Repainting Painted Fence - advice on prep, color & product choice
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So dissapointed with my paint color choice
Comments (26)Ohhhh misery loves company! I completely empathize with you, as can so many who post on here! I have SO many sample paint cans that I think if I mixed them all together, I could paint a whole street of houses. LOL I know it is so painful to put time and money into a paint color and have that sinking feeling that it is all wrong. But magnaverde is right, that it is all an experiment and trial and error. I can say with total honesty that every single decorating mistake that I have made (and trust me I have made PLENTY), every mistake I have made has led me to eventually to the RIGHT color. You learn from your "mistakes" and the end result will be all the more better for it. If decorating and choosing paint colors were easy, let's face it, everyone's house would be featured on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. But it isn't easy...it is really challenging and you won't always have the right answer the first try...it might take a few times to "get it right." Okay so I am not sure if you mentioned this yet or not, but why are you wanting taupe? Is there taupe color elsewhere in your rooms (like in fabrics or furniture)? Maybe it isn't realy taupe that you are after...maybe you want a neutral earthy type color? Or maybe a gray? It might be helpful to do some internet or magazine searches to find pictures of rooms with the color combinations that you like, and then work from there. First things first, determine what you want "the look" to be, and then people here can help you determine what color that truly is. HUGS!!!...See MoreWhat Color to Paint a Fence?
Comments (13)Thanks for the link, Gail. I'm gonna check it out closely tonight. Lascatx- The fence is in the back of the house. It won't fade into the background if I paint it darker. It will actually stand out more, but it will match the shed. The material is all the same, it's a cedar fence. I suppose if I leave it, it will eventually all look the same, just not sure if I have the patience to wait it out. I absolutely agree with darkening the steps, railing and deck. We're going to do it on both, front and back decks. Just don't think we'll get around to it this summer since we're doing the work ourselves, and this is a very busy year. But it's something I'm taking into consideration when deciding on the fence stain....See MorePrepping for sale- paint time!
Comments (6)Sheila, often a realtor can make suggestions for your own market trends, but generally painting for sale has little to do with what you love or even what you prefer. That intense blue bedroom that's worked so well for you could be a turn off for someone else....the goal in prepping for sale is neutral, generic, nothing taste specific. When I sold a house recently, I removed the formal drapes and their hardware, had the plaster repaired from their removal. Did not replace but left bare. I painted the entire house other than kitchen and one bath Behr Raffia Cream with all woodwork white (there was a lot of woodwork in that 1929 house ;0)) It looked very fresh, clean, neutral and not a color the living or dining rooms had ever seen. Finished, I rather liked it. More important - the house sold first week listed. OT, but the neighbor told me the new buyers had the master bedroom painted colonial blue before moving in ;0)...See MoreWhite cabinet and kitchen wall paint choices
Comments (28)Here are all the various shades of color you that have to be juggled. The table chairs work with your home and should stay Obviously the floor is staying IMO the wall color to start with is too green & needs to be changed Not sure the cabinets should be one color. Because of the style of the home, I'm wondering if the chair frame distressed finished should be duplicated on your cabinets. See image below. Maybe one color for the island and another for the perimeter cabinets or one for the top cabinets and a darker color for the base cabinets.Here is the Anne Sloane Chalk paint with two different wax finishes. BTW give your table and chairs a quarter turn like this. The area will flow better....See Morewdccruise
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