My Closet Island Paint Color Choice Revealed

However I needed to share my progress and at last reveal the paint coloration that I selected. I made a decision to go together with…darkish blue. Of all the mockups I did with the assorted colours, the darkish blue actually was my favourite. To me, it appears probably the most cohesive, and I like it with the white prime.

My hesitation with this coloration was that it could be so near the lobby, which may 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 together 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 all the 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 may be very dusty proper now, so she tracks her little dusty paw prints everywhere in the home, and so they actually present up on this darkish blue.

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

Earlier than I did the final coat of paint, I obtained all the holes drilled for the drawer pulls. I all the time wish to drill the holes earlier than the final coat to remove any risk 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 seem like on the darkish blue. I feel that appears so fairly!

I painted every part with a brush as an alternative 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 in case you paint a part of a venture with a brush and half with a sprayer, they may have a barely totally different sheen, even in case you’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 really make it seem like two barely totally different colours.

I don’t know in case you’ve ever observed that on my studio cupboards, and possibly I shouldn’t even level it out. However I do suppose that is one thing that each DIYer ought to pay attention to. Completely different strategies of utility of paint provides you with barely totally different sheens, and the extra saturated the colour, the extra these totally different sheens could make the 2 functions seem like barely totally different colours. See in case you discover that right here, the place I sprayed the doorways and drawer fronts, however painted the precise cupboards with a brush. Identical coloration, similar 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 components 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 elements 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 fastidiously as potential to attenuate the quantity of sanding I’ll need to do earlier than I clear coat the within. I feel 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 thus far. So I must do only a little bit of sanding with 220-grit sandpaper, after which do yet another coat of paint to do away with the streaky look. However right here’s a glimpse of what the darkish blue appears like within the room with the wallpaper.

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