When you tell the paint store to mix the wrong Color

I had a hard time picking out the paint to begin with. But once I made the decision on Tansy Green by Sherwin Williams I knew the kitchen cabinets had to be red. I tried three different reds and decided upon one of them which I thought was originally by Pratt and Lambert called Faded Rose. So at $60+ per gallon, I called and told them to mix what the painters needed. There were several patches of red paint all over the wall and even on a cabinet door. I was confident I had it correct and didn't go back and check myself. Tuesday afternoon the painters had not even started to prime and told me they would only have one coat on the cabinets by yesterday morning.


We got a call about lunch time that the painting was finished and were ready to be paid. When I walked into the house and saw the cabinets, my heart sank but I didn't panic. I stood there and just looked at how good it looked with the green, thought about the fact that we're going to paint the outside brick in the same family and knew that re-painting would mean more time and money.


Then I looked at the breakfast room fixture and realized it had that color and red and teal and amber in the stained glass. I can work with anything, but especially trying to make the best out of an un-solicited situation. Freddy said, "Awww it will be fine. If it's not you can re-paint it later."

Now, I'm kind of really excited about it. I've got photography and other art work I'll use to pull it all together. Keep watching and reading. It's gonna be great!