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How to Choose Paint Colors Before You Buy

May 20, 2013  Decorating | Tips & Tricks | Uncategorized

 

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My sunroom has been transformed with color!

How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color - before you buy!  and an estate sale furniture transformation!  kellyelko.com

Remember my estate sale find that needed a little makeover?  Well I found out how to choose paint colors and now that find is a beauty.

Mid century dresser - before the fabulous paint makeover!  click to see the after kellyelko.com

Wow – what a difference paint makes and thanks to the Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer, it was so simple to find the perfect shade of blue.

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Intense Teal to be exact.

I couldn’t believe how easy it was to choose color online.  With a million and one blue possibilities, it saved me tons of hair pulling.

In fact, if I could marry this perfect shade of blue, we’d be flying to Vegas tonight and hiring an Elvis impersonator to oversee the ceremony.

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The details pop with a little gold paint pen.

How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color - before you buy!  and an estate sale furniture transformation!  kellyelko.com

This room probably has every color in the rainbow but the white trim and dark floors help keep things from looking like 50 clowns emerging from a Volkswagen.

How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color - before you buy!  and an estate sale furniture transformation!  kellyelko.com

Don’t you find that bringing one new thing into the house makes everything else seem to pale in comparison?

Of course I needed to spice up the rest of the room with some colorful new touches.

My favorite is this vintage school map framing the tv and pillows that tie together all the colors in the room.

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I can’t say enough about picking the brains of the paint store employees.  My new BFF Gregory, who works at Sherwin-Williams, gave me lots of tips and tricks to make this makeover a breeze.

Furniture Painting Tips

1) Remove all hardware.

2) Lightly sand the piece (don’t apply heavy pressure) with very fine sandpaper (I used 120 grit and a Ryobi electric sander).

3) Remove dust with a towel and then a tack cloth.

4) Apply one coat of primer (Sherwin-Willliams recommended gray) and let dry for at least one hour.

5) Use the right paint.  I used Sherwin-Williams All Surface Enamel Latex Paint which is durable enough for kitchen cabinets.

6) Apply paint and let dry fully between coats.  My friend Karen said it best with her advice to apply it like nail polish in very thin coats.

7) Sand between coats using a very fine sandpaper if you notice any imperfections (remove dust with tack cloth before painting).

* I applied one coat of primer and three coats of paint.

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The media console has a little sister in this colorful artwork with similar golds and blues.

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School maps never looked this good when I was wearing my polyester uniform and saddle shoes.

Hung behind the tv, it makes the perfect frame.

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Florals, solids and stripes all work together when each piece has at least one other color from somewhere else in the room.

How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color - before you buy!  and an estate sale furniture transformation!  kellyelko.com

Here’s to embracing color and having fun in decorating.

After all, paint is one of the easiest ways to go wild.

How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color - before you buy!  and an estate sale furniture transformation!  kellyelko.com

Now my estate sale find is a real showstopper who can’t keep the boys from asking her to dance.

I heard she may even fly to Vegas and become a showgirl.  Maybe she can be a bridesmaid at my wedding to Intense Teal.

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  1. Debbie K.

    May 20, 2013 at 5:15 am

    I would definitely give our master bedroom a make over. We have several mismatched pieces of furniture that are in need of painting. The Sherwin Williams gift card would help out with that project. Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  2. [email protected]

    May 20, 2013 at 6:21 am

    I love the choice of colors, really loving the footstool! I would love to makeover my spare bedroom with the $100 gift card.

    Reply
  3. [email protected] This Top That

    May 20, 2013 at 6:29 am

    Just love this room and all it’s color. how fun. I really like how you hung the map behind the tv..clever. You piece turned out so pretty. I think I would like to give my laundry room so my new color.

    Reply
  4. Heidi @ Decor & More

    May 20, 2013 at 6:41 am

    How awesome is this? Makes me happy!! My next makeover will probably be my basement/game room so i can DEFINITELY use the $100 gift card!!
    Thanks for sharing and hosting, Kelly!
    xo HEidi

    Reply
  5. Robyn

    May 20, 2013 at 7:23 am

    I desperately need to update the upstairs guest bath. My youngest is 26 and it still has ” cute little animals wearing colorful shoes ” wallpaper that has seen better days.

