5/26/2023 0 Comments Hgtv dot by dot paint colorUntil then here’s the peek I shared a few weeks ago when I showed you the new window trim I installed: I’ll show you the whole room reveal next week! I’m so happy with the space and I did it within a super low budget too. The white part was the original wall color so when you first paint it really shows the difference:īut as you can see if you look to the left, when the paint dries you can’t see any difference in the paint color! I was honestly a little shocked and quite impressed. :)Įven though I’ve used this paint for years now, I was a little worried as I started painting over the squares. I use those for trim and my board and batten walls but that’s it. It was a disaster with a young child (it’s not easy to clean).Īnything shinier than an eggshell or satin will be glossy and will show a lot of imperfections in your wall. Flat has come a long way as far as durability, but I won’t use it on walls again after having it for years. I find it washes best and can be touched up easiest. I use eggshell on all of the walls in our house. When I was sure of the color I picked out the finish – I’ve tried most of these and decided on the Emerald finish that I used on the master closet last year: When you see it against that one you can really see how the Softened Green has some gray tones to it. I grabbed another green color to show you how different the greens can look too: Natural light (or not) in a room will really change how the color looks. Isn’t the difference crazy? Make sure you either leave a sample up on the wall throughout the day or try this out. Thankfully Sherwin-Williams also has a handy dandy light box in the store so you can see your color in both natural light (left) and incandescent light (right): Much too blue and gray for what I wanted. Blogs and Pinterest make that so easy! Here’s Contented: The Contented and Comfort Gray were way too gray for what I wanted, and even had a bit of an aqua tone.īefore I decided for sure I did some research online to see the colors in action. :) I was surprised at the one I loved the best! I went way more green than I was planning. You know how I said I was pretty sure what color I wanted? I was wrong. I was pretty sure what color I was going with so I didn’t do that:įrom left to right the colors are Softened Green, Contented and Comfort Gray.Īlso, don’t judge the color just yet! It will change colors as it dries and gets darker: The color will even look different on each wall because of the light. This is so important if you’re not 100 percent sure about a color! I usually recommend to paint it on a poster board so you can move it around the room. I got a sample of each one to see how they looked in the room. For greens it can range from olive to blue to brown. Each of these were with the greens in the paint book.Ī quick tip to figure out the underlying tone of the colors on the paint chip – look to the darker colors and you’ll see the base. When you see one by itself you’ll think green with some gray tones and when you see it next to others it looks like a gray with greenish blue tones. I know, the middle and right look blue or gray here, right? It’s so funny how colors look alone and against each other. From the left my picks were Softened Green, Contented and Comfort Gray: I found three gray green colors that were good contenders. I have loved this green and black combo since I saw it! I wanted to go with a more gray green than in the photo, and use the color on the walls too (instead of white). I have had this photo tucked away as inspiration for years: I loved the green, I just wanted something a little more deep and with some gray tones to it. And if I wanted to change the paint color this would be a LOT of taping off again! So I went looking for the color that I saw in my head. They were fun for sure but hard to decorate around. I painted that wall of green ombre squares a couple years ago and it was a HUGE upgrade from the bright colors we had when this was my stepdaughter’s room years back. I love it! But as I mentioned, I was ready for a change on the walls. The last time I showed you our guest room, I shared the new bedding – it made a big difference in here!: This beautiful, soft green is so soothing and pretty! Softened green is the perfect neutral green paint color and looks great with white and black accents.
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