choose paint colours for the house

I tried to reach BluePrint magazine about the a paint technique in their December issue, but I learned the magazine has folded. So I’m back to searching for information on either how to do the techique they showed or finding a color that really looks the same on my walls as it does in the samples.

I found a paint technique that I really like in the December ‘BluePrint’. I’ve emailed the magazine twice trying to find out the name for the technique so that I can either teach myself or hire someone to do it.

The article was on holiday dresses – while I’m hoping to have a date for the holidays, I’m much more turned on by having my loft painted finally. I even like the yellow and blue they used, but I’m more interested in how to get my walls to look the same regardless of the color.

If anyone sees this issue of ‘Blueprint’ and knows how to do that technique or a name for it, please, please let me know.
I want to cross one more thing off my list of home improvements.

I found a color that I absolutely loved online. I went to the store the next day to get that color.
Guess what? The color isn’t the same in person as it is online….not even close.
I am starting to think white walls are the way to go.

The person I hired to help with color, renovations etc isn’t working out like I thought.
I’m going to try on my own again I guess.

I never imagined that picking a color would be so hard.
I think at this point I’ve tried eight colors and none seem right.
My place has a LOT of natural light, which I love, but colors tend to look differently on the walls then in the store.
If I could just find one color that I liked in the store and then on my walls I would feel like I’m made a huge improvement.

Next weekend brings another few hours selecting paint colors…

Ok, I broke down and hired someone to help with my home projects. Because really, if I haven’t finished things in the three years I’ve owned my house, when am I going to finish?

I’ve been put in charge of picking a color – well, it is MY space, right? I have searched and searched and almost lost my vision searching for the right color. (I live in one room and I need to have a calming, warm, welcoming color to come home to daily.)
So, five samples and five colors on the walls later – I bought two more colors. I’m going to slap them on the wall tonight and my gut feeling is that one of these will be the one.
(And yes, I know men don’t sweat color like this, but this is my space we’re talking about!)

Well, I’d been searching for a new house and after speaking to a bank representative I’ve decided to say forget it for now.

I can make a large sum from selling my current home – this is good and bad. I can make a large sum because housing in Austin is outrageously priced (unless you don’t mind a large commute daily). The bad side is that to buy something else means spending quite a bit a month it seems, even with a large down payment.

While this alternately saddens me some and pisses me off, I still love my loft. Perhaps I need to consider painting as planned and changing the bath and kitchen to suit me…
I’m in school now, so maybe I needed to let this go for a bit anyway.

So, I went into Pittsburge Paints Saturday and got the original white the loft was painted. I am going to cover the colors I picked last year – again, I liked them as samples and hated them on the walls.

I got some other sample colors while there – the counter guy was nice. I am going to decide on one color and paint next weekend. Looking at homes for sale has given me some ideas on colors that I like once on the wall.

Well, I’ve been in my place almost three years and color has tortured me the entire time.
I will see a color I like, but am unable to find one that really works once ON the wall.
I’ve been looking at buying a proper house lately and I’ve seen a lot of colors I love – so I think I’m going to try and pick one color and just paint the wall behind the bed.
I’m starting to get a lot of ideas from the new home search – who knew?

Tonight we finally got inspired and chose all the paint colours for our renovations! It’s going to be so vibrant and exciting – I can’t wait to get it under way. It’s so dull at the moment, it’s going to make such a difference!