Paint, paint, paint!

I have never had much luck in picking paint colours.  I don't know why exactly.  I know what I want, go to the paint shop and pick it out, but when I open the can of paint and put it on the wall it never turns out exactly the way I want it to.  Take my living room, for example.  I wanted a blue/grey colour and I got blue.  And I don't mean a nice soft blue.  I got BLUE.  Definitely not what I wanted. 

With a second baby coming, I needed to change up my living room again as my growing family would be spending a lot of time there.  Bye bye blue!  It wasn't that it was a bad colour, it was just too dark (and BLUE) for me.  In a basement living room, it just felt too closed in and I really didn't like it.  I needed something light and inviting!  So off to the paint store I went, and thankfully my Mom very graciously offered to paint the living room for me.  I am thrilled with the result!!

 The lovely paintings above my little fireplace are original pieces of art painted by my multi-talented Mom!

Our little dining area.

This old cabinet is also going to see paint...one day!

Now I just need to find the perfect piece of art for above my sofa.












Next...Elysia's room!!