Painting the Foyer (Finally)

Hi All!

   It appears that summer time seems to be when home projects actually get down around this house. Last year we did the back splash and painted the living room and kitchen area (see post here). This time I finally found the right paint color (with the help of my bestie Samantha) for the foyer.

   Let me start by saying, at this point in the home improvement game it's all about what will help sell our house. My husband is due to transfer next summer and we will be putting our house on the market probably around spring time. I'm not happy to leave here or my house that I love so much, but such is the military life.

   Now, like any good home owner, you want the foyer to be a warm and inviting place. It is where guests walk into first. I didn't want it to be just a blasé taupe or beige color. I know that may be the best for selling, but at the same time I wanted some color. After all, I do still live here and I want to enjoy my house too. I was going to do just a darker or lighter version of Benjamin Moore's Revere Pewter (I colored matched it at Lowe's), that color is in the living room and kitchen area. But I wasn't sold, hence why it never got done.

   Samantha and her husband just bought a house so she has been talking to me about paint colors and she showed me pictures of different rooms using Benjamin Moore's Wedgewood Gray.

 

 I love the blue gray and I thought it would go great with Revere Pewter. In fact, when I look up the color on Pinterest they are both in a ton of color swatches. I decided (with Samantha's help) that it would be the perfect color for the foyer. It's not just gray, its warm, inviting and cozy.

   So I went to Lowe's and had them paint match it for me. I did this all on a Thursday and had everything done by Friday. I don't mess around. HAHA! 

   Here are a few pictures before. Nothing special, the walls are just builders paint.  And please excuse the playroom, the girls were playing.  :)

   As you can see, very basic but a decent size area. You can see the living-room, kitchen, and playroom (it's actually suppose to be a formal dinning room) all from walking in the door. So the color in there had to blend well. 

   When I started painting and got most of the trim work done, I have to say I was worried. It seemed WAY more blue than I was expecting. It also immediately closed up the room. It felt so much bigger before. Just goes to show how darker and lighter colors can change the feeling of size in a room. Here's a picture of what I mean.  

   See what I mean? Not exactly what I was going for.

  I know the lighting isn't the best since it was night time. But all I could see was blue and my husband was no help by saying "it looks baby blue." Baby blue is NOT at all what I was going for. I was starting to panic a little. I just spent $35 on paint, this was a lot of work, and now I hate it. If I hate it so will other people. I was sending these pictures to Samantha and she told me to wait it out and see what it looks like in the morning. So I finished up and started pulling the painters tape off...

   Do you see what I see?? Its not SO blue anymore!! I mean it's still blue, lets be honest here (I'm wondering if the paint mix wasn't exactly correct), but it's more muted. Still not exactly what I had in mind, but I don't hate it anymore. Again these two pictures aren't the best but once I took that painters tape off it made a world of difference, for me anyways.

   And here is the finished look with natural light:

  

   And here are two more pictures with my front door open and what you would see if you are standing in the living-room.

   So, it's defiantly a blue and with different lighting it changes the look, but I honestly love it. I will not be adding any shade of a true blue in the room though. Clearly the painters tape brought out the blue more than I wanted. I would like to get a sunburst mirror to replace the picture mirror we already have hanging. But I'm not sure I'll actually get around to that. I need to get a table to put under the mirror and I want a coat rack with a shelf to hang on the wall closest to the playroom. I'm thinking of going with white or a light rustic wood color for the table and the coat hanger but I'm not sure. I think it would help lighten up the space, but everything else is so dark (picture frames and mirror), I'm scared the contrast wont be appealing. Let me know what you think, I could definitely use the opinions.

   In the end, I really love how it came out and I can only hope when people come to view our house they will love it too. I have half a gallon left and although I was thinking about carrying this paint all the way upstairs, I'm honestly thinking it's just too much blue. So I'm painting our spare room with the rest of the color. We need to paint every room in the house and I still have to pick out the paint color for the play room, upstairs, my bathroom and my bedroom. I don't want to think about another room and I don't want to waste this paint. I already have a bed spreed and curtains that match the paint so I'm just going with it. If you have any decor or paint recommendations please let me know! I'm also open for suggestions.

   If and when I get those extra's for the foyer I'll post pictures. I'm so happy with this space. Now it's on to picking out the other colors for the rest of the rooms. I wish I could just hire an interior decorator! But since I can't it's back to Pinterest for me. :) Don't forget to follow me on Pinterest. Look up NikkiF06 or just click on the Pinterest icon on the side. Send me some ideas for my house, I'd love to see what you think!

   

   Thank you so much for stopping by my timeout and I'll talk to you all next time! 

XO,

  Nikki