Entryway Refresh Before The Holidays!

A few weeks ago, I made the decision to repaint my entryway. I chose Nightingale Gray and Ottertail from Home Depot and painted sample squares on the wall. In the morning, I opted for Ottertail due to its contrast with the white moldings. Instead of my usual deliberation, I painted one wall and the stairs quickly. Unfortunately, I realized I didn't like the Ottertail color after finishing the entire entryway.

At that moment, panic set in. Not only did my husband and I have a trip planned to New York City, but the holidays were approaching. What was I thinking!

After calming myself down, I managed to put it out of my mind during our trip, which turned out to be wonderful. However, upon returning home, I had to confront the situation and make a decision.

While I appreciated the dark color in some parts of the entryway where the contrast was striking, there were areas, like the painted stair treads, that I disliked. It meant repainting walls, stairs, and even the ceiling, but in the end, I was satisfied with the result.

Would I go through this process again? Ideally, I would say no, but given my impulsive nature reflected in my blog's name, "Impulsively Creative," who knows what the future holds!

Let's see what I ended up doing.

This is Ottertail by Behr that I painted on the stair treads. It looked good to start but was too dark in the end.

I tinted the ceiling paint with Absolute Zero by Behr in multiple rooms and love the softer look it gives compared to stark white.

Recap of what I did: Repainted stair treads back to their original color, painted all the walls in the entryway Ottertail except for the wall going upstairs, the wall on the side of the stairs, and the wall leading into the kitchen from the entryway. Also painted the French doors white and tinted the ceiling blue.

We added a small shelf using corbels that I purchased at the “Purple Painted Lady". I chose this artwork because it needed color, and I happen to love both prints.

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