tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post8603523906509348423..comments2024-03-28T10:32:35.496-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Picking out paint colors from one swatchThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-41108387379456809072020-06-16T11:29:36.439-04:002020-06-16T11:29:36.439-04:00I paint both sides, but you can leave one side whi...I paint both sides, but you can leave one side white! Thrifty Decor Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-51117349525515066952020-06-16T11:09:00.744-04:002020-06-16T11:09:00.744-04:00Hello!!! I just love everything you've done t...Hello!!! I just love everything you've done to your house. You are such an inspiration to me the way you pull out those power tools like nothing! <br /><br />Are both sides of your doors graphite? Or do you keep them white? My son's room is a dark navy with white trim I don't know how a dark door would look? Thanks for all the inspiration you've given me over the years. JeanineJeaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485419439838159932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-90280072566222996622013-11-01T23:07:37.407-04:002013-11-01T23:07:37.407-04:00Thank you Emily! That color is just a basic flat w...Thank you Emily! That color is just a basic flat white ceiling paint. :) Thrifty Decor Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-62149047857005286672013-10-31T00:06:41.187-04:002013-10-31T00:06:41.187-04:00LOVE your basement family room! We're doing t...LOVE your basement family room! We're doing the same color scheme with the IKEA map and I was wondering what color you used for the ceiling. Thank you!!Brittanikasmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387127551788438508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-4558547783747082072012-10-24T14:57:34.101-04:002012-10-24T14:57:34.101-04:00No way!! So I'm on Google, researching paint c...No way!! So I'm on Google, researching paint colors, and I'm lead to your blog...and what do I find in addition to the fantastic color selections you picked, but that SAME fabric on your moon chair, I HAVE THE SAME FABRIC! That's awesome! I think I'm definitely going to have to look more into your color choices, because we are also paiinting our basement, and I would love something along these lines. Great work! Looks good!<br /><br />By the way, if you're interested, stop by my blog, Thrift Diving. I'm all about THRIFT STORES!<br /><br />Serena<br />Thrift Diving<br />www.ThriftDiving.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-63853482706137299222012-06-15T19:19:07.603-04:002012-06-15T19:19:07.603-04:00Love your color choices! I'm very familiar wi...Love your color choices! I'm very familiar with this BM paint strip as we just painted the exterior of our house gray. Let's just say we had over 9 shades of gray on our house trying to pick one. Timberwolf was in the running but we ended up going a bit darker...rock gray by BM...we love it. CAn't wait to see your b-ment after it's all decorated etc. But looks great so far!Mary Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-69964964091097285252012-06-11T20:15:41.492-04:002012-06-11T20:15:41.492-04:00I have done this before too. In our last house I ...I have done this before too. In our last house I used the same swatch to paint two rooms next to eachother. It works out well because when you find a swatch that you like, you often like all the colors on it as well. I have this same swatch for my new house that you are using, but I have not used it yet, we are going more greige and I used a similar but different light grey in our bedroom as you did in your family room.Lynnseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689104202465359149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-12963563269145424592012-06-07T20:40:20.896-04:002012-06-07T20:40:20.896-04:00Great color swatch (and I'm glad you're no...Great color swatch (and I'm glad you're not doing ALL the colors in one room, because people actually DO that, and it drives me bananas)! I used trout gray in my room last year, and I love it. I had gone with something similar to a graphite and it was too light and not at all dramatic. <br /><br />As for the color formulas, all the paint stores have most of the other competitors formulas, but they can only match to a certain point (some formulas are brought in from customers, while others are trial and error. SW still uses oil bases in their pigments, while BM's newer line (Ben, Regal Select, Aura) is totally latex paint, using totally water based pigments, proprietary blah blah gobbledy gook. Most of the time, the color match is so close that you can't tell it's slightly off (no matter where you get it matched), so you'll most likely be as happy as a clam, but there are people who are so picky that they can tell that it's off by even 1 part Y3, and therefor, they hate it. <br /><br />But you don't sound like the picky, impossible type. :o)statiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467429719047005561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-44930690191390263882012-06-04T12:27:36.037-04:002012-06-04T12:27:36.037-04:00Love