Nook Cottage: Bedroom paint selection

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, as I posted last week, I'm planning the decorations of my new little cottage by the river which I've dubbed Nook Cottage (it's in Rocky Nook). The bedroom is currently beige, which will not do! Luckily the landlord is fine with me painting.  I suppose if he weren't, I'd have to come up with some creative solution to all the beiginess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcy3KEslIBzlw3pT18oiyyLwm_0wYVi_cxQYt5GpPtTfoI8ZYRUGtcpJ73yYFbWZAE6OfsQ_qTnDIj1IaiQniHb9Rdp7KgefEkcHp_fKw3voN0VIso-s109ued8992NPhAl0bqzqsOc4/s1600/IMG_4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcy3KEslIBzlw3pT18oiyyLwm_0wYVi_cxQYt5GpPtTfoI8ZYRUGtcpJ73yYFbWZAE6OfsQ_qTnDIj1IaiQniHb9Rdp7KgefEkcHp_fKw3voN0VIso-s109ued8992NPhAl0bqzqsOc4/s1600/IMG_4841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, this is my basic plan - a custom headboard upholstered with Aerin for Lee Jofa's Watersedge in green, which is a cut velvet in a strie'd chevron pattern on a burlap colored linen ground. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.e-designtrade.com/PICS/IMAG-200/2013120_23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://www.e-designtrade.com/PICS/IMAG-200/2013120_23.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K62rde81LNPuX1ngl46ybRA0WrE6VtqPrhMatIlJm25I3MZcagWdobprUNAHTM7z6qk7JHQ2geOvn90XvyNB9kyMGdBsmx_8EVmFYekhIJahVxvc_zSPtzsFWAGEh8Fyh6obUe4JRrA/s1600/Bedroom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K62rde81LNPuX1ngl46ybRA0WrE6VtqPrhMatIlJm25I3MZcagWdobprUNAHTM7z6qk7JHQ2geOvn90XvyNB9kyMGdBsmx_8EVmFYekhIJahVxvc_zSPtzsFWAGEh8Fyh6obUe4JRrA/s1600/Bedroom+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />My general inspiration is this Charlotte Moss space which I loooove. My original plan was for it to inspire my living room, and it still will, but now also my bedroom - because I do love it just that much. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" /></a></div><br />We'll get to my living room, it is teeny-tiny, but am very excited about my new sofa which I just ordered yesterday!  Okay, so back to the bedroom.<br /><br />I went over to the cottage yesterday to check some measurements and also to look at paint chips in the natural light. One thing that is very important to realize is that a photograph taken on an iPhone, then uploaded and shown on different screens will not render the paper paint chip color in the same way it does the fabric color. So, while in person, this strip in my Ben Moore paint chip palette looks perfect with the fabric, it's less so in the photo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10456036_10203671221316947_8353237070059008688_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10456036_10203671221316947_8353237070059008688_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I posted this to Facebook saying that I was leaning towards Grenada green, but thought Forest Hills might be really dramatic.  Because of course I'm friends with a lot of designers on FB, I received several alternate suggestions. So, I thought I'd check them all out and share the process.<br /><br />Grenada Green #432<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/e2/4b/a1e24b1a7d3432eb47066985a6384d41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/e2/4b/a1e24b1a7d3432eb47066985a6384d41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I often like to look at other spaces that have used a paint color and Houzz or good old Google images is my "go-to" resource for this.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/164401/Bedrooms-traditional-kids-minneapolis"><img border="0" height="658" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/3221b5a10db0e212_8-7086/traditional-kids.