Shades of Gray

Well the drywall was hung before lunch on Monday and the first coat of tape and mud on by the end of the day. It was sanded and primed by Friday afternoon. Anne and I struggled a bit with what colors to paint the wall and ceilings. Because the kitchen cabinets will be such a strong presence in the house as they will be a gloss red, we wanted something that would not compete with these. At the same time we felt that (Anne in particular) the walls did not need to be white. So we ended up moving towards a cool gray. We decided to keep the ceiling white to keep it as light as possible. We looked at numerous color chips and finally settled on one. The woman at the paint counter at EBS said that Benjamin Moore's Regal Matte in such a light color would probably cover in one coat over the primer. I decided to take her word for it, figuring we could always mix more if it felt too thin. In the end one coat was sufficient and gave us good coverage and the ceiling had been primed so thickly we felt it didn't need any more. We did not paint the doors as three of the panels need to be replaced and we want to wait until they have been replaced so we can paint them all at once.



After priming.


Window reveal.




Two gallons of paint later...