What are the blue paint possibilities like? Big and blue. Yes, siree, I was put up to the challenge to find the perfect blue to paint our living room the weekend before last. I was keen on a blue-gray mix, but Matt wasn’t so sure and thought a light teal could be nice. Because we all know paint samples lie, I got four quarts:
Yes, I have the blues. After slathering up my four choices, I quickly knew the two on the right weren’t what we were wanting. Going on a hope and a prayer, I chose the leftmost color: overcast. I was just praying it wasn’t going to be so gloomy.
“Dad? Hey, we’re thinking about painting…”
Dads of the handy sort know how that phone conversation ends, luckily he was more than eager to help. It brought me back to the time when we painted three shades of blue to create waves on my room’s walls when I was in high school. My poor brother painted the ceiling while I watched TV. Thanks, Mike!
I was so glad the more we painted, the more I loved the color. Matt came in with one wall painted and thank goodness he liked it, and helped! Here’s some pictures from my phone. They were actually being sent to my mom who was recovering from surgery that kept her from talking for a whole week! Praise God she’s recovering very well!
Our living room is coming together now! This week we hope to add our couch and rug. And just when I thought the painting was over, it had only just begun… more next time!
2 Responses to “Big blue”
I like it! I just painted the guest room (aka Megan’s room) and it really is more of a chore than you think, isn’t it? (It took me months to decide the basic color range, then I just picked and painted as quickly as I could. But the masking, protection, etc. – no fun.)
Congratulations on coming up with a winning color so quickly. Looks awesome.
Thanks! I’m not entirely off the hook as my latest painting project is still unfinished…