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional/kids" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Kids</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractor/c/Minneapolis--MN" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Minneapolis General Contractors</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/stonewoodllc/stonewood-llc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Stonewood, LLC</a></small></div><br /><br />Any my rendering with Ben Moore Grenada Green #432:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Ben Moore Forest Hills Green #433<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/43/97/e243976a223e38473cbc5d24b121bbf7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/43/97/e243976a223e38473cbc5d24b121bbf7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeWTnRMsmlaNyM5JlSmIwxnFllrlyk3uzO0G09GZtJ9jwM40asTmAzQHhtCaD3dSieksAN-pdxQpxQebIKLR3DVriGJlKeZ49oZjScRdN1YnEzvDWBCTzpkO36SKJ-1a18XGMb3ruN0/s1600/5016291_301_84%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeWTnRMsmlaNyM5JlSmIwxnFllrlyk3uzO0G09GZtJ9jwM40asTmAzQHhtCaD3dSieksAN-pdxQpxQebIKLR3DVriGJlKeZ49oZjScRdN1YnEzvDWBCTzpkO36SKJ-1a18XGMb3ruN0/s1600/5016291_301_84%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTpbPR2tYkKB7mgt797AC5QU1a4XTMpb3os_BQjo6rrRpgqXkK9Aq6yDS3L_5yPDzbYh9frD7y0jl23jyPzMSBcAeU_Gw3qnwECBhXHSn6bMpi_fDOPteYpci4HMOBrOxHUc44luvfoE/s1600/Bedroom+Forest+Hills+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTpbPR2tYkKB7mgt797AC5QU1a4XTMpb3os_BQjo6rrRpgqXkK9Aq6yDS3L_5yPDzbYh9frD7y0jl23jyPzMSBcAeU_Gw3qnwECBhXHSn6bMpi_fDOPteYpci4HMOBrOxHUc44luvfoE/s1600/Bedroom+Forest+Hills+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Probably a little too dark, I'm thinking.<br /><br /><br />Ben Moore Central Park Green #431<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/f8/2e/48f82ea93b4f509db11d619fb6fee3f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/f8/2e/48f82ea93b4f509db11d619fb6fee3f1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/25623/Bathroom----Tub-contemporary-bathroom-san-francisco"><img border="0" height="626" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/0111ce770a538e75_8-1000/contemporary-bathroom.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bathroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Contemporary Bathroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractor/c/Mountain-View--CA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Mountain View General Contractors</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/harrell/harrell-remodeling" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Harrell Remodeling</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01nS9ENnmVkaNy1dpnSTwzo-lsm6OMxvQ2GZD1bkr2bsjjndJ6VRUgPnkdAPzpL2su22TLjkzsRStUBReoo273zfqPPtD433beifaVQZU6lqSDZBsQUhsAQF7UZuHfXuxTwrNUdLrJ3o/s1600/Bedroom+Central+Park+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01nS9ENnmVkaNy1dpnSTwzo-lsm6OMxvQ2GZD1bkr2bsjjndJ6VRUgPnkdAPzpL2su22TLjkzsRStUBReoo273zfqPPtD433beifaVQZU6lqSDZBsQUhsAQF7UZuHfXuxTwrNUdLrJ3o/s1600/Bedroom+Central+Park+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Central Park is slightly lighter than Grenada. I like this one too!<br /><br />This is Ben Moore Landscape #430<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/ab/a5/6daba51f3c896f0a192248e26fe3494b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/ab/a5/6daba51f3c896f0a192248e26fe3494b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/334224/Greenlake-Craftsman-traditional-powder-room-seattle"><img border="0" height="750" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/fde1582d0ea83d42_8-6186/traditional-powder-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional/powder-room" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Powder Room</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build/c/Seattle--WA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Seattle Design-Build Firms</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/rwandersonhomes/rw-anderson-homes" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">RW Anderson Homes</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5QEt_EFUD5eiZovkXUBIbOz_jmZth5pggn5gcza_erTUr9ENRxk-2V84DkYVuQiHeVqfm3AHuAV0yYtb7PT4MmbPbAiF8ctAFu_s3IChQrwXOLeOQ7A3_z0LrEHBHB6mXdLGw4rtMg/s1600/Bedroom+Landscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5QEt_EFUD5eiZovkXUBIbOz_jmZth5pggn5gcza_erTUr9ENRxk-2V84DkYVuQiHeVqfm3AHuAV0yYtb7PT4MmbPbAiF8ctAFu_s3IChQrwXOLeOQ7A3_z0LrEHBHB6mXdLGw4rtMg/s1600/Bedroom+Landscape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A little too pale, but very pretty.