Paint by Pixels
I think that Chris and I are a little bit closer to selecting a paint colour for the upstairs bedroom that we've dubbed "The Study". It currently features three beat-up walls painted off-white with patches of spackle, and one forest green wall, also sporting patches of spackle. We have about five different Behr paint chip cards taped to one of the walls, and it seems like we're slowly gravitating to a shade of sage green for the walls. Not necessarily what either of us would say is our first choice, but not a bad compromise, either. One thing that I've found curious ever since we moved into the house and had walls to paint was that Behr has this explore colour feature on their website. I've often wondered if people honestly do pick the colours they paint their homes from how something looks on a computer monitor ... I believe the colour that we're considering is called Pinedale Shores, but it sure looks different on the paint chip than it does on my computer monitor ...
I use the benjamin moore site but instead of picking colors based on their skewed tints I pick colors that look like my paint chips to see how they look together from one room to the next.
The other handy thing is if you know your colors and they all come from one company you can put them together on screen and find one that matches because relativity should still exist working comparitively.
Posted by:Erin | May 22, 2004 at 02:18 AM
I've only read your blog a few times, but have really enjoyed it. I feel I must warn you before you paint with Behr. You need a lot more paint to cover an area, as in more coats and more work and more time, than other brands. Also it tends to peel up later and actually come off the walls in places within a few months. I have a friend who is a professional painter who says if someone really wants Behr, they have to choose, either him or the paint, he won't work with it. On the upside, it does work pretty well for people with chemical sensitivities, but so does Olympic from Lowes. Also, most places can color match a chip from one brand and mix it up using another brand of paint.
Best of luck!
Posted by:allison | May 22, 2004 at 06:05 AM
I'm afraid to say that Behr is one of the best paints that we have available in Canada ... unless one slurges on fancy designer brands that some of the high-end interior design shops carry! It's worked well for us over the years! But if I ever move south of the border, I'll remember to look for Olympic (I'm dying to see what a Lowes looks like, as I am a Target, H&M, Trader Joe's ... my list could go on and on!).
Posted by:laura | May 23, 2004 at 10:09 PM
I've always had success to Behr, but you could also try Sico, which is new in Edmonton. www.sico.ca
Posted by:Carolyn J. | May 24, 2004 at 07:20 AM
I didn't even think about location when I made the comments about Behr. Here in Florida, our %1000 humidity may well affect it. Maybe it's just not good here,
Posted by:allison | May 25, 2004 at 09:05 AM
Didn't Sico used to be Dulux? They have some really cute billboards up around Calgary!
Posted by:laura | May 25, 2004 at 10:01 AM
Our red tulip won't wilt? (Sico is at the Home Despot here in Alberta).
My current favorite for paint is C2 from walls alive here in Edmonton. It's fabulous for dark colors 2 coats, no fading, good match to chip.
Posted by:Erin | May 26, 2004 at 01:43 AM
Our red tulip won't wilt? (Sico is at the Home Despot here in Alberta).
My current favorite for paint is C2 from walls alive here in Edmonton. It's fabulous for dark colors 2 coats, no fading, good match to chip.
Posted by:Erin | May 26, 2004 at 01:44 AM
Allison, you could be right. You will never find an Albertan outside of arm's reach to a Chapstick, it's that dry. I've never seen a wall take more than 45 minutes to get to touchable dryness.
Posted by:Carolyn J. | May 26, 2004 at 11:24 AM
C2 has a shade called Hydrangea (I think) that I dream about ...
Posted by:laura | June 02, 2004 at 04:01 AM