Addicted to white :)

We finally took the plunge and painted our mantle white.  I was hesitant to do it at first, but after posting my space on a [the nest].com and asking the general consensus, everyone said that seemed like the thing to do to help updated the space.

So, we cracked out the paint brush!  We think it makes all the difference:

Before:

Progress: (we had to tape the brick because the mantle wasn't removable)

After:

 I think I'm kind of addicted to making things white... I'm armed with a paint brush and dangerous!