Last weekend I was able to paint the walls. Deciding on colors is sometimes a challenge for me. In the past, when I was married I was always told what colors to go with. Back then I didn’t really care and it was good someone else made the decision. Today I care. It’s just me and the cat.

I have spent countless hours over the past many weeks looking at color samples in the neat brochures you can get at the paint stand. In those perfectly staged and lighted pictures, the colors look awesome. Once the walls were done, now I had to decide which color scene would translate over into my new space.

In deciding how I would apply the paint I also purchased a paint sprayer. This turned out to be a great investment because I am able to spray up a room in less time it takes to tape it all off properly. In that scene, I wanted to switch colors. Lesson learned here folks. Wait until the first color is dry before going on to the next one. Just a tip.

Back to my color choices.

I picked my colors. I’m ready to go. With the sprayer I’m able to pump through five gallons of white primer in now time since it needed to cover everything. I didn’t need to tape anything off at this stage except the windows and doors. Perfect. Now I’m excited because of how quickly the paint went up.

It’s color time.

I tape everything off. The ceiling. The accent wall. Go.

I paint.

I’m done.

I decide I’ll sleep on it before deciding the outcome. Maybe the lighting is off. It’s something.

The next morning I go down and look and it hit me. The color I picked made this giant family room look like a bathroom. Yep. I wasn’t happy with it.

I’m learning in this process if I don’t like something, I must stop and fix it before going on to the next phase. I don’t have to settle. I want the space to be a reflection of me and the things I like. The color I put up did not match that criteria. I didn’t love it.

I called over to Ace Hardware in Sandstone to order up a new color. I toned it down a bit and went with Louisburg Green. Some historical Benjamin Moore selection. Turns out, I like how the historical paint went up and covered over the bathroom blue very nicely.

Once I finished the new color I went back and touched up here and there. I then installed the lights. Those came out nicely.

Then I cleaned up. I’m pretty happy with the results.

What’s next? Well, I think I will go ahead and paint up the stairway a bit. Then I’ll feel better about laying the flooring. That’s the project I’m excited about next. Maybe this weekend I’ll get at it.