That’s right, we FINALLY decided on a color for our hallway. Who would have thought that it would take two months and four paint colors for us to finally complete the hallway ‘renovation’?! It’s such a small space too… It’s an ‘L’ shape and each side is probably 5 feet long and with 4 doorways coming off it, there isn’t that much wall space. Oh well. It’s finally DONE. Here’s a quick recap of the whole process and of coarse, the AFTER photos!
Before:
Our hallway was a blank slate, so we decided to showcase a painting from an Indian artist to brighten the space – but we were boggled as to what color would be the best backdrop for the colorful piece. So began the color debacle…
Test Colors:Purple Statice & Granite Boulder
This sat on the walls for a month before we decided to go with the grey instead of purple, but a lighter tone and that led to testing two more colors on another wall…
Test Colors: Gentle Rain & Sterling
Although our readers favored the grey with a hint of blue, we decided on ‘Gentle Rain’. Why? Because our bedroom off the hallway is a similar blue…
So, with that, we made our trip to Home Depot to pickup a quart of BEHR paint with primer (To cover all the colors now adorning our hallway), a few new tiny brushes, paint roller and pan (Total=$9, thanks to our buddies Jeff & John who gave us a gift card at our open house). So, while Avery was taking a nap this weekend, we went to work…
The color is so pleasing and pretty. You guys did great! All that beautiful white trim just sets it off. I’m sure it’s heaven to wall through your beautiful hall. There’s nothing like a finished project. ahhhh…. done.
P.S. Hope you are all getting some sleep?
-Stacey
Stacey, thanks for the feedback. We do feel great about the space now … so nice to finally to have that checked off our list! Sleep? It was better last night but we’re going to try some need bedtime tactics and see if we can get back to Avery sleeping thru the WHOLE night… then I can have more energy for more home reno projects!
I’ll send some “sleepy thoughts” your way.
VERY nice. Good work!
Thanks! We’re so happy with it…
That looks great and lets the warm hues really “pop”
Thanks, Arryn! I’m so relieved it’s finally finished and we’re happy with it.
A lovely choice. I think going lighter was the right move, too.
Thanks, Dana. I think it’s a good neutral for the painting and if we chose to change the painting, the wall color should go with anything!
If you remove the painting, feel free to ship it to me.
Haha!!! My husband tells me that some famous Indian painter did it… Pretty cool huh? I’ll need to find out who he is…