Gray be gone

Our entire house was blue when we bought it. Blue outside, blue inside. And very sad, gray institutional blue inside. When we looked at the house with our realtor, it was night and the previous owners had moved out, taking with them all the lights (there's only a few overhead lights in the whole house), so the house looked really depressing. We bought it anyway since we hadn't seen anything better and if we didn't choose something by then end of the month we'd lose the buyers for our current house. Turns out it looked better in daylight, but still-- that blue had to go!


We started in the family room and kitchen since they are open to each other. The previous owners had put in hardwood floors on the first floor except for the living room (which still has the original stained gray carpet). The floor color is not what I would have picked (I'd rather go darker.... and maybe one day we'll re-do them?) but at least we have wood. We tested out a million shades of yellow and gold for a week and then settled on this one. We thought we were going pretty beige, but it looked a lot different once it covered the walls. It's a little too green for my taste but you can only tell at night so I try to ignore it. I think when we finally get the white trim done the room won't look so super-yellow. And obviously something has to be done about that fireplace, but more on that later...