Slate Room {Living Room} Makeover: Light, Bright and Freshly Painted!

I know I told you about the plans for the makeover here. And even gave you a sneak peek of the painting action that was going on in the room here. But today, I've finally got some full-fledged "after" pictures to share with you! 

Button your bonnets, friends, because this is one incredible paint makeover!


Helloooooo to that beautiful, light, bright and airy space I dreamed of in my inspiration for this room! A drastic change from the muddy brown/orange look we had going in here previously.

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Don't forget that even the ceilings had to be painted!

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The paint color is the same that we used in our kitchen makeover- Behr's Mineral, in Eggshell. It's the perfect grey-beige color, in my opinion. Also, it really opens the house up to carry the same color through a few of the main rooms.


Oh wall of windows, how I love you. Even with a big trash bag sitting in front of you.

Needless to say, David and I are head over heels for the results. We can't wait to get settled into this room and have a new living room/baby play room space (like we talked about here) for our pea pod!

Whatcha think?!

SLATE ROOM MAKEOVER TO-DO LIST:
1. Paint the room, including ceiling, walls and trim. 
2. Move living room furniture into the room.
3. Potentially buy a new sofa/ sectional.
4. Purchase a new console table.
5. Purchase a new rug to anchor the baby's play area.
6. Decorate/accessorize the room. 
7. Add window treatments.

36 comments:

  1. I love the color you chose! Makes a huge difference in the room.

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  2. that bright grey makes such a dramatic difference!

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  3. This is such a drastic change. It looks so much better, and I love the color. How smart you are to start planning for a play space now! When we had our first child we figured we had all kinds of time to work on a play area because the baby wouldn't be taking up too much room in the beginning. How wrong we were, with baby comes lots of toys that need to be stored and when the baby was ready to have a true play room, we were so exhausted from lack of sleep, while putting something together it was awful. Great work! Cannot wait to see the other changes.

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  4. WOWOWOW- This room just gained several feet in height- it looks fabulous!! So amazing what just a can (or two) of paint can do to a room- lovely color choice!!

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  5. I love the colors! It makes the room feel so welcoming and fresh! What colors did you end of choosing? The grey against the white trim is absolutely gorgeous!!

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  6. WOW!! Such a dramatic change - it looks great! Light and fresh indeed. Can't wait to see the rest.

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  7. You are right...what a transformation! Paint can do it every time :)

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  8. So pretty, bright, light, happy!!! All it needs is a baby in a bouncy seat!

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  9. I love the light paint. It really makes the room look wider and the ceilings so much higher. I don't understand why people paint ceilings so dark. When we moved into our apartment 3 yrs ago all the slanted ceilings were painted the same poo-brown as the walls. Thankfully our landlord didn't care if we painted. So all the ceilings got painted white and the walls got a variety of colors.

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  10. I think it looks awesome! So bright and airy! I really am excited to see more of what you do to it, I think it's gonna look gorgeous!

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  11. I LOVE this color. It's similar to a shade of grey that I'd like for our kitchen. What do you think of that color in a kitchen?

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  12. Looks awesome! You are never going to want to move out of that house now!

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  13. It is BEAUTIFUL! I want to repaint now.
    Nancy
    Powellbrowerhome.com

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  14. Oh hey, slate room, you look AWESOME. One of the best paint transformations ever :)

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  15. It looks absolutely amazing! So light, bright and clean! What a gorgeous space! I especially love the contrast between the dark floors and the light walls!

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  16. Love the color! Thanks so much for posting the photos. We are in the process of getting ready to paint our first house and this is exactly the look that I am going for with the light gray and white. The room looks stunning! Congratulations, your hard work paid off!

    Can you share what colors and brands you used? You may have posted them somewhere but I can't find them so I apologize if it this is a repeat question.

    Thanks so much!
    Nicole

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  17. Wow!!! Wow, wow. It looks SO much better! Beautiful! I even jotted down the name of the paint because I've been looking for a good greige lately. Thanks for the heads up, we'll have to try it out!

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  18. What an AMAZING transformation, Michelle!! Love the color, love the light, love how crisp and fresh it is now! And... LOVE the dogs. :-) Bet they're loving that nice cool slate floor.
    Kudos! Can't wait to see what else you do in here!
    xo Heidi

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  19. I can't believe how much bigger it looks! I love the color.

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  20. thank goodness my bonnet was buttoned! :) it looks beautiful!! so light and bright- fabulous!!!

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  21. AMAZING transformation! That rooms looks decades "younger"!! Can't wait to see the full finished product!

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  22. Oh wow -- that color is delicious, and that room is gorgeous!! Such a huge difference over the old color!! power of paint never disappoints!! xo

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  23. I love the color! It really makes the room so much brighter and it looks huge! LOVE it!
    -Shelley

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  24. Wowza- that's a drastic change and a lot of painting! I love it!! Great color-it really makes the space feel so much bigger and brighter. Oh, the power of paint!

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  25. Oooh, aahhh - totally fresh and fabulous! Great choice, Michelle!

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  26. oh wow!! now that is some before & afters!!! what a difference! I bet you just can't stop smiling at it everytime you walk into that room!

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  27. Wow! This is an amazing makeover! It looks so bright and fresh. I love how it turned out.

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  28. It looks like a totally different room! It looks amazing! And I love the puppy models!

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  29. Wow! That is one amazing before-after. I can hardly believe it is the same room. Love the new windows/door and lighter color scheme. It's just gorgeous, garbage bag and all. Amazing.

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