The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

I just want new counters new floor in their .. I will keep our sink it good old sink solid. There is wall paper I hate on one wall .. They painted the built in spice cabnet red brite red.

 

[Alaskan]

It’s gonna be hard enough for these two old, crippled up geezers to be going up and down ladders the way it is. Redoing isn’t quite as easy as it sounds.

We have to paint every room in the house, even if we stick with white. These homes are shipped from the factory sprayer-painted with white flat paint. Flat paint is fine for ceilings, but not for walls! It’s in every room - even in the bathrooms. Who puts flat paint in bathrooms and kitchens? The house was delivered with a 5 gallon bucket of Delicate White Interior Flat paint too, like I’m gonna use it anywhere. Well, come to think of it, the ceilings might could use another coat, but that’s way down the road.

This is all so new to me I feel like such a dummy. What has me stumped isn’t the actual room painting, it’s the amount of open transition we have. For instance, the living room is a stunning (I think, anyway) blue/gray color, so if I paint the hallway sage green and the kitchen blue, no matter where you stand you can see every different color running into each other. Circus tent. On the other hand, if I paint everything so it transitions into the living room color, that’s a lot of various grays….be like living with an elephant surrounding me.

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You can see the living room from the kitchen.

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Standing in the same spot to take the picture, the hall wall also doubles as part of the kitchen and dining room walls.

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It’s all so confusing to me…

If the three colors look good right next to each other... then I would say go for it.

I think everything the blue/gray color would look like an elephant. So no,I wouldn't paint it all the same blue/gray.


I think it is unlikely that the yellow would go with the blue/gray... but hold them up next to each other and see.

I love color.

My bathroom is 4 shades of sage green. A darker set, (ceiling lighter than walls) in the toilet closet that has a big window, then a lighter set in the sink/shower part that does not have a window. The color variation is specifically done so that the room without natural light, feels bright and airy because of the contrast.

My hallway/stairwell has 2 colors of salmon right next to each other... boys bathroom and school room are other shades of salmon/apricot.

Actually... when the school room was first painted, I saw it and almost panicked, it looked crazy bright. But now, filled with junk and kids, it is perfect.

Can you tell? I LOVE color.

The pantry is light pink behind the shelves, and the door is fire engine red.

The powder room is a very muted Manila yellow, darker on the bottom half, lighter on the upper half.

The mudporch is sage green.

Just again... if the colors will be next to each other, they need to look good together.

But shifting colors, or having a darker version of the same color on one wall, and a lighter version on another, can create many different effects. It can help define work zones, accent architectural features, make a place feel warmer, cooler, cozier, bigger....

Color is fun.

 

[Blooie]

Color is scary!! But I’m leaning now towards using bright accents to tie the rooms together - if I do a yellow kitchen, then I’ll bring that same yellow plus some other bright colors into the living room as art, throw pillows, etc.

Everyone has been so helpful. I’ve never done a project like this before and I’ve dreamed of this house for so long I don’t want to muck it up.

 

[silverhair67]

good morning

 

[CSolis]

Good Morning OF.. Sun is back out.. Everything is beautiful here, if a bit nippy! Just had to check on the eggs I set the 13th. I see little veins developing. YAY, I'm gonna have baby chicks around Groundhog's Day!

 

[sourland]

Good morning.

 

[JD4570]

Good morning all. Bright and sunny at cool 32 degrees here in the Texas coastal plains.

 

[CSolis]

Good morning all. Bright and sunny at cool 32 degrees here in the Texas coastal plains.

Woke up late to 33 degrees this morning and frost on the ground. Got down to 32 last night, but there's a heat wave habbening and it's 40 now! Ohhhh and the beautiful sun, the glorious sun is shining!

 

[lovesfarms]

Woke up late to 33 degrees this morning and frost on the ground. Got down to 32 last night, but there's a heat wave habbening and it's 40 now! Ohhhh and the beautiful sun, the glorious sun is shining!

I hope we get that heat wave. I was out shoveling snow all morning and would love to see the white stuff go before the next one comes.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old Folks. No white here just wet..
does not mix with arthritis.