burnt sienna
Written by patty on 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.
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i feel like i painted this house for two years straight. i quit at the floor trim. i know this because i see it every day and say someone should paint that.
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I love what you did with the dining room walls. You are my faux-finishing sister! I love saturated color like that.
When I moved into my current home, right after my ex and I separated, I painted my dining room in the same technique, but used…salmon pink! I used a light pink base coat, sponged on a watermelon pink glaze, then toned it down with Burnt Sienna glaze. Everyone loved it. but I recently had to paint it over in Benjamin Moore Saybrook Sage, because it will soon be going on the market, and all the home stagers on HGTV say the house has to be neutral to sell, like a model unit. Nevertheless, you’ve inspired me for my next home…
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Ellen if you have pictures I’d love to see ‘em!
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