I thought I’d break into my Maine travel recap posts with a little inspiration for our apartment makeover. For the last few months, I’ve been busily pinning inspiration images for our apartment makeover. One clear trend in my pins? White walls. So, first things first, we are painting the whole darn apartment bright white – walls, trim and ceilings. Everything is getting a fresh coat of blank canvas!
I’m a little surprised at how much progress we’ve made in the week we’ve been back. Despite some heavy jet lag (sheesh, it’s much tougher coming this direction), we’ve already conquered one whole room as well as the trim in our long hallway/kitchen. And by we, I mean mostly Michael. He’s the chief painter in our household. I am in charge of snacks.
I picked up a huge bucket of white paint that should last us throughout the house. I chose a color called Ivory Chalk. Michael contends it’s pretty much just white, but he’s not so familiar with the nuances of white paint. Ivory Chalk is just slightly different than all those other whites. It’s not warm or cool, just bright and chalky. I love it already.
We’re hoping to finish painting the rest of the apartment in the next week. Then we have a few big projects to tackle (flooring and couches) before I can really get to the fun part – decorating and DIYing! Here’s hoping our great momentum continues!
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Sounds like its going to be great! What brand do you use? Looking for a nice bright white myself. Also what do you use on the trim/skirting boards? Gloss or satinwood? Thanks!
Claire, it’s Interior Lights from Woodie’s in Ivory Chalk. And using Crown quick dry gloss for the trim. I love it so far!