End of the Yellow

And also the smeary peach. But mostly the yellow.

Our house is very, very yellow. The siding is yellow and most of the main floor is the same, pale yellow with some green undertones. It's not the worst color, but there's just so damn much of it. The walls and ceilings in the entryway, dining room, living room, hallway, bathroom, and our bedroom are the same yellow. The previous owners loved this yellow so much that they painted the trim and doors and EVERYTHING THAT WOULD STAND STILL in that yellow.

We will triumph over the yellow and have started the long process. For some reason, winter makes me want to paint stuff. Which is good since it means that I can't open windows to vent the fumes.

This is the dining room before:

And this is our dining room now (try to picture it with this dining room table):


One of the rooms on the main floor that wasn't yellow was the kitchen. It was sort of smeary peach. I suspect it was originally the same yellow, but they ragged (or something -- I'm not up on my faux techniques) an orangey color over it. I decided the effect was similar to mixing ketchup, mayo, and mustard and smearing it on the wall. Not that I've done this.

Before:




And after:




It's the same green, but looks very different against the white cupboards in the kitchen than it does in the dining room. I think it will look even more different once that mahogany table is in there in a couple of weeks.

This weekend? The bathroom!