Let the Light Shine In
With a south facing house in a Melbourne winter, you want as much light in as possible. All the house trims had been painted in dark brown, doors, skirting boards, window ledges.
We are not worrying about fixing the cracks at this stage as the house will shift after we have structural work done which will cause more cracking. We are just trying to brighten things up before our move in two weeks.
Before
After
So we painted dusky pink walls a light creamy colour and dusky pink ceilings, white, but it wasn't until I attacked the window ledge armed with a white gloss enamel that the full transformation became apparent.
Before
After
The room completely lifted and we went from dull to light.
Painted brown mantel
Now white
(Looking forward to removing old oil heater this coming week,
then I can paint the rest of fireplace)
Once the carpets are up then I will paint the skirting boards for the final touch.
We are not worrying about fixing the cracks at this stage as the house will shift after we have structural work done which will cause more cracking. We are just trying to brighten things up before our move in two weeks.
Before
After
So we painted dusky pink walls a light creamy colour and dusky pink ceilings, white, but it wasn't until I attacked the window ledge armed with a white gloss enamel that the full transformation became apparent.
Before(I forgot to take a full picture of this window, which is annoying)
After
The room completely lifted and we went from dull to light.
Painted brown mantel
Now white(Looking forward to removing old oil heater this coming week,
then I can paint the rest of fireplace)
Once the carpets are up then I will paint the skirting boards for the final touch.
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