When we first took delivery of the kitchen cabinets in July, I assembled them and stacked them in the front room for ease of installation once we got rolling. As sometimes happens, we had a few delays. There was a month long trip to Vancouver in August, an ovarian cyst in September and once the doctor allowed me to lift more than 10lbs again, the Christmas holidays hit. Our icky yellow front room had become an IKEA kitchen staging area for months. Once work began on the kitchen it became a motel-style kitchenette surrounded with construction materials. Coffee pot, toaster oven, drill and power saws; they all belong in the same room right? We lived like this for two months. Ugh!
Now that we’ve finished 94% of the work on the kitchen, we've turned our attention to this sad, neglected front room. (You'll see some finished kitchen shots next week or so, after I've done the tile backsplash) I'm always amazed at what a difference a couple coats of paint and some well-chosen vintage chairs will make.
The paint is Behr: Prelude and Lake Stream. (We'll use a bright red for accents, not the icky Terra Cotta they picked). I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this room is shaping up. We need to find an old school vintage bar yet, but we're almost there. Let's hope the pinball machine comes back from the repair shop soon too!
your house looks like a model home! (um, minus the construction zone) I love those chairs, and that light! very cool- and what is this about a pinball machine- ackk can't contain my jealousy.
Posted by: NessieNoodle | April 14, 2006 at 15:39
Oh, I so rememeber living like that! When we did our kitchen last summer, our fridge had to sit in the middle of our living room for a good month, becuase it was the only place that we could move it that wouldn't be in the middle of the construction. I hope it'll be all over for you soon! :)
Posted by: Sarah | April 14, 2006 at 17:52
Can I come visit? Just kidding. I love everything you have done. It looks great!
Posted by: dixie | April 14, 2006 at 19:17
Swank-errific! That blue looks a little like the seafoamy color we've chosen for the office...
Posted by: Christiane | April 14, 2006 at 23:46
Those chairs are FABULOUS. Seriously, drop dead gorgeous. Wherever did you get them? There has to be a backstory there!
Posted by: Stella | April 15, 2006 at 02:07
Love those chairs! They are so stylish and I bet they're comfy too!
Posted by: Emy | April 16, 2006 at 14:26
You are so great- I love reading all about your place.
Posted by: Cathi | April 17, 2006 at 13:25
hi! I just did a search for "behr paint prelude," because that's the color we just painted our own front room and I wanted a swatch to show my mother, and I ended up here. Very, very nice place you've got!
Posted by: supa | June 19, 2006 at 13:13