Paint Samples Have Pretentious Names
I am an artsy-fartsy type person. Sometimes I try to paint pictures. I make jewelry and take photographs and other crafty/arsty things. So explain to me, then, why I hate picking paint samples so much. On the list of things I don’t like to do, it’s up there with running for no reason and doing math problems. I hate those little paint sample cards. I get unreasonably upset when I get a paint sample home and it doesn’t look good on the walls. It makes me feel betrayed by the paint chip. And also, choosing a color seems like such a big decision, such a commitment. I know it’s supposed to be fun. For some reason, I don’t find it fun at all.
Anyway, at this point I have picked out the trim color (wainscot white) and the office color (anjou pear, or green). I still have to do the bedroom (light brown?), living room (off-white), and guest room (a buttery yellow). So I’m not even half done.
Oh I hear people want to see a picture of the house. Here is a before picture:
Changes that will be made: The cypress trees and the basketball net on the garage will be taken down. The house will be painted off-white with forest green trim. The yard will eventually have a fence around it.
For landscaping, I will be putting several fruit trees in, including (maybe?) two cherry trees, a fuji apple, a pomegranate, a honey tangerine, and a peach. I am also putting in some flowers along the front of the house, a veggie garden to the left of the garage, and a decent lawn. I am putting in an irrigation system so I can keep up with all the planting I plan to do, too. I should have a big water bill when I’m done, but the food bill will be next to nothing!