Have you ever painted/papered a wall that you immediately disliked the moment you were finished?? This is my wall:
That was my second attempt on this wall. At first, when we started the basement project, I wanted to just hurry up and paint it to be done. I painted it BM Raisin Torte 2083-10.
It was ok, but I thought it was just too boring. So then I convinced my husband to help me wallpaper which was a BIG mistake on my part. As I told you at the end of my last post here , I disliked the wallpaper the minute it was up. Too loud for me. My husband did not like it either! He refused to help me with the wall anymore (but honey, it has been about 5 months already! haha). But I knew how bad I wanted it off so I began to scrap off the paper:
And scrape:
Bringing back any memories of your own scraping? And then 11 hours later, the wall was finally clean and clear!
Ta Da! My hands hurt really bad even as I type this 
, but I was very happy to get it done over the weekend. The painting came next- that was the easy part!
This is the new Ben Moore ‘Color Stories’ baltic sea cs-310. I wanted to use the new paint and check out the results for myself. I had it mixed with the Aura formula and as usual, the paint went on so smooth and easy. Drying time was only one hour between coats. And with the promise of a rich, beautiful shade here, the texture and depth was better than I could have imagined. It is a beautiful color product.
The first painted picture above is a more accurate color representation. It is more of a tealy blue. It is beautiful! I am done with this wall! (for now… )
Have you ever disliked the color that you were painting right away? Did you paint/paper over it right away? Or did you live with it for awhile like me and tell yourself it is not so bad…
I just loved the new BM ‘Color Stories’ paint. It really is a step beyond what we expect in a paint, very rich and gorgeous. Hope you get a chance to use soon!
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Kelly Bernier Designs
That is so funny! I bet you did not sleep well that night. Your inspiration picture is beautiful, good for you to try something new!
Great post. Made me laugh and then think of this:
I live in Denmark. White walls, white trim, scandinavian minimalistic architectural furniture.
Once this great indian interior picture hit me with its vibrant orange walls with fresh white indian pattern. Stunning!
I ran to the paintshop for orange paint(like the fruit orange) the shop owner worned me – I didnt listen. I ran home, painted the end wall of my hallway orange! An hour later started with the pattern, 3,½ hours of serious painting – done. Went to my livingroom to relax, have dinner, ect.
Later in the evening i passed through the hall and OMG I realized – my windowless narrow hallway was nothing like the huge sunbathed room that had inspired me.
I sanded the pattern down and painted the wall back to white the very next day.
And I learned a very big lesson very well!
I found the room: http://cocomale.com/blog/2009/10/indian-inspiration/
google ‘scandinavian interrior’ youll see how the rest of my house looks
Five months is a long time to look at something you do not really care for! It is the first wall you see when you come in the basement. I over- thought everything and the wallpaper just did not work for me. The ceiling is not done yet- haha. We have not done the floors or the ceiling yet, too many projects.
Oh, Kelly! Only 5 months, huh? Did you size the wallpaper, or was it just difficult to get off regardless? The new color is lovely – we don’t yet have this new line of BM paint here. You are the only way I have even heard about it (and I use BM exclusively). It seems so soon after introducing the Affinity line – I’m still trying to get used to those new colors. Anywho, the wall looks great. But what’s up with the ceiling?