    Reply
  6. JoAnn Hohl

    May 20, 2013 at 7:31 am

    I would love to redo our master bedroom. Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  7. cassie

    May 20, 2013 at 7:51 am

    love this fun color and the gold! what a great piece!

    Reply
  8. Kari

    May 20, 2013 at 8:01 am

    I would love to make over my living room. It is very boring and I’m tired of my neutral, earth-toned color scheme.

    Reply
  9. Kari

    May 20, 2013 at 8:02 am

    I tweeted this post
    https://twitter.com/alas3lads/status/336451741686038528

    Reply
  10. Maura

    May 20, 2013 at 8:09 am

    Our classroom (we’re homeschoolers) needs a makeover… it tends to be dark… I love the colors that brighten up your room!

    Reply
  11. Marty Walden

    May 20, 2013 at 8:16 am

    I love it all but I adore the ottoman (bean bag or whatever it’s called!) We are renovating our bathroom at the moment but the room I would make over would be our bedroom. We’ve done almost all or parts of the rest of them!

    Thanks for the giveaway. My husband uses Sherwin Williams in his painting business.

    Reply
  12. Marty Walden

    May 20, 2013 at 8:18 am

    I tweeted! https://twitter.com/MartyWalden/status/336455770432483328

    Reply
  13. Cathy J

    May 20, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I am making over my sewing room now! This gift card would be perfect and couldn’t come at a better time. I love Sherwin Williams paints!!

    Reply
  14. Susan

    May 20, 2013 at 8:30 am

    I really need to makeover one of our bathrooms in the historic home we just bought!

    Reply
  15. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.

    May 20, 2013 at 8:46 am

    Why have I never thought of use the visualizer for painting furniture? … My family room is definitely in need of a makeover! … Love Sherwin Williams paint!

    Reply
  16. Shannon

    May 20, 2013 at 9:22 am

    The better question would be which room doesn’t need new paint! 😉 But I think I would start in entry/front hall/staircase if I had to pick just one. Thank you for the chance to enter! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Jenna

    May 20, 2013 at 9:23 am

    I would paint a couple of pieces. Our vintage end table and an old desk and chair. Will have to play with the Visualizer!

    Reply
  18. [email protected]

    May 20, 2013 at 9:24 am

    That visualizer tool is so cool! I am definitely going to have to try it. I LOVE your sunroom and it’s pretty colors. The console turned out amazing. I really need to paint every room in our house, but I would start with the bathroom.

    Reply
  19. lesley

    May 20, 2013 at 9:39 am

    i am currently gutting out a “junk” room to turn into my crafting room, but it hasn’t been as quick and easy as i originally thought. i would like it to have a beachy theme (soft blues with some pinks) and i have found an awesome 4’x3′ beach painting on canvas to hang in there with a few other beachy accessories found along the way with this in mind. the problem is getting rid of all the stuff…..i have disney collectibles (brand new, still in boxes) given to me over the years by people with nowhere to display them and not as much desire anymore now that i am older. they are worth a lot of money but i don’t quite know how to get rid of all the stuff/junk to finish clearing it out to move furniture in.

    i would LOVE to paint the room before filling it back up but i have never done it and it is intimidating. plus i worry about the fumes and stuff with two cats in the house. right now it is beige (like the rest of the house which is only a few years old) but would love it some pastels.

    Reply
  20. Dee

    May 20, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Oh wow! Your color choice is gorgeous Kelly! The room looks so fresh and inviting.

    I’d love to paint my son’s room and give it a super makeover.

    Reply
  21. Robin @ happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com

    May 20, 2013 at 10:12 am

    We talked a lot this weekend about color changes in our dining room … walls and the table (gulp), so that $100 SW gift card could certainly help with that! Love your fun intense teal and the political map behind the tv is wonderful way to frame the black box with graphic color. Robin

    Reply
  22. Margaret

    May 20, 2013 at 10:28 am

    I just finished making over every room in my home, but the spiral staircase, so I guess that would be it by default!

    Reply
  23. Gloria L

    May 20, 2013 at 11:07 am

    We just completed a total remodel of our home, but I do have a dresser that could use some color since it’s justa plain jane white one now. You are a brave soul. I would be scared to paint with such a bright color. Your room is beautiful.

