NEW PAINT! new ideas and exciting new beginnings. With some paint experimentation I believe we have finally found a beautiful color. Oyster Perl is the winning paint color. After painting it a blinding white named Cameo White, and then playing around with 5 other colors we decided on a creamy soft white.
Both the bedrooms were an olive green with a flat finish so there was no gloss or reflective qualities about it. Looking back now it’s not the best finish for a a bedroom that may need wiping down. The new color is a semi-gloss finish so it has a beautiful sheen to it.
Green Paint 
Oyster Perl Color
These are not the best photos but it gives you an idea of the difference. The original “stark white” that was originally for the walls, we used as a ceiling and closet paint. So that is the difference is colors in the Oyster Perl shot.
Green color 
Green color 
Green color
New color 
New color
OK, so not the best photos but I think you get the idea. Something I have learned in this painting process is the paint color-the new one looks different all over the house. It is a two story facing south with windows facing the south and west side. The new paint, Oyster Perl, was chosen for upstairs and a different color for the downstairs. Depending on what color of surface it is going on it has a different undertone. What is going to be my bedroom was painted with the bright white and then the Oyster Perl over that. The photos above show Oyster Perl painted straight over the green. Although all the paint is a Dunn Edwards One Coat Paint Semi-Gloss Sheen, they will reflect slightly different tones.
After the walls are finished comes the trim and doors, although painting doors can be tricky, I think I can manage. I have closet doors and entrance doors. Ugh!
The bad news is, we are not doing the floors as of yet. Budget cuts. My roomy decided to focus on what is cost effect now and still make some improvements. All good with me as she thinks we could of tackled the floors. Double gulp on that one.
After the two bedrooms upstairs, I have one bathroom to do, which is split into a vanity area and the toilet, shower space. I just may be a contractor when I am done.
Until next time, Cheers!
