RED

My camera monitor hates red, everything looks purple so it is very difficult to get red correctly. ( scroll down for knititng content)

Whenever you paint with red you need a good primer. I was always told to use a tinted primer, until I went and bought this paint. They told me (correctly) that red covers gray better than pink (thats what happens when you tint primer it is not the actual colour). I knew I was going to get a good primer if I was going to paint with this colour (Rapture).
The living room now looks like this (it was taupe before). You can see the kitchen, I am thinking of going with sand in the archway.

I have done 1.5 repeats on the cuff of the second poma sock, seen here frolicking with some old roses.

And a final distraction - a peony that is almost done flowering.

I'm loving watching the progress on the house made of wool!
ReplyDeleteHey, it's not the first time I have heard of painting red over gray primer. You are crazy with the painting; how are you getting the knitting done? As per Jenni's comment previous: Details! Details! What color red? What manufacturer. Matte? Eggshell? Flat? Since we can't be there to help you paint, we must have details. In other news, Alex and I are spending a romantic Saturday evening shampooing the carpets. Married just four years and he uses this line, "It is romantic. We are building a nest together." He (who first finds it) just didn't want to clean up the cat vomit on Thursday and suggested we clean the carpets.
ReplyDeleteI love the red. Never new that you needed gray primer to prep the walls. I'll keep that in mind for if I ever paint with that color. When I was little I really wanted a red room, but my mom said (and still believes) that red makes a room look smaller. What have you found?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. I find the red very warm and inviting - perfect for the kitchen and dining room. I don't think it makes the room appear small. My mom's comment was that red makes people hungry. Which I guess is not a bad thing for a dining room.
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