My Closet Island Paint Color Choice Revealed

However I needed to share my progress and eventually reveal the paint coloration that I selected. I made a decision to go along with…darkish blue. Of the entire mockups I did with the assorted colours, the darkish blue actually was my favourite. To me, it appears probably the most cohesive, and I adore it with the white high.

My hesitation with this coloration was that it might be so near the lobby, which could have darkish teal grasscloth. I used to be afraid that the 2 colours so shut collectively would conflict. However I made a decision to throw warning to the wind and go along with it anyway.

So I took the wallpaper to Residence Depot and had them coloration match the darkest blue, and that’s what I used. I obtained the entire drawer fronts and doorways fully painted. And also you’ll discover that Felicity determined so as to add her personal contact to among the drawer fronts. Fortunately, they had been fully dry earlier than she found them, so these little paw prints will wipe off. She loves being in my closet, which could be very dusty proper now, so she tracks her little dusty paw prints everywhere in the home, they usually actually present up on this darkish blue.

Cats. Ugh. They don’t have any respect for others’ property. 🤣

Earlier than I did the final coat of paint, I obtained the entire holes drilled for the drawer pulls. I all the time wish to drill the holes earlier than the final coat to eradicate any chance of the drill bit taking off paint and having to do any touching up of the paint.

And right here’s what the gold pulls will appear to be on the darkish blue. I believe that appears so fairly!

I painted all the things with a brush as a substitute of utilizing my sprayer. The explanation I did that’s as a result of I wasn’t planning on doing a transparent coat over the paint, and if you happen to paint a part of a challenge with a brush and half with a sprayer, they’ll have a barely totally different sheen, even if you happen to’re utilizing the very same paint out of the identical can. And that distinction is much more noticeable on darkish colours. These barely totally different sheens in darkish colours can truly make it appear to be two barely totally different colours.

I don’t know if you happen to’ve ever seen that on my studio cupboards, and possibly I shouldn’t even level it out. However I do assume that is one thing that each DIYer ought to pay attention to. Totally different strategies of software of paint gives you barely totally different sheens, and the extra saturated the colour, the extra these totally different sheens could make the 2 functions appear to be barely totally different colours. See if you happen to discover that right here, the place I sprayed the doorways and drawer fronts, however painted the precise cupboards with a brush. Identical coloration, identical can of paint, barely totally different sheens/colours on the completed product.

Anyway, I don’t have a paint coloration for you as a result of, as I mentioned, I had this one coloration matched to the wallpaper. However that is the formulation for Behr paint.

I did get the perimeters of the island painted with the ultimate coat of paint. So the doorways, drawer fronts, and sides are completed.

I didn’t tape off the within earlier than portray (i.e., the components that I don’t plan to color) as a result of I can take away these rogue bits of paint with sandpaper earlier than clear coating the insides of the island, which I nonetheless must do.

However I did attempt to paint these edges as rigorously as attainable to attenuate the quantity of sanding I’ll must do earlier than I clear coat the within. I believe I did a reasonably good job, however these edges will look a lot cleaner and sharper with a little bit of sanding.

And once more, I solely have one coat of paint on the ends up to now. So I must do only a little bit of sanding with 220-grit sandpaper, after which do yet another coat of paint to eliminate the streaky look. However right here’s a glimpse of what the darkish blue appears like within the room with the wallpaper.

It’s nearly there, y’all. It’s nearly there!!! I can’t wait to see my completed darkish blue island with the white marbled high sitting on a clear wooden flooring with out the entire fiddle it! I simply have slightly bit extra sanding to do on the highest earlier than I can paint it, and that’s the entire sanding that must be finished within the room. You understand what which means? That implies that as soon as it’s sanded and the entire mud is cleaned up, I can lastly load up this closet with my garments, purses and footwear!! I’m nearly there!!!