A Sea of Tan - Painting the Family Room AGAIN

One of the first things we did when we moved into this house about a year ago was paint the walls in the family room/breakfast nook/kitchen. 

I really, really wanted to paint it light blue and tried many different swatches on the walls, but try as I might, it just didn't work. 

In these three connected rooms, we have wood molding, wood casings around the windows, and wood kitchen cabinets. Cool-toned light blue just doesn't mesh well with these warm finishes.

So I switched gears and painted everything a warm tan color. 

I liked it okay.

But then we bought new furniture. Tan furniture.
The last straw was when Jacob's new recliner arrived and I realized that

the room had become a bland sea of tan.

So I set out to repaint it all.

My dear husband was not thrilled about this.

"We JUST painted it and I like it!" he complained.

 So I assured him that I would take care of it all and he wouldn't have to lift a finger :)

I knew I had to stick with a color that was warm, 
while still being light and neutral-ish.
So I set out to Home Depot to browse the Martha Stewart line of paint.
I ended up picking out three warm shades of gray (Cityscape. Tobacco Leaf, and Fossil) 
and brought home some testers to spatter on my walls.

After smearing the paint in random places all over the rooms and living with it for a few days, I decided that Cityscape was too gray, Fossil was too light, and Tobacco Leaf was just right.

The pictures don't do it justice, but it's a warm grayish tan that even looks green in some light. It's perfect.

Jacob even ended up helping me paint it all :)

I think he felt sorry for me after watching me cut in all of the edges by myself for days on end, 

so he busted out the roller and we knocked it out in an evening.

It doesn't look a whole lot different, but I love that it's not the exact same color as the furniture 

and it doesn't look like the couch is melting into the wall anymore.

Now I've got to get some art or something to hang on that wall above the couch!
I'm thinking a gallery wall with my favorite photos would look pretty darn awesome.

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Don't forget The After Party is tomorrow (the first Thursday of every month)!

Hoping to see some great Before & After projects!!