post pictures of your colorfull walls!!!

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8/26/10 at 4:57pm

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I just found what looks like an awesome paint brand. Made out of food grade ingredients! http://www.healthyzerovocpaint.com/ Anyone have any experience with it?

Also I'm feeling really inspired now to paint my living room/dinning/kitchen area with some pretty colors- I currently have all white walls. I need some inspiration not sure exactly what look I want to go for. Can you share with me pictures of your colorful walls so I can get ideas?

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8/26/10 at 6:05pm

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...9_744388_n.jpg

all the walls in the house were tan, we did the living room and call mint green with a plum accent wall. I love the way it turned out. my ex only liked white walls so it's nice to be able to paint

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8/26/10 at 8:43pm

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Here are some pics of the living room, dining and entry way of my house. I am in the process of painting my entry way a pretty copper color so will post those when I am done.

Living room:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftyqueen/4930199733/

Dining area:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftyqueen/4930791110/
(hard to tell but the color is a shade of green)

View from kitchen:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftyqueen/4930204827/

Entry way (which will be painted soon):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftyqueen/4930218601/

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8/26/10 at 9:52pm

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I like painting and I like color so I have a lot of colorful walls.

The Kitchen. IMO yellow is the perfect kitchen color, cheerful, warm and happy.

Dining room/craft room/big mess A rich sky blue and a sand color. I'm considering changing the blue for a warm orange, think pumpkin pie.

Living room Rich red on warm cream This pic was taken at night w/ my cell so it's kinda crappy quality.

and the laundry nook where I went wild. Bright blue and grass green. DH hates it, but I like it and he dosen't do laundry. Please ignore the giant pile of clean unfolded clothes on the dryer.

DD room will be painted in the next few weeks. I'm thinking lavender or a soft spring green. Maybe 3 green walls with one lavender accent wall.

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8/26/10 at 9:55pm

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oh gosh, i love paint. i love color!! my house is literally a different color in every room. people either like it or hate it completely...but i can't help myself ...i love color.

our bedroom is chocolate brown:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2444.jpg

our kitchen is red (but it was done with a rag & covered over with stain)
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2438.jpg

our hallway is kind of a barn rust red color??

with gold trim
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2437.jpg

our den is orange faux painted
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2434.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2436.jpg (you can kinda see the eggplant in the other room)
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/100_2445.jpg

my daughter's bedroom (her choice totally) is apple green. (this has several pix because i just finished it last week & i took these photos to share with family and friends).
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=5679ec7e.pbw

photos i don't have...
our schoolroom is eggplant
my son's bedroom is hunter green
my bathroom is camel colored

our guest bath is actually normal. it's cream...but not for long

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8/26/10 at 10:14pm

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When we moved into this house, our first OUR house where we were allowed to paint as we wish, I immediately went nuts with the paint. I lived for so long with white, beige and the occasional pastel that I went a bit crazy at first.
In the 3 months we've lived here, I've already had to REpaint every room with the crazy, bold colors because I've started craving light, fresh and cottage-y colors.

I didn't take very many pictures because I wasn't in love with it, but my dining room used to be bright turquoise and navy blue. You can see it here and here.
It now looks like this.
(the colors are Benjamin Moore's Camouflage and Sherwin Williams' Creamy)

My first attempt at our bedroom was an "oops" blue I picked up for $5 at Lowe's. It was a pretty color, just too much color for the bedroom.
The bedroom now looks like this.
(everything from the ceiling to the trim is Sherwin Williams' Wool Skein)

DS's room is a loud, screamin' lime green, and lime green it will stay because I love the color for a boy's room. No pictures of that yet. He doesn't sleep there yet so it's kind of been our stuff-we-haven't-unpacked-yet room.

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8/26/10 at 10:16pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bezark

When we moved into this house, our first OUR house where we were allowed to paint as we wish, I immediately went nuts with the paint. I lived for so long with white, beige and the occasional pastel that I went a bit crazy at first.
In the 3 months we've lived here, I've already had to REpaint every room with the crazy, bold colors because I've started craving light, fresh and cottage-y colors.

I didn't take very many pictures because I wasn't in love with it, but my dining room used to be bright turquoise and navy blue. You can see it here and here.
It now looks like this.
(the colors are Benjamin Moore's Camouflage and Sherwin Williams' Creamy)

My first attempt at our bedroom was an "oops" blue I picked up for $5 at Lowe's. It was a pretty color, just too much color for the bedroom.
The bedroom now looks like this.
(everything from the ceiling to the trim is Sherwin Williams' Wool Skein)

DS's room is a loud, screamin' lime green, and lime green it will stay because I love the color for a boy's room. No pictures of that yet. He doesn't sleep there yet so it's kind of been our stuff-we-haven't-unpacked-yet room.

I love your bed! So cool!!

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8/26/10 at 10:18pm