Virtual Fun with Paint
I've enjoyed testing some of the colors that I've picked out for the house with the Lowes online virtual painting software . Below is a photo of what my kitchen cabinets *should* look like when they are finished. Mind you, the photo is not one of *my* kitchen, but it is just used to show how the wall and cabinet colors will look together. I think I've finally, for the 12th time, decided on Homestead Resort Parlor Sage for the walls. Yeah, I know. Last time it was something different, and the time before that, too. But I've decided to try and only use historic colors and this one is quite pretty, though it is a little darker in the photo than it's suppose to be. See how the kitchen and dining concepts are starting to coordinate? Remember, it's all one big room.
I'm still having trouble picking a final color for the living room. Everytime I think I have it, I start doubting myself. I really don't know if I should go with an ever so slightly orangy yellow, or a "yellow-er" yellow, or with a light yellow. Here are the three historical colors that I'm bending my brain around. Ugh. This is hard!
Saturday, Jeff and I got some work done around here, though I didn't get anything primed as I had planned. I needed to finish (yes, I said FINISH! I'm finished!) my last stencils, sand them all a bit, and then wipe down the walls. Jeff worked in our gutted bathroom. He moved the bathroom door over 10 inches to the right to keep it from banging into the newly relocated toilet (the toilet isn't installed yet, but when it is installed, we don't want to be whacking it - or whoever is sitting on it- with the door everytime we walk in). We also brought in the new vanities/sinks to try to get an idea of where we want them installed.
Before the weekend is out, I would like to get our living room ceiling painted and maybe the kitchen primed. We shall see:)
7 comments:
Wow, Kim...love the new look! :)
I will have to check out that paint software. EVERY room in our house (besides the livingroom, which is finally done) needs to be painted - I love picking out colors (that's the fun part) and this tool will come in real handy! Thanks for posting the link.
I love the colors you've chosen thus far, and your livingroom shade is a beautiful warm blush of a color. Whatever you choose, I'm sure it'll be lovely!
Hi, Bev! The software really is nifty for exerimenting with different color ideas. I hope it helps with the many color choices you're going to have to make in the coming weeks and months! Have fun with it!
Ugh, I'm hoping that I'll make right choice. Yellow is such a tough color to get right and the last time I painted the living room, I bought so many samples and *still* didn't get it quite right. Hopefully I will this time:) We'll see! Thanks for dropping in...hope you're having a nice weekend!
I agree Kim, the colors do look quite nice, whatever you choose. That software is da'bomb! I love it.
It's interesting - you are having problems deciding on the livingroom - I am having a problem with the kitchen! Ours is already green - hideously so - I just don't think a different shade could ever pull me out of it. LOL
Lol, well, I don't know if I've mentioned it, but I have a horrible time choosing colors period, hehe! This will be the 3rd or 4th shade of green in my kitchen - and may not be the last! What shade are you thinking for your kitchen?
Wow, the colors you are showing for your kitchen are almost exactly what my kitchen is currently painted. For myself, I'm not crazy about the cabinet color we have and want to go with something less pink and lighter. But I'm also not in a hurry and have been living with that color scheme for 3.5 years.
Hi, Jordana...you know, you're the second person to say that the cabinets look pinkish. My FIL even said "hot" pink! Ugh. They don't look *that* pink to me but I can see it somewhat. I may decide on something with a bit more brown in it.
I have been looking for sites like this for a long time. Thank you!
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