[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I vote yes on painting the ceiling. If you're doing a light/neutral color, the easiest way to go is to paint the ceiling and walls the same color. So, of course, this is not what I usually do. I like white ceilings, so the separate rooms have white ceilings. (The main living areas were complicated and I had to pay someone so the walls and ceilings are the same.)

LOL- I may leave the ceilings white. Just paint the walls and change it as she gets older.

My personal preference for wall paint type is eggshell, but that's a matter of personal taste.

What is eggshell, and what other kinds are there?

If you don't want to do pink, my recommendation would be a very pale (but bright) yellow. That mixes well with lavender, blues, greens, and even some pinks. This goes double if the room gets a lot of light. I know it's a personal preference, but I love my yellow bedroom. It amplifies whatever sun there is outside - which is a necessity where I live. And seriously, everything goes with it.

Yellow might work- but I lived in yellow rooms for the last 11 years (well, 10, I painted my room cranberry and creme with a double roller) But I will check it out with her-

As for ceiling line - if the wall color is light enough you don't really notice the slight little blips. At least not if you're short. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure that's the true purpose of crown moulding. However, if you just have one teensy little spot to touch up, secret index card use #257 is to hold the index card edge firmly perpendicular to the surface you're touching up and lightly dab with a small brush.

Crown moulding- bit much for the room I am doing. Thanks for the tip though-

TMI alert: If you're home alone, painting naked speeds personal cleanup.

LOL that's great.

Do it all at once - or over one weekend. And do the closets now, not later. I like to paint the closets white if it's feasible because it helps the contents stand out more and doesn't throw oddly tinted shadows on things.

Her closets are white. I am inclined to a lighter wall color with a darker accent for the trim.

Colors will be darker than they seem. No matter how much you try to allow for this, they will still be darker. Also, lighting can change the way a color appears on your walls. (One of my bedrooms is green or yellow, depending on whether it's natural light or the overhead light.) *IF* you can get a sample of actual paint, it might be worth it to test what it actually looks like on the wall. Some places will do this.

If you do like they recommend and put some of your left over paint in a jar it will make touch ups easier than if you have to root in the garage through half-empty cans of paint, but I still don't do it.

Do record the color, though.

Thanks! I think I am going to go look on Wednesday- maybe paint her room on Saturday. The other rooms may take longer-

Do I always have to prime? Even if someone went through and painted everything a new coat of white?