Painting the trim...

Hi everyone! I have been busy painting my french doors, which of course led to painting all the windows and trim in our living/kitchen area. I am reminded that I do not like painting at all. However, I do enjoy the result.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-XWMZdw4kpMovjuLPEHcddZ12JAgT3Gq_o-qGrEFFtNp2mj8S-VcGk3OmgxLGfhwM4B1CuGorcSLpjbsKympqG8CAoShjZw68zM43afrn4C9fTdHLaO7aCgtYa_uQCCBGfaToJE9-OA/s1600/trim5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-XWMZdw4kpMovjuLPEHcddZ12JAgT3Gq_o-qGrEFFtNp2mj8S-VcGk3OmgxLGfhwM4B1CuGorcSLpjbsKympqG8CAoShjZw68zM43afrn4C9fTdHLaO7aCgtYa_uQCCBGfaToJE9-OA/s1600/trim5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is how it looked at Christmas. I have always HATED the white. I always felt like it looked unfinished...like someone primed but never painted. I much prefer rich, dark wood trim.  So I have been searching for a trim color forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzqUdHVHe-eQAGHSOaUSnZbB9Bz6sFhfB7m8xZcU87qAHKg4CJS1mBMXOIb4PNhxTJpk4__017t7u8m9JgS707fD2KFEgfFM2za1Rtemza248g1lZ0Lx9aV4r7QpEOHUCoDDz9q4dfJg/s1600/2011xmasliving1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzqUdHVHe-eQAGHSOaUSnZbB9Bz6sFhfB7m8xZcU87qAHKg4CJS1mBMXOIb4PNhxTJpk4__017t7u8m9JgS707fD2KFEgfFM2za1Rtemza248g1lZ0Lx9aV4r7QpEOHUCoDDz9q4dfJg/s1600/2011xmasliving1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I found these tongue and groove boards from my grandparents' house, I fell in love with this gray color.  If you saw my hall bath makeover, you will remember that we put these boards up as wainscoting in there. I was thrilled to find paint the exact same color at Walmart and knew that was what I wanted for the trim. No one trusted me. My mom thought I was crazy after seeing the samples on the french doors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6fjamDhK_ORKzZzUtw2KTamcHIMs6yqlb4Bh7o2SevXF_CMafjRUNhStonjj7qWAuueuhAYPqoQ2uFJW7zWV_CbCTfqcS4zQvWmC3_1AOo1jz2E-RpUPKjP8jA9ZUR70deBSRFnrShY/s1600/hallbath21paintcolor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6fjamDhK_ORKzZzUtw2KTamcHIMs6yqlb4Bh7o2SevXF_CMafjRUNhStonjj7qWAuueuhAYPqoQ2uFJW7zWV_CbCTfqcS4zQvWmC3_1AOo1jz2E-RpUPKjP8jA9ZUR70deBSRFnrShY/s1600/hallbath21paintcolor.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it would work because there was a similar color on the windows in the inspiration photo I have shared so many times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe7d1fx-1pQlLymzK-xjtP77Hx9CDOlASiLeL-Gay-csna5ENa8tsfnxpvlBSV9o9CGEZp49K737SciPuNZrMoWt2GPfl2lWyBiwq05XkjiGp7v2knI_VFZbqkcfSEbAqI_ZqWJ1FNdk/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe7d1fx-1pQlLymzK-xjtP77Hx9CDOlASiLeL-Gay-csna5ENa8tsfnxpvlBSV9o9CGEZp49K737SciPuNZrMoWt2GPfl2lWyBiwq05XkjiGp7v2knI_VFZbqkcfSEbAqI_ZqWJ1FNdk/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I found another inspiration photo on pinterest...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3zK3umB8FiNdRIN9vmsyeyckXe6V_hNe4fDvjsgEdD7U7Nb3tdkLEi4wMA0WatRSwpwh75xRO5dydFSyJ-rS28IoGknjT13yO_HzvyG49WMt1XU4nM2rghZC8_RlXTlLAqEa74J19p8/s1600/77476056059608693_uv0p3eto_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3zK3umB8FiNdRIN9vmsyeyckXe6V_hNe4fDvjsgEdD7U7Nb3tdkLEi4wMA0WatRSwpwh75xRO5dydFSyJ-rS28IoGknjT13yO_HzvyG49WMt1XU4nM2rghZC8_RlXTlLAqEa74J19p8/s640/77476056059608693_uv0p3eto_f.