Happy Monday all. How was your weekend? Did you get a lot of things done,…
What I Did on My Snow Day
Picture this. I’m sitting in my office at work the other week, it’s after 5:00 so I’m already supposed to have left, the weather is freezing, and everyone is on alert that a storm is coming. I’m just preparing to wrap up and take some things home because even though there’s been no formal announcement, we’re all preparing to work from home the next day because the weather is supposed to be that bad.
I called a colleague to ask a quick question and he says “Oh wait, I think they are just putting up the closing announcement now.”
REALLY? Yahoo! A real snow day! This is a big deal because I work at a big company and it takes a lot for us to close. Add that to the fact that I live in Upstate New York and snow is as common as spray paint projects on a decorating blog, real snow days are rare.
The next morning after I slept in, I donned my paint clothes, made some tea and was off! Home improvement is what I do on my snow days.
My plan was to tackle the side foyer. You’ve seen its sorry before state and this project has been staring me in the face every time I walk by it {which is every day}, so I got to work.


Then I sprayed and peeled. Actually I peeled and did other things, then sprayed and peeled some more. It’s an ongoing process for sure. See the beauty underneath.

These two were just not cutting it.

We got 2 gallons of Behr’s Flint Smoke for our bedroom and only ended up using 1 gallon for it. So I also used it in our front small foyer and upstairs bathroom for some mini makeovers which I’ll have to show you soon.
I ended up also using this color for the side foyer. It has a nice smoky grey blue color and will look crisp with the white on the lower half of the walls. So I threw it up there. Well you know, I rolled it on 🙂





- Paint the bottom half of the walls white. It’s already painted paneling.
- Remove the wallpaper in the hallway
- Replace the trim on the walls with new or salvaged trim if we can find some that works. Paint it white.
- Select a color and paint the top half of the walls and ceilings {still need to patch and prime the plaster on that one wall}
- Remove the hooks and boards they are on
- Make a shoe shelf in that half wall
- Hang new hooks for jackets and such
- Install some shelves on the one side
- Replace the wall sconces now, or whenever we find some good ones
- Hang up some art on the walls
- Buy a new rug
- Get some baskets to hold items like reusable grocery bags
Only two items crossed off? I better have more snow days 🙂
i am loving that blue color and can’t wait to see the rest of it! 🙂 although i’m pretty sure you would rather not deal with another snowpocalypse.. here is to another snow day! :)(who decided to give snow days anyways… why can’t we have a “beautiful weather day’ instead? phooey.)
It looks great! And you love painting ceilings? Someone get a doctor quick. There is something wrong.
That’s a lot of progress for one day! Even though it’s only two things crossed off, they’re pretty big things compared to “buy a new rug” and other things. Great job!
Most people come home to find their spouse enjoying their snow day on the couch with a hot cup of coffee and their favorite tv show. I came home to a renovated foyer!