Walls are painted and the carpet is in!! Tips and colors listed!

I am so happy to have the new carpet installed! It smells new and felt like Christmas morning.

Here is the girls room.
One wall is lime green and the opposing wall is pink. The joining walls are white with pink and lime horizontal stripes. We used a laser level and wonderful frog painting tape to achieve crisp lines. Notice I worked in the upper 1/3 of the room. It's more pleasing to the eye to work in thirds! Plus, then you'll see more of it when the furniture and toys are in place.
All colors are : Sherwin Williams Promar 200 paint Sheen: Eggshell
White: Color name: Nacre
Green: I will look it up and post
Pink: I will look it up and post
We matched the existing carpet as close as possible. We were thinking resale value!
The spare bedroom and a soon to be office in the closet! The small door to the left is our sump pump closet (high water table here).
All colors are : Sherwin Williams Promar 200 paint Sheen: Eggshell
Wall color is : Nomadic Desert 6107
Ceiling: Nacre in eggshell sheen

TIP: **If you have rounded corners in your house finish the round then start the white ceiling paint color.** Please paint all the planes the same color (meaning the soffit vertical should be tan like the walls not white like the horizontal ceiling color!)
The white work out room with the more to come with the walls (think sports memorabilia wall hangings and work out mirrors, maybe!).
All colors are : Sherwin Williams Promar 200 paint Sheen: Eggshell
White: Color name: Nacre
The new bathroom was housing our garden seeds until the carpet was put in. Then they were moved to the work out room closet and the toilet and vanity were put in next.
Sherwin Williams Name: Nomadic Desert 6107
Sheen: Semigloss (great sheen for bathroom walls)
Ceiling: Nacre in semigloss

Sherwin Williams paint coupons

Here are some Sherwin Williams coupons. I used their ProMar 200 paint in my basement remodel and really like the quality! Go to Coupons.com. Scroll through the coupons and find these:

25% off Paints and Stains

$4.00 off CS Soft Woven 3-Pack Roller Covers

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Plastic Drop Cloth

(Thanks Wild for Wags)

Basement Remodel-My girls room paint-Part 1

The first pink wall in our house!!
TIP: USE the new frog tape for freshly painted wall or primed walls! It leaves crisp tape lines compared to the blue painters tape.

Here is a connecting white wall being sized up for 2 wall stripes.

I cut construction paper to an approximate size to see how wide I wanted the stripes to be. I wanted to visualize the width and height from the floor next to the existing window. I used the gummy stuff to adhere them from the wall-don't use tape!

The opposing lime green wall where the white bunk beds will go.
I'll be back soon with how to's on the wall stripes!

Staci's tips on picking out paint colors-My kid's bedroom

If you have been following my blog you know I am a part time interior designer and FULL time Mom! Often my personal home projects go slow but that's life. I am always thinking of new projects to complete and dreaming of time to do them (and when my husband is available to help me with the kids).

First Step: When I begin a child bedroom design I always look for an inspiration piece first and foremost. Usually I browse online and in stores for reasonably priced, patterned, and quality bedding. In the past, I have designed custom bedding for adults but not for kids rooms. At this stage in my kids young lives I am not willing to spend money on custom bedding. Once I find a set I love my mind is racing with ideas. I am inspired by the color and pattern of bedding.

I have an architectural paint chip set from Sherwin Williams. I have an account there and like their paint so that is where I buy most of my wall paint.Second Step: I pull out the colors I want to focus on. I try to match them up and see if the line of paint offers me the right hue.I want hot pink accents so this one will work.I want light pink so this one will work with the hot pink one.

Of course more to come on this room. I have completed the paint selection. Keep checking back to see where I go with this next...Furniture!!

I do exterior paint consultations too!

Here's a stucco paint re-do project I worked on with a client. I had the challenge of trying to revamp the 1990's brick & stucco to the 2009's. I tried to pull out a warm gray tone in the existing brick. I think the "after color" on the left is an improvement from the right lighter "blah" color. Sometimes you gotta make the best of what you got (even if you don't love it).The front door (right side is the old color and the left side is the new color)The after stucco color (some off the old color is on the left side still)
Over the garage and chimney....AHH the pink-ish brick

I do a fair amount of paint consultations...here's one house.

