Simple Green: Work With What You've Got

We're amazed at how a fresh coat of paint could transform bloggers' This Young House from dated den to airy abode. Jump below for the After pics. It's a pretty dramatic change!

It's a nice reminder to work with what you have — and you don't have to pay a lot of money for it. This Young House explains how they painted the entire room even with the different wall surfaces of brick and paneling.

Such a simple gorgeous transformation!

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This is fantastic... I love seeing these transformations!

We just bought a house and are looking for ways to update the mid-80's look without a ton of money, and it's amazing to us what fresh paint and white moldings can do!

If possible, I'd love to know the paint brand/color on the walls...

posted by mspants on June 8th 2009 at 12:29pm
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I'll never advise against painting brick again. Beautiful.

posted by SunnyBlue on June 8th 2009 at 2:11pm
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pretty remarkable!

posted by kdkaboom on June 8th 2009 at 2:34pm
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Amazing! Well done!!

posted by genkiliz on June 9th 2009 at 8:29pm
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awesome

posted by plasticorange on June 10th 2009 at 3:59pm
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I know they say not to paint brick, but this is really nice.

posted by absOsteele on June 10th 2009 at 7:55pm
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