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Just realized a paint store clerk steered me wrong on undertones
Guy at Sherwin-Williams told me to just pick a beige and not overthink it, said the undertones would "blend in" once it was on the wall. Spent $60 on a gallon for my living room and now the whole place looks pinkish in afternoon light. Anyone else gotten burned by trusting a paint counter recommendation too fast?
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betty_fisher59d ago
Just pick a beige and not overthink it" is why I never take paint counter advice anymore, they just want you out the door happy. You gotta trust your own eyes in natural light first, even if it means bringing home five samples.
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shah.evan9d ago
That "just pick a beige" line is basically code for "I don't have time to actually help you today." Here's something nobody's bringing up though. The lighting in those paint stores is completely garbage for judging color. They got those bright fluorescent tubes everywhere, then you get home and your afternoon sun hits totally different. I bet if you brought that same swatch outside and looked at it in real daylight, you would've spotted that pink undertone right away. What really gets me is they know this. They know their lighting is trash but they still push people out the door. Next time take a picture of the swatch with your phone in natural light before you buy, saved me a couple times.
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