Paint Colors 101

Being a builder’s wife, I have been through some serious paint in my time!  I have painted every kind of TAN you can think of on walls, ceilings, trim, etc.  Some were great, some were super gross.   So, sharing my favorite colors with you is a must.

One thing you must know about paint – paint looks DIFFERENT in every room.  If you paint TAN in the kitchen with lots of windows, and you paint that same TAN in a room with one window, they will look different.   Solution: Buy a quart of the paint you like, paint a small amount on the wall. Then you will be able to make a better decision on the color to chose. 

MY FAVORITE COLORS: (insider secret ~ You can chose ANY color, from ANY brand, and have the paint store color match/mix it for you!)

BENJAMIN MOORE:

This is a great tan, goes with everything!  White Dove for trim goes great with this wall tan. 




Amazing color for TRIM

Beautiful deep and light at the same time

Beach bedroom color … WOW!  My favorite by far!!

This is a good creamy, not too gold, not too lemon, YELLOW (Yes, it is yellow!). 

SHERWIN WILLIAMS:

My TRIM color at home

  

My CEILING color at home – put a color, one chip down from your trim, on the ceiling to make room warm

My WALL color at home – THIS IS THE PERFECT TAN – goes with everything!


Best of luck with my favorites!  If you are in N Georgia, email us ... we know excellent painters that work for "Mrs. PaintRight."  momscrafty@gmail.com
Amy

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Wall Letters

Have I mentioned I love my Silhouette SD machine? If not, I HEART IT!

In no time at all, I was able to make letters for my son’s room and officially put his ‘stamp’ on the nursery… at 8 months old. Bless his heart. Second child gets hosed and I can’t imagine what a third would get!  Regardless, my first son's name hung in the nursery for 2 years and once his letters were down, the blue painted dots needed some love.

Still a few holes to cover up from my oldest son’s wooden letters that used to be here. 

I used brown vinyl and used the transfer paper to get the letters reasonably straight on the wall. Now, don't mind the bronze light switch plate. It's hideous and that will be replaced shortly. And yes, kind of odd that it's smack dab in the center of the wall, but there used to be a door there and we sealed it up to close off the nursery and just have one door instead of two. Now we need to get an electrician to move the switch. Easy, right? Not so much so it's been on the back burner!

Regardless, I'm happy with the way Luke's letters came out and now if I can just get his room decorated!  Need. More. Time.

Another Silhouette project is happening this weekend so be sure to check in next week!



Katie

How to GLAZE painted furniture

After being trapped inside from the snow/ice storm in Georgia for the last 3 days (Yeah, Georgia is not prepared for winter weather, embarrassing), I decided to show you how to glaze a table. I previously painted this side table with Benjamin Moore #1564 Beach Glass in a flat finish.   

I used a can of glaze from a cabinetry shop .... but you can buy glaze at any home improvement store. 

Dip your brush, pull the brush up the side of the can to minimize amount of glaze on your brush, and paint the entire piece of furniture.

Wipe off the glaze with a cloth or paper towel.  Leave extra glaze in the cracks and corners for an antiqued look. I like to wipe the glaze in one direction then I wipe it in the opposite direction for more texture.   If it is not dark enough for you, let it dry a bit (10 min) and go back over using the same process.

As you can see below, the brown glaze gives a small hint of color in several directions.

Let the glaze dry overnight.  Next step is laquer or poly.  I used a laquer I had from the cabinetry shop ... once I started it became too sticky.  I suggest using a clear poly instead of laquer.  You can get poly at any home improvement store. Paint it on in a thin layer and let it dry overnight.  The poly will protect your piece from drink circles and scratches and will give it a slight sheen. 

Easy to do ... go paint and get crafty.

Amy

Resolution #1: Clean Closet

My first NY Resolution was to get our closet back to neutral ground. It has been out. of. control!For months and months we’ve (I’ve) piled clothes up, thrown shoes everywhere, hid things I didn’t know what to do with when company came over, laid clothes on top of hanger rods that I was too lazy to hang up, and our winter clothes storage bins have been hogging space. To get dressed or even find a matching pant to a shirt takes some acrobatics and superior navigational skills

This is embarrassing, but if it helps you get motivated to clean up the space behind the curtain in your room, then worth every shocking picture! Here she is:

Poor closet

Gasp!

 

Okay that was painful. 

So the decluttering process began, the goodwill pile establish and several hours later a much happier closet emerged. I organized tops by length of sleeve (thanks Accessorize and Organize for the great tips!) and I even got a little cuckoo on hubby's side and organized by color. Pants got a new home - a far less crowded, less confused home and all the winter storage bins are back where they belong. In storage.  

Still a few too many jeans but I find it almost impossible to find a new home for them!

Now all I need is a mirror! It's so nice to have our closet back and organized. Resolution #1 compete for a whopping $6! 

 

:)

Katie

New Year's at the Beach

My family was able to spend the week after Christmas at the beach.  What a wonderful way to ring in the New Year! 

 

We have deer and deer and deer and more deer on the island .... who are quite friendly.  Many live in the yards of the homes and will eat out of your hand.  (I know - you aren't supposed to feed the deer.)  This precious baby came right up to us ... all we had was Skittles.  Yes,the baby deer liked Skittles.  Who doesn't?

Happy New Year ~ Hope your holidays were extra special and full of great memories.  
Amy

Den converted to Toddler Room

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I figured it only appropriate for this year's first post to be something that is so near and dear to my heart. I LOVE before and afters... like mildly obsessed. My husband knows this and would agree 5 million percent. It's a little ridiculous but I ADORE seeing something come to life or get reinvented! So with that said, here is one of our own before and afters and although the new room isn't finished it's fun to see the progress in just 6 months.

Here's the story...

We live in a small bungalow and it really only has two bedrooms (not counting a loft upstairs that is unfinished). When baby #2 arrived in April of 2010, we had to come up with something, and something quick. Sure I could have my 2 year old share a room with the new baby but their schedules were so different. Couldn't imagine the baby waking up all night and our 2 year old as well. So we turned our den into our bugaboo's big boy room/ playroom. Yes, we still have a place to sit and watch Greys Anatomy, football and DIY shows and that room is off our kitchen. We call it our little nook. It's so comfy and cozy so we haven't missed our den too much. 

Here's before. The walls were painted by previous owner and this room needed a makeover either way.

And here's the room today

(Excuse the mess as I didn't clean up before taking this picture. Also my husband was reading to bugaboo and had no idea I was taking pictures)

The paint color is one of my tried and trues. And if you're in the Atlanta/N GA area and you need a good painter, email me... we've got the best ones and we love Mrs. PaintRight!

The carpet was a splurge along with the plantation shutters. But most everything else in his big boy room was done in a very bargain shoppingness way! I'll post that in a different blog so you can get some ideas on how to get great stuff at a price that you can tell someone about.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy New Year!

Katie