...I finally did it!!

Can I tell ya just how long I've wanted to do this...?

(here she is after only 5 hours paint time)

To paint this monstrosity of the 80's...

this octopus that inhabited my now pretty frenchy living room...

OK, I have to admit,

it started to look better when all the shades were removed.

Taking this puppy down was just NOT gonna happen.

it is about 5 foot wide and 5 foot tall,

and weighs a ton.

I think it has 23 or 24 candelabras attached.

So my husband found a ladder for me

and held his breath and prayed.

First thing was to clean over 9 years of dust and cobwebs off of it.

Above is the first coat of  "Creamy White" by Behr.

Yessiree girls and boys,

I brush painted this thing...no other choice.

And below is the second coat of a mix of creamy white, black, and almond

to get this yummy gray taupe, medium dark coat.

Dry brushed a sloppy coat.

Next a coat of Creamy White and the Almond (custom color)

dry brushed on top of all that.

Hard to see, but it has great "dimension" and subtleties.

I love this reflection!

Now, this room is about where I envisioned it several months ago.

I'm getting there!

I was so excited to post this I still have paint all over me

and I haven't cleaned up my mess.

more photos this week...!

Moral of this story?

Where there's a will there's a way!

linking up with

And Joy at Thriftin' on a Thursday

Now to see if I can get all this paint off.

xoxo,