    Reply
  24. Karen

    May 20, 2013 at 11:33 am

    I love Sherwin Williams, and the guys at my local SW are my work break pals. I would love to obliterate the overly cheerful Yellow walled Great room and replace with a cool grey/white. A gift card would be put to such good use at my local SW. By the way, your console looks perfect, esp. the gold details. What a fab room, and I didn’t see a clown anywhere, not even in the corners.

    Reply
  25. Cynthia

    May 20, 2013 at 11:58 am

    Great fun happy color. It turned out great. I also love that chair, it is so soft and pretty with all the brights.

    Cynthia

    Reply
  26. Rory Reding

    May 20, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    Goodness, where to start…I have been itching to repaint a few rooms in my house. It’s been 8 years + 2 kids = lots of fingerprints, because they used flat paint before we moved in and we all no how impossible it is clean flat paint! Thing is paint isn’t cheap and winning this gift card would be fabulous, not to mention help me to convinve my husband to repaint 😉
    Thanks so much!
    Rory Reding

    Reply
  27. Rondell

    May 20, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    What a fun room, I’d love to do my master bedroom, I already have the bedding just need to paint the room and trim!

    Reply
  28. Shannon Fox

    May 20, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    Well heck! You know I LOVE that shade lady. That, and those toss pillows. What fun pops of color. The whole room is just energized!!

    Reply
  29. Mindi

    May 20, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    Love the color choice! What a POP of color. 🙂
    I’m wondering how you put the map up behind the tv. Did you cut out the spot for the tv mounting hardware? I have a junk treasure place near me with about a dozen of those type of schoolroom maps and I’ve been eyeing them for weeks. I may have to copy you!

    Mindi

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      May 20, 2013 at 7:25 pm

      Yes I did cut a hole in the map Mindi – but it’s a 1990’s map so I felt ok doing that! Copy away!!

      Reply
  30. Jill Flory

    May 20, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    My girls room needs a makeover badly! I’d love to have some cash to buy the paint with! I will be buying it at Sherwin-Williams regardless but some free paint would make it that much sweeter!

    Reply
  31. Shelley

    May 20, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Your room is so cheerful and happy! I would love to redo our guest bedroom 🙂

    Reply
  32. Cynthia

    May 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    Looks wonderful! I need to paint a couple rooms in our home soon!

    Reply
  33. Vel

    May 20, 2013 at 5:17 pm

    Love it Kelly!!!! It’s perfect for that space, I also love the touch of gold you placed. The map behind the TV is also genius!!!! You rock dear!

    Reply
  34. Nancy Carr

    May 20, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    My bathroom needs new paint. I love this system to see what colors could be chosen. Thank you.

    Reply
  35. Nancy Carr

    May 20, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I love this room with the bright colors. Everything is beautiful and happy looking.

    Reply
  36. cw

    May 20, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    I would love to make over our living room…it is so dark and drab

    Reply
  37. karen ettinger

    May 20, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    My bedroom and living room are ready for a makeover!

    Reply
  38. Shawn J

    May 20, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    I would love to refurbish our bedroom set.
    (smjohns63 at yahoo dot com)

    Reply
  39. Kelly D

    May 20, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    I would makeover our computer room, we definitely need some color on the walls in there.

    Reply
  40. Judie lutz

    May 20, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    The map brings back so many memories of school in the 50’s! My summer plans are to re-do my son’s old room as a guest room so the new paint would be perfect. It has dark green paint right now that he painted in high school.

    Reply
  41. Kelly D

    May 20, 2013 at 10:04 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/Kellydinpa/status/336663650087616512

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  42. [email protected]

    May 20, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Love the color! It looks absolutely amazing Kelly! And I love how fun and colorful your sunroom is!

    Reply
  43. Wendy B.

    May 21, 2013 at 12:21 am

    My whole house could use some painting but my kitchen would be the first on my honey do list.

