Painting walls is something I love.  I don’t have to be creative.  I can just brush or roll up and down on any ol’ wall (but be extra careful next to the ceiling or other trim).  My skills in painting canvas are not good because my brain doesn’t tell my hands to do what I see.  My art is the finished wall, not a silent scream or the vase of sunflowers.

If you are like me, then, the wonderful post titled Everything I Know About Spray Paint by All Things Thrifty is amazing,

What sheen of spray paint should I buy? 
I always buy gloss (not high gloss). I’ve had a lot of people wonder if their project is going to look too shiny when they get done. In my opinion, after you prime your project with KILZ, the sheen will not look overly glossy. I know that sounds weird, but that is what I have found. My projects seem to always end up looking more like a satin finish when they get done. PLUS, I want to be able to wipe off a project if my kids spill anything on them. If you use flat paint, you will not be able to wipe it off (again speaking from experience here).

Brooke goes on to talk about bubbles, dripping, polyurethane, and more.  Great post for any do it yourselfer!

The single easiest and possibly most dramatic way to transform a room (or a house!) is to buy a can of paint and apply it to the walls. I adore painting.  I love taping to get a room ready, I love opening the can and putting the wooden stick in to stir it, then pouring it onto my paint tray.  But the magic truly happens when I roll that first coat on the wall.  That’s the point of no return and the point when you see how beautiful the new room will be.

Momma Schmitt is busy transforming her living room with paint.  It’s already looking fantastic!

And ignore the toys all over the floor, just keeping it real. If it’s between 8 in the morning and 8 in the evening, there’s no getting away from them. But other than those little details… isn’t it just a marvelous change? Come on say it.. Oh la la! The color we went with is Sherwin Williams 7534 Outerbanks. I love it, It just infuses light and warmth into the room.

From white walls with a red focus wall to a soft green all around is a perfect decision!  LOVE!

When we finally tackled painting the huge job of tearing down the heinous wallpaper from my kitchen walls, I was determined to get a light yellow color, then hang a Tuscany-like framed picture and clock.  We bought paint chips and worked hard.  In the end, our walls were the EXACT color of the yellow post-it notes.

Nancy Mitchell also shares a cautionary tale about selecting paint colors on Apartment Therapy,

About halfway through, Rachel articulated a worry already taking shape in my own mind – namely, that the color was super, super light. “Is it supposed to look like this? I can hardly tell which parts of the wall I’ve already painted.” I hated to admit that she was right. The only discernible difference between the painted and non-painted parts of the wall was that the painted parts were shiny and wet. “Keep on painting!” I urged. “Maybe it’ll be darker when it dries.” My aqua dream died hard.

Where Nancy did repaint, our walls remain post-it note yellow!

Photo from New Life Office.