Restoration Hardware Pale Silver: Round II

Yesterday, my husband ran to Lowe’s and grabbed a paint mixer piece that can be attached to a drill. We decided to try a new route with the paint (Restoration Hardware Pale Silver). I wasn’t quite prepared to give up yet. Here is a picture of the mixed paint versus the paint as it arrived {and actually, the second gallon, shown below, was worse than the first}. This tool {which was less than $5 made a HUGE difference}.

Is that not the strangest thing you have ever seen?!?  No wonder I had issues! Mixing it by hand was clearly not enough.  So today, I started painting other areas with the freshly mixed paint and it looks so much better {my husband still thinks it’s blue but he only saw it after the sun went down}. He forgets that I am find with the bluish color, but I needed the gray/green in it. The worst part now is the paint emphasizes our overly cream/nearly tan trim. That may have to be my next project. This isn’t a great shot but you can see how much lighter and brighter this makes everything.

I’m liking how it turned out, and the more I paint the better it looks {versus just comparing it to the existing wall color}. Every foot I cover, it starts to feel so much lighter and airier. I have to remember that until everything is in place, I’m not going to love the individual steps. It’s the bigger picture I’m going for. Patience is key – which is really tough for me. And, as a reminder, here is my inspiration from Tiek Built Homes decorated by Caitlin Creer:

I think I’m going to have to start reading tutorials on how to paint trim…the bright white makes such a difference.

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