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...

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....

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