Ever paint a room and not like the color? I have! I ran into this issue with our game room. It is one of the largest rooms in our house and Josh and I painted it together around the middle of last year. We were hoping for it to have the look of the blue used in the Modern Family house. At the time, we didn’t know that Home Depot can look up any paint distributor’s paint color code and match it for you. So we picked a blue we thought would be close. It just ended up being brighter than planned.
Modern Family Home
(Benjamin Moore: Labrador Blue)
Before
After the First Paint Job
I just wasn’t happy with the color. So much so that I didn’t post anything on the blog because I was so unhappy with it. Josh liked the color, but was so sweet and said we could repaint it. When Christmas vacation was approaching, I decided I’d spare Josh from having to paint the room again and that I’d paint it in stages since it’s so large. I did half on one day and half on the second.
First Paint Job
Second Paint Job
(Behr Color Match of Benjamin Moore’s Labrador Blue)
Here’s a better picture with more daylight that really shows off the color.
And a picture of the other side of the room …
I am so much happier with the color! It may not be that noticeable with the lack of natural light in the photos but it makes a huge difference even if we’re the only ones who can tell! 🙂
More about this room …
- The coffee tables were my maternal grandmother’s. My parents gifted them to us when they sold us the house. The  summer we moved into the house, my paternal grandma helped me sand and refinish the tables. Such a nice keepsake!
- The stereo has been around since I was a kid. Josh an I bought a refurb AirPort Express and we use it to play our tunes. It’s a great system!
- The room theme is travel! We have pictures of our trips and Josh’s collection of currency framed.