I finally painted my room - and I love how it turned out. But the color is difficult to capture accurately. First, I photographed the makeover process with my digital SLR. But in every photograph, the walls looked grey or Crayola Purple. So all of these shots are from my phone.
Some before images:
The walls were marked and strangely patched when I moved into my apartment. This monsoon season, the roof leaked and damaged the walls even more. That leak led to a worse patch job. I knew the paint wouldn’t hide everything.
A reminder of the inspiration:
The shadows on the mountains.
Initially, I selected two paint chips from Ace Hardware - two purples with brown/grey undertones. But I decided they weren’t dark enough, so I went to Lowe’s and found the darkest brown/grey purple: Forge by Valspar.
In an effort to save money, I turned my Discover credit card cash back bonus into a $200 Lowe’s gift card. The paint and supplies (and a few extras like plant stands) totaled $150.
I had an unrealistic goal that I could paint my four bedroom walls in two hours. It took seven hours.
