{Entryway Makeover - Part 1}

If you read my post about my home improvement projects that I am working on this year, you will have noticed that Item #1 on my list was finding a tall mirror to rest on my entryway table. Well, guess what. Two days into the new year and I am already checking off items from my list! Woo Hoo!

As mentioned before in my previous post titled GOING GRAY, I painted my walls gray in my entryway, my kitchen, the family room, and the hallway. I had been wanting to do it for a long long time but then seeing all the amazing pictures of gray walls on Pinterest shoved me into high gear and I got it done.

Once the walls were painted, it was time for a new look in several places. I decided to begin with the entryway. Afterall, it's the first area you enter as you come into our home and I thought it would make a great place to start. I have always had a black table against one wall and I wanted to change the look by adding a tall mirror that would rest on top of it. I originally thought I was going to buy a mirror that had a brown frame but then I found a white one at TJ Maxx and went with it instead. Add in an existing wreath, lamp, and picture frames that I had in my garage and I was finished.

I love the look now. As I sit on my couch and relax or work (as I am doing at the moment) I am able to see the new display and it's the first thing I see when I come through my front door. This picture is great for showing you how warm and cozy it is but take a look at the white wood against the gray walls ....

So there is the first part of my "Entryway Makeover." The second part is currently in progress so check back to see the results!

{Going Gray}

Let's just talk about my obsession with gray paint. I love love love it! I have found NUMEROUS images on Pinterest that I hoped to one day use for inspiration in my own home. And then I saw this one from Censational Girl and knew I just had to paint my walls. Immediately.

Website: www.centsationalgirl.com

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Yes the fireplace is amazing and so is that mirror.

I have no fireplace or fantastic mirror like that in my house but I hoped that the gray would still look good. So one Friday night in October, my mom and I went to dinner and then grabbed painting supplies and started our project. 

My house has had nice beige walls for the past 6 years. Nothing wrong with the color beige but I was ready for a change after I saw all the beautiful gray walls on Pinterest.

So here is the BEFORE picture

And look how beautiful the new wall color is!!!!

I am loving the new look. I feel like a few simple coats of paint changed the entire look of my house. I feel like it's the perfect shade of gray for me and my taste.

Like what you see?

The paint I used was from Sherwin Williams. It is the HGTV Brand and it's called "Skyline Steel #1015." The paint color is not currently sold in stores but they still know how to mix it up for you.

So now that my walls were the right color, it was time to come up with a different idea for my entryway table. I had always had my black table against the wall with our three wedding pictures above it. On the table were a variety of decorations like a clock, a wreath, some pictures, and a few other things. It wasn't ugly, it wasn't horrible, it was just boring. It had been the same way for the past 6 years and now that I had new paint, I needed a new look.

One of my favorite things to do is look through what I already have on hand. Save yourself money, save a trip to the store, and use the awesome stuff you have throughout your house. You can create a whole new look by moving stuff around. 

I needed a jumping off point and I decided on a mirror. Enter a quick trip to TJ Maxx and $70 later I had my mirror. The rest of the entryway table came together by grabbing a lamp, a wreath, and some picture frames from stuff I already had and I was finished.

I love me a soft warm glow ...

Here is a pretty good idea of how the mirror looks against the gray paint - perfect!

 So happy it's done, now onto the next project!

- Junkie Tawni