Paint Palette Preview

Paint is temporary.  Compatibility with one's spouse is forever.  Many thanks to mine for helping me through our lavender foyer fiasco.  Funny how little things can be so emotionally overwhelming.  During the heartbreak of seeing grape cotton candy on our walls I quickly forgot it often takes many tries before finding the right paint.  Behr's Manhattan Mist was our first color of choice, but after allowing two coats to dry for two days it was obvious we needed a second color. 

Ed at Home Depot was just what the physician ordered.  (That was for you, Dr. R)  Ed patiently answered questions and consoled our disappointment of the bluish gray having turned purplish.  I knew he knew our frazzled state of mind was genuine when he offered to mix a new color for $5 instead of $30.  An undercover "ooops" gallon.  Thank you Ed!  We walked out with Behr's Gentle Rain and crossed fingers.  After a couple brush strokes we knew we were on the right track.  The difference was so darned subtle.  Can you even tell?

The new gray is painted around the thermostat and the old "lavender" is everywhere else on the wall.  So darned subtle.  This picture does not do it justice.  I didn't even try to take a better picture.  Didn't want to remember it.  But it's soooo much better now!  I wouldn't have believed the difference if I hadn't witnessed it firsthand.  While we're here in the hallway, take a peek at its history.  Strawberry sherbet, orange sherbet, primer and builders beige.  Ohhh if these walls could talk... 

Now to the point of the post.  Without further ado, here's the paint palette we stumbled into.  Light gray, white, navy and dark gray.  Better known as Gentle Rain, Tailors Chalk, Velvet Evening and Gray Area.  With no lighting and no furniture the results have been hard to gauge, but we think we love it! 

 

For now, we're done painting.  Hallelujah!  Still working on the yard.  More details to trickle in as the days, weeks and months continue.  Thanks for checking in!