Easy living room update

So as previously discussed, I believe that paint can fix a lot of flaws in a home. That being said, choosing the right color (from the selection of oops paint, of course!) as an accent in a room can totally transform a room in a few hours.

An easy way to chose an accent color is to look to the furnishings and decor you already have. You will be able to tell at some point from my pics that S.O. and I both share a love of the color teal/turquoise/blue-green...whatever you call it. So when I stumbled across a pint of this color in the oops pile at Wal-Mart, I had found my answer to our beige living-room.

Now, on that note, the living room was already painted a cafe aulait type color when we moved in. I am not usually a fan of neutrals, but it really works in here with all of our bright colors elsewhere. Maybe i'll repaint it someday, but not in the near future. Come to think of it, I think this was the color of the living room in the house I grew up in...hmm.

So here is our built-in/fireplace wall before...

And here is after

(Man, I have the HARDEST time getting these pics to go where I want them to!!) I will try to take some pics later today of the rest of the living room so you can see how this color really works in here with all of our stuff.

PS- the one on the right is current...the pic above the fireplace on the left was a bit too much, even for us.