Entry Way

I got an "inkling" to make some changes in our entryway.  I mean, you know, it's been a year and a half since I nested, and I kinda needed to get my paint on....
It started out this color.


I thought I wanted yellow to brighten it up, so I used the leftover yellow from the kids room and painted away.
 

  
Unfortunately, the yellow barely stood out from the tan walls of the rest of the room, so I hopped in the car, and raced out to buy orange. I painted a small square and we stared at it for awhile, and then I got impatient and painted the whole thing. 



Whoa.  Needless to say, it didn't look great.  I got up early the next morning and decided that I didn't like it.  So, I went back to the store, and got some more of the neutral tan of the rest of the house and started to cover the orange wall by wall until I it got to be the way that I liked. While I was at the store, I found a bench seat that I liked.  Not loved, but liked, and I picked that up too. 



I was a little worried that the paint would NEVER dry, since I had literally painted 3 heavy coats of different colors in less then 12 hours.  (It did dry...eventually).
While we waited for the paint to dry, I put Rich to work on a few other *small* improvements.
I got a free light off of craigslist, painted it antique white, and put it over the kitchen table.


And then finally figured out a spot for the kids to put their school work in when they got home.


Then we took the light from the kitchen and moved it into the entry way, where it happily shines down now!
And Voila'! A little paint - or 3 coats - whatever, and some handiwork from my handy hubs, and my need to change things up has been met for a while.....

Oh, I forgot to mention, that this whole project got started because I wanted a shelf with hooks to hang the jackets and backpacks on when the kids get home from school.  So, we made that too.....