Committed

When I was pregnant with Ellie, I got it in my head that our hallway HAD to be painted before she was born. For weeks, I lugged my belly up and down the ladder, covering the yucky oatmeal color chosen by the previous owner with chocolate brown, which Bear and I had determined not to be too dark because the hallway is freaking ginormous and gets plenty of light. I distinctly recall referring to this project as "the bane of my existence" on numerous occasions, and swearing that I would never, ever repaint it again.

Clearly, I am insane.

Last week, I woke up one day and suddenly realized that my dad (and probably countless others who opted not to speak up) was right: it was too dark. Thus began a week-long process of researching and testing out various shades of gray, which, as you can see below, I slapped on the wall pretty haphazardly and thereby pretty much committed myself to starting this project pronto, unless I was willing to walk past this on a daily basis:


So, once again, I'm in the midst of hallway repainting, this time using Sherwin Williams' "Requisite Gray" (color matched to Behr paint). Here's a shot of how it looks halfway done:


Last time I took on this beast, it was made all the more miserable by the fact that every time I turned my attention from newly potty-trained Keira to get a little painting done, she'd run into another room, relieve herself on the floor, and then come back to gloat about it. She's a year and a half older now, but I've learned my lesson and wasn't taking any chances this time, so I went ahead and let her "help" a little bit yesterday while Ellie napped:


Since I still have the entryway and the hallway to the girls' rooms left, plus a second coat over the whole thing, I estimate this project will be done in approximately nine thousand years...that is, if I don't completely lose my mind before then!

What do you think? Was it indeed too dark before? Does it look better or worse now? See the poll on the top right corner and tell it like it is...because I'm seriously and for reals NOT doing this over again, regardless of public opinion!