Losing my mind. And my eggs?
MizLizzie
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Losing my mind trying to pick a light greige color!! HELP!!
Comments (41)Not that anyone has been waiting with bated breath for an update on my paint dilemma, I thought I would finish out the saga anyway just due to the fact that I come here so often to read posts and am always disappointed when they are left unresolved. My husband had finally had enough of looking at patchwork walls and listening to me talk about paint colors so he scheduled a painter to start this past Tuesday and told me to just pick a color and be done with it!! He also said “it’s just paint if you hate it we can have them come back and do a different color”. I told myself the night before I was just going to settle on the Dunn Edwards color Crystal Haze with the accent wall in Metal Fringe. Needless to say when the painters showed up the next morning I panicked and was seeing a lot of yellow in the sample I had up so while they were prepping I decided I was going to just be safe and do the Gray Mist which was what I kept coming back to, with the ever popular Chelsea Gray as an accent wall. Needless to say when I came back with the quart of Gray Mist to try out on my biggest wall it looked too white. 😕😞 At this point I knew the painters were losing patience with me as they were ready to start so I just decided to go back and get a couple gallons of the Olympic Mountains and hope for the best! While they were mixing that I went back to the paint chip wall and found a color somewhat similar to Chelsea Gray called Squirrel Tail which looked promising so I grabbed a gallon of that color for the accent wall. As I was watching the paint go on I was certain I had picked the wrong colors but knew I wouldn’t be able to tell until it dried. So they finished the job in two days and after being unsure at first I am now really liking it!! Hallelujah!! I realize that I had become consumed with all the images of beautifully painted, perfectly designed rooms on the internet/hgtv and I guess was looking for that moment of surprise/elation that you see there and was frustrated at all the “perfect, tried and true no-fail” paint colors out there that just didn’t look good in my house along with the fact that although everyone says “it’s just paint” who in reality wants to fork out another $2000+ to redo it. Also the samplize sheets are good and eliminate all the leftover paint samples and using swatches painted on poster board is somewhat helpful but none of it is really indicative of what the color looks like when it actually goes on the whole wall. I guess the best lesson learned from this is to just pick 3-4 strong contenders and actually paint swatches on your wall and also realize you can actually go a little darker than you think because both rooms I’ve had painted now have turned out looking lighter than the actual little swatch. I will be needing to paint my upstairs sometime in the near future so hopefully I can follow that advice myself and not go back down the rabbit hole 😞 So in conclusion, while it may not be the perfect result I had envisioned I am happy with it. I probably could have gone a little darker/warmer but Olympic Mountains is a very nice light neutral. It may show a tiny hint of green at times during the day but I also haven’t put my shades/curtains back up yet so I’m getting a ton of light in here all day and I’m not super crazy about it at night but I didn’t find anything in this color range that looked great at night and since I’m unwilling to use anything but soft/warm light bulbs I’ll deal with it. The accent wall color (Squirrel Tail) is also not exactly what I had imagined either but it is a lovely rich velvety color that is a nice mix of gray/green/brown depending on the time of day. Anyway thanks to all on here for the advice/input and listening to me ramble on endlessly since my family was no longer listening 😕 Happy painting everyone!!! 😊...See MoreI’m losing my mind trying to decide on a closet layout! Please help!!
Comments (15)jmdkc, I have only a few dresses and no long gowns. This is my Florida house so no long winter coats here. I have a closet in our den where I keep my sun dresses. With this design you could easily divide the rack for some long items. These were custom by a small company here in Florida. I was surprised at how many small companies there were. We did a California Closet for daughter up north and it is low quality compared to this one. In deciding, it all comes down to what you have and where else things are stored. Up north I have loads of sweaters on shelves. But, I have other drawer space in the bedroom. Figure out how you want your space to function....See MoreLosing my mind w Victorian paint pallet
Comments (11)The brick is very limiting. I wonder if it was original. It seems out of character. I agree with you that traditional Victorian colors aren't going to work with the brick. In any case, I would just go two shades lighter with the trim color. The contrast with the white is too much now and the overall effect is very dark and unwelcoming. Then see how that looks with the small amount of siding (unless there's more of it on the other sides of the house). Does the brick need to be power washed? In the pictures it doesn't look like the same color everywhere....See MoreNeed help with EXTERIOR colors of brick house - losing my mind!
Comments (9)Gutters, soffits and downspouts aren't features you want to call attention to, so you should get them in colors that blend in. The vendor is only going to have certain colors prefinished. See if you can get samples to look at next to your brick. You'll probably end up with something tan. If you're interested in a green in BM, I used Nantucket Gray on my previous house. It's actually green instead of gray....See MoreMizLizzie
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