The Sitting Room's New Color

First let me say thank you so much for making my paint choice for the main body of the house easier. Natural Linen no Manchester Tan. Darn, still  not sure.

The sitting room was painted by Mr. Savvy and me a few weeks ago. I had a bit of a problem choosing a new color for this room, too. At first I was leaning towards grays and green blues, but they were just all off. Then I emailed my blogging bud and designer extraordinaire, Sherry of Design Indulgence, and pleaded for her help. She immediately sent me some new colors to try and I did go buy about four samples, but they still weren't quite right. I then went back to the paint store and the next darker color, on the paint chip with a color that Sherry mentioned, I thought would be perfect. So without buying the sample and just going for it I brought home the new paint and got to work.

Say hello to Wheeling Neutral by Benjamin Moore. Strange name.

Goodbye Roxbury Caramel. Just too butterscotch with the chocolate sofa.

Lots of holes were patched, but the correct ones for the gallery wall were left. Didn't want to make a bunch of new holes. :)

I didn't make a lot of changes in here. I just wanted a new neutral wall color. I think the gallery wall looks much better against this new color.

This end table was updated and will be shared in another post.

The leather cushion on this chair was in really bad condition from fading and miss Bailey had actually scratched a small hole in the leather. This brown slipcover......

......was actually made for this chair cushion when I had the sofa slipcovered. I was looking at the size of the two cushions and took it off this chair and put it on the leather chair.

It was a perfect fit and a match made in heaven.

Notice something else new?

I replaced the very old, stained, and dirty silk dupioni drapes from Pottery Barn with these more casual grain sack striped ones from Country Curtains. The rod was also lowered since it was hung wrong before.

Even the equestrian sign looks better with the new color.

I have already tweaked this part of the vaisselier. I added the other trophy that I had placed on top. I wanted it where I can enjoy it better.

Ah, loving the fresher feel in this room.

Now, I must go get the paint for the painters who are coming tomorrow.
So glad I don't have to paint this time.

Oh, and Bailey likes the new color, too.
If you want to see the way the room looked before you can see it here.