I have OD'd on decorating magazines. And websites. And opinions (and e-pinions). My Mom is a wealth of decorating advice, so that's been helpful. I visited a friend tonight who had some good ideas and tips, since she has also lived with and decorated a brick ranch (and she is always inspiring me as a mother- even being in her house and seeing her Scripture-filled walls and fun reminders was like smelling something sweet...but I digress). I think I'm getting closer to deciding, but here are a few sites I found helpful, should you ever be in this paint-choosing boat:
Valspar- has a cool feature that lets you choose a room and then change up all the colors...walls, furniture, accents, etc. and see if some of the combos in your head are as cute when you really see them
All in all, I'm sure I will end up buying some sample cans and just trying things out, but it has been nice to have time to explore the world of color. Anyone got any favorites?
(Btw, tomorrow's project: Go to the beach. No Food Review, no blog post, just rest. See you next week!)
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I feel like, if there's one thing I've gleaned from the Nester's blog, its that you don't have to worry about doing something wrong. You can always change it later. And, yes, changing paint color is a little more labor intensive (and slightly more expensive) than changing the placement of your couch.... but, yeah, don't O.D. not good, especially on vacation ;)
Bright Yellow is a great color for a kitchen O:)
I have that photo in my design file! I love the color combinations in that room. As someone who is just coming out of about 2 months of obsessing about paint colors, I have to say I think it IS worth it to stress about it a little -- I'm really happy with what we've ended up with.
If you live near a Home Depot, you should go check out Martha Stewart's new color line there -- I haven't used any of them, but she seems to have a pared-down selection of can't-miss colors.
I nominated you for a Sweet Blog award here:
http://homemakingadventure.blogspot.com/2010/05/sweet.html
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