Bye-Bye, Blue

It was another productive weekend at the country estate. Joe spent a large portion of the day Saturday pulling up bathroom floor (he'll be posting on that later) and Max and I were in charge of paint.
OK. We didn't actually let the 9-month-old near the paint and we tried our best to keep his developing brain away from the paint fumes. Luckily, Max's Grandma (my Mom) and Nanni (Joe's Mom) were there to help.
Back to the house...
Three of the four bedrooms in the house were various shades of blue, none of which we were very fond. Those happen to be the same three rooms that need floor refinishing. So we began painting those rooms first--before refinishing--so that any stray paint blobs can be swept away by the sander. We started with the downstairs bedroom, which will be our guest bedroom/office. It was a dark, dark shade of blue (think midnight blue or navy). A little heavy for a bedroom, so we decided to go with a light terra cotta (Sherwin Williams calls it Rustic Adobe) to open it up. The walls in the room are highly textured, so the effect, I think, is pretty good--earthy and kind of clay-like (see before and after pics below). Once the trim is repainted and the floors are refinished, I think we'll be in business.
The other room on the painting agenda this weekend, of course, was the Jayhawk room. It will be a playroom for Max, so we picked Gleeful Green. The trim will be white, but for now it is still red. Maybe we'll keep it in through the holiday season.
I know this is a super-long post, but I have to end by giving a shout-out to Joe's brother, Chris, and my brother, Kevin, for taking on painting and general clean-up duties this weekend. Thanks, bros!