Neutral is Better

When we moved into our house 3.5 years ago, all the walls were all the same color-bone white. I need color like some people need chocolate or new shoes. So I painted the strip above my kitchen cabinets a red color what went with the cherry labels from my old kitchen. It was nice and it spiced up the place. But I've grown tired of it, and you can see my kitchen from the living room, and I just didn't like red to jump out at me while I was in the living room. It seemed to say, "there's dishes in here you need to do" . . . "have you started dinner yet?" . . . "your favorite ice cream in the freezer." It wasn't good.

So here's the before and after shots:

See, it's cute, but it gets old. Trust me.


Unfortunately when I started taking down the cherry crate labels, I uncoverd some water damage from our leaky skylights. It was totally un-noticable unless you were on a ladder up close. So I scraped, mudded and textured the damaged spot. It took longer than a coat of paint, but it had to be done.


Looks better huh.


I left this bowl of cherries, because I just love cherries, and because it's not yelling at me from the living room, it's on a different wall.

The brown blends well with the other brown walls, and is just more restful. Yay! A kitchen makeover for under $15!