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Color Matching the Perfect Shade of Yellow + $100. giftcard giveaway.

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It’s no secret that I love yellow.
But not all yellow.
Sometimes yellow can be too pastel-y.  Sometimes yellow can be too zing-y.
My fave yellow has hint of mustard to it.
Too much mustard and it looks muddy, too little and it looks like a babies room.
It’s nearly impossible to describe the perfect shade of color to someone but when you see it, you know it.

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The knob on this hook is fantastic yellow.
So good that I toted it in to my local ACE Hardware and said, “Gimmie a can of this yellow.”
And that they did.

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With their state of the art color matching technology they can match any shade within minutes.
And while you wait…

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This is why I love ACE.
It just has that corner hardware shop feel where the people who work there REALLY know about construction and REALLY want to help you (or a furry friend in this case).

Back to the paint…
My plan was to give this bookshelf a facelift that I recently scored.

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I loved the lines but the it the peach-toned wood was pretty drab.  I started by painting everything an Amy Howard Gray.
I then taped off the gray and pained the cubbies my color-matched yellow.
I’ve proclaimed my eternal love for Amy Howard’s One-Step paint that requires no sanding or priming in this post.

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Chalk-based paints have a flat finish to them.  Instead of sealing with the Finishing Wax I decided to give it a glossy finish by foam rolling it with a coat of gloss Verathane.

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Worked like a charm.

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Drab no more.

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I’d say that’s a match.

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ACE Hardware wants to help you color match some paint to your favorite item with a $100. giftcard giveaway!  And of course we’re giving you lots of ways to enter!

*I am part of the ACE Hardware Blogger panel. This is a sponsored post written by myself. I was compensated for the paint to use in this post.*

Comments

  1. I really like how that came out with the subtle outside and cheerful inside. A pop of bright color, but not too overwhelming in the room.

    I think I’d color match my wife’s light blue t-shirt for the inside of the hall closet we’re adding… it’s a perfect light airy blue. I hadn’t thought about using a favorite item to do that before, I’ve always relied on the paint chips from the store to pick a color.

  6. I have this amazing sweater from a few years back that’s color would look great on anything and anywhere!

  9. i would match my favorite sky blue. I once had a bedroom painted this perfect blue and now I only have a magazine file

  14. Such a cute, Happy makeover! I would have to say ano antique tool caddy that is in the perfect shade of calming aqua/mint. I could absolutely see painting my antique secretary in the same fun shade. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂

  15. My favorite item that I’d have colored matched is an old, antique board I made into a table top. It’s just the perfect teal blue-green and very unique. I’d love to have paint that color to maybe add color to my open cabinetry backs.

  16. We color matched the paint for the outside of our house. It is a subtle grey-undertoned neutral beige but has a distinct different look!

    For our master bath, I want to color match a blue globe solar light that I found on clearance which has the perfect spa-like blue tones.

  17. I would color match the living room sofa, a dove grey shade, so I could paint the legs on an old coffee table.

  18. I LOVE my local ACE. And I just picked up the Amy Howard pamphlet a week ago to look at colors as I get ready to dive into my first chalk paint project. Love the bookshelf! Where did you get the caster wheels? Know of any great sources for those?

  20. I tried to color match my living room walls to a set of pictures I have – unfortunately, it didn’t turn out well and I ended up with Pepto Bismol walls

  23. I would love to color match my favorite green sweater!

    Entered the Rafflecopter as “Wild Orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com

  32. I have a blanket that I love which is a blue-ish/gray color that I’d love for them to color match.

  37. I have some silk drapes I made, I had gone to the store to buy blue silk, but fell head over heels in love with a pale shell pink dupioni silk, and that turned my original idea upside down. I would love to match this really pretty pale peachy pink for an accessory piece of furniture!

  41. I have a really pretty shade of teal in some curtains in my living room that I would love to shade match.

  43. We have some tiles on the backsplash of our kitchen that are a nice royal blue color, so I would color match that so I could paint the trim and baseboards to match

  45. I’d like to match the orange on my Mexican Dishes and paint the wall behind my china cabinet.

  47. I’d love to match the color grey in the design of a curtain for my bedroom walls. Thanks for the giveaway!

  56. I would match this beautiful oil painting we received as a wedding gift. We knew the artist. The image is a beach scene with tall palms on the beach and a palm roofed cabana on the sand.

  58. My dishes have a beautiful teal color swirled with black and white that I would love to match.

  63. I would color match my bed quilt as I love the colors in it. The colors are mint julep, white and gray.

  78. I’d love to have paint matched to my living room rug — it would be great for painting some coordinating accent pieces!

  83. I would color match some little decorative plates that I found when we moved into our house.

  84. I would color match this beautiful blue antique display pillar item we found at a garage sale.

  88. I’d have #Ace #Hardware color match my Vintage tea towels of teal blue and paint my nostalgia theme kitchen a new color to enjoy. #PerfectShade #ColorMatching love the festive store in your review pictures. Our home town Ace is awesome too, friendly neighbors who love to help. Thanks Michelle and Merry Christmas

  93. I wanted to color match a shade of blue in my dining table…which is a distressed table with wood, distressed green, dark wood, white, etc. I got super lucky and found it! My next color match project is a darker blue for my sons bedroom.

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Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!

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