I'm scheming again. My friend just painted her living room dark navy blue with one wall a shade darker than a Granny Smith apple (and off-white trim). I wasn't sure I'd like it but I have to say it's really, really great. I have a family room that I haven't painted yet... I wonder if there's a bold color out there that would go well with my pine trim.
My choices generally have to get past The Commitee (i.e. one guy with very little design experience, no ability to envision what things might look like, a surprising lack of courage, and some veto power). I haven't had any choices vetoed yet, but there have been some serious negotiations. Mostly I stick to fairly boring choices. I'm dying to rip the wallpaper out of the dining room and paint it a vibrant cobalt blue. I had a grayish-green picked out for when I finally get around to this family room, mostly because it would go well with the kitchen colors in the next room over... I wonder what a good rusty tomato red would look like in here. Could I stand it all winter?
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I thought you were describing me...not Quinn. Poor Dave, he has to do all the heavy design lifting as well. The good thing is, paint isn't permanent, if you don't like it, you can start over with something new.
That's usually the line I use to end the negotiation: If you don't like it, I'll repaint it. Of course, we both know he would never make me do it.
I thought she was describing Ed, and why should he get veto power over your house? If (when) we ever get a house I think I'll just make the design calls without him, and live with the consequences. I'm tired of negotiations in every department. Do the cobalt in the dining room. And I bet almost everything goes with that pretty pine trim.
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