On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:52:38 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
scribbled this interesting note:


wrote in message
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I'm looking for some neutral shades of paint.
I was wondering if anyone can supply me with the paint brand and chip
number of some nice neutral shades.

It seems I paint a room over and over again looking for the right
color. The color on the chip looks nice, but when I get it on the wall
there is too much red or green, etc... Or it's too light or dark.

If you paint for a living, I'd sure appreciate the brand/chip number of
the neutral paints you use.


This is a really weird question.

Tape the paint chips to the wall and view them for several days, under as
many kinds of light as you expect to have at various times.


Or have a quart mixed up. A quart is usually the smallest size you can
have mixed if it isn't an in stock, pre-mixed color. After you have
the quart, get your brush and paint a significant portion of the wall.
This way you get a better idea of what the color will actually look
like on your wall under your conditions. Paint chips are too small
and, because of the differences in texture, etc., they never have
exactly the same appearance after you actually paint.

My favorite color combination probably isn't for you. I like Kelly
Moore WS-18 interior flat latex for the walls. The color name is Sand
Dollar and it has a good amount of yellow in it and provides a nice,
warm feeling room. For the wood work, such as base boards and door and
window casing, I like Kelly Moore interior, oil based, semi-gloss
white. In my opinion this provides a nice contrast and provides depth
while leaving the room open for art work, drapes, and furniture to
give you all the color you want. Ceilings are acoustic, or ceiling,
white, since, in my opinion, dark colors on ceilings that are only
eight feet high tend to make a room feel like a cave.




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John Willis

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