I wish I could show you more of my personal Interior Design work. A lot of my clients prefer that I keep the pictures of their homes in my portfolio and not on the internet. Here's a paint consultation and wood floor refinishing project that I worked on in Utah. It was a simple and classy home. This gives you an idea of one of my clients homes. The painter I use does a really nice job. If you need a referral in Utah e-mail me. I enjoy fresh paint jobs.The master bedroom was in classic tan with white trim. It's neutral (and a bit boring but oh well).

Oh a lovely pink and white bead board in this little girl's room.

A tan and navy room for a nautical themed room.

Giddi-up in this modern cowgirl room!

It's funny, I go back east for vacation only to find a modern take on a western bedroom in a model home.I love the new ice blue and brown fabric combinations. This room has a whole new modern take on being a cowgirl and I LOVE IT! What a creative concept. The end table clock and lamp aren't my favorite though.
Tip- When designing a room I go for an inspiration piece first. A great patterned fabric, bedding, a colorful painting, a patterned colorful rug, or a theme. That is usually where I start. When you have that you can stem everything off that and pull it all together.

The painted wall mural MAKES this room pop! Isn't it neat? The bedding fabric helps pull the blue and brown concept together. I love custom pillows!!!The new trend in window treatments is decorative treatments for color and pattern....and they are not meant to have a function, such as opening and closing on a rod. See how the knobs hold the the drapery ties? This room gets an A from me! What do you think?

What do you hang on big walls?

Scale is important when placing things on walls.

I was at another Utah Home show a few years back and saw this breakfast nook shelf. I like the placement in the breakfast nook. So, I took a picture to remember. Sorry lady you are on my blog.

I like:

• The warm red paint
• The window topper shape with the three decorative ties/tabs (can't see the fabric really)
• The round silver platter on the shelf
• The black painted shelf placement with the dark table and chairs

I don't like:

• The shelf decor-In my opinion the galvanized steel potted trees are fine alone but to just put three of the same up there in that arrangement lacks interest.

Solution- Keep one galvanized steel potted tree and find two other similar but a little different shaped pot and some greenery in varying heights. Go to Tai Pan Trading company, Michael's, JoAnn's, or even Walmart and create your own. Rearrange the grouping with the three elements described and display them on the shelf- Now the shelf will have a common element (3 galvanized steel pots with greenery), the silver platter, and an interesting grouping. Is that clear as mud?

City life mural anyone?? A Utah home show mural

This mural is amazing. I am not sure who painted it though. I think it would be great for a tween or a teenagers room.

I wanted to point out the window toppers. That is "do-able" but the mural Nah-HIRE IT OUT!

Be inspired use paint to create!

Bring the outdoors-INDOORS with a wall mural!

Home show wall muralsI like this wall mural concept for a playroom. I am hoping one day I can tackle a project like this in my basement. I love to paint and a large mural would be FUN! I wish I had more time...my kids are still very young. Some day...some day!

Painting vertical stripes

Painting vertical stripes can be tricky and fun! I enjoyed this fun paint project when we first moved into this house. This is my uni-sex safari nursery. I designed this nursery on a budget 5 years ago. I decided to incorporate the existing denim fabric rocker that my husband bought me for my first Mother's Day. I also wanted the impact to be with PAINT! I designed the spacing of the stripes and then marked with a pencil the color locations. My lovely husband painted the stripes. There are lots of tricks to taping and painting stripes.

Check out some helpful vertical stripe painting hints found here!

Get bored of something-PAINT it.

I was bored of the white chair backs so we painted them- A brick red. It looks great with the wall color in our house (and other decor items) Tip- Sand lightly all areas, wipe down, let it dry, paint with an oil or latex based high-gloss paint for this application (easier to wipe off grime). An oil based paint takes double the dry time in the winter. We painted these in February '08 and they are now showing small chip marks on the top-but I knew the fresh coat wouldn't last more than a year. Plus, I am crossing my fingers for a new dining room set in 3-6 months. Memorial Day is a great time to buy furniture.