The Wall

After staring at my ugly blank wall behind the TV for over a year, I decided to finally paint it. I had color chips taped all over the wall, did a lot of research on painting techniques, and watched a lot of HGTV trying to decide the best approach. Then I saw on display at Walmart a couple "fall" colors from Dutch Boy. I grabbed the paint chips and taped those to the wall. I immediately fell in love with the colors. I got the idea for a big bold stripe horizontally through the middle from the Parade of Homes a couple weeks ago. Mind you, this is the first time I've gone BOLD on a wall. I really, really love it!

COLORS:

light upper and lower: Dutch Boy OR36, Mystic Nectar

medium middle stripe: Dutch Boy BHG418, Mango Mania (featured in BHG Magazine Sep 2010)

dark small stripes: Kilz Casual 618, Red Fox (only chip I could find that matched my carpet)

Before the dark stripes:

I had the dark chip on the wall while the paint was drying to make sure I liked it. Imagine my whole wall the color of that dirty white on the right. UHGGGG!

After the dark strip. I like how everything ties in together with my carpet.

Closeup of the Wall. I still have some touchup painting to do, like making the edges more crisp with a liner brush.

It's beginning to look like the sports bar I never invisioned (but I LOVE it!!)

Next (hopefully) I'll be installing a wet bar complete with countertops, wall cabinets, and storage on the back wall (where the dart board is). I'd hate to let go of Dad's old portable bar, but it's taking up way too much space.

Until my next project,

Jawa Jaka (happily watching the wall, not the TV, LOL)