~Decking the Hall...Well, Not Quite~

Whenever a new year rolls around, I am always looking for a new project.  It helps to take away the winter blues and helps make the house look more cheerful.

I have been wanting to put some wainscoting in the hall going to the master bedroom for a long time.  After we put it in the dining room, I loved it so much and I thought it would look great going down the hall.  The hall going to the master bedroom is long and kind of boring.  I thought that the wainscoting would jazz it up a bit (did I just say jazz it up a bit?  Well, you know what I mean!)

So, last weekend with the help of my BFF, Jerrah's, husband, Jason, we started the project.  It went very smoothly.  Actually, Jason did most of the work and I talked to Jerrah! = )  We did have to run to Menards a couple of times due to the fact that Jeff and I are not too handy with the tape measure, but we finally ended up with enough wood and Jason did his magic.

Here is the finished product!

I painted the wainscoting the same color as the trim and doors.  The paint color is called cornucopia.  It is a Martha Stewart Living paint color and is available at Home Depot.  The top of the walls are painted sisal, which is also a Martha Stewart Living paint color.

I looked for before pictures, but I could not find any.  I guess most of us do not take a lot of pictures of the hall.  Just imagine the walls being completely sisal and the baseboard and doors being cornucopia.  It looked okay, but it was a little boring.  I also need to hang something on the long wall, but I will eventually get to that.

I really love how it turned out.  I think it looks so Colonial and you know you can't go wrong with that.

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"Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts."

~Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.~

All My Best,

~Dan~