When we bought our house, the crazy folks who owned it prior thought painting half of a 300+ Sq Ft bedroom burnt pumpkin orange with no experience and clearly no painters tape was a brilliant idea.
It wasn't and for over a year now I've never wanted to be in our master because it didn't bring me joy, it gave me anxiety. But, we had too many other "these people should not be homeowners" issues to fix before we tackled the master. But, being super pregnant with no desire to let my newborn sleep in there, I ventured off to Dunn-Edwards with my little terror, I mean my sweet little two year old to quickly grab some paint cards that I could tape to my wall and stare at while I was in bed.
Helena, the girl working quickly approached and asked if she could be of any help. I didn't because I just wanted in and out. But, unfortunately I didn't find the color that was in my head so I sat at her desk and rambled off my vision and showed her pinterest photos. At one point my child, who clearly has no stranger danger, crawled under the desk and sat on her lap. Normally, I'd quickly grab my kid but she was so kind and sweet that it allowed me to pick out some colors I liked while my kid sat quietly for a few minutes.
I picked out a few strong possibilities and she threw in her personal favorite based on my wish list. They mixed up the samples really fast (it's possible they just wanted my kid who clearly should have been napping to leave already).
When my husband got home from work he tossed them all on the wall and it was 100% the paint color the lady picked out. Mine were duds.
I'm so greatful she talked me into getting actual samples because my choices were horrible in my actual bedroom and I would have ended up hitting up more paint stores. Instead, I was one and done.
If you're in search of someone who can read your mind and pick out the right shade of blue/green for your island oasis bedroom, ask to speak to Helena!
Also, go with Castaway. It's gorgeous in person. read more