A couple of days after we closed on our house, we painted our living room a shade of green that has been described by some as seafoam green! ;) While that color sounds rather atrocious, I really loved it. I would often stare at the walls and reflect on the cool color. Very calming and serene~ it made me feel peaceful. Through the years many guests have often walked in and commented on this color~ good or bad~ they commented. Here is the before picture.
Well, time marches on and I suppose we change- our tastes, desires and sense of beauty... I found this particularlly true this weekend as Russ and I painted over the green walls that had for so long entranced me. It was a bittersweet change for me. Saying goodbye to part of our little history together. It was time for this change- there is no doubt of that. There were many chips and broken places where life has happened. Eight years and two small children later, the life of the green walls had come to an end.
It took me a long time to pick out the right colors but finally I choose two shades of brown. I figured neutral colors would make the house easier to sell. We made our purchase and taped off the corners. Let the painting begin!
As soon as I applied the first brush stroke to the wall, I knew the colors were not what I had thought they would be! But it didn't bother me at all. It was a currious thing. The walls, instead of the neutral browns, look grey. A very light grey and a deep rich grey. So fantastic. Here are a couple of pictures.
Now all of the rough patches are covered over. No more black marks from thrown shoes or chips where the kids have run their chairs into the walls. The view is much nicer- but I wonder what new memories we will find with these new grey walls. What will happen in the next few years as we mark a decade in this home. Isn't the view beautiful.
