The office got painted.
We chose Behr Cracked Pepper.
I love, love, love it!!!
I find Behr Cracked Pepper is simular to Sherwin Williams Peppercorn both are a great dramatic (dark gray-black) colors.
I love the color for a masculine office. It looks terrific with the dark wood cabinetry and floors. I also love the rich dark color when you are out of the room peeking in from a lighter quieter color hallway or livingroom, as it gives you drama.
Any anyone who knows me well knows I love drama, in decorating.
A little drama goes a long way. My rule is: Be conservative in your main rooms; but daring in your secondary rooms.
I also used it at 358 in a basement media room on walls, trim and ceiling with a light wood floor and with white cabinets. It looked terrific there as well. Wonderful for a media room great to view a TV night or day.
Before Picture:
The former owner’s wallpaper.
During Picture:
Oil-Based Kilz covers the wallpaper. It says odorless; but, that is a lie.
After Picture:
Yes, you can use Latex Paint over Oil-Based Kilz. Ironic as the Benjamin Moore website advised Oil-Based Paint be used and the BM Paint guy told me I had to use latex. You can’t use Oil-Based wallpaper in NYS. Only Oil-based Semi Gloss for Trim is available.
All I could think of was the Burgermeister Meisterburger
‘There will be no toys for Christmas.’ I was so excited for Oil-Based Paint as everything I read said my walls would be rich and wonderful with oil-based wall paint over the kilz, over the wallpaper….Damn NYS you robbed me of fabulous walls.
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