Goodbye, Red

We recently finished painting over the awful red in our entryway that extended up the stairs and onto the landing area above (sorry if you like red, haha). It took a couple of months from start to finish since the cutting in was extremely time-consuming (not to mention the fact that we had to prime first!). We also had to fix a few issues, like the gaping hole in the wall from removing the old central heat (no a/c) thermostat, along with another previously used electrical outlet hole. We did uncover the original (?) wallpaper, which was a fun find. Sorry, I forgot to snap a picture of that (no worries, it will resurface again, I promise).

We also discovered that what we were told (by our realtor) was a coat closet behind the bookshelf in the entryway where the random hall shower currently lives is actually a pass-through. More on that later when we tackle that project! Enjoy the before and after pics. We love how the paint color turned out and how much calmer it feels! Next up: painting the trim since the people who painted the red were incredibly messy.

Move-in day, don't mind the mess

We had quite a time picking the color. The swatch I chose of a brown/gray turned out to look pink! So, back to the drawing board we went. We ended up picking "wood smoke," the color right below the thermostat. The blue/gray background is the tinted primer we used to cover the intense red. Already an improvement!