Tommy and I painted this weekend!
#258556 - 04/17/06 05:57 PM
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We painted the living room a deep yellow and the dining room a pale sage green. We're thrilled since we were both so new at painting. Check it out:
http://i3.tinypic.com/vr8rh0.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/vr8sg5.jpg
Next step is getting a neutral carpet colour!
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Very nice you guys!! I love to paint like that - something very therapeutic about it. The colors you picked are great !! You'll have to post more pics once you put that carpet in!
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Hey!
#258570 - 04/17/06 07:48 PM
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epa_ginger
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What kind of paint did you use for the yellow?? I want to paint my living room that color!
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Lovely!
#258585 - 04/18/06 02:20 AM
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cailin
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I have that yellow in my hallway (it's called Egyptian sand over here) and I love it, it's really sunny.
I want to paint a room that shade of green too but can't decide exactly. So great choices!
For the carpet I would go for a caramel colour, if you like I can post a pic of what mine looks like with the yellow, but it would match the green really well too.
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Aw I love it! I love painting its just so much fun. But I end up getting it everywhere!
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keep up the nice work
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It's Benjamin Moore's "Golden Tan".
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Hi Sinead, the yellow is so sunny, we both love it.
Yes please post your pictur with the carpet and yelow walls! We need to figure out what carpet colour we want so that would help us out!
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Oh yes we did have some accidents! When I first started I was just using primer so I didn't put down any drop cloths.......of course I spilled the paint on the carpet within the first 5 minutes. But it's water based so it came out with a lot of scrubbing.
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Thanks Brittany. Carpet probably won't be installed for a while though. It's so expensive to carpet an entire apartment!!!
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Here's a better picture of the living room with Tommy petting the cat.
http://i3.tinypic.com/vs1dw7.jpg
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Job well done!! Looks great guys! Yellow is such a HAPPY color!!
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I looked on the Benjamin Moore website for a color sample and I couldn't find "Golden Tan".....hmm.....
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Here's the product number: 2152-40
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Pic to follow
#258658 - 04/18/06 08:10 AM
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cailin
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will post one when I get home later...the colours are very similar and I think it would work great with your Roman blinds.
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I like this picture! I love the colors with the shades too! Which kitty is that? Sara?
BTW....is your place always so neat? Mine is a mess.
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It's super cozy now! Thanks Bethie!
That's Besty, Tommy's cat. She adores him and barely comes near me. ha ha I am "the other woman" to her. She's ealous of me!
I try to keep the place neat, I don't like clutter. Thanks for noticing!
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Ok thanks Sinead!!!
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Cozy!!!!
#258677 - 04/18/06 08:35 AM
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That's the word I was looking for!
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Thanks!
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Oh, I love it... can't wait to have a place of OUR OWN so we can paint too!! Cool for you two bonding even more....
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Tommy's my best friend and husband, I feel very lucky!
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Ahem..
#258711 - 04/18/06 11:33 AM
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'I try and keep the place neat..." Or is it WE try and keep the place neat...
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Yes Tommy is a great help. We share all duties!!! He can clean like there's no tomorrow!
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..so I will post the pics tomorrow,I thought I had some saved on my computer but can't find them.
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No problem!!
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I love the yellow! The sage-green is sublime. Isn't yellow challenging? When you said yellow, I initially thought, "oh no, not 'flight of the bumblebee!'" When you said sage green, I prayed, "not hospital pants!" You avoided both icky tones. Actually, I really like the yellow--it's nice, like melted butter on popcorn or even ghee. Not annoying at all, and not too chipper or pastey.
Kate.
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Thanks Shelby. It was A LOT of work but well worth it!
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Thanks Kate!
Yes yellow is super challenging. Two of the living rooms of previous friends were both a lemon yellow and I wasn't found of how bright it was. This one is a turmeric colour so I love it.
The green isa super pale colour and is kinda gteyish -- not at all a tacky green.
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haha of course I love it.. my house is the exact same colors.
I have the same yellow in my living room, and sage green in my bathroom, although mine is a little more palm color and yours looks a little more gray.
regardless I think you have good taste in colors, because I have picked them myself
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ha ha ha, that's TOO FUNNY!
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