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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The best laid (painting) plans...

My friend Lis is the foremost expert on all things related to paint - having successfully painted the entire interior of her home.  Therefore, when I decided to paint a couple rooms in our new Montana cabin, I first consulted my painting guru on the best brand of paint to use.

After she gave the thumbs up to Benjamin Moore paint, I literally spent hours obsessing over their color palettes.  Who knew there were so many shades of grey?

Unfortunately, this past weekend I discovered that the Home Depot in Kalispell does not carry Benjamin Moore paint - so all my obsessing and planning was for not.  Sigh.

On a whim, I ended up going with:

Martha Stewart's Painters Chalk


"Before"
(downstairs bedroom)

"After"





"Before"
(den/library)

"After"
(note: not quite finished)

Both brands offered decent coverage (note: I primed before using the MS paint), and were low VOC.
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4 comments:

  1. LeighJuly 5, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Love your color pics. The lighter shades make a world of difference. Did you have fun painting? I love to paint interiors.

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  2. CalinaJuly 5, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Thanks. It was tons of fun but a lot of work (esp. the bedroom...darn high ceilings). I also wish I had thought to purchase a roller extender when we were in town.

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  3. Flora MaeJuly 5, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    wow! both rooms look great!
    ps thanks for the shout out! ;)

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  4. RiaJuly 5, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    great job! looks like you had a busy 4th of july weekend. but the rooms turned out great, can't wait to see it with all your beautiful furniture!

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