I've been doing some redecorating up at our cottage this summer.
When we first built the cottage (back in 1996-1997), we painted all the rooms the same color: Navajo White. It was just easier that way. But I've always intended to re-paint . . . in living color.
I started with the hallway.
Then, last month, I moved on to our bedroom. I wanted to give it some "cottage charm" -- a little bit rustic, comfortable-looking, yet sort of . . . woodsy. I chose paint colors from the Martha Stewart collection (one wall in "Barn," and three walls in "Monk's Cloth" ), had them mixed at Home Depot, and hauled it all up north to paint.
Before. . .
During. . .
After. . .
The "Monk's Cloth" (an olivey-taupey color) was a dream to work with! It covered beautifully in one coat -- with a second touch-up coat. The "Barn" was another story altogether. One wall . . . four coats*:
- First coat -- murder scene. . .
- Second coat -- bordello boudoir. . .
- Third coat -- started to look like maybe I hadn't made a huge mistake after all . . .
- Fourth coat -- would do Martha proud!
I'm really excited to go up next week with new curtains (I have yet to make. . .) and lamps. I love the way it's turning out.
But.
For several days, though, I had to deal with this. . .
Out, damned spot!
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* I'm rather lucky that Tom is color blind and couldn't really "see" what I was doing with the walls.
That combination looks pretty sweet to me! Nice job Kym!
Posted by: Patty | 08/17/2012 at 09:05 AM
You do good work! The room looks very cozy. I'll consult you on colors for my world when you're in town. Red is a devil on walls and on skin!
Posted by: margene | 08/17/2012 at 11:18 AM
I like it! I generally get paint everywhere but where it's supposed to be. That's why I've got special clothes just for painting.
Posted by: Marilyn | 08/17/2012 at 12:11 PM
Red can be tricky - that's the color of my craft room and Dale did a lot of complaining over it. Looks great, though!
Posted by: Carole | 08/17/2012 at 01:43 PM
Oh, I'd forgotten the "murder scene" stage! My kitchen is a dark shade of red. ;)
Looking great, Kym.
Posted by: Vicki | 08/17/2012 at 02:40 PM
I learned the hard way (4 coats of yellow paint) to use gray primer when painting with dark or intense colors. Red is evidently notorious for this problem. Some of the paint colors (I think including some of the Martha Stewart ones) even have a special notation on them for that.
Our HD has a display showing what the paint looks like when applied with and without the primer, and it's no joke how different they look.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | 08/17/2012 at 05:42 PM
love the colors and together they're charming. I totally think you should stick with the "out damn spot" ... let people wonder what really goes on up at the lake :-)
Posted by: Mary | 08/17/2012 at 07:23 PM
Forget his opinion of the colors. Did he help paint?! ;^)
Posted by: Cookie | 08/17/2012 at 08:36 PM
Oscar is red/green colorblind also.. which makes him brilliant when it comes to contrast. He is my go-to guy when I am trying to choose colors for a design and want to have levels of light/dark contrast.
He also can tell easily which blacks go best when I am choosing colors for a quilt.
Posted by: Diana Troldahl | 08/18/2012 at 09:32 AM
May I say I am a bit jealous of your color-blind husband? Mine is very picky and narrow-minded about color. So far the only rooms in our house that I have been able to paint are my office (a softish pumpkin that is beautiful with the brick chimney on one wall) and my laundry/craft room (a brown the color of dried mud or dilute hot chocolate - very neutral and perfect for a craft room). Everything else is still the original pale yellow or white, and it will be a struggle to get any color but white past him ;-)
Posted by: kmkat | 08/19/2012 at 05:02 PM
Forgot to say, your hands look like Lady Macbeth's!
Posted by: kmkat | 08/19/2012 at 05:03 PM