ok well I think we finally got it right. I started the grey that Cody picked out and it was a nice grey but I just didn't love it still! And I really didn't want another grey room! I love our grey, but I wanted Finn's room to be colorful and cheery and not a cold grey. So I got one coat on as far up as I could reach and stopped.
So the other day, my friend Gina came over. I told her about how I tried to match the blue to the curtains and how it didn't work and it was a downward sprial from there. And she asked the most obvious question - have you taken the fabric to Home Depot or Lowe's to use their color matching machine? NO! Why had I not done this most obvious thing? Probably because I was getting the paint from SW and they just give you what you ask for. The End.
So, thank you so much, Gina, for asking me this most provocative question - and for getting my brain in the right place again. When the first blue didn't work, I should have immediately done this rather than trying 4 other colors before admitting that I would hate any color that wasn't the blue that I had in my mind!
So, I took a swatch of the curtain fabric, a blue frame and a brown shirt and went to the new Lowe's. They were not busy and the girl was so extremely helpful. That was very refreshing. I had tried to go to Home Depot earlier in the day and after I fiddled with the machine for severeal minutes, the girl - who had been watching me the whole time - told me (AFTER I asked WTF) said, "oh it's broken." Nice.
So anyway, she did the color matching and the only problem with that is it shows you the color on a computer screen, it is darker than it would come out and it is about 1/2 inch sliver of color that you are trying to judge. Any other time I might have put my faith in the computer, but on the fourth attempt, I just had to be sure. If it was wrong one more time, it might very well break my spirit, and Finn might have to forever reside in his tye-died room.
So when I was unsure about what to do, she whipped out the Big Book of Color Swatches. And she found a swatch to match the frame, the fabric swatch and the shirt. The frame swatch looked too green, so we went with the one that matched the curtain fabric swatch, and I picked a brown that was a little richer than the one that matched the shirt.
So, I will post pictures when all is said and done, but I got the first coat of the blue up today and I can finally say I LOVE IT.
You can kind of tell what color blue it is in the corners of these pictures, as I had just started to cut in the corners when I remembered to take pictures. (and see how it matches the curtains finally?) So I am VERY excited to be done picking colors, almost done painting, and even more excited to have it be the way I want it. It will match Finn's stuff and it will feel good. It won't feel BLUE, or blah or cold. It will just feel right. I am stoked.
So thank you lady at Lowe's, thank you Gina, thank you Erin for moral support, thank you Cody for reaching up high again & again (and putting up with my indecision), and thank you Finn for living in a barren, plastic-covered room for a week and for telling me each time that the colors were "pretty".
So the other day, my friend Gina came over. I told her about how I tried to match the blue to the curtains and how it didn't work and it was a downward sprial from there. And she asked the most obvious question - have you taken the fabric to Home Depot or Lowe's to use their color matching machine? NO! Why had I not done this most obvious thing? Probably because I was getting the paint from SW and they just give you what you ask for. The End.
So, thank you so much, Gina, for asking me this most provocative question - and for getting my brain in the right place again. When the first blue didn't work, I should have immediately done this rather than trying 4 other colors before admitting that I would hate any color that wasn't the blue that I had in my mind!
So, I took a swatch of the curtain fabric, a blue frame and a brown shirt and went to the new Lowe's. They were not busy and the girl was so extremely helpful. That was very refreshing. I had tried to go to Home Depot earlier in the day and after I fiddled with the machine for severeal minutes, the girl - who had been watching me the whole time - told me (AFTER I asked WTF) said, "oh it's broken." Nice.
So anyway, she did the color matching and the only problem with that is it shows you the color on a computer screen, it is darker than it would come out and it is about 1/2 inch sliver of color that you are trying to judge. Any other time I might have put my faith in the computer, but on the fourth attempt, I just had to be sure. If it was wrong one more time, it might very well break my spirit, and Finn might have to forever reside in his tye-died room.
So when I was unsure about what to do, she whipped out the Big Book of Color Swatches. And she found a swatch to match the frame, the fabric swatch and the shirt. The frame swatch looked too green, so we went with the one that matched the curtain fabric swatch, and I picked a brown that was a little richer than the one that matched the shirt.
So, I will post pictures when all is said and done, but I got the first coat of the blue up today and I can finally say I LOVE IT.
You can kind of tell what color blue it is in the corners of these pictures, as I had just started to cut in the corners when I remembered to take pictures. (and see how it matches the curtains finally?) So I am VERY excited to be done picking colors, almost done painting, and even more excited to have it be the way I want it. It will match Finn's stuff and it will feel good. It won't feel BLUE, or blah or cold. It will just feel right. I am stoked.
So thank you lady at Lowe's, thank you Gina, thank you Erin for moral support, thank you Cody for reaching up high again & again (and putting up with my indecision), and thank you Finn for living in a barren, plastic-covered room for a week and for telling me each time that the colors were "pretty".
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Now don't let My B. anywhere near the walls with pencil, markers or crayons. The next time you are over i will show you the lovely mural in T's room.
I thought this was so funny, though not really funny. I have never had to go through that but can only imagine the nightmare. I love that Finn told you it was pretty each time. I can almost hear his little voice. I can't wait to see the finished product!
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