    Reply
  44. Tamara Wood

    May 21, 2013 at 12:50 am

    I wouldloveto redo my living room. Every room in this house is the SAME color YELLOW!!!! Id love to win the $100.00 gift card to get me started!! Thanks for the chance..:)

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  45. Khadija

    May 21, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Map behind tv—brilliant! I am always redoing our family room. It never seems to be quite right. Thanks for sharing the color visualizer. I have a feeling I will make it my best friend. I haven’t tried Sherwin Williams paint before but I think I will now.

    Reply
  46. Kait

    May 21, 2013 at 8:11 am

    Beautiful, Kelly! Love the ottoman…would you mind sharing where you purchased it? Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      May 21, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      I think I bought the ottoman at Homegoods Kait!

      Reply
  47. [email protected]

    May 21, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    You are right…it is a real show stopper!!…Gorgeous Kelly!!!…I have one question….did you use a Purdy brush or a foam brush…the finish is fantastic!!!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      May 21, 2013 at 2:42 pm

      A Purdy brush Shirley! The key is sanding between coats to get that smooth finish!

      Reply
  48. Melanie

    May 21, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Your room is gorgeous! I love all the bright colors. My master bedroom needs a complete makeover. We still even have the original carpet of the house (25 years old!) in there. It’s pitiful!

    Reply
  49. debbiedoos

    May 21, 2013 at 10:11 pm

    Loving the color choice Kelly. What a fun space!

    Reply
  50. kala winter

    May 22, 2013 at 11:28 am

    My master bedroom is in need of a makeover!

    Reply
  51. Karen

    May 22, 2013 at 11:49 am

    Love your room Kelly and the color choices. my whole house is in need of a makeover! LOL

    Reply
  52. Susan H.

    May 22, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    I would like to makeover my dining room. Thanks.

    Reply
  53. Susan H.

    May 22, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    I tweeted. Thanks for another chance to win. https://twitter.com/sebh55/status/337250262483881984

    Reply
  54. Merle M

    May 22, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    my living room

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  55. Merle M

    May 22, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    https://twitter.com/Merle0304/status/337267423185088515

    Reply
  56. Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke

    May 22, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    I LOVE decorating with colorful paint!!

    Reply
  57. Carla

    May 22, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Very pretty! Love the choice of color!!

    Reply
  58. Erin P.

    May 22, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    Kitchen…period! Between this and the stove/oven up for grabs, it could be a beautiful start! 🙂 Thanks again!

    Reply
  59. carol clark

    May 23, 2013 at 1:31 am

    i sure could the 100 dollars gift card for buying paint for one of my rooms in my house

    Reply
  60. Maria

    May 23, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    I really loved this one! I especially like the handles on the piece. I’m thinking of replacing the handles on a chest of drawers I have with some French vintage handles for a little “oh la la” 🙂

    I found some here https://www.etsy.com/listing/151806313/vintage-antique-french-drawer-handles?ref=shop_home_active but don’t know much about vintage in general, or prices.

    Help?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      May 23, 2013 at 3:38 pm

      My advice – buy what you love! They are a fun shape – but I found very similar ones for less here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/128725997/6-vintage-brass-drawer-pulls-furniture?ref=sr_gallery_26&ga_search_query=mid+century+drawer+pull&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

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  61. Kim Stewart

    May 23, 2013 at 10:50 pm

    I would love to redo my front room. The light is always changing and I find it cold looking most of the time.

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  62. Judy

    May 23, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    We have a ton of painting projects to do. I would start with our master bedroom / half bath. Paint gift card would be so appreciated. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Reply
  63. Linda S

    May 24, 2013 at 12:54 am

    I think I’d start in our family room. Our bathrooms need some attention, too.

    Reply
  64. Linda S

    May 24, 2013 at 1:04 am

    Tweeted at https://twitter.com/mnscrapper!

    Reply
  65. Kate F.

    May 24, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    I’d like to makeover my bathroom.

    Reply
  66. Adrienne Gordon

    May 24, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    Need to do my bedroom.

    Reply
  67. Katie K

    May 24, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    I’d make over my bonus room which is the last of my home projects for a complete renovation. This would be a nice start!

    Reply
  68. Margaret Smith

    May 24, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    I’d love to makeover our living room.
    Thanks so much.

