Do you swatch......?

Do you swatch? ....I have to do this to decide on paint colors when redoing a room.

Paint little swatches on the wall of colors I like. Those little sample cans now at Lowes is a great way to do this.

Then when I narrow it down or make my decision on one I paint the smallest wall first and look at it. It makes me sore with my Fibro to paint, so I usually paint one or two walls a day, then rest a day, then paint again. It works for me!

Right now hubby is freaked out about the really darkest chocolate brown, which I admit might be a bit to dark. I think I will go for a compromise and a little less intense.

Then I will make the dark chocolate and the blue be the accent colors.

I am going flat based paint.

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You think he would have been more freaked out by the Raspberry Parfait color I did before!

Oh well, usually I do it and then he is fine, it is just the process that bugs him, don't know why, I do most of the work!

I am thinking of using the lighter brown at the top now for the wall colors in a flat finish.

Still will contrast nice with our antique white furniture I think.