Paint

I desperately want my entire house painted. I desperately don't want to do it myself.

I sucked it up this weekend and painted another room. When we moved in the entire house was painted white (flat paint). Stark white. Last fall I finally painted the dining room and I think it turned out nice.

Today I tackled the family room. I've been trying to decide on colors for months and have changed my mind so many times. I finally decided to paint two walls a color called Vermeer's Pearl and the wall in between, Blue Light. Blue Light is my "accent" wall although it is a very light blue. I figure if you don't like your accent wall later, a light color is easy to change, although it's really not a true accent wall. I ordered the paint from Home Depot, but I used the Glidden brand. The colors looked white when I came home with them. The Pearl color was even more stark white then I had originally. It was almost laughable since I was trying to get a way from white.

The paint job looks OK now. The colors look good together and I think it will pull my pictures and furniture together quite nicely once I get everything back together. It's kind of what I was expecting and the Pearl (which has just a hint of blue if you look closely in the right light, with your head at the right angle when the sun is 2pm) makes the room look bright which is a good thing. Last time I painted I used Behr (Home Depot's brand) and I was pleased. I probably won't buy the Glidden paint again. Maybe it was me, but maybe the paint just wasn't that great when it comes to covering the wall. Ha - there's my consumer report for you!

Next on the agenda is the kitchen and the bathrooms. I want to paint the bathrooms with my leftover colors that is the only reason they are up at the top of the list! I hate to waste and store paint for a decade like what seems to happen in households across America!