Look What I Started

This morning Adam pulled our corn stove away from the wall to replace something.  We decided to take advantage of the opportunity to paint that last spot of the wall that we couldn’t reach.

Since I had the paint out, I decided to do some test painting in the kitchen!!

This shot shows a little of why I want to paint.  Somewhere in the line of previous owners, gorgeous bead-board was put in the kitchen.  But then it was painted dark red. 

Now, to be fair, it is are really pretty red.  But my kitchen is very closed in and I can’t take all of the darkness.  So it’s time to lighten up.  I really had to stop myself from painting the whole kitchen right then and there. 

The other reason that my kitchen is dark is from these brick walls that cover half of the kitchen.  And yes, I am painting them too!!

I have been wanting to do this since last summer.  Every time I tell someone, they’re like “No!  You can’t pain the brick!  It’s so nice.”  Yeah, sure, from far away.

This is all I see:

Yes.  That is why the brick is being painted.  In the grand scheme of our kitchen, we dream of taking down walls, moving doors and appliances, new floors, etc.  But that is far down the road.  In the meantime, I have decided that I need to lighten up my kitchen.

Oh, and remember my tree comparison from last week?  Well, here’s a new picture for you, exactly a new week later.