Metamorphosis Monday – Kitchen Walls

Today is the second week of Metamorphosis Monday, which is hosted by Susan of Between Naps on the Porch.
When I moved into my house in 1992 I was so disappointed that the kitchen was wallpapered. The wallpaper was a light pink plaid with tiny blue flowers.

It did not suit my taste. It was also a huge problem with my use of blue and white in the kitchen. After a while, though, not wanting the job of stripping the wallpaper, I went ahead and put our my blue and white dishes, curtains, etc.
As it is, the only photos I can find of the pink wallpaper are these taken Christmas 2002 and 2003.

But finally in 2006, I hired a painter to do some work and then hired him to strip the wallpaper and paint the room. Apparently, the sheet rock had not been properly prepared and the stripping process gouged out the surface of the sheetrock. So then, I had to have the walls textured and then painted.

The paint I chose was Benjamin Moore ‘Stratton Blue’ which is a blue-green. I wanted to have a setting for my green leaf plates, my Christmas Tree china, as well as the blue and white.
These photos gives a closeup of the texture on the walls. It also shows how it makes a nice background for various colors.

Well, I must go back to putting away my Christmas décor. I’m still working on it.
For more transformations see the listing for Metamorphosis Monday, at Susan of Between Naps on the Porch.