Before & After: A Dining Room Goes From Crimson to Gargoyle Shadow

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Ashley Poskin
Ashley Poskin
Ashley traded the quiet life of a small town in a big house for the hustle and bustle of the Windy City. On any given day you might find her working on a freelance photo or blogging gig, wrangling her little darling, or walking Chuck the boxer.
published Oct 21, 2014
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We recently moved into our new (very old) home and the dining room was the only room in the house that was not covered in wallpaper from the 1980s. I couldn’t seem to work up the motivation to start the long and arduous process of ripping everything off the walls in the rest of the house, so I decided to tackle a room that would be easy, quick, and instantly gratifying to help me get going.

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While the Crimson was nice, it wasn’t “us.” I’d been really obsessed with black walls and figured I could get away with something really dark because the bright white wainscoting on the bottom half of the walls would add a really dramatic element of contrast, so I went for it! I chose “Gargoyle Shadow” which was a shade lighter than black, and am really happy with the results. Now, on to the chandelier..