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Before and After

I have never been crazy about the stained wood built-ins and mantel in our house. We had it painted over the last few days. We also changed the wall color. I feel like I have a new house!

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Jacquie said…
Laurie, that's beautiful!! What color paint did you go with??
Kelly said…
It looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was hoping you would post before and afters!
I still want to come see it in person tomorrow. I'll call you!
Katie said…
Love the new look, Laurie!!
beckylbranch said…
That looks great..it looks a lot brighter in the room now :)
Christy said…
I LOVE the changes Laurie! Great job!
His Doorkeeper said…
Wow! Your new change is wonderful! Great job!!!
Unknown said…
It's look so good Laurie!
What a difference a color makes!
Amanda Ledford said…
That looks awesome! I love white trim! The wall color is very pretty, what color is that?
jenn said…
Very, very nice!
Jill said…
Perfect!
I know you said you weren't crazy about the paint, but the "after" pictures look amazing! It looks very "designer." The new wall color looks very warm and rich to me. I'll come over soon and see it in person, but I like the pictures of it a lot!
It looks really good. And way to go to remember to take the before picture (I always forget :-)
Ginger said…
I love the color! I think it really brightens things up!
Hillary said…
I LOVE IT!!!
Guy and Julie said…
That looks REALLY good. It looks like a brand new house.
Lauren said…
Turned out beautiful Laurie :)
Anonymous said…
Looks great!
Lesley said…
You've got to tell us what color that is! :P
Leigh Ann said…
Wow! That looks amazing! I want to know the name of that wall color. LOVE IT!
Karyn said…
What a difference the white makes. Makes me wonder what I can paint...
Raina's Retreat said…
That is Gorgeous! And the same color we just painted our living room:)
CTB said…
Wow! That looks great!
Amanda said…
It looks great white!
Gail said…
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE COLOR OF YOUR WALLS? I REALLY LOVE IT. FIRST TIME TO VISIT YOUR BLOG!

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