Nicole's Notes

The paint is really a deep shade of burgundy from Behr called "Estate Vineyard". The difference it makes in the feel of the room is astounding. The walls seem to recede into the shadows at night, so the room feels bigger than it is. And they glow in the sunlight. Wonderful.

Not only that! It was a bargain! I got two gallon-sized cans of the paint off the Oops! table at Home Depot. Mixed by two different employees, on two different days, but the exact same colour!

We've been slow to bring everything back into the living room, because it looked so nice and big. Socks gave us sad looks until we brought the coffee table back in (he likes to hide under it). Of course... all the furniture is squeezed into my office right now. :(

The cats enjoyed the painting experience because (a) we had all the windows open (we generally keep them closed when we have the a/c unit on in there - which has been most days this summer), and (b) we had sheets over the couch (in the middle of the room), and it made nice tents for Socks to hide in to randomly leap out and attack us. I have seen no evidence that the cats stepped in any paint or got any on their fur, in spite of them being in our faces "helping". :)

We still need to re-hang the pictures. I'm reluctant because Jess and I worked hard to patch all the nail holes. I definitely want to re-hang the one Jason's Mom painted for us over the couch again.

Next project: My Office!