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Family Room - Painted

After 12 years, I finally got around to painting the family room. The stucco on the ceiling and the upper half of the walls had been a deterrant for many years. Also I dislike the fireplace but that is a big job and I wasn't sure how to proceed. This summer I just decided to paint the walls and think about the fireplace after.
If I find a before picture I will add it to this post later. But here are the after shots. The new blinds should arrive in the next few days and then I'll post a picture of them.
It took 2 coats of primer (4 gallons!!!!) to cover the stucco and panelling and then another two gallons of the white (Silk Moon by C I L) for the ceiling and upper half of the walls. I love this colour of white and it was very hard to find a colour of white I liked that didn't have a yellow tinge.


The gray on the panelling is called Paddlewheel Grey (also from C I L) - it's more blueish green then I had expected but I'm quite happy with it for the moment. The panelling is so easy to paint over that I can change that any time.


The family room is just so much brighter and happier now. I'm considering whether to paint the fireplace.
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aniexma said…
Oooo...very nice! That shade of blue is very similar to the one I've chosen for various parts of our house. The hint of green gives it just a tiny bit of warmth. Fabulous!
October 12, 2009 at 11:50 PM
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