decor updates in Hi This is Kat!

I really hate picking out a new color for walls.... it is really hard to judge off a little card and the lighting makes the color look different too. This is a large dinning room 20x18 so if I go too light it will make the room look too large and not as cozy. I picked a medium shade…svelte sage. the lighting in the room is kinda poor as the front porch shades the windows.... so I am hoping it makes the color slightly deeper. the room is a chocolate brown and looks much lighter.

against this brown wall it make the green look like a mint color....

and in brighter light it looks closer to the color.... but what color will it look on the wall?????

this kinda captures how brown the walls are.... I put the sample in the den and it looks like that will be the perfect color so I am hoping that is what it will look like....

Now I am second guessing myself and wanting to go back to Lowes and pick about 10 more to compare . not only do they have to look right for the room it needs to compliment my new drapes… they are being made so I only have a sample to compare… They are beige with a brown that has a tint of green in it.

funny thing is the brown walls would look amazing with these drapes but I want a little brighter room. the brown does not reflect light.

When I bought this house 11 years ago this room and the sun room were the only rooms not beige! I have painted every room on the main level but the dinning room so it does need to be painted. I have 15 rooms and a large foyer, and 3 hallways so I have to paint several rooms a year to keep things looking fresh. I want to paint the foyer maybe a soft green too. I am all about soft color. I really hate the sterile white and grey look! So happy the trend is dying off. I love the wood look coming back to the kitchens tooo. Not a fan of painted cabinets I always felt it cheapened the look…but that is my opinion. I am noticing a lot of gold in the kitchens now too… gold knobs and pulls, faucets, light fixtures.... I hate to say it looks good but I am not jumping on the wagon for a while lol