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My new living room/dining room color!

So, you know how my living room’s been looking a little, er, colorful lately.

If you missed the story on that, we got crown moulding, painted it, and got paint on the walls, so we needed to repaint. I decided I wanted a change of pace, so I was looking for a silvery blue. But it turns out a blue light enough for my north-facing room is, uh, baby blue.

Blech.

So, I went in a more gray direction. This color is Fusion from Benjamin Moore, and I really love it!

The gray color really seems to make the white of the moldings pop more.

I love before and afters, as you know. So, here’s the living room when we moved in.

Here’s a more recent incarnation.

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And here it is now.

Here’s the dining room when we moved in (blech, blech).

More fixed up.

New light fixture and less clutter:

Aannd here’s what it looks like now.

I really did like the khaki color that was on the walls before, so the before and after here is more like a “Here’s something I liked.” and another, “Here’s something I liked.”

But it’s fun to have a change every now and then, I think, and paint is a pretty cheap and easy way to freshen up a space…our living room and dining room feel so new and classy now. Yay!

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AJ

Monday 26th of August 2013

I like your posts, and how you have pictures, not just before and after, but also the rooms in progress--as well as some unfortunate mistakes. Oh, how I can relate!

Christina

Tuesday 16th of July 2013

Where did you get your dining room candle holder on the wall? So cool!

Kristen

Tuesday 16th of July 2013

I got mine from Value City Furniture, actually. It was only $50, I think, which is way cheaper than its Pottery Barn cousin. However, it was a weird gold color, so I spray painted it black so it would look like the Pottery Barn version.

Justin

Thursday 11th of April 2013

Where did you get the dining room light fixture?

Kristen

Thursday 11th of April 2013

From Home Depot. :)

Jessy Keim

Friday 2nd of December 2011

Your home is beautiful! Love the wood floors in the dining room.

Kristin

Friday 2nd of December 2011

i really really like the way the color freshens all the rooms! whats the name of the color blend?

Kristen

Friday 2nd of December 2011

It's Benjamin Moore Fusion.

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