Random Acts of Paint: An Elegant Family Room Makeover
Categories: DIY, Random Acts of Paint - Tags: family room, friendship, makeover, paint, PARA Blog Crew, PARA Paints, pay it forwardIf you’re lucky in life, you’re blessed with the kind of friendship that spans decades. Through breakups, triumphs, & crazy vacations; loves, loses, adventures & many many glasses of wine, I’ve been blessed to have an amazing friend by my side. Angela of Endless Possibilities Image Consulting is one of my closest friends. Friends from childhood we weren’t always as close as we are now, but as we grew into womanhood together, I came to realize she’s my kindred spirit of sorts. She’s my person. My go to when I want to want to ‘shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be’. So when Kes and I came up with the idea of paying forward our PARA Blog Crew windfall by performing Random Acts of Paint, there was one person who came to mind first.
Ang & her amazing hubby Dwayne – or ‘Dwange’ as we like to call them (because they’re so awesome they need their own Hollywood hybrid nickname) – moved into their new house last spring & since then they’ve been slowly working on making it their own. Now that they’ve got a little one on the way, that leisurely pace has begun to pick up as they’re eager to get their house in order before they’re consumed by all things baby!
As an image consultant, Angela has an impeccable sense of style and so it’s no surprise that she had bold intentions for their family room space. Her plan was to take inspiration from this amazing peacock painting she’d found at HomeSense to create an elegant yet cozy space with just a touch of glam.
Intentions are one thing, however, morning all day sickness is another. Ang had a REALLY rough go of things through the first trimester of her pregnancy and between the nausea and exhaustion it pretty much put a halt to a lot of her ‘nesting’ plans. And with ‘Daddy-to-be’ having his hands full taking care of my girl AND readying the nursery for their little angel, we figured they could use a bit of help.
We thought it would be a fun idea to take over their house Renovation Raiders style as a surprise for Angela. I figure, after months of being sick, what better thing to come home to than a cozy space to be able to curl up in – especially when it’s one you’ve been planning & envisioning for months. So after a little coordination with hubby on a weekend they’d be out of town, we let ourselves in & worked a little family room makeover magic.
Using this…
To turn this…
Into this…
Getting to work with the right tools – some PARA Paint,
our Ryobi 18V ONE+ Drill with paint mixing bit & our HomeRight EZ Twist Paint Stick
And finally THIS!
I love how the PARA Deep Water Dive completely breathes new life into the space and turns the fireplace into a statement focal point for the room. I also love how the stark contrast of the trim in PARA Whitewash White gives the whole thing a clean finish.
It’s still a bit of a work in progress. The room won’t really be complete until they get some baby pics up on this wall!
Just a few more months now guys…CAN’T WAIT!
xo
WOW!! What a great transformation, stunning color choice!
Thanks Virginia! It is gorgeous, isn’t it? Angela has great taste. I don’t know if I would have the guts to do a colour this bold in our house but I LOVE it so much I might just have to step out of my comfort zone when we get around to painting the Dreamhouse.
Reminds me of my bathroom!!!! I love how the paint brings out the peacock painting!
I know right Casey?! It actually pops better on the wall than I even thought it would when I was matching up the swatches.
Once again a big thanks to you both! We are blessed to have such kind, caring friends and we are loving the new space – slowly getting things up on the walls to make it feel even more like home and baby pics will definitely finish it off!
You’re so very welcome guys! We’re really glad that we were able to do this for you. Your vision for the space materialized even better than I imagined it would. We’ll have to post an update once baby C arrives so we can see that last wall complete.
Great job guys! Looks amazing!
Thanks Keish!
What a beautiful story and I love the new transformation , so much you Ang !
Thanks Kristi! It really does suit Ang perfectly!
The colour is beautiful and you guys are obviously great friends to have!!! Such a nice gesture!
Thanks Thalita!
What great friends you have, Dwayne! Must have been quite a surprise for Ange on her return! Blue & turquoise are some of my favourite colours. Can’t wait to see the room. Might have to bring over some of my lagers…
The transformation looks amazing! That painting stands out beautifully with your colour choice! Great job! ps- I need that mixing tool Kes has. looks like so much fun :p
Haha thanks Sabrina. It is pretty fun! You just have to be careful not to get carried away cause if you stir too fast it makes a TERRIBLE mess (I only know this because someone told me…cause you know, I would never do that. LOL)
I LOVE that colour – what a transformation!
Thanks Katie. It’s amazing how even though its a strong & somewhat dark colour, it totally brightens up the whole space!
You guys are awesome. What a sweet thing to do for a good friend. Gorgeous transformation, the colour looks beautiful!
Thanks Amy!
Was Angela surpised? Stunned? I’d love to have seen her reaction. You guys are awesome!
Haha, Dani. Yea…she was kind of all of the above. We weren’t able to actually be there when they arrived home, but she called me super excited! I would have loved to see her face too.
That looks great, what a beautiful colour!! I like the peacock picture too, a good choice for your inspiration.
Thanks Heather. I know, I love that picture as well. I tell ya, Ang has a great eye.
wow what a transformation! I wish I was a bit more brave with bold colours – it makes a BIG impact. Love the “random acts of paint”!
I’m so LOVING the bold color!! WAY TO GO!!!!!
Wow! It looks amazing!!
Thanks Jessica!
What a beautiful wall color! Too bold for us at the moment (we hope to put our house on the market in the next 3 years) but a girl can dream…
Thanks for the comment Renee. I know how you feel! Our Dreamhouse doesn’t yet have walls up so for now I’m living vicariously through our friends & fam with all these ‘Random Acts of Paint’ projects. I don’t know if I’d ever really have the guts to go for such a bold colour in our place but I absolutely love how this one turned out! My friend Angela has such a great sense of style!