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Neutrals may be nice, but in my apartment you’ll always find some color. It’s amazing what paint can do to a room or how a fresh coat of paint can really transform a piece of furniture. I tend to get a little sentimental about past apartments and what I often miss the most is the magic of getting the perfect color of paint on the wall—take my black bedroom for example!

Unfortunately, our new apartment strictly forbids any painting (womp womp), which means I’m on a mission to bring some color into the crisp, white space through accessories and even some accent pieces of furniture! Our entryway area was in desperate need of a place to throw your bag or sit and put your shoes on, so I grabbed a basic bench and decided to give it a bit of a facelift.

Given the neutral state of our apartment with white walls and grey floors, we decided to go bold with the transformation of our entryway bench, so we headed to Ace Hardware to check out our options. Ace Hardware is truly the painting expert, with every shade under the rainbow. We settled on Clark + Kensington’s “Apple of My Eye,” a bright and cheery red, and got to work.

The best thing about painting furniture is just how darn easy the whole thing can be and the huge difference it can make. In its natural wood state, our bench screamed “I’M FROM IKEA!” but with a little paint it’s easily disguised as a piece that’s more interesting and reflective of our style. And best of all? The next time we decorate, we can do it all over again with another trip to Ace Hardware!

Have you tackled any DIY projects lately? Anyone else not afraid of a little color in their space?

Another day, another color to inspire your home projects. Every day in March, Ace is unveiling a featured color and giving you a chance to win a $10,000 room makeover! To learn more, visit thepaintstudio.com.

No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win.  Open to legal US residents residing in the contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who are homeowners.  Sweepstakes will run from 3/1/16-3/31/16.  Full rules located here: http://www.thepaintstudio.com/31daysofcolor/pdf/2016AceHardware31DaysofColorSweepstakesRules.pdf