Adding some color!

About this time every year, we get a little stir crazy and decide that something different must be done with the house. Last year it was the front door and porch railing. The year before that it was de-cluttering, painting the front door, adding some landscape and new carpet; and the year before that it was laminate floors. We decided this year we really need some color in our life. So, we are taking the majority of the walls from tan to something different. We started with the kitchen since that is where we spend the majority of our time.

Here is the before of the kitchen. We tested out a few samples on the walls and decided to go with "Cut the Mustard" (the yellow color directly above the door). We (when I say we, I mean Johnny--he is way better at painting than I am!) painted the first coat on Friday night, starting about 6:30 and finishing around 11:30. Once Johnny was done, we sat on the couch to look at his amazing job and decided that the color looked horrible! (This is the story of our life....projects in the Barrett house are ALWAYS longer than anticipated....most likely due to the fact that I set unrealistic expectations on time frames--I'm working on it!) On Saturday morning Johnny went back to Sherwin Williams and picked up a green color called "Oakmoss" (which can barely be seen below and left of the microwave). Upon finishing the paint job Sunday night, we decided that we LOVED it!! 

Here are the after shots. I couldn't be more happy with the color choice. It definitely makes the house more "home-y". (We have decided, however, that because we love green so much and the majority of our decorations and such are green, we need to decorate with other colors....which is also being done.)

Next stop: The stairs and basement! 

Sidenote: (Selena Bragg this made me think of you guys and your painting stories! haha)