Thursday, September 04, 2008

We really did labor!

What better way to spend labor day weekend than painting your house with your hubby? That's what we did! Credit goes to awesome friend #1 for letting me "steal" the paint color in her family room and awesome friend #2 for spending hours helping and teaching us how to paint, as neither of us had ever done it before. Seriously. Seriously. Thanks, you girls.

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We painted the entrance and family/dining room. We finished in less time than we expected and it was really fun to be able to do something like this with Brent. We aren't really "fix-it" people but would like to learn to become more that way.

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This is a picture of the family room from when the previous owners lived here. Blah, no color. That's all I have to say about that.

Painting in progress...

The house quickly became a disaster.


The finished product: a warm, tannish, yellow, honey-golden color of goodness!

Do ya like it?

16 comments:

Eric and Hilary said...

i love it! it's so pretty! did you inherit their furniture or did you just happen to have really similar stuff?

Tristen said...

LOVE IT!!

Kari said...

Love the color, your house is so beautiful, I love the way you have it decorated

Lauren said...

Oh no, the one picture I want to enlarge doesn't! I wanted to see the finished product up close. It look beautiful! The honey warm color and the red really doll the place up. Good job, guys!

Bug said...

It looks so good and it adds the right "Bethany" touch! Brad and I can't wait to paint a house of our own someday.

Britney said...

Love, Love, Love it!

Alyssa Griffeth said...

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

BTW, it totally doesn't look too gold at all...I am dying to see it in person now. It is seriously gorgeous (if I do say so myself). :-) And the shelves/clock above your TV look really cute too. Now we both just need a good dose of curtains. Are you up for a trip to the Pottery Barn outlet??? Seriously!

Jenae said...

B, I love the tan-ish color! I also love how you rearranged your furniture. I am beyond jealous of your cozy home...I seriously need to get down there to see you. I am a total basket case every day and need a friend to keep me sane! Miss you like crazy B.

Karen said...

It's amazing how much paint can change a place... I love it!

Unknown said...

That is so exciting! Having a house and everything.. And it looks great!

Alec and Emily said...

Love it, it looks great!! Isn't painting so much fun:):)

Rick said...

I agree painting is a lot of work! You guys did a great job the house looks beautiful! kendra

Heather and Trevor said...

Looks Awesome! So proud! Let me know if you still want me to design your blog. It looks cute though! :)

Heather and Trevor said...

Looks Awesome! So proud! Let me know if you still want me to design your blog. It looks cute though! :)

Mindy said...

I LOVE your house Bethany! It is so beautiful! You're a really good decorator! And the new color is fabulous!! It's the reason we own, right?! The right to paint. :)

Addie May said...

Geez Beth, you have a beautiful home. I like the new color a lot! The home we rent is all-white also and it gets pretty bland sometimes. It seems like you guys are doing well and that makes me glad. Change is hard huh? You're strong though, you'll fit right in down there! (You probably already do though!)