Comments on: Nesting http://attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/ A baby has a special way of bringing joy to every single day Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: AttachedMama http://attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/comment-page-1/#comment-470 AttachedMama Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:54:52 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/#comment-470 Thanks Jen. That's a really good point! I bought a sample of caraway and a sample of just a neutral-ish cream colour and actually like them both I think. I think I'm going to paint that wall near the fish tank in the caraway (I should have a large enough sample to do that) and see what I think. I can always prime over it and try something else if I need to. Thanks Jen. That’s a really good point! I bought a sample of caraway and a sample of just a neutral-ish cream colour and actually like them both I think. I think I’m going to paint that wall near the fish tank in the caraway (I should have a large enough sample to do that) and see what I think. I can always prime over it and try something else if I need to.

]]> By: Jennifer http://attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Jennifer Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:08:49 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/#comment-469 The first two colours look almost like complementary colours, but the green is not as dark as the florentine clay. If you kept the same type of colour, just slightly darker you might like it more. I would say that the caraway colour is the correct darkness, and might even go well. Also I don't think that it matters if the paintings have any tellow in them if you go that way. Colours looking good together is not just about having them match. If there is purple in the paintings, or even blue and red they are colour schemes that go well together. I personally am a big fan of complementary colour schemes, or split complementary. The give some pop, but go well together. Green is a good bedroom colour because it is a restful colour, so maybe you are feeling that the colours are too peaceful for someplace where you don't spend a lot of time sleeping. The first two colours look almost like complementary colours, but the green is not as dark as the florentine clay. If you kept the same type of colour, just slightly darker you might like it more. I would say that the caraway colour is the correct darkness, and might even go well. Also I don’t think that it matters if the paintings have any tellow in them if you go that way. Colours looking good together is not just about having them match. If there is purple in the paintings, or even blue and red they are colour schemes that go well together. I personally am a big fan of complementary colour schemes, or split complementary. The give some pop, but go well together.

Green is a good bedroom colour because it is a restful colour, so maybe you are feeling that the colours are too peaceful for someplace where you don’t spend a lot of time sleeping.

]]> By: AttachedMama http://attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/comment-page-1/#comment-465 AttachedMama Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/#comment-465 I agree. If/when we have our own house to paint, I am definitely going to invest in a consultant to help with paint colours and things like that. The actual painting is surprisingly fun, it's the picking colours that I don't like. I thought for sure it would be the opposite lol. I've been reading <a href="http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">this blog</a> which is a lady in Vancouver though and it's been really helpful. I think I just have to suck it up and get a few more testers and try some more things out. /sigh I'm thinking either a darker green or maybe a lighter yellow/gold. The paintings we want to put up are the big problem though, since they don't have yellow or orange in them! I'm going to go through the unframed ones Kris' grandmother painted too though and see if there's anything in there that has some orange/pink in them that I can put up to sort of draw everything together. In reality though, anything will be better than the ugly mauve-y grey that's on the walls now so I'm not too worried. I agree. If/when we have our own house to paint, I am definitely going to invest in a consultant to help with paint colours and things like that. The actual painting is surprisingly fun, it’s the picking colours that I don’t like. I thought for sure it would be the opposite lol. I’ve been reading this blog which is a lady in Vancouver though and it’s been really helpful. I think I just have to suck it up and get a few more testers and try some more things out. /sigh I’m thinking either a darker green or maybe a lighter yellow/gold. The paintings we want to put up are the big problem though, since they don’t have yellow or orange in them! I’m going to go through the unframed ones Kris’ grandmother painted too though and see if there’s anything in there that has some orange/pink in them that I can put up to sort of draw everything together. In reality though, anything will be better than the ugly mauve-y grey that’s on the walls now so I’m not too worried.

]]> By: Annie http://attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Annie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:04:16 +0000 http://www.attachedmama.net/2010/01/12/nesting/#comment-468 Oh paint colour. How do I loathe thee? I've been struggling to come up with my own paint colour choices. I'm at the point though where I realise I have to deal with the lighting issue before I take on choosing colour. It's quite dark in our living room this time of year! Hopefully you come up with some solutions before baby comes! It's so good to hear you're well, even if Meredith and Kris haven't been as lucky. Oh paint colour. How do I loathe thee? I’ve been struggling to come up with my own paint colour choices. I’m at the point though where I realise I have to deal with the lighting issue before I take on choosing colour. It’s quite dark in our living room this time of year! Hopefully you come up with some solutions before baby comes!

It’s so good to hear you’re well, even if Meredith and Kris haven’t been as lucky.

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