Since I couldn't pull off choice number 1, I decided to go with a calming cream wall with some white moulding and blue accents.
That's when my NIGHTMARE began! Doesn't the above off white look creaming and rich, in person it is yellowish. I've picked out 10 different creams, painted them all on the wall side by side. Some I could eliminate right away, others I agonized over. The blues where another problem all together. Some were green/blue, some were gray/blue, and some were just shocking blue. I've bought at least 12 blues. I think I have the cream and blue that I want, now I have to find a pretty linen color for the kitchen. I am going INSANE!!!
I've got color chips and paint fans, I've had input from family and friends and the guys at Benjamin Moore, Dunn Edwards and Home Depot. I've decided gray makes me feel depressed, so I'm going with soothing and calm. Most walls will be cream (and I desperately want to see a rich cream and not a shallow white) with an accent wall being soft powdery blue.
Oh, and you should see my walls...
This is the toned down version, I had at least 6 colors side by side at one point. I hope I survive and if I do, it will probably be another 7 -10 years before we paint again!
Also, after 20 years, I'm getting window casings, window sills and crown moulding in the living room! Finally, now that I don't have any more: cheerleading, dance, volleyball, kids car payments, kids college payments (okay, down to one: better than two), etc., I can spend some money on those little extras. Yipee!
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