Remember back in April when I said I was pretty much satisfied with this room? AHAHAHA!! Yeah, I am never done, I don’t even know why I bother saying it anymore.
I kept seeing all these amazing dining rooms all over blogland… Here are two of my favourites from two of my favourite bloggers. Let’s play a game to see what they have in common. (Don’t worry this is a pretty easy game.)
So a big thank you to these fabulous bloggie friends who made me brave enough to just go for it.
Have you figured it out yet?
Yes, I am a little obsessed at the moment with gorgeous blue dining rooms. And I wanted one for my very own. Badly.
In fact, it’s been
3 YEARS since I painted my own dining room a lovely grey. And I did love it. For a while. But ya know when you finally just decide you need a change? Well, with Wayne away a couple of weekends ago to go watch MotoGP, I decided a project was required to keep me busy.
Enter Dulux Wild Water 1. I would never recommend doing this but I just marched into my local Homebase, looked at a couple of swatches and ordered up a big ol’ 5 litre pot of the stuff. I had no idea whether I’d like it, I hadn’t tested it on my walls, I didn’t know what it would look like in natural light, but I took a bit of a chance. Don’t try this at home, kids.
It’s a damn good thing that I like it. In fact, as soon as I put it on my walls, I knew it was the right decision.
Excuse the fact that I haven’t yet painted/reupholstered my faux bamboo chairs yet. Getting to it.
The colour, depending upon the light, goes from a navy to a bright royal. I love that it looks different at different times of the day.
So for those of you on Facebook or Twitter that guessed I was going to go blue, you know me too well ;)
I have to admit, it was quite nice when Wayne came home on Sunday evening, looked at the finished dining room and remarked how wonderful it looked. It’s weird – it’s like it’s always been this colour. I feel like I’ve found the room’s true calling. For now anyway ;) And I keep thinking of that One Hit Wonder from the 90s…
Also, I’m purposely not showing you the other side of the room because I have FINALLY got my console table for that wall. After months and months of searching!! And I found it in the most unlikeliest of places. Will share that soon.
Need a reminder of what it looked like before? Here ya go.
So have you ever taken a chance on a paint colour and it paid off? Are you as obsessed with deep blues as I am right now? What do you think of the colour I chose? And most importantly…am I the only one who remembers the 90s? Oh god, please tell me I’m not.
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OMG!!!! Love it! Event though I loved the gray and thought it was perfect and couldn't imagine your dining room any other color I must say that I LOVE this bleu on the walls! It looks so Royal and rich and sexy! So YAY to the new dining room walls :D <br /><br />Big smooch<br />Natascha xoxo<br /><br />p.s. Don't worry, I too remember the 90's.. vividly :-D <br />
oooh GASP! It's *so* beautiful Kimberly! You must be delighted…<br /><br />Looks incredible against the Teak sideboard, you're making me want to paint our living room blue now so my sideboard looks just as handsome :)<br /><br />So gorgeous, well done you!! xx
Absolutely perfect! I love the color- its similar to my kitchen and Ive had mine over 10 years and love it. I thought I loved your gray but this is more color and more passionate. Great job and love all your art!<br />xo Nancy
I love it so much! I've just painted my bathroom a really similar colour and I love how transformative it is. It really makes all that gold pop too!
Gorgeous colour, but gah, I remember the 90s, and I hated that song, and now it's in my head!
I loved the grey and at the top of the post I was worried I wouldn't like it – but I LOVE it!! It adds a depth and warmth to the room. x
Absolutely gorgeous! I too loved the grey, but this looks so much more daring and unexpected. Looking forward to seeing the new console table.
You KNOW I'm crushing on deep blue right now. I found the color I want, and painted it on two big poster boards about a month ago. Since then, they have been leaning against the wall behind our sofa. Jason is still extremely skeptical and thinks it will make the room too dark. News flash … the room is dark no matter what. I have been "working" 80 hours a week on my volunteer job
ahhh LOVE this! i wanted to do a really similar color in my living room but i was nervous it would look too dark. yours turned out so great!<br />– jackie @ <a href="http://jadeoak.com" rel="nofollow">jade and oak</a><br />
I had painted my place in several different colours for years and just re-painted everything all white again last year. I guess we all need a total contrast after some time.<br />We have a second residence in Germany and the hallway there is painted in 2 horizontal blues separated by a narrow white shelf for art work.<br />So, I am all into blue too! That hue you have chosen looks terrific!
I love the blue! good choice. once again you are ahead of a trend since Farrow & Ball think Stiffkey Blue will be their hottest new colour in the next year. it's an inkey blue, moodier than the one you picked.
I knew you'd do it deep blue :) Gosh, it looks stunning, brilliant colour choice! You're a brave girl with hot style! xxx
Gorgeous. I love deep blue walls. Funnily enough, if you'd asked me what colour your dining room was I'd have said it was dark blue – it feels perfectly right for the room. And yes, it's not only F&B paint that changes colour throughout the day – regular ol' Dulux does it too!
Love the blue, wish I was brave enough to go for something this striking!
Love love love this Kimberly!! The shade looks just incredible with all of the (many many awesome) brass accents – I am swooning bigtime over that sunburst mirror still. Fab job my dear. Excited to see the new console too!
That looks stunning, such a beautiful shade of blue. Really admire your guts walking in and picking the colour on the spot!
Shut up does it look awesome!!!!!! I love the shade you picked. It makes me want to go even darker! Good work my dear! xo
You nailed it! Looks awesome xx
Gorgeous love it