Walls are painted
Now for the fun stuff. In this post you will see what a difference just a little bit of paint makes. Painting is one way of totally changing a room. A gallon of paint doesn’t cost much and just about anybody can do it. I know many who are intimidated by the idea of painting their home, but it is a very frugal thing if you can do it yourself.
I am not the kind of person who uses drop clothes and painters tape, but it is very handy to have a wet soapy rag handy. It I happen to drip, and I do, then just a quick swipe while the paint is wet is all you need for clean up. I do recommend using a water base paint. Clean up is easier and spill clean up is too. 
As you can see the original curtains are still up. But just adding this rich color brings out the green tones of the paneling. The color I chose here is a deep olive green. Very popular right now but still fits into a country house with out looking out of place.
This is a different view of my kitchen. It was not pictured earlier but is just to the left of the sink area. You may notice the vintage counter tops. I wanted to leave these in the house and work my style into their classic touch. Red (counters tops) is not a color that a generally use in decorating. Lucky for me I have a mother with a flare for decorating. She helped me greatly in finding my “modern” style and incorporating it into the “vintage” house that I have to work with.
These are the only “paint” only pictures that I got. So stay tuned for the next post to see the finished projects.
