{"id":19124,"date":"2017-02-01T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19124"},"modified":"2017-02-01T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:57:01","slug":"painting-the-sitting-room-mark-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19124","title":{"rendered":"Painting the sitting room mark three"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently repainted under the dado rail in the sitting room to provide a bit more contrast between the shades above and below, see here<\/a>. We said we would live with it for a while before deciding if it needed to be a bolder shade.<\/p>\n

I liked the shade but knew my husband would like a bolder colour that would provide more of a contrast. I suggested we go for it and go for a much deeper shade this time. In the words of the late, great, Leonard Cohen “you want it darker” (his final album title). I used the swatch colour cards to match a shade to the curtains. We both agreed that this shade appeared to match the colour of the curtains.<\/p>\n

My lovely husband started to paint. Gulp! That looks much bolder than I had expected. We told ourselves it would be okay when it dried.<\/p>\n

Ooops, that shade is nothing like the curtains. I soon realised that trying to match the curtains was a mistake.<\/p>\n

\"Repainting<\/a>

Repainting again<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The first wall is done<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The wall behind the settee<\/p><\/div>\n

\"T.V.<\/a>

T.V. corner<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The first wall with the furniture back in<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bureau\"<\/a>

Bureau corner<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Curtains\"<\/a>

Curtains closed in the evening<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The room in daylight the next morning<\/p><\/div>\n

Message for eldest son Steve – you can’t say the photos don’t show the difference this time!<\/p>\n

The colour is all wrong. It is too orange. I wanted the terracotta colour of the curtains, this colour is called jungle ginger. I think we will have to have “painting the sitting room mark four”. We did say that it is just a job that takes a few hours so we can redo it until we get it right.<\/p>\n

I think we need a shade that is in between the last one and this one. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! We would always have wondered if a really bold colour would work. I feel sure that the next shade is going to be just right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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