your color scheme - very calming! Because col...Love your color scheme - very calming! Because color changes with light & adjacent to other colors, I would love to send you a free sample of our product "Small Wall" to try before you commit to your wall. Small Wall is a specially engineered polymer that mimics your wall. No need to prime, just paint it, peel off the adhesive strip and preview the color on your wall. The repositionable adhesive allows you move your sample from wall to wall and preview the color in different lighting & locations. For more info, visit us at www.MySmallwall.com. And if you's like that free sample, just shoot me an email via our website. Have a colorful day!juliehttp://www.mysmallwall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-60174584470237873422012-06-03T21:06:16.173-04:002012-06-03T21:06:16.173-04:00I was curious to see what this colour looks like i...I was curious to see what this colour looks like in person so i pulled out my old colour fan deck (its part of the old colour series here in canada) and I am surprised how not blue it is in person. my computers show it as have a blue undertone when really they are just solid cement greys. very pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-17657905884583568682012-06-03T03:01:42.917-04:002012-06-03T03:01:42.917-04:00Sarah, gorgeous color! You did good! :) I've ...Sarah, gorgeous color! You did good! :) I've never painted my basement walls so I've really enjoyed watching you finish you finish in your "terrace level." That's what the decorators call basements in the super expensive country club subdivisions around ATL...the terrace level. ;)Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09655622740971576915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-21819198410335097152012-06-02T08:08:19.822-04:002012-06-02T08:08:19.822-04:00I am loving the basement color choices! We current...I am loving the basement color choices! We currently have 5 rooms painted grey... Some light, some dark. It's such a versatile color! Goes with EVERYTHING! Enjoy the new basement!Amy Williamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-51455142971182279192012-06-02T00:15:17.867-04:002012-06-02T00:15:17.867-04:00LOve, love your colors in the rooms, what great ch...LOve, love your colors in the rooms, what great choices, keeping color in coordinating grays is very smart. They're very soothing, can use any other colors with them. I saw a l/r room with grays and browns mixed in the furniture, drapes and rug. Really liked how it looked. <br /><br />Isn't it amazing how all of a sudden we've discovered grays and are thrilled with them? I was going to go with some shade of brown/tan but keep changing my mind. I've waited 6 yrs. to get inside of house painted so guess I'm not in a hurry. Maybe by the time I get it done I'll change my mind about painting at all, NOT!!! <br />We have a mobile home and it has awful vinyl wall covering on walls. The bathrooms are painted and they look so much better. Guess I'll have to do some threatening and nagging. No that doesn't work. Will start painting myself and hub will jump in as he complains about how I paint. At least I get it done when I start. Enjoy your beautiful basement. Take some time to enjoy summer tho.srpprcrftrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861352034915359506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-82539966275555466892012-06-01T23:50:03.596-04:002012-06-01T23:50:03.596-04:00I LOVE grays, so I'm excited to see all the ro...I LOVE grays, so I'm excited to see all the rooms when you do them. I love your family room! <br /><br />We have all sorts of Benjamin Moore 'grays' in our house. At least they say gray in the name, even if they look more taupe or even golden tan. Most do, though.RHome410https://www.blogger.com/profile/06622522477498428322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-58164624450718588922012-06-01T22:11:40.423-04:002012-06-01T22:11:40.423-04:00How I pick paint colors- go to Wal-mart, Lowes or ...How I pick paint colors- go to Wal-mart, Lowes or Habit for Humanity Restore and buy whatever cheap, on-sale or mis-tint paint they have. I have paid as little as a $1 a gallon and as much as $30 for 5 gal bucket. Now the fun part! If I don't happen to find a color I love I just mix 2 different gallons of mis-tint / mystery tint together. I always paint a sample area ( after I once painted my dining room what looked grey but dried PINK ) but even then I just dumped another gallon of paint into the pink and ended up with a really nice grey. My laundry room is my favorite and it's 3 different gallons mixed together all of which cost a $1 each! My entire house has been painted like this. I currently have 5 "sample" squares on my bedroom wall. I can't stand paying full price for paint and struggle with picking colors. So this works out really well!Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-81122894163751366132012-06-01T19:17:45.869-04:002012-06-01T19:17:45.869-04:00I definitely gravitate toward tonal room, and do t...I definitely gravitate toward tonal room, and do the same thing in my wardrobe. Just yesterday I wore a brown and cream checked skirt with a soft orange shirt and a very pale peach cardigan, and my apricot purse. And saddle leather shoes. Oh wait, this is a decor blog! ;-) My bedroom, which is my least-compromised color scheme and my favorite in the house, is grounded in brown and taupe, layered with dark blue, robin's egg blue, and seafoam green, plus a slash or two of goldenrod. I like your method with the paint chips!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-26369124082382662532012-06-01T17:55:34.456-04:002012-06-01T17:55:34.456-04:00Love your shades of grey! It's going to be wo...Love your shades of grey! It's going to be wonderful to see it all on the walls.<br /><br />I did the graduated-colors-from-one-chip in my last house. Aside from three or four rooms that were painted with custom colors, I used three different tans from one of Ben Moore's Historical Colors strips. They all worked together beautifully!Richella Parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-79122879006452238862012-06-01T11:07:27.140-04:002012-06-01T11:07:27.140-04:00oh the Benjamin Moore Graphite reminds me of a col...oh the Benjamin Moore Graphite reminds me of a colour by Farrow & Ball called Railings...it is amazing on doors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78806137594268885222012-06-01T11:04:10.430-04:002012-06-01T11:04:10.430-04:00hiya...does your laundry room have windows....wond...hiya...does your laundry room have windows....wondering if the "pebble beach" reads as a gray or a blue in a room without windows. considering it for mine but no windows in ours. tx :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-60045047736926760162012-06-01T00:32:03.111-04:002012-06-01T00:32:03.111-04:00love your basement choices! We chose the same col...love your basement choices! We chose the same color strip when we painted the exterior of our house last fall. Timberwolf is the main house color and graphite is the trim. It looks amazing and everyone loves the fact that the darker color is deep charcoal not black.<br /><br />I painted my basement last year - but it wasn't finished - just cement block wall. I used beachy colors and am very happy with the choices!JoAnn in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114295980713581767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-19576998525385052072012-05-31T22:33:54.340-04:002012-05-31T22:33:54.340-04:00Love all those colors. Especially the graphite! An...Love all those colors. Especially the graphite! And thank you so much for mentioning our blog! I can't wait to see how everything turns out!Dear Lilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916503973078592801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-31689043140442149362012-05-31T21:59:58.058-04:002012-05-31T21:59:58.058-04:00Let me just say I love you...seriously! I Never k...Let me just say I love you...seriously! I Never knew you could take a paint color and have it lightened by a certain percentage. What a great idea. I am currently using this concept for a blue paint color that is too dark but the hue was what we wanted. And I love the Ben Moore paint swatch you chose for your basement. I have that one and about 30 other ones, no lie. I am currently trying to get my boyfriend "all in" with gray for our new master bathroom. I'm selling it but he aint buying it....Yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-89177222759104994912012-05-31T18:40:31.181-04:002012-05-31T18:40:31.181-04:00This is a great way to pick colors. We built two y...This is a great way to pick colors. We built two years ago and painted ourselves to avoid the $500 extra per additional color charge from the builder. I imagine your arm and knees are feeling the last week! Gray/greys are great for changing things up. Our boys have gray walls in the brown family and our bedroom is a great blue-gray. We brought in samples and pictures of our furniture and fabrics in our home to help us choose paint colors that went with everything.Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997460177743372723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-76229444877191085662012-05-31T16:09:32.906-04:002012-05-31T16:09:32.906-04:00Wow, that is such a SIMPLE way to choose a palette...Wow, that is such a SIMPLE way to choose a palette and I love it! Just go with the colors on the swatch... practically a foolproof way to make sure the colors coordinate. AWESOME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-27248114483116991242012-05-31T15:48:55.824-04:002012-05-31T15:48:55.824-04:00Love these colors! I need to try some of these and...Love these colors! I need to try some of these and see if they will work for me. <br /><br />I've been trying to find the perfect gray for my house and the samples painted on my walls are just not speaking to me. The walls are beginning to looked spotted with all the samples on them...LOL.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Suzanne @ Day to Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963940525991057941noreply@blogger.com