Well, we found the perfect paint color. It’s Benjamin Moore’s Richmond Gold. We bought a quart tonight and painted a whole wall and I love it! Look how it matches the gold in the pillows!
And don’t worry – it’s not too dark. The apartment is full of light in the daytime, and we have these big wide beams on the walls that will be painted a rich cream for contrast. Besides, on most of the walls there will be so much stuff hanging that you probably won’t even see the paint.
Only issue – Mr TBTAM’s cost and environmentally-friendly flourescent lightbulbs make it look green, so we’re staying with incandescent bulbs in this room. He’s not happy about it, but our marriage will suffer significantly if I have to look at green tinged gold…
I promise I will post photos of the entire place when it’s done. Thanks to all for your support and suggestions. This was a tortuous process.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled blog…
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See the finished Paintjob here.
check your local big hardware store… they are making daylight colored compact fluorescents now. Expensive, but might be a great meeting point between saving the planet and saving the marriage!
Sam –
You are Al Gore and Dr Phil all rolled into one! Thanks!
Gorgeous color! That room must just glow with warmth and comfort!
The daylight-colored CFLs are a major improvement We use them to take pictures of things for the blog/website/etc, and they look fabulous.
I just wish you could find a 5500K CFL with a dimmable ballast. I live for the dimmer switch. . . it’s easier than dusting or finding more attractive friends.
I agree – the color looks great!
E
Love the color (and the comments).
For Rachel’s sixteenth b-day she asked for her room to be re-painted. We too made several(I’d say too many) trips to Janovic Plaza.
She decided on Turmeric and Raisin. The window shades were cranberry/burgundy, from the previous pink-theme room, and the challenge was to find a paint color to match so that we didn’t need to replace them. We replaced the tie-die pink bedding with burgundy and brown.
We are ALL very happy. And the room has taken on a new personality.
Our guests all want to stay in her room. The golden walls seem to draw people in. You’ll see, it’s very inviting.
That color is so luscious it just might make your mushroom streudal taste even better!
I am so glad you mentioned the color cast issue – getting ready to paint & never even THOUGHT about that!
I love this! I asked Husband for a Benjamin Moore Affinity color wheel for Christmas. I can hold the colors up to my very yucky walls and dream. Now if only I could find the money to do a complete home makeover!
BTW, the mushroom streudel photo made me salivate. 🙂