Thursday, April 11, 2013

DIY Projects - Going Gray

Master Bedroom - Before
We decided to switch things up a bit and try a totally new color combination for us...Gray and White.  My go-to colors have always been off-white and varying degrees of tans/browns.  So when John proposed trying the gray we had just used in Ashley's room with bright white in our bedroom I was very skeptical but I have to say I really like how bright and clean the room feels now.

Here are some of the inspiration photos:


My picture really doesn't do the gray color justice it's actually quite a bit darker in person.  I also added the frames over the bed by printing out some vintage black and white botanical prints onto handmade paper and then framing them in some old frames we had laying around that I painted black...a totally free project!

Master Bedroom - After


I gave John a pretty long to-do list that he his has been tackling during his week off and so far he has crossed quite a few items off his list including: painting the master bathroom & bedroom, painting Ashley's room, framing her large caulk board and refinishing her desk, and he was also able to finish up a handful of outdoor projects before our latest snow storm.  He re-stained our front deck and did a bunch of touch up paint all around the outside of the house and just as the storm was blowing in he finished cleaning out the garage.  But by far the biggest and most important job that he has taken on has been to tackle our dirty laundry mountain...he scored HUGE points in my book for that one.  I'm really going to hate it when he starts his new job on Monday.

Item's still on his list...painting our front door red (my idea), fixing the gutter over the front door, installing a new light fixture in my office and hanging Cameron's skateboards on his wall.

I'll post some pictures of Ashley's room remodel once the project is completed...next up is new bedding and a new rug.

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