red

So, we’ve decided to bring some color into our lives. And our house. And our floors, and cabinets and ceilings. I mean, it’s not like we’re professionals, here. But it looks great so far: we’re going with the Behr Ultra, the kind with the paint and primer in one can. It makes for easy application and only one coat, in most spots.

Yesterday we started on the dining room feature wall and the kitchen. This is called “Antique Red,” and we picked it on a whim from Home Depot. Not bad for a random choice, you know?

oooh...antiquey!

This was no big deal. We need to touch it up and we’re done, pretty much. The kitchen, though…

What a pain. That bead board (is that what it’s called? The shiny, thin wainscoting-like stuff on the walls? It’s magnetic, which I didn’t previously know.) doesn’t take the paint terribly well until the second or third coat, and we discovered the counters and cabinets aren’t flush with the walls, so we have to decide whether or not to paint all the way down (or up) behind them. It’s sort of weird, and the layout makes for some sore muscles from all the reaching, but it’s going to look awesome when we’re done.