https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:40:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828529 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:00:30 +0000 crazydoglady 2828529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: That might be a tall order from paint. :wink: In all seriousness, check out Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore. It's a great light, fresh greige color. I would also add artwork/decor in unifying colors to give the space some cohesion and visual interest. Here's a pic I found of Edgecomb Gray in an office with dark furniture. </p> [attach=8671/18/pabzuu.450x600.e13ee142572f--1-.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828505 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:17:39 +0000 merriment 2828505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anagram: dark brownish, red brick<br /> @crazydoglady: serious and professional, but I'm more concerned with making the haphazard furniture colors look more unified...magically...<br /> @jennibenni: thanks! I'll get a sample! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828502 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:03:08 +0000 Jennibenni 2828502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Paint colors are so hard because they read so differently in each space but a friend of my is an interior designer and she said her #1, go-to, always looks good paint color is Ben Moore Brushed Aluminum. It is a tan/gray hybrid with slightly green undertones so it never looks blue or purple and will read more tan or gray depending on the surroundings but it's neutral and pale enough to not overwhelm any space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828497 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:39:38 +0000 Anagram 2828497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: what color brick? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828493 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:27:28 +0000 crazydoglady 2828493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: What kind of look are you going for? Like...tranquil, professional? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paint-color#post-2828486 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:00:14 +0000 merriment 2828486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is super random, but I could use some advice! I just moved into my first office at work! Hooray! It needs to be repainted badly. What color would you chose?<br /> One wall is brick (which will clearly not be painted), my furniture is a mishmash of black and ugly tan filing cabinets, a black desk and a wooden table. I would be so grateful for suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313057 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:08:52 +0000 runnerd 2313057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poking around on Pinterest, here are a couple of pics with beige counters</p> <p>For what it's worth, our counters are dark laminate, but we got subway file and we looove how much more "fancy" the kitchen looks and it's super cheap even if you have it installed professionally.</p> <p>[attach=6214/15/nvvn6s.600x449.image.jpeg]</p> <p>[attach=6214/15/nvvn6t.427x600.image.jpeg]</p> <p>[attach=6214/15/nvvn6u.600x450.image.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313052 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:04:07 +0000 chopsuey 2313052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>White cabinets and glass subway tile would look nice with your countertops. </p> [attach=45/15/nvvmyv.600x411.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313048 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:53:52 +0000 Smurfette 2313048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@thismustbetheplace: I agree with the subway tile color! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313023 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:26:37 +0000 atoz 2313023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely white cabinets for me...white or glass subway tile backsplash. Pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313021 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:25:47 +0000 thismustbetheplace 2313021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: that's almost exactly what I was thinking! Maybe a dusky gray-blue glass subway tile? Pull out the little flecks of gray in the countertop. DH is convinced white won't look good! Thanks lady :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2313012 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:15:57 +0000 Smurfette 2313012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do white cabinets and a colored glass subway tile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2312996 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:06:41 +0000 thismustbetheplace 2312996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stainless/black appliances if that helps! Medium laminate 'wood' floors </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-for-fun-kitchen-colors-help#post-2312994 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:05:08 +0000 thismustbetheplace 2312994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently bought our first house (yay)! We're hoping to do a few improvements to help with resale value before we sell in 3-4 years. It's already the nicest house on the block so we don't want to 'over' renovate and have it not be financially worth it. I've always rented so I've never had the opportunity to 'design' a kitchen space! What cabinet color (painted shaker style) and wall color/back splash would you match with this laminate counter top? We have decided not to upgrade to granite so the laminate stays. </p> [attach=1317/15/nvvk97.450x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213978 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:51:02 +0000 charlotte 2213978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sure we all know what they look like but just in case seeing it changes anyone's advice...</p> <p>The tiny paintbrush / no sanding route is my plan so far I think.... </p> [attach=1471/15/nq7x12.600x371.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213950 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:13:10 +0000 Foodnerd81 2213950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a lot of marks, and they aren't terribly noticeable (medium toned wood) so I was just planning to leave it. Hopefully baby #2 doesn't really eat his or her crib either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213931 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:49:50 +0000 regberadaisy 2213931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just going to cover it up with a teething rail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213896 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:17:13 +0000 delight 2213896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213895 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:15:48 +0000 78h2o 2213895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just touched it up with a tiny artist's paintbrush. No sanding. It doesn't look perfect, but it looks worlds better than it did before. The touch up isn't noticeable unless you look really closely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213873 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:34:31 +0000 Eko 2213873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have not tried this yet myself and there may be better suggestions, but I would treat it almost as if I was touching up paint on a car. I would do the touch up paint by applying multiple really thin coats. Doing it that way I don't think you would need to sand anything, but if you do just lightly sand the whole area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213814 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:02:44 +0000 Raindrop 2213814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard rubbing walnuts on wood takes out marks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213813 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:02:33 +0000 Corduroy 2213813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also following. My current plan is to have MIL make a fabric cover for the crib rail to cover LO1's marks and prevent LO2's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213811 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:58:41 +0000 lovehoneybee 2213811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I was just thinking about this last night! Following! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-touching-up-crib-bite-marks#post-2213809 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:57:20 +0000 charlotte 2213809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are transitioning LO1 to a toddler bed and using his crib for LO2. There are a few bite marks on one of the railings where the white paint has come off.</p> <p>I have some non-toxic/no VOC/ baby safe paint to touch it up BUT I need your help as I am not much of a furniture painter or DIYer!</p> <p>Do I need to sand around the little patch of bite marks or the whole rail, or not at all? Any other tips or ideas for the best way to do this? Thanks!!</p> <p>...oh and I can provide a picture of the area that needs to be fixed once DS wakes up, if needed! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283074 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:46:08 +0000 loveisstrange 283074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: Hahaha. I'm seriously obsessed with their blog. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283072 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:44:21 +0000 Turd Ferguson 283072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Ahhh, you beat me to it!! I was going to suggest the same thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283051 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:27:12 +0000 loveisstrange 283051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about something like this that John and Sherry of Young House Love did a couple weeks ago?</p> <p><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/08/word-up/" rel="nofollow">http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/08/word-up/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283049 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:26:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 283049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: there is already white outside the painting so I can't really do white. I dont' know i want to do a beige/cream because thats the wall color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283029 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:01:32 +0000 birdofafeather 283029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would change the mat to white and then paint the frame. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-remake-this-painting#post-283015 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:54:36 +0000 T.H.O.U. 283015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this large painting in our house. It fits the wall nicely and I don't mind the picture (it was free). </p> <p>I plan to spray paint the frame so that instead of gold it is ORB (oil rubbed bronze) to match other fixtures. </p> <p>I am also debating taking it out of the frame (I would have to remove the brown paper on the back) and seeing if I could paint the mat (which is a very 80's forest green right now). (BTW we no longer have the teal green couch and on the left is now a tall wood desk)</p> <p>Any other suggestions? If I paint the mat, what color?</p> <p>[attach=1506/12/m9w4j0.525x393.Back-Wall-Painted.png] </p>