I have been up to my ears in reading and online video watching of how-to's in and around the house. Remember the long list of "things to dos"? One of the first projects I tackled today was painting the living room of the house. I've really learned so much from other bloggers! I also scoured the internet top to bottom for paint color ideas. I compared rooms of different sizes and lighting scenarios, rooms that were a perfect match for ours in color of the floors. I've always adored gray as a neutral base color. We have gray in our current apartment and I remember exactly the name of the color. Cement block. Is is exactly that color and I love it.
Since our living room in the house is a bit on the darker side, I decided to go with a shade of gray that was a bit lighter. I chose "Stonington Gray" by Benjamin Moore. Chris asked me last night after we lugged home gallons of paint from our local hardware store, why I thought BM paint was better than other paint companies (I suspect this question stemmed from the price per gallon!). I truly had no idea…until I finished painting today. I used no tape and no drop cloths. The paint was a perfect consistency where it was thicken enough to cover quickly, but not thick enough to drip. The coverage was very nice and not once did I drip on the hardwood floors.
It looks a little baby blue-like in the "after" photo, but I suspect it will be more dark when the pain dries.
I think the living room will look even better once I paint the trims in "White Dove." Harry approves.
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