Starting a new room

Hello all. I know what you're thinking when you see a room like this. "It's perfect, I wouldn't change a thing."

Even after we took off the wallpaper border; patched the walls; and removed the carpet, baseboard heater, and wall covers many of you will say, "It's a beauty."

I hate to break it to you, but we respectfully disagree and started tackling this bedroom. Our first step was to lay down our 3/8" boards to raise the height to match the rest of the first floor.

Next we prepped the walls by sanding then washing the walls with water and vinegar to get off any grime and grease. There were fingerprints on the walls that we know weren't ours.

Then came a coat of primer to help tame the vibrant green.

Then we hit a snag. Our original choice of color was a Sherwin-Williams tone called "Sumptuous Peach." Online and in the color sample book it looked great with the other colors on the floor. In the flesh it left a little something to be desired because it looked like, well, the old Crayola crayon color called "flesh."

Fortunately we caught this before we got too far and also fortunately there's a SW store nearby. Our second choice is called "Honey Blush" and we like it much better. It's a warm, summery color perfect for a cottage at the lake.

Until next time.