The kids keep all their outdoor toys in there (which is ironic, isn’t it? if they are really “outdoor” toys, then why must they be stored inside?), so as a result, the door from the patio to the garage sees a lot of use and abuse. The formerly pristine white door was now a lovely shade of what Benjamin Moore might dub “Playful Dirt Sunrise.”
I took it upon myself to change this. While The Husband and boys went camping overnight, I made my own sojourn to the paint store. I was shocked to meet a crazy little fairy who was flying around the paint store thrusting samples at me called “Neon Tangerine” and “Pimp Purple” and “Wicked Gold.” She had obviously been drinking before she assumed her paint fairy duties that day of recommending classic and acceptable paint colors to conservative home-owners like myself.
I walked out with a quart of “Mexicali Turquoise.”
Sometimes the crazy paint fairy gets it right:
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| Before photo by MOV |
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| After photo by MOV |
MOV
(“Mauve Orange Violet”)
Nice job and pretty blue. I feel bad for your car though ;-) Sunday is holiday for the blogging challenge - but it's nice to have something to read! Everyone else is being so quiet ;-)
ReplyDeleteMOV, looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove the new color! My parents finally turned their garage into an office, since they never parked their car in it. Turned out very nice!
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. I shall now try sniffing paint fumes prior to making color choices.
ReplyDeleteI love it, an unexpected pop of color.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job! We could do with a garage. Our cupboards are all full of boxes.
ReplyDeleteOK, it is settled. You are flying to Louisiana to finish my house. You are amazing with colors and projects!
ReplyDeleteWow. I'm impressed. I would have walked through that door for a long time and thought "I need to do something about this" and then I would have just kept walking.
ReplyDeleteAnd now you have this fab door.
Action. Action works well. Cheers. May all your actions turn out so well.
Ah fresh paint makes everything look great! Here's the thing to keep in mind as time goes by: It's their toys today, then it will be their crap uhm stuff during high school, college and even after they get their own place. It will never leave the garage, it just morfs as they grow....
ReplyDeleteOoh, I always fall in love with colours like that but am not daring enough to follow through. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I agonize over paint color but usually settle for a safe color that means no one will ever notice that the wall/door/trim (whatever) actually was freshly painted.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I thought you were going to write about the show "Home Improvement." You know, the one with Tim Allen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
ReplyDeleteNice job, though!!
I like it! It goes with the brick!
ReplyDeleteOoh, your crazy paint fairy is a genius.
ReplyDeleteGlad I stopped by - great take on the typical garage fare (mine included) and the change to the door brought a smile to my face -- the color is not only appealing but makes a statement, as if the door is proclaiming "HEY, treat me nice, I'm special!" With a name like Mexicali Turquoise, how could she not?
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty blue color. I love it!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Joanne
Oooooh la la! Love it!
ReplyDeleteNice color!
ReplyDelete"Playful Dirt Sunrise"....so there IS a name for the color on my walls! LOL. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the turquoise color for your door, it looks great!
DeleteMaybe I need a paint fairy. It looks great! I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge blogs this month.
ReplyDeleteI think I like 'Mexicali Turquoise'
ReplyDeleteOooooh lovely door! Makes me want to paint my front door "pimp purple" though... I'm going to have one VERY miffed other half later on.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
Here I was thinking along the lines of terra cotta, but NO! Here you are with your brilliance of the Mexacali Turquoise! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI love your door color! Very festive! We lived in a house that had a garage and never put a car in it either. It was a giant storage shed. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteVery MOV!
ReplyDeleteI was all worried, but that's gorgeous! Yaaay, paint fairy. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you again for all the lovely comments! I love my readers!!! If all my readers were a color, it would be Mexicali Turquoise mixed with a bit of Happy Sunshine Day. :)
ReplyDeletePlease tell me Benjamin Moore actually makes a paint called "Pimp Purple" because I would so buy that.
ReplyDeleteAnd the blue looks loverly.
maybe I should get a job naming the colors for them? I could sooooooo do that.
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