Today I am having my dining room painted. I am usually indecisive especially when it comes to things like choosing colors for my home. Our house has an open floor plan, so choosing colors can be difficult because one room leads into the next, and the next, etc. My instinct was to go with a deep chocolate brown, but my husband's reluctance with my choice caused me to waver just a bit. Yet, I stuck to my guns and as I sit here and watch the painters work their magic, I am really happy with my color choice and that I trusted myself.
The boys have loved it too. Luke wanted to be right in there first thing this morning. Here he is in his pj's, not missing a thing.
The boys proceeded to get their favorite chairs and relax while watching the painters work.
They even got in on the act a bit.
And here, is a hint of what it looks like.
Yippee for change and trusting one's instincts! Happy weekend everyone!
Oh my gosh-I love the chocolate brown! I have thought about painting a room chocolate but have been a little scared because my rooms aren't that big and I'm worried that it will close in on me. My husband and I just painted our living room....I had a neutral color picked out. My husband wanted to save some money so he mixed all of the primer that we had in the house together because he figured it would get covered up anyway. We ended up with a light brown and we both loved it! He painted the primer on a piece of paper and took it to Home Depot to match it and it looks great....who knew? Have a good weekend!
Posted by: Shannon | April 11, 2008 at 01:25 PM
i love it! a friend did the same thing recently + it turned out great.
love the photo of your boys watching. too, too cute!
Posted by: suann | April 11, 2008 at 01:32 PM
I must say that chocolate brown is yummy! Way to go. I am horrible at picking out paint colors. They look lovely at the store and then completly not so lovely at home. I am jealous.
Posted by: Alison | April 11, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Umm, brown. Nice color!
Posted by: Ali McLaughlin | April 11, 2008 at 01:34 PM
Oooooooooooooo! It totally made my heart leap! I love the color Melissa! So rich and gorgeous! Way to go on trusting your instincts :)
Posted by: Maureen | April 11, 2008 at 01:49 PM
That color is gorgeous! Love that the boys got in on the action :D
Posted by: Erica | April 11, 2008 at 02:22 PM
GORGEOUS color! That is one of the colors that I have been thinking we need for our house! LOVE it!
Posted by: Shari | April 11, 2008 at 03:21 PM
Oooh, it looks lovely, Melissa!! Laughing at the boys in their chairs! Hee!
Posted by: Joanna | April 11, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Melissa, this looks GORGEOUS!
I absolutley LOVE that color you chose.
I can't wait to see it irl :)
I wait to see pics when you are all done :)
Posted by: Wendy Bretz | April 11, 2008 at 05:48 PM
holy cow! Is that picture of Luke "the one?" The picture where you ask, "where the heck did my baby go??" He looks SOOOO big and SO much like Sean in that picture. Wow.
Commenting from Inspired, btw, just can't get over Luke's paintbrush pic. Inspired is pretty cool so far, wish you had come...lots and lots of cool people here.
:)
Posted by: camport | April 11, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Love it, Melissa! So beautiful! You go girl! ;) Happy Weekend!
Posted by: kristina | April 12, 2008 at 06:05 AM
love the brown especially against the crisp white molding.
beautiful!
Posted by: moon | April 12, 2008 at 07:44 AM
OOOHHHH! How beautiful! Major color choices can be scary, but always turn out beautifully! How fun.
Posted by: Piper | April 12, 2008 at 09:30 AM
I Like It!!! What will you use for accessories. I do love aqua and green with chocolate. Like the Amy Butler Robin's Egg fabric from a year or so ago.
Posted by: Vicki | April 12, 2008 at 09:43 AM
LOVE it!! we had that in our living room in our old house....you're making me miss it. i love how rich it looks. great choice =)
Posted by: peg | April 12, 2008 at 07:28 PM
WOW! That color is so gorgeous and yummy!
Posted by: elizabeth | April 13, 2008 at 10:11 AM
What an absolutely luscious color! So rich. Looks great with the white molding. Can't wait to see the finished product :)
Posted by: Rita Weiss | April 13, 2008 at 01:39 PM
BEAUTIFUL color, melissa!! can't wait to see the finished product!
Posted by: jamie | April 13, 2008 at 03:26 PM
oooh i love the color. so rich and yummy! and it looks wonderful with the crisp white molding!
Posted by: Lisa Dickinson | April 14, 2008 at 09:31 AM
It's absolutely gorgeous, so classic and rich- I love it!
Posted by: melanie louette | April 14, 2008 at 12:40 PM