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I LOVE it! It's dark but not too dark, and the color is such a warm gray that it brings everything else out. What I really like is that it takes attention away from the trim and really enhances the views we have here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIHOOOr_wQ4iYjtv-FUTraaSWAO7jAoU9M1TFOGbkYMxe7NikYokQk2JkAfYBhvkdJoZaLRNkXN-5_kpM_Na13t3LD99q6UqggQfNnJZ3CbFeaXfSdxnlXFqmmb7QMommoVz9AV8_yew/s1600/trim1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIHOOOr_wQ4iYjtv-FUTraaSWAO7jAoU9M1TFOGbkYMxe7NikYokQk2JkAfYBhvkdJoZaLRNkXN-5_kpM_Na13t3LD99q6UqggQfNnJZ3CbFeaXfSdxnlXFqmmb7QMommoVz9AV8_yew/s1600/trim1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL2_KN6eRka3SMnEbeQLS1DBLuUg_H_vBvC9M7mbHwoShAReKJdPiGdsc7kkRORihhc0hMw9xv5oXU5zDo3_H9f1TpTA5BKiqG-BhnmFYRnxhY3w2YTX22MhT2lS9rJWIpXN8dtRkPTM/s1600/trim2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL2_KN6eRka3SMnEbeQLS1DBLuUg_H_vBvC9M7mbHwoShAReKJdPiGdsc7kkRORihhc0hMw9xv5oXU5zDo3_H9f1TpTA5BKiqG-BhnmFYRnxhY3w2YTX22MhT2lS9rJWIpXN8dtRkPTM/s1600/trim2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will be installing these wormy chestnut baseboards from the old house as soon as I get enough of them all cleaned up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDgg91xivQ4CGKA9DGxVCw2XYUOodqlUurdOLTT1sXf5m5SJx-SFGu3dKuVmS0CZek4DNRbcOFNiebzWMrIg65cs-Ve6dLk_JUAOlft18XNa66akJm2BqJCdZ48wQcLANu1UcxohpAvs/s1600/trim4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDgg91xivQ4CGKA9DGxVCw2XYUOodqlUurdOLTT1sXf5m5SJx-SFGu3dKuVmS0CZek4DNRbcOFNiebzWMrIg65cs-Ve6dLk_JUAOlft18XNa66akJm2BqJCdZ48wQcLANu1UcxohpAvs/s1600/trim4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzO8xCn1SMbzkaOk2MB-Tqlz84O9LzavuffjdDN9dIDwAgSwqGef3yFxlZfZHPt3sECz9_tVef_1wvUuIS23E0IB5tJTvGXzQbm4lrYs4rBYALJ9WozJ8ov4KzvSxxsiY_xX0Etcd33Q/s1600/trim6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzO8xCn1SMbzkaOk2MB-Tqlz84O9LzavuffjdDN9dIDwAgSwqGef3yFxlZfZHPt3sECz9_tVef_1wvUuIS23E0IB5tJTvGXzQbm4lrYs4rBYALJ9WozJ8ov4KzvSxxsiY_xX0Etcd33Q/s1600/trim6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll share the rest of the updates here and the french doors later. I am still looking for fabric in the turquoise color to add like in my inspiration photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But when it comes down to it, none of this really matters. I cannot help but be reminded of so many who have lost not only homes and possessions, but the many who have lost lives during the last week. Although I feel so helpless here, I can join with others praying for survivors and the ones who are in those areas helping with recovery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday</a> (Between Naps on the Porch)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesday</a>s (Savvy Southern Style)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2012/03/116th-power-of-paint-party-green.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FANDJ+%28Domestically+Speaking%29">The Power of Paint </a>(Domestically Speaking)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://delectablehome.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-tell-linkup-6.html">Show and Tell</a> (Delectable Home)</div>

Painting the trim...