<br /><br />Benjamin Moore November Rain<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/1f/f3/4c1ff397e4f3589a6c1f6bbd7b832118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/1f/f3/4c1ff397e4f3589a6c1f6bbd7b832118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/4956853/Fabulous-PreFab-contemporary-bathroom-other-metro"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/3c219dfe01f686d3_8-6823/contemporary-bathroom.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bathroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Contemporary Bathroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/photographer/c/Boston--MA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Boston Photographers</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/maryprincephotography/mary-prince" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Mary Prince</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIrJRzKzv74Sdr9GcjzPQJPUtOb4HZ6eQiNkgROQWeL73_XmR7dsJI2g6rPl2RGuAbeTUHJWqaQR7Xj2-MTOg5KAepVKgQ4zSUOtqwrzLrzNQ3dYp7YDeByH7e5Gdahg7TuJI-mtIszw/s1600/Bedroom+November+Rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIrJRzKzv74Sdr9GcjzPQJPUtOb4HZ6eQiNkgROQWeL73_XmR7dsJI2g6rPl2RGuAbeTUHJWqaQR7Xj2-MTOg5KAepVKgQ4zSUOtqwrzLrzNQ3dYp7YDeByH7e5Gdahg7TuJI-mtIszw/s1600/Bedroom+November+Rain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Definitely too pale.<br /><br /><br />Ben Moore Castleton Mist HC-1<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/41/29/69/41296956503b8d0e3e7b48b173ce7269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/41/29/69/41296956503b8d0e3e7b48b173ce7269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Portfolio-New_Hampshire_Farm_House_Dining_Room_2-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/_K8B6086%20DR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Portfolio-New_Hampshire_Farm_House_Dining_Room_2-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/_K8B6086%20DR.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I used this color in my New Hampshire Farmhouse project. It was very pretty and lively in that space, but it's not right for my bedroom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFjAxb4VznA5x4Nlqrn1LSW0ALhhAOfuLUEKUVi4JmGVCmXlK1T0uq4bboJYcfWxVWBmjNVq4NbMfeiAjH4bkPK54Us73cSJUXma3Le2Vs2QHMgQ6IoDAVYg8stLbk4IYgOAnQdUWXGg/s1600/Bedroom+Castleton+Mist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFjAxb4VznA5x4Nlqrn1LSW0ALhhAOfuLUEKUVi4JmGVCmXlK1T0uq4bboJYcfWxVWBmjNVq4NbMfeiAjH4bkPK54Us73cSJUXma3Le2Vs2QHMgQ6IoDAVYg8stLbk4IYgOAnQdUWXGg/s1600/Bedroom+Castleton+Mist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I usually default to the Historic Colors on the chart, but I think that for this space and fabric, they are too muted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t08vtC0Zbkh0J76cYcxlM1SooZ1c4U-Y46ThwZhuFIKiWFu7kJXBgUZXr64k0TzyN6Tjpi1w3T1vvL5nTtI4t_tl3QcFTOulgGbFeEDjIYii5PbsTggQMQeN5EWn2gIcsCHB5IhvsAE/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t08vtC0Zbkh0J76cYcxlM1SooZ1c4U-Y46ThwZhuFIKiWFu7kJXBgUZXr64k0TzyN6Tjpi1w3T1vvL5nTtI4t_tl3QcFTOulgGbFeEDjIYii5PbsTggQMQeN5EWn2gIcsCHB5IhvsAE/s1600/photo.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Again, the photo isn't rendering the colors correctly, but in person, the fabric is not as yellow.)</div><br />So, do you have a preference? I'm going to move onto paint sampling Grenada and Central Park, I think. Or just Grenada, the color my eye goes to first is usually my favorite one anyway...<br /><br />I am still looking for fabric for the drapery. I thought I had one picked out, but it's no longer in production and the alternative they sent doesn't work. But, I need to get going on paint selecting so I think the fabric for the windows will be a later decision.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvIJQXdVq3OOgadtlSDnZ8T3S9MHx60kg4OkjzKvSo2Dy7A4RuI5AsbovW8ph9Ny4KAbkWxYiGyT_wmhnzIyf3iakUYaok_Y_lAQhd9s-b7bx0pYa5HAKtZQF_TvjX8ArgT-9exz5NgQ/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvIJQXdVq3OOgadtlSDnZ8T3S9MHx60kg4OkjzKvSo2Dy7A4RuI5AsbovW8ph9Ny4KAbkWxYiGyT_wmhnzIyf3iakUYaok_Y_lAQhd9s-b7bx0pYa5HAKtZQF_TvjX8ArgT-9exz5NgQ/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />btw - it took me longer to create this post than it did to render the different colors in my design.

