The magic of paint...the living room & office!

This week I have been a lot of painting...house painting, furniture painting and abstract painting (more on the last two later!). For now, I wanted to share the progress we have in the office (which is really one of the front bedrooms) and the living room I posted about here.

Shield your eyes from this wardrobe...

We have just painted the doors for now until we decide what we want to do with the wardrobes. I haven't worried about adding skirting yet either - the goal was to get this room functional for now!

The paint colour here is Taubman's Smiley White (mixed in 'Tradex', a trade paint). It is a bright, cool white with a bit of a bluey-purple undertone. I'm not entirely convinced this is an accurate colour mix by Bunnings, but there is nothing wrong with the colour for now, and it works well with the Dulux Tranquil Retreat in the living room outside.

We also made some progress on the living room...

I am really excited about this colour! After deliberating on options the other week, I decided to stick with the blue-grey tones we have used throughout the house.

After tossing up whether to go lighter than the kitchen/living space (Tranquil Retreat) I painted out a few samples and loved the blue undertones of Dulux Accord.

You can see the pumpkin yellow peeking out along the floorboards...it's waiting to be covered by tall glossy white skirting. Can't wait!