First the room, then the house

Ok, after much fussing and cussing, I think I have narrowed down my choice of house paint color into two major groups, although I don't know why I really bother, considering that right now I am only still planning to paint my bedroom and not the entire house yet, so I think I just really have to focus on just deciding what bedroom paint colors to buy, or finagle from my uncle's shop.

I want my room to look relaxing but not depressing, lively but not loud, and creative without being artsy-fartsy. How to do that? I have no idea. But hey, I do have to start somewhere, right? Might as well start here, and like my initial plan, if it becomes a major fail here, at least only I get to see it, and promptly cover the ugly choice with a new one. I really should have been paying more attention to our creepy professor back in art class, I would have probably picked up a useful thing or two if I did, and I wouldn't have to worry about making my house look silly once I get to picking paint color ideas for it.

I think I'll stick to my preferred hues, shades of green, just to be on the safe side. I've always liked green and so far, whenever I do get to wear green or pick something out in that color, it's always a hit with people, so maybe it stands to reason that it would be a safe wall paint color for me to pick out as a dominant color for the entire house, although to be on the safe side, I'm going to try it out on my room first and see how it fares. Who knows, right? It could be just the color this house needs.

Spring-borne stir craziness

Second month of the year is now upon us, and just hot on its heels, is spring. I wonder what I'll do in the thaw. I'm thinking of redecorating, actually, I've been cooped up so long indoors that staring at the same house paint colors is almost enough to drive me completely insane. As it is, I'm already stir-crazy, and not having anyone to go with me when i want to go out is not helping me any. I need to seriously do something before I lose it. I may need to seriously consider where I want to start though.

I think I'll start with my bedroom. That was, at least, if i screw up big time, at least the only one gagging at my bedroom paint color fail is me. Not to sound pessimistic about the whole idea, I am not known for my exemplary ability to paint a pretty room, which is why I mostly have my relatives handle the painting projects. What the heck, I've gotta learn how to paint an entire house sometime, I'm far from being completely helpless anyway. I've read of people with slight disabilities pulling their own weight around the house, so I really have no excuse.

So now I go to ponder and contemplate... and maybe pick up the latest copy of home designs mags to help me cook up some inspirations.

First things first though, I need to get around getting brilliant paint color ideas, and by brilliant, I don't mean blindingly bright. The color combinations should be something that could be tolerably seen in a room, and not leave me wanting to close my eyes every time I'm in my room. Although that could work both ways, especially when I'm hit with a bout of insomnia. But then, I also do some work in my room, and not wanting to open my eyes because of some really bad wall paint colors may not be particularly beneficial to me.