Yellow paint looks very different on different walls, what to do
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Comments (10)Hey! All of these photos are really fun. You have a great eye for combining plants. I'm a variegated plant nut as well and have slowly built up a decent collection indoors and out. I love how you have combined the different foliage forms as well. I always need to improve on that. I'm thinking of white for the trim, but I'm open to other colors. Burgundy sounds really nice! I'm no architectural expert so this explanation will prove it: the bulk of the house has long horizontal wood siding and I'm painting that yellow; the lower 1/3rd of the house has wood as well but it's shingles rather than long boards. I like the look so am thinking of painting the lower, shingle section a non-yellow color. I am thinking of going with white for the lower section and the trim, but I'm still checking out houses around town for inspiration. Despite having a very small cottage, I still have a couple of weeks painting before I even get the yellow part done, heh heh. Thanks for the eye candy! I love the old spotted forms of pulmonaria; more contrast. :) Take care, Grant...See MoreMultiple quotes - all very different. What do I do?
Comments (12)LOL at not putting Goodman in a dog house. I just had two Amana systems taken out and came here to read and sort through a lot of differing quotes before I did.. My Amana units were 6 years old and supposedly had 10 year warranties except we didn't get the paperwork and the installer didn't register them. In just over half their expected minimal life span, we paid for multiple repairs and even labor only can easily set you back $500-1000 at a time. I saw what the inside of those units looked like when they were taken out and still on my front walk. We were in for more repairs before long. I wouldn't use Goodman or Amana either. I'm not sure I'd take them if they were free. The advise you are getting about having a more efficient matched system is good. Not sure if your installation is horizontal or an upflow, but especially with an upflow, you are in for more labor if replace later. I had a 6 yr old system and decided not to go piece meal. When I go to the these parts and those parts, knonwing this sytem would be mismatched and so would the "new" stuff when I had to replace the furnace later, I felt like I was winding up with the chicken nuggets approach to AC, Never as good as the real thing, I decided to clean the slate and start over. With a 20 yr old furnace, I would definitely replace and have a matched system running at peak performance. Just don't get Goodman. I'm not a pro and don't know all the model numbers, but the dollar amount on the Infinity looks pretty good. We replaced with 2 Infinity systems and are very happy -- but the main reason I opened your thread was to encourage you to sift through the quotes, ask question and even get another quote or two if you need to. Check references and things like Angies list or local review sites. The installer is a big part of your long term satisfaction. . ....See MoreYikes! Same paint on ceilinging very different...anyone??!
Comments (13)The entire concept of cutting formulas is for lack of a better term -- a fairy tale. The reality is, mathematically, very few paint color can literally be cut in increments like 25% or 50%, etc. Very few. The terms cutting a formula by 25, 50, or even increasing it to 200% is simply a mode of communication. It doesn't really happen, it's just a way for a customer to communicate to a colorist. As they're showing the color pro a chip they say stuff like, "I want this color but I want it to be lighter. Cut the formula by 50%." What the colorist actually does is take those bits of information, disappears to the back where he creates a brand new custom color based on initial references. e.g. uses the formula for the paint color the customer spoke to as a jumping off point. Paint staff know about the fairy tale but they don't want to explain it. Does anyone relish telling a little kid there is no tooth fairy or that Santa is really mom & dad? It's a little like that for them emotionally - it's no fun to burst old color knowledge bubbles with cold hard facts. From a professional perspective, the truth is they don't want to INVEST THE TIME it takes to move people off such an embedded belief about color. And it is embedded. Across blogosphere and the professional realms of interior decorating and design especially. Blogosphere and interior decorators/designers are arguably the premier source of misinformation about color design and paint that you can possibly find. So, instead of explaining all the ins-and-outs of color mixing, like it's not possible to cut 1/32 of a shot of oxide yellow (or whatever) in half, they just keep nodding as the customer keeps talking. Knowing that as soon as the conversation stops, they're going to have to go make something up. Totally wing it. So, no, I don't recommend 50% of the original paint color. Because until it's done, no one can anticipate what brand new paint color that *idea of a color* will look like. There's nothing precise about it. It's not going to be the same color only lighter; no guarantee it's going to share any characteristics of the source color at all. It's just a guess -- and it's not even a good guess to be honest. You're better off just telling the colorist what happened, what you didn't like and what you are hoping to get as a final result and let them take it from there. Because to get a rendition of the wall color that is lighter, equally golden, and less grayed isn't going to be a matter of cutting something in half or leaving another something out....See Morefirst attempt at chalk paint - what should I do differently?
Comments (1)I'm putting the link for Annie Sloan below. You should use very fine sand paper or even wipe some of the top coat of paint off before dry. For the wax, use the round waxing brush (sounds like you did) and PUSH the wax into the piece. That's the best way I can describe it. I'm sure her tutorial is better! Then wipe off wax with a cloth, let dry and buff. I usually let dry 24 hours before buffing. I have not used the dark wax to darken a color but to highlight areas. ALWAYS use the clear wax before using the dark wax. Hope this helps!! tina Here is a link that might be useful: how to use AS chalk paint...See Morebuddyrose
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