Painting bedrooms of maison d'Isabel

Recently I discovered Annie Sloan's chalk paint. In the upstairs bedrooms of 'maison d'Isabel' we had wood paneling, a bit dark and dated...

I wanted to paint it a lighter colour, but the paneling was varnished and I thought sanding it down first was the only option... but then I discovered chalk paint (www.oldredbarn.be): no sanding needed, and the paint is water based and ecological.
I am very proud to show you the results.We used lime paint for the ceiling and chalk paint (old white) for the wood paneling.

 One layer for the ceiling is enough to give it the natural look we want, for the wood paneling we added 2 layers of the chalk paint.

 The room immediately looks bright and airy, what a difference, don't you think?

Nice with that bedding...

More pictures will follow... in a next post. Thank you for your visit, and keep coming back!