Paint...Finally!

Yes, folks. We did it. We finally painted our front rooms/kitchen. We still would like to lighten the color of our bedroom, but that will be a project for another time.
As for now, I'm happy to report that Jana's home makeover post was inspirational enough to get me to actually follow through with my desire to paint our front rooms. Yay! So, here is the color scheme. I like what I call "old world colors" because they feel sorta European to me. I wanted a splash of red somewhere, but didn't want an entire room painted red. So, the wall with our "European picture" was painted red. The other three walls in that room were painted a mocha-ish color (maple sugar).

Tibetan Red and Maple Sugar went on the walls in the front room. Before:

After: (The Maple Sugar color looks different in various lighting situations.)

Before: (Just ignore the Christmas mess.)

After:Before:

For a punch of color in the kitchen, we chose Wildfire (a burnt orange color) and Firefly (a deep golden yellow). The walls that connect to the living room were done in the Maple Sugar color, too. I am a little disappointed with the quality of the pictures. It is a bit difficult to see the true color of the paint in these pictures. But, I didn't use my hubby's fancy camera to take them. So, this is the best I can offer right now. :)

Before: (Living room/kitchen wall)Before:

During: The picture sitting on the couch was somewhat of an inspiration for the kitchen/living room colors. My hubby says the kitchen has a "tuscan" feel. (And, no, I didn't misspell Tucson. I mean "tuscan"--as in Tuscany, Italy.) After:

Before: (breakfast nook area)

After: Before: (Living Room)

After:

Before:After: