Benjamin Moore Dior Gray Kitchen

I hope I like it. My husband has not been happy with the color of the old kitchen cabinets since we added a backsplash. Yes, the cabinets were worn and chipped, but I thought the existing color created a warmer tone against the masculine feel of the black and white glass tiles. And he hated the color of the drop leaf table too. So after discussing the options for a few weeks, we finally picked out a Benjamin Moore Dior Gray paint. We didn't want it to be too light - we had white cabinets in our old home - and not too dark. For a tiny space the last thing I want is a gloomy room. The work started yesterday. The upper cabinet doors and the base cabinets were primed. The table was sanded down. The initial coat was painted and the doors were set outside on the patio to dry. I think it is going to take more than a couple of days to get this  ll done. It will be worth it if I like it. But I haven't made up my mind yet. 

Persimmon and Southern Comfort

We are doing a little update to the apartment since it has not been painted for almost eight years. The walls have been dinged and scratched and looking to be revitalized. We have not been able to decide what colors to use so we asked a friend of ours for advice. We had a designer in Milwaukee who knew our house and our taste. Here it is a very different story. We thought an accent wall might look pretty in the bedroom and the rest of the tiny space would be a neutral color throughout. We settled on Benjamin Moore Southern Comfort for everything and Persimmon for the accent. The neutral color is almost the same as what's already there. The Persimmon is interesting and can always be painted over if we don't like it. Since the bathroom is so small the walls will also be neutral but we can use the accent bolder color in the shower curtain and towels. It's the same color as the guy's pants in the community bathing scene. Let's hope it turns out okay. At least we'll get rid of the ugly yellow - that was really not a good idea.