Paint

by Liz Dowling

There is nothing better than paint to transform something.  A room, a piece of furniture, an accent piece.  You can reuse things over and over just with a new coat of paint.  I tend to use Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball paint most often.  Here are a few examples of some little tweaks I’ve done with paint.

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To update this old master bathroom vanity…

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I tried a few colors on the doors and chose Farrow & Ball London Stone.

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Add some new knobs and a big change!

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Orange bedroom be gone.

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Picking a new wall color.  A tie between Benjamin Moore Spring Iris (on left) and French Lilac.

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Spring Iris won.

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Soft and pretty.

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In the same orange bedroom, I took the mirror from over the bureau…

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Painted it Benjamin Moore White and hung it over the desk.

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A cabinet made to hide all electronic equipment in a family room…

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Is painted fun colors to match the throw pillows in the room.

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Four of these metal bistro chairs were rusting away in my garage.

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A couple of coats of Rust-Oleum glossy dark gray…

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Now they are perfect for our kitchen eating area.

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Small in scale and don’t take up as much space as our old chairs did.

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A beach house bathroom gets a facelift with a cheery cherry red Benjamin Moore paint.

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Beachy and fun.

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A bulky kitchen pantry (far right) gets a new look…

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I painted it Farrow & Ball Joa’s White, added some new cabinets…

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A whole new look!

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Remember the old pine TV cabinets like this one that we all had?  I painted the outside black,

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the inside green and made it into a bar in our living room.

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I painted the inside AGAIN, Farrow & Ball Tallow, to match the new living room wall color.

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An ancient hutch (left) was painted white with new knobs for storage in a clients office.

I could go on and on, but I won’t bore you to death.  You get the drift.  Definitely take a look at the 9 new Farrow & Ball colors just launched in celebration of the brands 70th anniversary year here.  Absolutely gorgeous.

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the wry home

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1 comment

sherry kelley February 15, 2016 - 10:44 am

great blog Liz!!!

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