Sewing Room Makeover: Paint

Choosing paint colors has always intimidated me! Our kitchen was repainted 3 times, our bathroom 4 times...all because I loved the color on the little 2x3in swatch, but once it was on the wall it wasn't at all what I wanted. So choosing a color for a room I will spend a lot of time in kind of makes my head spin. Not to mention that I know my husband is only going to *want* to paint this room *once*!

My family and I ventured out to Lowe's and I stared at the wall of swatches. I was drawn in 2 directions. I really liked the relaxing hue of the slate blues paired with white and the vibrant cheeriness of the lime greens paired with pinks. I picked out all the swatches I loved and just kept mulling over them. While there we priced a few items for the makeover. One thing I knew I would need was bins for storage....I immediately fell in love with these...

Aren't they cute?!?! This made my decision much easier....Lime green and pinks it is! But which lime green?

To help me decide the exact shade, this morning I went to valspar.com and played around with their virtual painter...so cool!! Here's the before and after using Sonic Lime on the walls and Positively Pink & Pink Burst as accents. (Pegboard will cover the unsightly breaker box...not sure if I will paint the pegboard...used it as a visual for the accent colors.)

I would love to hear your comments on the paint colors!!