Nook Cottage: Bedroom paint selection

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Sherwin-Williams Announces 2013 Color of the Year: Aloe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/249035054366351618_Gx9FvVCA_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/249035054366351618_Gx9FvVCA_c.jpg" /></a></div><br />So, what do you think of Aloe? The color in SW's infographic above seems very bright, too bright for most interiors. The color on my monitor is pretty unappealing. However, the color on a paint chip from my SW palette is a little more subtle - although I think still pretty loud for most interiors. It's closer to the image below. And one has to see it in real paint on a wall to really get an idea of its true color.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamwallsglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SW6464_Aloe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.dreamwallsglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SW6464_Aloe.jpg" /></a></div><br />Meanwhile, this gives me a good opportunity to use SW's updated <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/try-on-colors/colorsnap-for-iphone-android-and-blackberry/" target="_blank">ColorSnap©</a> app for iPhone/iPad/Androids. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk_LURb8zrsbDfcAUCSU_SGr_caAcpgUzQ3UKagnd46_4eBKd-TKXlUD_gTzNqLYnTLfbfpI-njDz3bOi0gtZh8JNPleQ_9sDFPcasZPzlLVX9NaGRMFLwoEbJucuGaY6cX_edmDgwGwc/s1600/IMG_1137.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk_LURb8zrsbDfcAUCSU_SGr_caAcpgUzQ3UKagnd46_4eBKd-TKXlUD_gTzNqLYnTLfbfpI-njDz3bOi0gtZh8JNPleQ_9sDFPcasZPzlLVX9NaGRMFLwoEbJucuGaY6cX_edmDgwGwc/s320/IMG_1137.PNG" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3f9VfTVNzupBaKrnhET-CGAASmX3CGZ1gu7n4WohRlVnsfdRhmSQ9Li4Pc-Z0N0PMdQY6VLcsmWRvuD2Lrf8w2ayb2AqiTlIF3A-Q4ISQXhsXHNNKYDsbeaG9VLI2n8Wp4qkSmQHlyfA/s1600/SW+ColorSnap+rendering.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3f9VfTVNzupBaKrnhET-CGAASmX3CGZ1gu7n4WohRlVnsfdRhmSQ9Li4Pc-Z0N0PMdQY6VLcsmWRvuD2Lrf8w2ayb2AqiTlIF3A-Q4ISQXhsXHNNKYDsbeaG9VLI2n8Wp4qkSmQHlyfA/s320/SW+ColorSnap+rendering.png" width="252" /></a></div> The nifty thing is that you can snap an image, or use one from your library, and "draw" a specific paint color color on a wall. Since it's touch technology, you can use try different colors on different walls and really get a feel for how it might look. Here is Aloe SW6464 in a stairwell. Still too bright for my taste, but what do you think?<br /><br /><br />If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Sherwin-Williams Announces 2013 Color of the Year: Aloe

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Dear Guggenheim Museum, Can you tell me what that color is?

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/img/gug_shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/img/gug_shadow.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">T</b></span>he <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> in New York has partnered with <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/" target="_blank">Fine Paints of Europe</a> on two unique collections of paint colors. Apparently, it's not only Pottery Barn who gets calls of "What color is that?" After years of fielding that type of inquiry, the folks at the museum decided to do something about it. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Each time the Guggenheim mounts an exhibition it embarks on an elaborate design process to plan the gallery ambiance. Wall color is often used to convey a particular time, place, or culture, and must highlight the works of art without competing with them. The choice of wall color can influence how a museum visitor experiences the artworks, so this process is crucial to the presentation. Guggenheim Gallery Colors includes the original colors chosen for the museum by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as colors preferred by generations of curators and living artists. [<a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=15" target="_blank">source</a>]</blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/images/content/New_York/about_us/about_us_frank_lloyd_wright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheim.org/images/content/New_York/about_us/about_us_frank_lloyd_wright.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/classical_left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/classical_left.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">T</span></span></b>he <a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=17" target="_blank">Classical Colors Collection</a> is a collection of 150 paint colors that recreate the color palettes of artists such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Vasily Kandinsky. Each color was carefully chosen from paintings in the Guggenheim collection and matched by Fine Paints of Europe.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjmBOUalVh9gml0i3QoSx6Pp2TV17TQzCh4f_NcOFvg62zZJdE5kGJmS65vpGim01IOsLm1uo5_rTv0wMOtLrarcVXpjSfgP5689ugxXGiyvbq5cadiqGtYe6cqKy5buTfNHARcL6YwC1/s1600/Guggenheim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjmBOUalVh9gml0i3QoSx6Pp2TV17TQzCh4f_NcOFvg62zZJdE5kGJmS65vpGim01IOsLm1uo5_rTv0wMOtLrarcVXpjSfgP5689ugxXGiyvbq5cadiqGtYe6cqKy5buTfNHARcL6YwC1/s1600/Guggenheim.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">T</span></span></b>he Gallery Colors Collection includes 50 original colors chosen for the museum by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as gallery colors preferred by curators and living artists for decades. The choice of wall color in a gallery can influence how we experience works of art.  <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></b>Learn more about the Gallery Color Collection <a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=15" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/store/pc/catalog/gallery_general.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/store/pc/catalog/gallery_general.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Installation view from </i><i>Villhem Hammershøi, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 19-September 7, 1998. Photograph by David Heald©The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York.</i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Installation view from </i><i>Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 12, 2007- January 13, 2008. Photograph by David Heald©The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.guggenheimcolorbyfpe.com/img/gallery4.jpg" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Installation view from The Aztec Empire, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005. Photograph by David Heald©The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. </span></i> <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b> have the fan deck for the Classic Colors collection and the colors are really beautiful. They have an earthy muted look that is both modern and classic.  I look forward to using one of these paints soon!<br /> Check out the websites listed above as there are some very interesting videos about the use of paints, how they are chose to display art and how the paint colors can affect our experience of art. <br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b>f you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Dear Guggenheim Museum, Can you tell me what that color is?

T he Guggenheim Museum in New York has partnered with Fine Paints of Europe on two unique collections of paint colors. Apparently, it'...

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