Thursday, February 3, 2011

color my world....

Well ~ at last my DH and I decided on a new color for the kitchen walls.
Gee, you'd think I was making decision with global implications for as long as it took me to choose a new color. There were paint color samples all over the place.

Here's the boring before..... yawn....of course this was after the ugly wallpaper came down.


here's the change in progress....

and the all done....


Anyway we decided to be brave and venture out of the comfort zone with this choice. It's not really aqua and not green either but somewhere in between. It's a little darker than the pics show.
It's a nice compliment to the terra cotta color of the floor and the straw colored countertops. The first couple of days when I walked around the corner into the kitchen it was like - WOW - but we like it. Now we just have to get some new wall art and decor  to complete the new look. I came across a modern leaf print at the All Modern online store. I like that the print is only 12" tall so it would fit in the space under the cabinets.
I'll have to ponder on that a bit longer ~ LOL

4 comments:

free indeed said...

It's always so nice to spiff up the kitchen...we spend so much time in there, it should be a room we love! My walls need painting as well, but I think I will keep the same golden yellow I have. The cabinets however need a shade or two darker than the sage that they are...wish my hubby liked to paint :P

Joanne Lendaro said...

I GET IT!! We are currently trying to pick a color for our kitchen!! Hubbie wants yellow...I don't want yellow!! I think yellow is so yesterday-I want a "NEW" hip color!! LOL!! I just can't figure out what color that is!!

LOVE your color!! I think it's a new "HIP" color!! Congrats on winning the battle fo finding the color!!

Linda/Thistledown and Co. said...

It was nice to "spiff" up the kitchen with a new coat of paint.
Joanne - I hope that you win your color battle too. Glad to hear my new kitchen color is "hip" LOL

Sue Clark said...

Love the color with your darker cabinets! I love to paint any room in the house and give it a new fresh look-always fun!