going grey.

when we first moved in to this house 4 years ago, i wanted green walls, brown couches and a white shag rug. and for the last 4 years, that's what our living room has looked like. but about a year ago, i started itching to paint the walls something more neutral. finally, over canada day long weekend, we were able to do it.

the paint is gentle rain by behr. now normally, i would never choose behr paint. it's expensive, and i'm cheap. but by coincidence, on this weekend, there was a rebate on behr paint, making it the same price as store brand paint. luckily, since the swatch i loved the best was behr. and boy, what a difference! we probably could have gotten away with doing just one coat, but i guess old habits die hard, because we ended up doing two coats anyway. and they dried super fast - even though it was 40C and totally humid outside!

we also mounted our tv over the fireplace to give us more room (never the first choice for me, but given our small living room, we really didn't have a choice). and a few weeks prior, i found a rocking chair in great condition on kijiji for only $60.

here's what the room looked like before:
and here's what the room looks like now:
keep in mind that it's definitely not finished - i still have plans to hang pictures, sew new throw pillow covers (one of which i've already made.....pictures to come soon!) and buy/make curtains. the room looks really sparse in the picture, i know. but it's already such a big change and makes the room feel so much more open!