I hate painting 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 10/22/2017 at 20:37 • Filed to: None

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(edit) two walls with super light grey, one of which has the darkest grey option on top. I love it so far. Still undecided as to what the next move should be...

But... I am kinda excited to see how everything comes together! Of these, which would you pick for wall color? They’re all shades of grey

Went to Sherwin-Williams and bought a gallon of light grey, matte paint for my bedroom. After hours of prep work, mostly patching holes (when I bought the condo, I was told the previous owner’s children had airsoft gun wars inside...) I put down a fresh coat and realized I wanted something waaaaay darker.

So light grey will serve as a much needed base coat. I went back and got 5 different samples, which are all satin unfortunately. I forgot to specify, so my fault. I’m pretty set on the top left one which you can see above. Getting a gallon of that in matte finish should cover my whole room, and be slightly lighter in color compared to the satin that you can see in the header image. May do an accent wall... We’ll see how it looks without, first. Trim will probably stay white... Although I’ve thought about doing black trim and door... Popcorn ceilings will be left untouched because I don’t want to deal with that.

Anyways, fun stuff! Hoping to finish two walls today (light gray base, dark grey on top, trim installed and blended) then do one wall a day after work this week.

Will GLADLY accept any painting tips, or design input. Here is the room, right before I started. During the day, with lots of natural light, and at night with blackout curtains and “underglow”

Removed the closet doors to open up the room a bit more. Adventure gallery on the left, clothes on the right

Client gave me a brand new, $500 shag rug because it didn’t quite fit the look she wanted for a specific party. She could have returned it for free, but that wouldn’t have been worth her time

Put in flooring last year. Love it, but like most projects I only finished about 90%. Notice where the trim ends by the side table, and the lack of threshold where the door is

For Sweden > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 16:54

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maybe paint doesn’t like you either

Birddog > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 16:59

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Bottom row, left.

I hate painting (house painting) too. If I ever close on the new place I’m having our painter at work come by and do it all. He’s only charging $12/hour and uses his tools.

AestheticsInMotion > Birddog 10/22/2017 at 17:05

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Wow. Yeah, that’s the way to do it. Painter’s are the bane of my existence at work, so getting in on friendly terms with one... Is challenging haha

Each “sample” is two quarts so I feel like I’ll need some other projects soon...

Dusty Ventures > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:12

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Mix them together and use whatever it makes

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:14

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I vote top left.

Personally if I’m going to paint something grey, I’ll want a grey with less brown. Because then I might as well paint it brown.

AestheticsInMotion > Dusty Ventures 10/22/2017 at 17:17

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That would save money for race car things. I could definitely paint the entire room using the samples...

AestheticsInMotion > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/22/2017 at 17:18

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That’s my thought. I want a real grey. Funny thing is, that was the last sample I picked out, and almost passed on it because it looked too blue in the store

Discerning > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:34

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I’m afraid you may be about to turn that room into a cave. I’ve tried shades of grey, even exceptionally light shades, and they’ve always managed to make the room seem smaller and darker than what I liked.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:40

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It is a very yellow light compared to (what i’m assuming were) the fluorescent lamps in the store. The light in the room looks pretty yellow so that’s the one I’d go with.

AestheticsInMotion > Discerning 10/22/2017 at 17:46

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I’m going for “cozy”. It’s a fairly large room so I’m hoping things work out, but yeah that’s definitely on my mind. Maybe a colorful accent wall if things look TOO cavelike

Discerning > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:54

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Grey goes well with an accent wall. I would probably pick the lightest possible color. Might not even be an issue if the room is pretty big like you say and especially if there is a lot of natural light.

I like the idea of grey and will probably attempt it again down the road. But I’ll probably try something that is exceptionally light.

Birddog > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 17:59

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“Painter’s are the bane of my existence at work”

Do you work in the “Multi Family” housing world by chance?

diplodicus forgot his password > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 18:05

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There are some blues that are almost grey my room at my parents house was that color it was nice.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 18:05

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Dark colors tend to make a room feel much smaller, I’d go with a warmer gray so it doesn’t get too oppressive. The large central and bottom left splotches are probably your best bet.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 18:26

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Those are some dark colors; you might consider painting one wall that color and the rest a very light shade from the same color strip as the color you choose.

My personal favorite color of the lot is the large top center color — it’s not too dark and it goes along with the colors of the other things in your room — and my second favorite would be the top right, sort of dark olive. One other suggestion: stay away from that semi-gloss and instead, use eggshell or low-sheen. Semigloss can make a color seem pretty garish.

But please do consider just painting one wall the dark color, particularly if you go with the dark green, which is a smashing color choice, btw, IMHO...

AestheticsInMotion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/22/2017 at 19:07

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I really want a nice, warmish medium grey. Which I didn’t find so.... Back to the paint store! I’m thinking the new top left? Possible darker color accent wall. I’d like to keep the walls fairly unsaturated to make it easier to add colors elsewhere.

I want some dark emerald green somewhere.... Maybe once I tackle the overdue bathroom remodal

AestheticsInMotion > Birddog 10/22/2017 at 19:09

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Own a window washing business. My biggest headache is dealing with paint and lacquer removal when the crews don’t cover the windows because ”the window washers can remove it easily”

AestheticsInMotion > Discerning 10/22/2017 at 19:11

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I’ve definitely learned to get a ton of samples. You guys have talked me into looking for a healthy medium grey. Current plan is to use the top left color for all the walls and go from there

AestheticsInMotion > diplodicus forgot his password 10/22/2017 at 19:12

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I’m definitely feeling the blue-gray over the orange-grey pallette

Birddog > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 19:27

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Ahh! I forgot that you went into that. I could see painters being a pita there for sure. Especially if someone got a new spray gun!

When I was in the apartment business the painter had to have it in their contract that they’d be responsible for glass on turnovers. Otherwise they’d roll right over the windows every dang time. They just didn’t care.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 19:39

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I think if I wanted gray, I’d paint one dark accent wall and the rest a very light grey from the same color series.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 20:20

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Use a warm color vs cooler. Like with a touch of beige or red and not blues/ Greens

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 20:21

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That would be awesome. Do that. Don’t mix them much so you get an oil slick effect. Just put the all into the paint tray

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/22/2017 at 20:31

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Oil slick effect... That sounds pretty cool actually. I’m going to test that somewhere.

I’ve seen a lot of interesting paint finishes, but nice black paint with a bit of glitter, and some deep red metal flakes.... Oh man. It was in a gorgeous bathroom and ever since I’ve been dying to try something like that

Nothing > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 21:03

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We just (finished it on Friday) went with a dark gray in a small full guest bathroom, but it gets a lot of natural light. I was scared the gray was going to be way too dark for such a small space, but with the white trim, it looks really good and did not make the room feel small. The color is Lowes Valspar Ocean Storm.

Birddog > AestheticsInMotion 10/22/2017 at 21:14

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That’s a good accent wall. There should be some contrast.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion 10/23/2017 at 07:50

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that black sounds awesome. I feel like the oil slick paint job would be one of those things that you need to know what you are doing or it just comes out like a splotchy mess.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 10/23/2017 at 14:57

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I like the decor of your room, like a lot lol.

But I agree with everyone else. A dark accent wall and light walls for the rest would be best.

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/23/2017 at 18:48

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Thank you! It’s fun to do home projects sometimes, but my motivation only ever lasts enough for a few small things so it’s been a long work in progress haha

You guys convinced me. One dark wall it is. Probably painting my door dark to match

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 10/23/2017 at 18:56

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Door to match sounds good to me