If These Walls Could Talk...

This Summer I participated with a number of other design oriented bloggers in "The One Room Challenge". I redesigned my living room and if you are interested you can see the final reveal here.

I've since had to update that last post because I finally got up the courage to do what I wanted to do to the walls during the course of the challenge...and if "these my walls could talk" they would have shouted at me all these months..."just do it already"...as I sat staring at them time and time again...so I finally did!



I previously had painted (a wonderful shell metallic color) only two panels of the eight panels in the room.

I painted the two that flanked the fireplace but I hadn't touched the rest of the panels around the room or the trim because I was initially concerned that it would be "too much" within the space...and I wanted to accent the hearth

...but as rooms that aren't "just right" tend to do...this space kept my brain from resting every time I entered it so...I decided to just go for it and do what my gut told me would be best!



Here are the "before" pics of the other panels....

and here are the "afters"...

I also added lighting over the gallery spaces to lighten up that side of the room at night. They have two settings so I can set mood lighting...love lighting that gives me options!!

 

 

The other gallery space during the day....

 

 

 

and now at night....

 

These pictures do not accurately show how impactful this paint job was on the space (if I do say so myself). The iridescence of the panels not makes the room truly glam! Painting the trim high gloss white finished the look! I love the way it looks so different (but equally lovely) day to night!

 

...note to self...go with my gut...especially with paint...one can always fix mistakes!

 

Other fun notes....

 

Here is a tea cup from a china set I found "flea"-ing last weekend...

and I decided my office needed a little holiday decorating so voila...a little zhoosh to start my week!

Happy Monday!!