    Reply
  69. Margaret Smith

    May 24, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/338065281836544000

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  70. Mirien

    May 25, 2013 at 1:26 am

    That dresser is beautiful! The color is perfect for that room. I would love to makeover our master bedroom. It has been last priority for years and years!

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  71. Carmen

    May 25, 2013 at 3:20 am

    Oh, how to choose? Once you start with ONE room, it’s impossible to stop! However, I’ve long wanted to make our master bedroom a refuge and retreat…with periwinkle blues, oranges, and reds. But, the bathroom is also dying to be either pale yellow or melon orange. And the kitchen, with its pink retro tile cabinets, asks daily to be adorned with turquoise walls. What about the living room, you say?! That’s probably the hardest room of all, as we have such a hodgepodge of furniture styles in there. There’s a lot of green and orange in there and I have a bookcase and an end-table that could both use some sprucing up. And THEN…there are the kids’ rooms. Sigh…so, to keep things easy, let’s go back to the master bedroom, with its tranquil periwinkle blue and sunset oranges. Sherwin-Williams, HELP!

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  72. nan

    May 25, 2013 at 8:30 am

    In the words of one of our favorite tv personalities….happy, happy,happy! This is a great color.

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  73. lisa

    May 25, 2013 at 9:55 am

    What a great post. I’ve got a few pieces I have been debating on what color to paint them and this tool will come in handy. If I won the $100 Sherwin Williams gift card I would make over my kitchen/dining room combo. We’re in the process of choosing paint colors now.
    Thanks again for the info…

    Reply
  74. Marcia Goss

    May 25, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Our kitchen is outdated and desperately needs a makeover!

    Reply
  75. Marcia Goss

    May 25, 2013 at 11:25 am

    https://twitter.com/mgoss123/status/338309099177525249

    Reply
  76. Cynthia C

    May 25, 2013 at 11:43 am

    The family room could use a makeover.

    Reply
  77. Cynthia C

    May 25, 2013 at 11:44 am

    Tweet
    https://twitter.com/clc408/status/338319524543741952

    Reply
  78. kim h

    May 25, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    I would like to makeover my living room

    Reply
  79. PAIGE CHANDLER

    May 25, 2013 at 5:17 pm

    My master bedroom could use a fresh look.
    [email protected]

    Reply
  80. Katie Roch

    May 25, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    I would love to makeover my living room. It is drab and boring and could use some color

    Reply
  81. Jimmy

    May 25, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    I would makeover the living room.

    Reply
  82. Emily R.

    May 25, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Our kitchen really needs a paint makeover!

    Reply
  83. Tamar

    May 26, 2013 at 12:31 am

    Beautiful blue!

    I’d like to remake my home office/playroom.

    Reply
  84. mickeyfan

    May 26, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    We just finished week 7 of a 5 room renovation. I’d love for any ONE of them to be done!

    Reply
  85. Stephanie Larison

    May 26, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    I’d love to makeover my daughters room. She’s not a little baby anymore, so I’d like something a little bit more kiddish looking. Something that would look good as she grows older.

    Reply
  86. Anastasia

    May 26, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    I’d love to re-do my bathroom! It’s the room that gets the least attention around here 🙂

    Reply
  87. Michelle Bledsoe

    May 27, 2013 at 11:10 pm

    I would paint living room/ dining room in sherwin williams rainwashed

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  88. Sherry

    May 28, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Yep, that’s a pretty color! Love your choice and this room is fantastic! So cheerful.

    Reply
  89. Rosanne

    May 30, 2013 at 12:28 am

    Your room looks great. I’d like to redo a bathroom

    Reply
  90. Jacob LaFountaine

    May 30, 2013 at 2:32 am

    The bedroom needs doing over

    Reply
  91. steph

    May 30, 2013 at 10:22 am

    our bedroom!

    Reply
  92. steph

    May 30, 2013 at 10:22 am

    https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/340110925577191425

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  93. rachel

    May 31, 2013 at 8:32 am

    Our sunroom has wide plank walls…they need a mega makeover!

