Hue Mess

Yeah, hue. For the last week or so, I've been repairing the walls of the living room, and putting in a bar light-switch. P and C rocked the house by helping me spread around 3 gallons of oil-based primer. Good ventilation was key, and we all got giggly from fumes.

The giggles quickly faded after they left. The color I dumped 48 bones on was yellow. Not khaki. It was a hair away from khaki, but the blue ceiling made it yellow. The crimson accents turned fire-engine. And the Colts were down 21-3. I was frustrated.

So I went to my stash of paints in the garage. I opened up the Oyster Shell Brown that was on the walls before. And I grabbed plain Satin White Wall Paint. I mixed. I stirred. And I repainted. And I repainted. Then I ran out a coat short.

So I went back out to the garage. I made more, trying to match the colors. Good luck!

So here's what I learned. Paint one wall at a time. Trim it, roll it, complete it. Then do the next wall. That way if there is a little variation in the can, or between cans, the variation is on separate walls.

So here's where we were and where we are: