When we bought our house it had an OLD wall oven. We decided to take it out and just use a range. So, this left a huge hole that we were just using as storage. At some point I had the idea of putting up a chalk board as a door. So, when I was home for those 3 weeks I did it. It turned out even better than I imagined.
We are working on another project too. I had another idea. We are turning a random closet that is between the den and hallway into a little office nook. For the past 7 months Chip has been using it to store tools. Not acceptible. I decided that it would fit my desk quite well and still have two shelves for books and pictures. Today he took out the bottom 3 shelves, puttied and sanded. It should be done in a few days. I am so excited to have it finally be functional and cute. We will have to install a light and an outlet so that our printer will finally have a home. It has been up in a closet and pulled down when we need it...quite annoying. I will post a final.
Question: I have paint that is one shade lighter than the den and paint that is one shade darker. I don't know what to paint the closet. Do I go darker and therefore stand out or lighter or just the same as the den?
8 comments:
Definitely Darker....absolutely. A focal wall is always a hot item in a house! I am huge fan. and in case there is any confusion on where I stand on this....dark comes in many good things - chocolate, coffee...
shelley,
ya'lls creativity is inspiring. i always love how neat your projects turn out!!!!
my suggestion would be lighter. Not so much for the stand out reasons but because even with a light in that closet it will still be kinda dark - 0 natural light. So if you keep it lighter with the paint it won't seem as dark when you are sitting there - more functional
the chalkboard looks great. So creative!!!
I think that the chalk board is an amazing idea. It turned out great.
I think that you should paint it a shade darker. I do not know what color you are considering but somehow a shade darker sounds good. Deeper means richer. I don't know.
Your kids look sweet in the pics.
Love Ya,
Melora Lee Moore
It was good to see you at Tay-Tay's birthday. I wish we had more time to catch up and just talk! BTW, I really like the chalkboard. It's a very cute addition!
-annie
The chalkboard looks great! Mine is almost done. As for the nook (great idea, by the way) I think you should paint it a shade lighter. That way it's not too dark in there and won't seem too closed it.
I'd recommend a lighter color for the closet - I've heard once that lighter colors make areas seem more spacious.
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