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  94. Leslie Stewart @ House on the Way

    May 31, 2013 at 9:03 am

    The color is gorgeous and the piece is amazing! Thanks for sharing this great color finding tool too! Have a great weekend.
    Leslie

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  95. Barbara Mari

    May 31, 2013 at 10:43 am

    This site made me think of my daughter and son-in-law who are buying their first home in preparation to starting a family (FINALLY!) 😀 She has already picked out a piece of vintage furniture from a local thrift store that she can’t live without but it does need some TLC. I would love to hand her a $100 gift card to Sherwin Williams and say, “Let’s do this thing!”

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  96. Chelsea @ Making Home Base

    June 1, 2013 at 12:44 am

    I love that color! It really makes the whole room pop, Kelly. I have to check out the visualizer – how awesome is that?

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  97. Jenn

    June 2, 2013 at 8:48 am

    We are getting ready to move back into our house after being out of the country for 4 years and will be painting nearly every room in the house!

    I also have furniture that I want to paint (including the kids’ bathroom vanity, it is such a sad piece of the non-hip part of the 60s) and I never thought of using the color visualizer for furniture, either! That is brilliant!

    The room that is most desperate for a makeover is our very Brady den – it has cherry paneled walls, oak flooring and a nasty pinkish brick fireplace, so is basically like being in a cave.

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  98. [email protected]

    June 2, 2013 at 10:08 am

    The SW tool is awesome! Thanks so much for writing about it.

    Reply
  99. Debbie B

    June 2, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    i’d like to makeover my dining area

    Reply
  100. Debbie B

    June 2, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    i tweeted here:

    https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/341235596515241984

    Reply
  101. Tara

    June 2, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    I would like to makeover my son’s room
    tara.huff(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  102. Melanie

    June 3, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    I’d love to makeover our master bedroom!

    Reply
  103. Jim Cabaj

    June 3, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    I need to rehab my dinning, living room, and kitchen. Just got to pick the right Sherwin Williams paint for the room.

    Reply
  104. Denise

    June 4, 2013 at 7:42 am

    I’m on the downside of a kitchen remodel (hadn’t been remodeled since the 70’s, ugh!)and since the dining room is open to the kitchen, it’s next on the agenda! We removed a bar between the dining room and kitchen, so it has two entrances wide open to the dining room so it will have to blend with the kitchen. The two entrances are joined by a column so that it gives the appearance of a double arch kind of thingie. yeah. The walls are old heart pine which I painted (I know, I know)after we had a fire one Christmas involving a candle. Don’t ask. So we have two walls that are sheet rock and two that are painted heart pine in the dining room. We have old cruddy vinyl floors which we want to replace with hardwood or Pergo. Since this will most likely be the last time I get to do this, I want to do it right the first time! Sherwin Williams has always been number 1 in my book~~

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  105. Jennifer

    June 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    My master bedroom needs a major update!

    Reply
  106. Lisa

    June 5, 2013 at 1:04 am

    The bathroom needs a makeover! It is old fashioned and looks messy because of it.

    motioncitycutie(at)aol(dot)com

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  107. Elizabeth M

    June 5, 2013 at 9:40 am

    We are finishing out our basement so we have 2100 sqft of space to paint out. one of which is our playroom.

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  108. Elizabeth M

    June 5, 2013 at 9:43 am

    I tweeted: https://twitter.com/elizabethlmccoy/status/342275363486957568

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  109. Diane baum

    June 5, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    i need to update my family room With their copper live wire

    Reply
  110. BusyWorkingMama

    June 6, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    I’d love to redecorate my daughter’s room and help her get involved in some of the decorating decisions. She’s only 5 but it would be fun to see what she came up with. I love that bright cabinet piece! So nice!

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  111. tina m

    June 6, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    I would love to re-do my bedroom. I have never had a room that was all made up. We have a mismatch furniture and all white walls. Yes, we own our own home and have white walls. I never thought I would be THAT person.

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  112. Kathleen

    June 7, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    I would love to makeover my master bedroom.

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  113. Kathleen

    June 7, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    I tweeted– https://twitter.com/Sparklezstars/status/343090469489741824

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  114. Gianna

    June 7, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    Our family room.

    Reply
  115. nannypanpan

    June 7, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    i am about to have twins so i would love to make over their future room
    [email protected]

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      June 8, 2013 at 8:16 pm

      I have twins – congrats and have fun!!

      Reply
  116. Lee

    June 8, 2013 at 5:20 am

    My kitchen needs a makeover!

