Did I choose wrong paint color
I just repainted by living room and kitchen and breakfast area BM Grey Owl. I am wondering if I have chosen the wrong color. It reads green at times, gray at times and purple at times. Just not sure if I am liking it at all. Any ideas or opinions on a different color. It seems like the room almost seems darker to me.
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toletray
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What did I do wrong w/ my paint?
Comments (17)QUOTE::: .I noticed the paint was coming away from the wall. And not "chipping" away like you would imagine, but coming off in sheets. Like peeling off the wall. There is a place on the wall where I nicked the paint putting the shower curtain back up, and the same thing happened there. It bumped up in a sheet of paint. ceciley, sounds like you have a little work ahead if you are encountering those types of problems. First of all, this is not pointing fingers or saying you didn't do the job sufficiently, but in all honestly from reading what you are saying it almost sounds like there is trapped contaminants still on the wall surface. There can be just a miniscule amount of entrapment and there will be adhesion problems ; (like immediately or down the road when one begins another project over the one on the wall). Could be a number of things consisting from moisture still trying to escape and the primer/paint applied to soon, small traces of residue still evident, amounts of cleaner still evident on the wall which would need additional clean rinses, or possible dust debris left behind. Right now your paint finish is still going through the coalescing process and is still in a vulnerable stage. I'm not there so I can't really first hand examine what you are dealing with, only in cyber space; Sometimes if left along and given the process of evaporation and coalescing, " the paint film will "dry down" on its own". Some things you might want to think about doing at this interval 1. if the paint is still able to peel away as you have indicated- do this now and continue to let the paint peel away on its own with you pulling it in away in its elastic stage. Pull it away to where it would actually stop with a good bond that did adhere. Make sure the edges are smooth to the hand/finger touch. The reason I say if the paint is still peelable is because if you try to sand back or sand away the vulnerable paint in this processing stage, it will only tack up or string together trying to sand. Thats why it is best to wait for #2. In this instance I would "only" after it has thoroughly dried and the evaporation has been removed, then would I get out your sander and sand away the areas that are peeling. Sand back to a smooth area and to an already good bond from another adjacent area. Make sure all of your sanding debris has been cleaned up. Use damp cloths and or vacuum. I would also clean these areas again with warm dawn water and rinse well to clear of any cleaner. Let completely dry this time before beginning the process again. Hope I haven't confused you. good luck....See Moredid I pick the wrong paint
Comments (3)it does not say its specificaly for aluminum; still the paint is very thin. It seems to cover though...hope it protects as well!...See MorePaint Colour … Did wet choose the wrong one?
Comments (10)Are you decorating for yourself or to resell within the next five years? If it is for yourself punch up the paint color. I have no problem with a very neutral palette, it is always the perfect base for colors. Now if all your accessories are also very neutral you may need to rethink some items. In my opinion just really think about your paint choices. If your house has a lot of natural light try some deeper/darker or more saturated colors. Then you can build on that with art and accessories...See Moredid I pick the wrong color?
Comments (42)Paint the ceiling Cloud White. When I work with angled ceilings I treat them just like the walls, don't change the sheen or the color. Flat ceilings I generally change the sheen to flat. Based on my experience, flat ceilings have a lot more issues with seams and defects and because of the way light hits them you notice every defect if they have any sheen at all. The angled ceilings are usually finished as well as the walls and light hits them at a different angle, so you don't see the defects like you will on a flat ceiling and can use a matte or eggshell finish. Your trim is not as large and expansive as the ceiling, so I would paint the ceiling first and then decide if you can live with the trim. The fireplace is also a large vertical surface, so I would want to paint that Cloud White as well, increasing the sheen 1 level so that it will appear lighter and stand out, but not fight with the walls. As for people who are saying Cloud White is not a good color, all you need to do is look at the history of Benjamin Moore's top selling whites over the past few decades and you will find that Cloud White has consistently been a top selling white. It lost a bit of favor during the gray trend because it is a warm white and everything was cool, but it trends have shifted from cool, to neutral toward warmer....See More
Mark
8 years agoThis is quite lovely. It's 45x45 . I goes nicely with the chairs and sofa.Adds some nice rich color. I think it would be perfect except for the carpet . It's on sale for $179.00 was $350.
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8 years agoI went to limited edition prints of which there are an infinite # . It helps if you have a few favorite artists though; went to One Kings Lane to narrow the search. It may help you Toltray to try this to find what style you may like. I like limited editions because the are usually higher quality prints and are nicely mated and framed. These are nice size 40x40. May not be at all what you like. The last is a classic Chagall beautifully framed.
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8 years agoNatalie, could you give me the sources for the pillows in the collection below that you put together? I would like to bring in some colors in the room other than blue and red, which I seem to have so much of. I would like to bring in that caramel/gold color some kind of way... Thanks so much. Seems like everything I get looks the same as everything else. Ha Keep in mind those floral pillows also.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi toletray!
5 of the pillows are available through one etsy shop. The poppies are in a different one. The pillow with the teal background and the pillow with the poppy flowers were based on the rug I posted, as it has both turquoise and a deep blue border. Of course the art also served as inspiration. Let me know if this is helpful. :))
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8 years agoI was out shopping yesterday and this caught my eye. any opinions on whether it would work in my living room???? Just thought it was pretty.
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8 years agoIt's very pretty, but, I would address the niches on the FP wall before purchasing accessories for the wall. Built-ins would look great and could be constructed at a reasonable price. If it's something you're interested in, I could elaborate more about the design, etc.. Let me know. :))
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8 years agoHi lynartist...i just thought the colors were very pretty. Would like something a little nicer, I think. I believe I really need something a bit larger. I saw that at Homegoods... I did come home with this lamp. Not sure if I want to use it by the new sofa or here on this little table. If I have a lamp on table at each end of sofa, do they have to match? I have never been much of a matchup matchy person...just curious..
we finally have some very cold weather here in Atlanta....
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