couldn't! Then, we had problems with our doors leaking so the room was gutted and the floor redone - ah the perfect opportunity for a re-do - but I had lost confidence in my paint-picking abilities *giggle*.
Sunroom AFTER |
And here is what I have come up with! I am using shades of brown - beige, chocolate, ginger - along with the color shown here which was inspired by my BG-10, cool shadow, copic marker. I actually took the marker to Home Depot and matched the paint (Behr with primer, "Timeless Tale"). I re-painted the trim and the ceiling too. The ceiling hadn't been painted before other than the contractor paint the builder used so it needed a couple coats. UGH, my neck and shoulders are still crabby about that :)
I haven't put the blinds back up yet and I still have a couple of paint touch ups (evidenced by the painters tape marking a spot on the wall in pic 1!). But after working so hard, I really wanted to see it all together.
The love seat/chaise lounge combo came from Ikea. It has a machine washable cover - AWESOME - and it is super comfy. Lily was lounging on it this morning so clearly I have her seal of approval ;) The table and rug came from Ikea as well. The rug is insanely luxurious! It's fun to put your bare feet into - just like sand :) The lamp and small white table came from Pier One and the small blue table & accessories came from TJ Maxx.
So the next project is a glass tile backsplash in the kitchen! The colors in the tile are all part of my color scheme and I can't wait until it's finished!
Have a great week! <3 Lisa
So the next project is a glass tile backsplash in the kitchen! The colors in the tile are all part of my color scheme and I can't wait until it's finished!
Have a great week! <3 Lisa
SQUEAL! This is gorgeous! So happy that you shared with us - what a beautiful room!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow I love your sunroom, it's beautiful, gosh what a great place to relax in!
ReplyDeleteOh Lisa your room make over is lovely! If I were a Copic marker I'd be BG10 or 11 :) lol.
ReplyDeleteYour Doodle Pantry gift bag iis fabulous too, I wassn't sure where to stop for the comment today!
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment, I can't wait to see photos of Denny! Please let me know when you post them :)
Hugs, Jan
love the new room!!
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