Dramatic paint in the sunroom

The sunroom paint project was inspired by a picture that I took of the room last winter. 

I knew I wanted to make some changes and didn’t exactly have a room filled with the right furniture, but I still wasn’t sure where to start. Usually when I photograph a room, I can suddenly see it more clearly and in a completely different way. To start, we had to address some structural issues so we added the wooden beams to solve a falling drywall tape problem.

The walls managed to get scuffed up a bit, which called for paint anyway.  But what struck me about this room was how “vanilla” it looked. I love contrast, and this space simply didn’t have enough of it. To see how the room has evolved over time…here is a look back.

Above, before the blog: 10 years ago, shortly after we moved in and I had absolutely NO furniture, and everything was white (which is of course, in style again!) Creating a home definitely takes time…especially when you have no heirlooms or hand me downs. Table from Crate & Barrel. Chairs from Target. And my baby girl playing with her “Bob the Builder” hard hat on. That’s my girl!

Above, installing the floors.  My decorating style always evolves towards earthy, woodsy colors. A few photos eventually inspired me even more…

Inspiration Photo #1:

{Source} — I adore wood times and the old photographs in the background.

Inspiration Photo #2: 

{Source} more wood tones, and now, maybe you’re noticing a theme on the walls?

My new sunroom color: Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore

Introducing a glimpse of my sunroom:

More pictures to come during our full Christmas house tour…which happens Monday, December 7th!

Source list:

Lace Curtains:   Used during our tent wedding reception, repurposed (from Walmart)

Grey Tufted Chair:  Homegoods 

Ticking Stripe Pillow:   T.J. Maxx

Bird pillow:   Homegoods

Striped Blanket:  Homegoods

Black side table:   T.J. Maxx

Wire basket:   Walmart

Pinecones:   Joann Stores

Driftwood horse:  Joss & Main

Arrow Wall art:   Amazon.com 

Right now, the room is “in progress” but we managed to squeeze in this quick paint job as I “took a break” (aka, got frustrated) with re-stringing our Christmas tree.  😉

Stay tuned for the full reveal next week!