From the limited pictures we had seen of our apartment before moving in, the walls looked to be a fresh shade of white. There would be no need to change it as white makes everything look better. However, upon entry, the white was more like chalky-pink. An off-white, to be sure, but not a shade we would ever have decided upon. Even the light bulbs were against us as they were the cheap, “blue light special” fluorescents that made the apartment feel like a sterile operating room. We changed the bulbs to the warmer, yellowy fluorescents and lived with it for a month or so but enough was enough. We decided that a fresh coat of paint would be the best way to make our apartment feel more like home.

Since we only intended to paint the main room and to leave the others as is, we chose a nice warm grey. Specifically, BM AF-675 “Fusion”. It was in the brown-grey family which we figured would go nicely with our newly acquired furniture and bedding (which you can see bits of below)

So, being such a small space, painting was a snap. Hence the limited progress shots. Excuse our mess…

See, isn’t that better? It really makes the existing woodwork and trim pop.

The best part of course is pulling off the blue tap. So liberating. Instant gratification.

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