burnt sienna
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Because our kitchen is far too small, our dining room is the center of our home. We first painted it a sage green, which was OK but grew old quickly (especially because we used the exact same shade in our old house, too). I wanted to make the room as vibrant and bright as the people who hang out in it, so a few years back I covered the green with squash yellow paint, and then finished it with a glaze named Burnt Sienna. I used everything from a damp paint roller to cheesecloth to a sea sponge to apply the glaze. In some places, the effect is a bit like aged leather.
It’s not a large room (maybe 16 x 12), but it took me something like 40 hours to do all of the work. It’s a good thing I like it, because I’ll die with this color on my dining room walls.
