Mini Makeover

If you've been wondering why blogging has been so hit-and-miss at thosemarvelousmealeys (and I know that question has been keeping many of you awake), it's mostly a combination of summer, a new house, and laziness. But I actually have proof that we've done something other than sit on our duffs all summer.



We love our cute little house, warts (read: faux wood paneling) and all. But hey, if you've got wart remover (read: paint), might as well use it, right?

So off to Benjamin Moore for paint tester pots. Hooray for tester pots! We planned to paint the dining room and living room the same colour, but the light in each space is really different, so I wanted to see the colours on the walls.



Et voilà! From left to right, Louisiana Hot Sauce, Mayflower Red, and Bonaparte. Since Mitch thought Mayflower Red looked like smeared poo and Bonaparte looked like smeared blood, we went for Mexicana, just a teeny shade lighter than Louisiana Hot Sauce.

What's a boy to do while his sister's away at VBS all week? He was over the moon when I finally caved and let him paint with us. I figure water-based acrylic can't be that much worse than the craft acrylic paints they use, right? I mean, he smeared his body in that stuff!



Presto change-o! We still need to put a second coat in the dining room... and paint the trim... and pick up some new molding and baseboards... but I love it! We wanted to unite the living and dining rooms so that the space felt more like one big room with distinct areas. I'm thinking of painting the casing around the doorway Mexicana, too, so that it doesn't stop your eye there. What do you think?

The colour is so warm and inviting, and really brings out the richness of the wood floors. I've taken to greeting the room every time I come downstairs. "Oh hello, beautiful room! Aren't you looking lovely today!"