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TangoWedding
07-20-2008, 12:27 PM
I was a professional painter for 13 years....so about every 6 months, I get bored and paint a room. This time I wanted the living room red.

Just thought I'd share.


Before (a light tan):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008004.jpg



During:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008005.jpg



After (Behr color "Hawaiian Cinder"):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008016.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008017.jpg
Krimangel
07-20-2008, 12:42 PM
ohhhh i just love red walls, it looks GREAT!
snowflakebride
07-20-2008, 05:56 PM
Wow that looks awesome! I love the look of red living rooms.
Dani
07-20-2008, 07:05 PM
Looks really nice! Warm and cozy :)
WebLady
07-20-2008, 07:50 PM
Very nice :D

Is the wall textured or is that some sort of effect you did?
bichonlvr
07-20-2008, 08:30 PM
NICE!!!!

Man you have had a lot of jobs :)
TangoWedding
07-20-2008, 08:49 PM
Is the wall textured or is that some sort of effect you did?


It's textured. :grinhappy:



Man you have had a lot of jobs :)


Well, not really. I was a painter since I was 18...then was a personal assistant for a Parkinson's patient...then started where I am now last year. Three ain't bad! (Not including random fast food places when I was a young teen.)
SerendipityCrafts
07-21-2008, 12:00 AM
I was a painter since I was 18...

We are putting an offer in on a house tomorrow. How would you like to come to Montreal and paint :) :) :) :)

Or ....... could you give me some tips on prepping the walls? I work for a company that makes spray paint equipment (HVLP) and so borrowing a system isn't a problem.
KMS
07-21-2008, 12:24 AM
Wow, I loooove that red. It's gorgeous!
bichonlvr
07-21-2008, 12:36 AM
We are putting an offer in on a house tomorrow. How would you like to come to Montreal and paint :) :) :) :)



Which one???? GOOD LUCK!
Goin2thechapel
07-21-2008, 08:03 AM
VERY nice!!!! I love that color!!
SerendipityCrafts
07-21-2008, 09:37 AM
Which one???? GOOD LUCK!

The second. Trying not to get my hopes up though .... I will let you know if'n we get it.
TangoWedding
07-21-2008, 08:16 PM
We are putting an offer in on a house tomorrow. How would you like to come to Montreal and paint?

I would LOVE to! Though....you'd have to foot the bill for that plane ticket. That can't be cheap!

Or ....... could you give me some tips on prepping the walls? I work for a company that makes spray paint equipment (HVLP) and so borrowing a system isn't a problem.Sure thing! Just let me know what the walls are like now and how you want them to be.

And I personally would rather cut/roll the walls than to spray. Too much masking and overspray issues. I can roll a wall way faster than spraying. (That's me, though, of course...)
MrsDM
07-21-2008, 08:20 PM
I love it! I have tan walls in our living room with Red accidents (kinda of Tuscan). I've been tempted to pain one wall red, hmmm....a project in sight perhaps!? lol
byrd813
07-21-2008, 09:24 PM
I was a professional painter for 13 years....so about every 6 months, I get bored and paint a room. This time I wanted the living room red.

Just thought I'd share.


Before (a light tan):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008004.jpg



During:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008005.jpg



After (Behr color "Hawaiian Cinder"):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/zennymountain/7-19-2008016.jpg



Creative. Nice pad you got there. Can you paint my house?:p
NowAShelton
07-22-2008, 12:26 AM
i really like the change, personally im not a big fan of red, but it really looks good and seems to work really well with your stuff! (i love how it makes that mantle stand out!)
but i wanted to say when i read the title of the thread i heard in my head that song from alice in wonderland "painting the roses red! painting the roses red!"
Nekochanpurr
07-22-2008, 02:29 AM
My sissy did this to her front room, too!! It looks really good!!! I really like it, it compliments your fireplace!
brendalin
07-22-2008, 10:39 AM
I have ALWAYS wanted to do a room in red! But I am such a chicken! Looks great! You should post more pictures of your house! I love your decorating style!
Danielle9608
07-22-2008, 11:19 AM
LOVE IT! It really warms the room up.
70707Bride
07-22-2008, 01:11 PM
It looks really good. We are trying to get a house and we should know this week hopefully if we are good to go. I can't wait to paint and I've been getting decorating books at the library. I'd be afraid to paint a room that dark hehe. Chris would freak out, he's not into color and stuff...he's kinda blah like that. Lol.
EarlyBird
08-24-2008, 08:02 PM
im sooo jealous!! im the worst painter EVER!!! and i want red walls so so bad in our bedroom.
ChibiAiChan
08-31-2008, 10:05 PM
my front room walls are red with a tan type trim =) but does not look nearly as good! Me and hubby *suck* at painting
Scrwballsgrl
09-05-2008, 03:59 PM
i really like the change, personally im not a big fan of red, but it really looks good and seems to work really well with your stuff! (i love how it makes that mantle stand out!)
but i wanted to say when i read the title of the thread i heard in my head that song from alice in wonderland "painting the roses red! painting the roses red!"

that was my first thought too! lol
Jacklynn
09-05-2008, 07:34 PM
We found out the hard way that painting a room red is only good to do if you own the place :) We got permission and all to paint, but were told we had to paint it back white when we moved out. We didn't think it would be as hard as it was!!

I love red walls though and you did a great job!