Thanks for all of the suggestions! Ill try looking at different
rollers to hide my patch work.

And since we've started moving towards color in our room (assuming
white isnt a color) we've learned that you need to come back with
samples first, and even go as far as putting them up on every wall to
see what color fits best. Wait until I tell our 5 month old son how
many samples it took before we were happy with the colors in his
nursery!

As for a big beige room, I hear ya on that one too. Its a thorn in my
side, but it keeps the peace (wifes idea.....basically my house is
turning into different shades of beige except in "my" rooms, where Ive
gone for actual color like a shade of blue in the computer room and
gray in the basement). Right now the room is white and even Im getting
tired of it, the alternative idea was a maroon/burgundy (which would
also allow my existing window blinds to match), but the wife poo-pooed
that idea (I wonder if only because it was *my* idea, or maybe just to
spend extra $$$ replacing the blinds too).

Again, thanks for the suggestions.

-Chris

Pat wrote:
First off, unless you have a calibrated monitor, don't trust colors off
a web site. Go get a sample from the store. If it prints the way you
want it, take that to the store. But beige is simplier and more common
than some colors.

Second, go to the paint store and check out different rollers. Certain
rollers leave more texture than others. If you use one with enough
texture, it might camo your smooth area.

Good luck. But a big beige room ???



wrote:
About to repaint a large living room, and had a couple questions.

1. Is priming necessary? Ive done some patching on the walls (drywall
nails popping out mostly), but my biggest pet peeve is when I paint a
wall and can see a different texture/color where I patched with drywall
mud. Ive always assumed my best bet is to use a good primer first and
then put color on top of that, but I figured Id ask here (the room is
big enough that saving $$$ on primer is a decent chunk of $$$). As an
alternative to priming, would 2 coats of color suffice? I normally
prime and then do 2 coats of color on top of that, but Ive never
painted a room this large in our house before.

1a. Is there any good way to texture the patches like the rest of the
wall? That might eliminate needing the priming step I think.

2. Any suggestions on paint brand? The last few painting projects Ive
been using SW SuperPaint, and I like it alot. The wife found a color
for this room on Benjamin Moores site, so Im debating trying out their
products or just having SW match the color. If BM is the better route,
does anyone have insight on their product lines? Regal, Moorcraft,
etc. Help with their primers (if its necessary to prime) would be
appreciated too. Google returned some older results, I figure by now
opinions may have changed since 2003 or 2004.

Thanks!
-CHris