When we first moved into our cottage- the living room was so dark and dreary- it felt like a cave.The dark knotty pine walls, unfinished ceiling and old damaged hardwood floor absorbed the little bit of light that came in through the small windows. 

Of course, it wasn't those windows or dark walls that drew me to this house- it was the fireplace and the paint I could already imagine on those walls- and the thought of filling the room with light with French doors.
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