The Sewing Mom

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We purchased our home about 3 years ago and one of the things I like most about the house was the interior colors and it’s openness with a ton of windows for light. Unfortunately, the thing I didn’t see at first look, was all the damage to the walls that was hidden underneath pictures, decorations and strategically placed furniture. During the walk through, on the day of closing, the house was empty and I could see all the holes in the drywall and damage to the paint. It was awful and a bit overwhelming.

3 years ago, I started room by room, pulling nails, repairing walls, and painting. When I paint, I am typically working on my own because my husband detests painting and, at the time, my daughter was too young to help. I’ve always found it important to choose not only the right color, but the right paint. A cheap paint just makes me have to work harder, painting on extra coats, something I had to do. I prefer one coat coverage and move on to the next room!

While at Home Depot purchasing paint supplies, I discovered the Glidden Ready-to-Go Paint Testers. These are small jars of paint in Glidden’s 10 most popular color categories. They’re inexpensive and come with their own brush built inside the lid. It’s so easy to come home, paint a small test area, let it dry and decide if it’s the right color before investing all the money into gallons of paint. Glidden also makes extra large paint chips which I find very helpful. My eyes aren’t getting any better and it’s so hard to make a decision off of a 1 inch square little piece of paint! Plus, the extra large Glidden paint chips even have 2 coordinating color options right on the back to make choosing accent colors even easier.

I also enjoy using the Glidden Room Painter at www.Glidden.com which allows color comparisons and style sharing. I’m getting ready to start painting our upstairs tv room next and it’s a huge room with a lot of potential. I’ve been wavering about color choice and using the Room Painter has been a big help. As soon as I make my final choice, I’m heading to Home Depot to buy my paint!

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