Why I Don't Recommend Lowe's for Paint Color Matching

I'm a notoriously impulsive painter for my own projects. I get in the mood to paint and off I go. It's been a while, but that's exactly what happened on Thursday night. I moved into a new home in February and had yet to choose my own colors. My friends *love* giving me a hard time about my ivory walls. I'd been eyeing Bunglehouse Blue by Sherwin Williams for my fireplace and media niche. I thought it would be a fantastic complement to my ruby red couch and oak floors.

I often work with Sherwin Williams colors because they have great oversized color samples, in addition to beautiful color selections. The most important reason I recommend their colors? The paint color is exactly like the samples, so what you see is what you get. You'd think I'd follow my own advice. Sherwin Williams was closed, so I headed over to Lowe's. In every color consultation, I tell clients to go to a paint storeto have the colors mixed because they are professionals and do the best job. I've even had new clients come to me to redo their colors because they didn't get good results from a box hardware store. I figured that I would be the exception. I got home and excitedly opened up the paint can to get to work. I thought it looked a little dark. I was sure that once it was applied and dried, it would be the right color. I was wrong! The beautiful blue I expected came out as a blackish green. This morning, I headed over to Sherwin Williams to start over again. Wouldn't you know it, my new paint looked exactly like the sample. I LOVE it.

I thought about people who get many gallons of paint for a large project. I'm lucky it was just a fireplace. So much time and energy and money spent on colors that just aren't right. It doesn't have to be that way. Lesson learned. Go with the professionals for the best results and for the colors you love.

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