Matt's Painting Masterpiece

When we bought out furniture at the end of January, we knew we'd have to paint our family room. The fabric we chose was too similar to the color of our walls and carpet. Plus we were ready for something different in that room. The previous owners painted the entire upstairs in beige. It was good for them because the neutral decor attracted us to the house but living in a world of beige gets kinda boring.

Here's what the house looked like before we moved in (previous owner's furniture)...

And here's the fabric swatches for our new furniture...

The main color is linen which is on the right. The patterned piece, on the left, is for the pillows.

We decided we wanted to go with a something in the green family for the walls. 

We started with 2 colors on the wall. Verdigris & Sliced Cucumber... 

And then we added a third, much darker green to compare. Frosted Pine...

But we still couldn't make a decision. More options???

Sliced Cucumber, Environmental, Zen, Frosted Jade, Verdigris, Frosted Pine

We decided to try out Zen on the wall (3rd from left) but forgot to take a pic. But you can still see it, because that's what we decided to put on the wall! Matt did ALL the work and I am soooo impressed! He did most of it while I was at work but I know it was lots of hard work. Just look at how how the ceiling is! Painting on a ladder couldn't have been fun.

The color changes a lot depending on the lighting. Trying to take pics that really capture the color is difficult with my point and shoot (and novice skills) but here are a few...

See what I mean?!?! It's pretty pale when all the natural light pours in but at night it's much more saturated. I'm excited to see how the furniture looks with it. They will be delivered soon though, so more pics to come!