Recently, we painted what I have deemed 'the ugliest room in the house'. It is a converted garage that when converted was fashioned with faux wood paneling (oy!) and indoor/outdoor blue carpet (major Oy!). Both make for an exceptionally ugly room. Fortunately, the room is outfitted with 2 double sets of windows and 1 single window on the side. So the room is capable of being well lit while still seeming very dark and dreary. We decided to take a wild hair and paint the room. We chose Martha Steward 'Wrought Iron' blue. We had the nice folks at Home Depot color match it to Olympic low-VOC paint. Less smelly.
Once we applied 2 coats to the walls we could tell a world of difference! You may be wondering why we decided to paint a dark room a dark color like the navyish selection we made. I didn't want this room to be a light, airy, breezy room like all the other rooms in our house. This is where we do the majority of our TV watching so I wanted it to feel more cozy and intimate. Little did I realize that this color is extremely, if not exactly the color of Auburn's shade of blue. It must have been a more subconscience decision. (Not sure if I mentioned it but my husband and I both completed our Undergraduate degrees at Auburn so we are a truly devoted Fans!)
Perhaps, my design idea might swing more towards an Auburn room? maybe?
Overall, painting the room Blue and the trim white has revamped the room to a whole new level. It actually looks like it fits into the rest of the house! hallelujah! More pictures to come.
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