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Paint color...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several people have asked about the paint color in my living room.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXGbmD-XFla2udcrVbOZmaumdcSn8keCkg9k5Pbv8O_21hnKGFtRRKPceHAMCAzQh0T27Z5W2T_oSS2oYTNcYKjFtbecHWBTg4JI0ZN_0hiFQjrYwwHakM6e3h3ShhEU6pn5DyCrSBl8/s1600/saltfork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXGbmD-XFla2udcrVbOZmaumdcSn8keCkg9k5Pbv8O_21hnKGFtRRKPceHAMCAzQh0T27Z5W2T_oSS2oYTNcYKjFtbecHWBTg4JI0ZN_0hiFQjrYwwHakM6e3h3ShhEU6pn5DyCrSBl8/s400/saltfork.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D-61DuAjvr5KbmFqNAycn7GJrl11NZPIXfoEkvGrh5wwZAoI0nGsgEnSXbcp7246P-NelK-Ox5WFuYKRaiD9H1lEVzVPm7nl1dC31GO2-xTwPJFCC_CZTnk5m5orEUAOszk_5UCdJyQ/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D-61DuAjvr5KbmFqNAycn7GJrl11NZPIXfoEkvGrh5wwZAoI0nGsgEnSXbcp7246P-NelK-Ox5WFuYKRaiD9H1lEVzVPm7nl1dC31GO2-xTwPJFCC_CZTnk5m5orEUAOszk_5UCdJyQ/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is called "Salt Fork," and it actually came from Walmart. Colorplace paint used to be made by Sherwin Williams, but I'm not sure if it still is. They recently changed all their paint colors, and I could not find this particular one. They have all the colors around it on different samples, but not this one for some reason. I am posting a photo of the formula below for anyone who wants to take it there for matching. You can tell this one has been carried around in my purse:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKEey3DbKGFWmle2crbpKEKmXXHXkXzXBGFIJdEOa8sGKIlUM1bf3Ro4S011MQxPRnlRKWEWxHAKU8AWf_cNN491lApR_QSXTJb1xTU_2gkLx9ckHQDjVwPfvp33LNsP-O0eDtt8vVaY/s1600/hallbathpaintcolorsalt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKEey3DbKGFWmle2crbpKEKmXXHXkXzXBGFIJdEOa8sGKIlUM1bf3Ro4S011MQxPRnlRKWEWxHAKU8AWf_cNN491lApR_QSXTJb1xTU_2gkLx9ckHQDjVwPfvp33LNsP-O0eDtt8vVaY/s400/hallbathpaintcolorsalt.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I do love this color because it is the perfect shade between gold and taupe, but leans more toward gold. If you can have both and not go too far either direction, this is the one.  It does appear more gold in the photos than it really is. In the photo below it looks a little less warm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xq0jB9NqCCSHLOA_WGPCQhx3lDt3KmFtiJKKKY1umDcAtXKLvtzuPEXUhGiyKySzJRlEPhINCZpgykwOALv1IkzsOeh9h87VxYjI6dtltLAYGYn4N4IergsA7TexZnnkOcUjOXqcogU/s1600/2012living1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xq0jB9NqCCSHLOA_WGPCQhx3lDt3KmFtiJKKKY1umDcAtXKLvtzuPEXUhGiyKySzJRlEPhINCZpgykwOALv1IkzsOeh9h87VxYjI6dtltLAYGYn4N4IergsA7TexZnnkOcUjOXqcogU/s1600/2012living1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I must say that I have used expensive paints in the past, and this lower-priced paint held up just as well as the expensive ones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I hope that answers your questions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Anita</div>

Paint color...

Several people have asked about the paint color in my living room.   It is called "Salt Fork," and it actually came from Walmart. ...

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