Paint the walls {finally}

After almost 3 1/2 years I, along with some great help, finally painted the living room, dining room, and kitchen.  My mom came down to watch the girls so we could get everything painted in one day.  We started about 9 and were done by 3.  Love the new look!  We still have some decorating to do but that will come with time...

mid painting... some was wet some was dry.

all done... I still have the hall to finish.  I chose Olympic Premium paint since it has zero VOCs.  I used Camel in the living room and dining room and Drifting dune in the kitchen.  LOVE how it turned out!

the girls were glad to get back upstairs after spending most of the day in the basement. 

I originally purchased this rug to go in the living room but after some thought decided to use it in the dining room.  This was way out of my comfort zone but am SO glad I got it!  It makes the room look so much bigger.  I still need to get some curtains but will wait until we get the rest of the decor done.