Bopadabah!

Before:

After! Bopadabah!

After countless hours of painting the basement, Ryan said we needed to have a Home Depot moment. Ya know, the commercial: " 'You can do it. We can help.' commentary while the couple stands proudly looking at their handy work" kindof a moment. It was more like "Let's never paint paneling again!" kindof a moment. It still needs picky things like door knobs, outlet covers and pictures actually on the wall. Pah! I say let's live on the wild side!

I did the basement first because I bought this fabulous armoire and I couldn't tell if the color would work in the house. I don't think it is working. At all. It would have been better with a nice gray to make the blond wood stand out but we ended up with this tan (due to my super stellar paint picking skills) that makes the armoire clash. Such a bummer because it really is a nice armoire. After much debating and me not being willing to paint it nor paint the basement again, we have decided that we will most likely sell it.

So there you go. It's still not finished. It's not a fabulous room. It still needs a lot of work and a designer but at least it's not dark anymore. It was so satisfying to paint over that nasty pink color.

Now, which room is next?