Paint series #4 choosing color continued

If the tips from yesterday are still leaving you apprehensive about picking color, here are a few more things to help you. Take your favorite samples home and tape to the wall in various places around the room. check to see what the lighting at different times of the day does to the color. Even the natural lighting in the room, carpet, furnishings etc. can make it look very different than you thought in the store. Another option, if you need to, is get the "sample" made  up and come home and paint a large square of the color in a spot where you will be able to see it at all times of the day. Sherwin Williams has a great selection of "to go" samples to try at home.

I normally don't do this, but I know it can be very helpful if you have trouble visualizing what it can look like on a whole wall. Last but not least, find a friend that has an eye for color and ask for help. But do remember that it is only paint and can be changed fairly easy. 

By the way if you have picked a color and want to paint this weekend Sherwin Williams is having a sale this weekend. (no, they did not pay me to say this) 
















And valspar has this on their facebook page too

Laundry Room & The difference paint can make

My daughter Tiffany and baby Ezra  came for a visit this week

We decided, as we often do when we are together, that we needed a project. I have been wanting to paint the laundry room (if you can call it a room) since we moved into this house 13yrs ago. It is little more than a pass through from the garage to the family room, but still, it should have some pizzazz right?
Here is a few before pictures (after most of the "stuff" had been removed)

Tiffany doing some prep

A view of the "after" (Go ahead, laugh at the ancient/ugly ironing board cover  cuz this one is on the way)

Close up of  top of cupboard. Shopped the house for all of these things

Boxes are from Home Depot for around $6.00 each
Great way to hide the " junk"

A closer view of the the sign from Susie
 I bought this a year ago from her  etsy shop in anticipation of this project
She also has a blog and is very talented go check her out

The paint color left from another project Valspar Mark Twain House Oak


So there you have it. A spur of the moment project that didn't cost a lot, but did make a lot of change. Notice that I don't have tile flooring or state of the art appliances or perfect cabinets etc. but it still looks great. Don't let those things stop you form decorating. Everything does not need to be new to  make your home beautiful.
Linking up to a few parties this week