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Living Room Makeover (Woodlawn Blue & Creamy White): Updated pics!

Living Room Makeover (Woodlawn Blue & Creamy White): Updated pics!

This post was most recently updated on September 22nd, 2019

I spent Friday evening putting the living room back together after the week of painting.

In case you missed last week’s posts, we just painted the living room with Benjamin Moore’s Woodlawn Blue and Navajo White.  It used to be a green-beige color (Kalahari Beige by SICO).  I can’t tell you how much better this feels! (Click here to see the before pics).

I still haven’t put my drapes back up, or put anything back up on the walls.  To tell you the truth, I am LOVING the bareness.  I know, I know…for a gallery wall freak like me, that’s really something.  There used to be 30 pictures above the sofa…now nothing!

But the bare walls make the room feel soooo quiet and peaceful.  And believe me, after a day with 2-year old twin boys, I need all the peace and quiet that I can get!

I’m not sure if I’ll go back to a gallery wall in this room.  I loved it, but it doesn’t seem like it would work as well now.  The colors are very serene…so why add extra ‘noise’?

We are waiting to review some family portraits this week that we had taken before Christmas, so eventually, we may hang some of those photos in b&w in here.  But for now, I’m just enjoying my naked walls.  It’s such a big change from before; but a surprisingly welcome one.

 

Next, we’re on to the kitchen, which is directly across from this room (its open concept).  For the walls with our white kitchen cabinets (click here to see that space), I decided on a gray with a hint of brown/taupe from Benjamin Moore.  It’s called Silver Fox.  I think its going to look good, but you never can tell until that first coat goes on!  I’ll show you how it goes over the next few days!

Have a great Monday.

Kerri

About Kerri

Kerri Roche is the voice behind A Pop of Pretty, a Canadian-based home decorating blog, where she shares her love of modern cottage and coastal style, from the island of Newfoundland. Kerri is a lifelong interiors lover and an avid home enthusiast. She holds an MBA and Bachelor degree in Commerce (Marketing). Her blog is a creative outlet where she loves to inspire other style seeking home lovers with design and renovation ideas, DIY home decor tutorials, and shopping tips as she decorates her suburban family home and coastal cottage - all while juggling a busy young family, including a globe-trotting husband, 3 busy kids (including twins), and two energetic dogs named Finny and Winnie.

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    • Kerri says

      My chair was purchased via Lane Furnishings here in Canada a few years ago. I wish I knew the name of the fabric as I get so many questions about it! ~Kerri

  2. Laura Brandt says

    For starters. I. AM. OBSESSED. I just found your blog and I ADORE your decorating style!! That being said – I have a question for you! I am on a quest for a great blue paint – almost Robin’s Egg, but maybe not SO blue. This Woodlawn Blue seemed like the color of my dreams on your site, but in the store it looked a little more green than I was expecting. So… my question is – in person, does it look as blue as it does in the pics, or is it really more green?

    I LOVE YOUR LIVING ROOM!!! (the updated version with the gallery wall added back in) I had a picture in my head, and when I went online to look for inspiration, it is like you peeked into my brain – only way way way better! LOVE IT!

    • Kerri says

      Thanks so much for your sweet comments! To answer your question about Woodlawn Blue, I don’t find that it has much green at all. It is definitely more of a pure blue than an aqua or a turquoise. I really love it, and I think its a great choice. Good luck! ~Kerri

    • Kerri says

      Thanks Tina! I have no idea what kind of tree that is…it’s artificial, but it looks very real, doesn’t it? I’ve had it a few years now. It fools most of my guests..they have to feel it a few times to believe me, lol. Thanks for dropping by! ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  5. Lynette says

    Wow!! Amazing transformation! The power of the right paint color is truly amazing! I am loving the woodlawn blue! I think you may have swayed me to woodlawn for the piano room? I was leaning toward Wythe blue or Palladian blue because they have a little more aqua in them, and they seem to match my rug better, but I am really loving this color in your living room!!! And, I completely agree with your points about simplicity. My place is a lot “cleaner” than it used to be, decoratively speaking. I have mostly large scale artwork and accessories. And I love the serenity it brings. What I can see of the cream looks great too! Love that color…such a neutral choice, yet never boring. You did great! Can’t wait to see that gray!

    • Kerri says

      Thanks Lynette! We put on the gray today, and it’s lovely too. Overall, I’m a happy girl! Will post pics later in the week of the kitchen area!