I often take risks in my own home that I would never take in a client’s home. These grasscloth consoles are a prime example of that. I originally noticed the glue on the grasscloth turning brown about two years ago. I’m not quite sure why it happened, but I suspect that the glue was a bad batch and was failing. I reached out to a couple of experts to get their opinions and the general consensus was to paint the grasscloth. Painted grasscloth furniture is a pretty big trend right now and one that I personally adore. So, while I loved the natural grasscloth color of the original tables, I was excited to try something new. I decided to take a bit of a risk and chose a chartreuse color from my draperies but almost as soon as I started painting I could tell that it wasn’t going to work out. It was neon. I continued on so that I could be sure and it definitely didn’t look anything like what I was going for. So, I switched gears and instead of tweaking the color I chose a beautiful deep red shade. I am pleased that I can still see the texture of the grasscloth through the paint. This color creates a totally different vibe in our bedroom and I am here for it. Sometimes risks pay off and sometimes they don’t - but I never regret taking risks and trying something new! What do you think of the new color? • • • housebeautiful southernliving myhousebeautiful traditionalwithatwist southernhome traditionalhome chinoiseriechic sodomino southernhomemag betterhomesandgardens dominomag bhgstylemaker mytradhome moderntraditional southerncharm southernstyle interiorstylingideas classicdecor hgtvmagazine hgtvhome ighomes interiordecoratingideas stylishhomevibes graciouslivingstyle colormakesmehappy bhgcolor boldcolor colorfuldecor reddecor grasscloth LTKStyleTip LTKHome LTKWatchNow