First completely finished room

I have officially finished a room in the new house!!! Several are close to being done, but the dining room is completely done- all furniture is in it, walls are painted, floors are how they are staying, and art is on the walls. This was no easy project.

When we moved into the house, the dining room had a plaster faux finish on the walls above the chair rail. Below the chair rail, the walls were painted beige. The plaster faux finish also included grapes and leaves on the wall.

 

I'm not into Tuscan, but clearly the lady who lived here before was. My first task was to remove the grapes. I figured they were some kind of plaster grape, so I prepared myself to sand them down if need be. First I decided to pick at them a little to see if I could just peel them off. Turns out I could, because they weren't plaster grapes- they were plastic fruit bowl grapes and leaves that had been Gorilla Glue-d to the wall and plastered over!

When I peeled the grapes off, the plaster faux finish started coming off, as well. I had to peel off all the loose plaster, which completely messed up the walls.

The next step was to spackle and sand the walls smooth, so the paint would apply nicely.

I chose the Sherwin Williams color Pussywillow for the walls. This gray looked very blue on the swatch, but once I painted the walls, they were VERY drab. Putting our walnut furniture in the room helped, but the room was still seriously lacking.

So, I found all of my brightest, most colorful art, and added it to the room. Now it is PERFECT. I absolutely love the way this room turned out! It makes me even more excited to see the other rooms finished!