So we asked the realty company if we could paint and were surprised when they agreed that we could. Paneling? Not the easiest thing to paint over. But the roommates and I got through 7 rooms (kitchen, living room, studio, 2 bedrooms bathroom and hallway) in 5 days. We figured it'd take at least a month...but we're kind of awesome, so it didn't take long at all, hah.
So here's a glimpse of what the house looks like now:
so most of the house is a light gray/blue. Brandon, the man of the house, opted not to paint his room as pretty colors make no difference to him, really; so my room is a mint green (which looks gray due to my sucky camera) and Michael's is a light olive-y green. The studio was an awesome purple color (which even Brandon liked) but the landlord freaked about it and made us paint it a more boring color. So grey it is! We discovered all the exterior doors and windows used to be a bright green and the cabinents were all a 70's orange, hah. This house definitely has a lot of history, so it would seem. It's starting to feel more like home though and the paint's definitely helping that feeling.
Oh the white is so much more appealing. UGH, wood paneling makes the space look so much smaller. Especially dark wood paneling. I don't understand why so many places want to make you feel like you are living in a cheap rustic cabin.
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