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Hot take: My accent wall paint made the family command center text vanish
Honestly, I chose a cool sage green but the dark gray labels are totally washed out. Now I have to repaint or find new markers.
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cooper.spencer7mo ago
Yikes, that's a classic paint regret moment. Did you actually put a sample of that sage on the wall and live with it for a day, or did it just look good on the chip? @umahart has a point about the light changing everything, so was it totally invisible from the start or only at certain times?
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umahart7mo ago
Check if the problem is worse in natural light versus lamp light (my dark green wall does that). Did you test a paint sample on the wall first, or just go for it with the sage?
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allen.john7mo ago
Swear by testing paint in every light possible. My "neutral" gray looked purple at night, which was a shock. Now I'm that person with a wall full of swatches before buying.
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