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  117. Michelle Hagewood

    June 8, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    I would love to give my kitchen a makeover.

    boylaneely at hotmail dot com

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  118. Michelle Hagewood

    June 8, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/JustMarriedMom3/status/343533494879801344

    boylaneely at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  119. Solducky

    June 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    Love the map! I would like to makeover our reading room / office.

    Reply
  120. Eugenia Hall

    June 9, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I’d love to make over my home office

    Reply
  121. Lorena Keech

    June 9, 2013 at 12:43 pm

    I would makeover the master bedroom, which is sort of the forgotten space in the house.

    Reply
  122. Jessica Rose

    June 9, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    I’d love to makeover my bedroom!

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  123. Brenda Elsner

    June 9, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    I would love to make over my bedroom.

    Reply
  124. Whitney

    June 9, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    I would love to makeover my bathroom!

    Reply
  125. Whitney

    June 9, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/343831832770539521

    tweeted

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  126. cassandra mccann

    June 9, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    For a chance to win a $100 Sherwin-Williams gift card, share in the comments below what room you would like to makeover in your home? my dream would be to make over the kids room star95011atyahoodotcom

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  127. david cosgrove

    June 9, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    My sons bedroom

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  128. Claire McKeon

    June 9, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    I would love to makeover my kitchen!

    Reply
  129. Claire McKeon

    June 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    I tweeted https://twitter.com/Mosaic317/status/343870396648529920

    Reply
  130. susan smoaks

    June 9, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    i would like to makeover our master bedroom!

    Reply
  131. Debbie B

    June 10, 2013 at 12:46 am

    i need to redo the guest bathroom – it is rather drab

    Reply
  132. Debbie B

    June 10, 2013 at 12:48 am

    i tweeted here:

    https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/343952524497260544

    Reply
  133. Shea Balentine

    June 10, 2013 at 4:20 am

    I’d like to swap out my laundry room and 2nd bedroom =)

    Reply
  134. tina reynolds

    June 10, 2013 at 11:09 am

    my boys bedroom thanks for the chance

    Reply
  135. Erica C.

    June 10, 2013 at 11:36 am

    I’d like to makeover our dining room…needs some color!
    ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  136. Betty C

    June 10, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I’d love to give my bedroom a fresh look with new paint.

    Reply
  137. Betty C

    June 10, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/344131884483235841

    Reply
  138. angie lilly

    June 10, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    Making over my kitchen would rock! It needs painted and the cabinets need painted too because they look so very 1980s and not in a good way! Need new counter tops too!

    Reply
  139. angie lilly

    June 10, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/344119673119461376

    Reply
  140. Christian Alejandro

    June 10, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    I would love an nice update to our living room for sure!

    Reply
  141. Christian Alejandro

    June 10, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    tweeted https://twitter.com/lieutcrunch17/status/344194026460807168

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  142. Sand

    June 10, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    I would love to makeover my kitchen.

    Reply
  143. Liz

    June 10, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    I LOVE the color that you chose– I’m so impressed that you can repurpose old furniture to make it fresh!

    I’d use the Sherwin Williams gift card to repaint my downstairs powder room in wide horizontal stripes. I’ve been wanting to do it since we moved in 2 years ago, and this might be the inspiration I need!

    Reply
  144. Elizabeth M

    June 14, 2013 at 8:33 am

    when and where do winners get announced??

    Reply
  145. Maggie

    August 30, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I would give my L/R, D/R, kitchen combo a face lift. It is Baby Chick Yellow of all things! Cheery, but I’m tired of it. I’d like a warmer neutral combo.

    Reply
  146. Susan @ Our Family Eats

    March 5, 2014 at 11:49 am

    We just moved into a new house and EVERY room needs a little help. I think I’d start in the family room. This blue color is lovely.

    Reply
  147. Roxanne

    April 5, 2014 at 11:22 am

    I would love to make over my living room. We were able to make over our toddler’s room before we moved into our new house, but we didn’t have the extra money to paint the living room, or our bedroom.

    Reply
  148. Gretchen

    August 19, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    Can you tell me the name of that SW paint you used on the media cabinet. So great. Thanks.

    Reply

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