Old Lady Painting

For last summer and this summer, before and after The Back 40 (Inches), I have been painting inside the house.

I started with my room, last summer (finished this spring): MBR painted Behr Abalone Shell (I think, I can barely read the paint label); MBth painted Behr, Curio (a color meant for HD's Marquee paint base, the formula came out darker when used with the Behr brand), all trim in white.

The kitchen took a lot of work over spring and summer. It's a large room, with lots of windows and doors and other trim. Plus, I was fixing things as I went along -- example, dogs had chewed some sections of the casement windows, so I was sanding and building it up with wood putty; ditto for scratch marks on some of the window sills. I used the same Curio color in the kitchen, but the color is much lighter than in the MBth, because I used the formula in the intended Marquee base paint. Same trim color, white.

When old renter moved out, I used a month to detail the rented room and bath. I painted the room Behr Silver Shadow. The trim (white) was in good condition, so I left it to paint later, closer to selling time. The ceiling was fine, too.

Right now, I'm trying to decide colors for the kitchen cabinets, living room and the small bedroom. I want them all in similar palettes and hues, so I need to try to decide all at once. My countertops are dark green (Corian), so I'm leaning towards Benjamin Moore Advance, Hazlewood, for the cabinets, Behr, Gentle Rain, for the living room, and Behr, Dolphin Fin, for the small bedroom. I haven't decided if I'll paint the hall (rented) bath at all. It's currently a glazed, weave pattern, golden color. It would take a lot of work to paint over, so I'll wait until closer to selling time to decide.

I'm not posting pictures of paint because the color never shows correctly in pictures or on screen. Take the Benji-Mo Hazlewood color. Their online picture looks nothing like the sample chip I have. Same with any pictures I've taken of rooms in my house. Color just not the same at all.