Before and After: Paint

I should preface this post by mentioning that when we bought the house it was all, all, painted the same color. (Except the master - it was a cotton candy green.)

While I think I understand why they did it (painting one color can make a house seem bigger, which equals better resale), it was not going to work for our family.

We stayed in the neutral tones but just added a little color in the kitchen and nursery, and muted down the color in the living room, hallway and master.

The kitchen appears aqua in these photos but it's just the light (it always is). It's really a greyish blue.

Kitchen

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Anyone that has been to the house before and after will tell you they can't tell a difference in the living room.

Everyone that is except for me.

I can tell.

If nothing else you can definitely tell where we painted the brick fireplace. The mantle (much to many people's dismay) is getting painted next. White.

Living Room

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The master suite had a de-greening. It looks and feels much, much bigger now.

Master:

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The nursery got painted the same greyish blue as the kitchen. We're geared up to make this work for either baby girls Wehkamp or baby boys Wehkamp.

Nursery

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So as you can see, the house is starting to become more and more our home as we put our personal touches on it.

Stay tuned as the updates continue to unfold.

Oh, and any home remedies for getting rid of the paint smell would be greatly appreciated.

We already tried charcoal and water mashed up in a bucket. (Got to love the www.)