WOW! Everything looks really great! The new colors really made the rooms look cozy and completely changed the look! I especially love the kitchen color and the dark stained wood on the stairs is wonderful.

I've always heard such wonderful things about her paint... I've been trying to stay away because I'm concerned once I use it, I'll be repaintint the whole house! You're making me want to reconsider. :)

Wonderful job !!! your home looks so warm and inviting

BIG difference :) It looks so warm and welcoming and I really like the color you chose for the kitchen. Bold and makes the cabinets look tons better.
You don't have to explain to me why you are reusing things...I'm the reuse queen. Most of my stuff is hand-me-down or thrift and window treatments are on hold for every room but one so I'm right there with you. Modest or high end...we all strive for welcoming and you did that.
Sigh, someday I'd like to use her paint. The 3 kids really do a number on the walls right now, though.

Don'tcha just love it????? 'Cause I sure do. Everything looks great, but the dining room, especially, looks so elegant. (I mentally blocked out the pet kennel, as I do with the 2 huge kennels in my own elegant sunroom. :)) Enjoy the holidays in your "new" home.
Dee

What a lovely update and new look! Aren't the warm and helpful folks on GW a joy? High-end or not-so-big, people here are so willing to help. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Huge improvement! What a difference paint makes! Great job!

Lovely!!!

The Power of Paint ! Wow,,,you have succeeded in making your home really warm and inviting and used most of what you already had just complimented it with the lovely paint colors.

On this forum you often hear folks say to use paint to make a change w/o spending big bucks. You are the best example I have ever seen. congratulations. c

Wow! That color consult was worth every penny. I love the changes. What a lovely, warm space you have now.

WOW! Results look great. I especially like the stairway now.

Another BIG vote for the amazing POwer of Paint!! :)

Thanks SO very very much for posting the Before and After photos for each space -- a picture is really worth a thousand words in the decorating world!!!! LOL! :)

Wonderful transformation -- warm and inviting!

Well done indeed! :)

Jan at Rosemary Cottage

Excellent testimony to the powerful impact well chosen paint can have upon a room, or a series of rooms. Your house just breathes.....I can feel it by looking at the photos. Lovely, lovely changes, and they cost (compared to what you could have spent) little, yet achieved a dramatic change. Well done!

Beth, another whole-house use of EK paints

I forgot to tell you how beautiful your stairs are.....They look elegant, and really flow with the visual impact of your home. Congratulations!

Wow, your house grew up- in a good way! I especially like how the music room sings. The whole house feels welcoming.

I love that kitchen color--it really makes the room. And I applaud you SO wholeheartedly for staining your stairs. I have wondered about staining my stair rail--the risers are oak, the spindles are white and the railing is just plain light wood. I've been to scared to try, so your photo blew me away.

Enjoy your beautiful changes!

I love what you've done. I think the most dramatic change was in your living room. The new paint and drapes makes your furniture really stand out.

Hi Sandra,

So happy to see everything finished. It looks fantastic. Love the Cafe au Lait. Just amazing how changing curtains and painting updates and warms up a home. Happy Thanksgiving!

Denise

Beautiful home and I love the colors! I know why your piano doesn't pop though. I have the same problem with large, dark furniture.

I have dark wood floors also, hickory. A large dark piece of furniture just blends in with the floors.

You can easily jazz it up by adding some bright accessories to the top of the piano which will draw the eye to it.

Now I wish I didn't sell my piano! :(

I too, have a center hall colonial(1985) and looks very similar to yours. You have done a wonderful job. The colors are beautiful and the drapes drastically change the look of the room. Enjoy your new space.

Wow your post is the exact reason why I love paint/color so much. It is amazing the difference color can make in a room - take it in a totally new direction and I have to say your home is so beautitful now. It totally came to life. Great job!

Your pictures are GREAT!
I have used some of these same colors in my home - thanks to Ellen! I am really interested in your Wedgewood/Cognac combination. I have cognac in my MBR but would like to put a secondary color in there. I thought of a light blue but the wedgewood looks good.
I have mustard seed and cognac of the colors you have.
Great job!

Oh my goodness...what a beautiful transformation! Your lovely home is even lovelier.

Amazing...good for you! Your home is lovely!

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your pictures. The results are FANTASTIC and your story is a great lesson about the power of paint.