Painting Brick To Lighten Up A Dark Office: a house log

Jolie is a woman after our own heart. Simply check out how she too took a dark office / laundry room and lightened things up with a bit of paint on those red brick walls. Here is her letter:

Your den transformation was such an remarkable inspiration to me that I chose to paint my brick walls, too. It is my laundry room with an office over to the side. Before the makeover, this room used to feel dark and gloomy and it simply did not flow with the rest of the house.

So I painted the walls a light color and it transformed the room! It does not feel gloomy anymore- as a matter of fact it is one of my go-to spaces in the house now. It in fact makes me want to do the laundry! And it was quite straightforward and inexpensive. Here is what I did:

• Painted the walls Sherwin Williams Antique White
• Painted the built in cabinets Olympic Light Sage
• Picked up bamboo shades from Lowe’s
• Hung white curtains from Ikea
• Hung sea coral art on the wall from your shop (enjoy it!)
• Made a burlap cabinet curtain from fabric.com

I hope you enjoy the before and after pictures. And thank you for all the wonderful work you put into your journal. It is truly inspirational. – Jolie

Of course we enjoy the touches that Jolie borrowed from our own den makeover, but we are even more excited about those painted built-in cabinets. What a charming dash of color they bring to the room! Thanks for sharing your makeover, Jolie. And if you folks want to see more pictures of Jolie’s lately purchased and already transformed brick ranch, hit up her journal to check ’em out. Talk about style to spare.