beck doll winner needs your advice
Back in December we had a very fun contest with Beck and the artist Beck Wheeler to give away a limited-edition doll, and the lucky winner, Jennifer was kind enough to send in an update on her new stuffed friend this week. She is also need of some paint-color advice. Can you help?
Just thought I’d send in a photo of my lovely Beck doll settling in. Here he’s chilling with his friend the Wee Ninja. I had to separate them soon afterwards as they were plotting to do something to the cat.
Also, if anyone there has any good recommendations for replacing the super-glossy “rental” white I’ve got going in the main room of my studio (bedroom/living room) I’m open. Wide open.
Here’s a little more info: the room gets a lot of light, the kitchen is painted light blue and has a fair amount of orange and yellow, I’ve ended up with a fair amount of red things (lamps, table, etc…) throughout the place, and my taste generally runs somewhere between mid-century and kitschy. Oh, and I was thinking of painting it grey but I’m concerned it’ll be too cold-feeling. — Thanks!, Jennifer
I say go for a mushroomy gray. We just did that in our bedroom and I love it! The brown hint makes it cozy and warm.
Try out colour lovers, too. You’ll find tons of inspiration!
I would do a minty green or very, very light sage. I use both of those in my current house and they both look wonderful against red, and are neutral enough to carry a lot of other color accents. I have the light sage in our bedroom and it’s so soothing and nice; I never thought I’d like a color like that. The kitchen is the mint color; it’s Martha Stewart paint. I honestly don’t remember whose color we used in the bedroom, though. Good luck!
I love a warm cream color with red, but there are also a lot of beautiful grays with warm notes. However if you fall in love with a cooler gray, it still shouldn’t feel cold since you say the room gets a lot of natural light. If you’re in doubt you might just need to paint larger sample areas, or several of them so you can see how the color looks in different light conditions.
Painting over high-gloss paint can pose some special challenges, so in this case I wouldn’t trust the Home Depot guys–you’ll want to get advice from someone who really knows paint and can steer you to the right primer and paint formulation for the job. Depending on what kind of paint that is, you also might need to do some additional preparation, like lightly sanding the walls first to encourage the new coats to stick. A quality paint store should be able to set you up with the right advice before you start.
Good luck–I’m sure the final results will be great!
Thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate it.
As far as prepping the glossy I actually have painted over one wall in the ubiquitous Dill Pickle (BM) paint and it went fine (although I just painted the kitchen in a Pratt & Lambert color and it’s fan-tast-ic, so I think I’ll stick with them).
I’m going to go for a grey. I think it will end up being a somewhat more bluey-grey but I like the warm cream idea too, so we’ll see!
Thanks again.