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

November 25, 2015 by Michelle Hinckley |

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!

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*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.*

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  1. Kevin says

    November 25, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    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.

  2. Alison S says

    November 26, 2015 at 12:07 am

    I would color match the case of my phone. It’s a really pretty turquoise color!

  3. Brittany Chambers says

    November 26, 2015 at 12:46 am

    Id color match the blue in my shirt.

  4. debbie says

    November 26, 2015 at 12:51 am

    I would color match this teal sweater I have that I love the color of!

  5. Deborah says

    November 26, 2015 at 1:17 am

    I would color match my throw blanket. It is the perfect gray.

  6. Olivia K says

    November 26, 2015 at 1:26 am

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

  7. Amy says

    November 26, 2015 at 1:30 am

    I love it! I’d color match a color in one of my favorite fabrics.

  8. Cassie says

    November 26, 2015 at 2:38 am

    What a change! This looks great.

  9. Korin a says

    November 26, 2015 at 2:46 am

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

  10. Brittany L says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:04 am

    I have a silvery blue candle that I love!

  11. Amy C. says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:40 am

    I have a pretty green metal basket that I love. It would be fun to have that color replicated.

  12. Jayne says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:58 am

    I would color match some of my sea glass.

  13. Hannah H says

    November 26, 2015 at 5:31 am

    Woah! that is the best color match that I think I’ve ever seen!

  14. Erin Prohaska says

    November 26, 2015 at 8:37 am

    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. Staci Mann Torgerson says

    November 26, 2015 at 9:39 am

    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. Janele S says

    November 26, 2015 at 11:29 am

    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. Lisa Brown says

    November 26, 2015 at 11:59 am

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

  18. Susan says

    November 26, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    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?

    • Michelle Hinckley says

      November 26, 2015 at 5:04 pm

      The colors are awesome. Just an FYI…they can color match Amy Howard’s paint too! ACE sells some caster wheels. Or you can check A1 Casters. http://www.a1casters.com/. (They will ship).

  19. Mel says

    November 26, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    I would love to have a robin’s egg matched for a small bath.

  20. Mary Cloud says

    November 26, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    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

  21. Kelly D says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    I would like to color match the chair I have in my living room.. it is teal.

  22. Mami2jcn says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    I would color match my burgundy curtains.

  23. Gina M (Wild Orchid) says

    November 26, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    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

  24. Ashley says

    November 26, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    I would like to color match the outside of our house to the brick we have

  25. Rust says

    November 26, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    I would match the emerald green in my favorite rug.

  26. Megan says

    November 26, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    I would color match my indoor/outdoor rug

  27. Natalie says

    November 26, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    I once color matched my bedroom walls to my comforter and it turned out great!

  28. Julie Wood says

    November 27, 2015 at 2:50 am

    I color matched my hutch to my dishes and it looks so pretty!

  29. Sharon S says

    November 27, 2015 at 3:50 am

    Love it! Great combo of grey and yellow.
    I’d colour match my jadeite dishes!

  30. tucsonsandy says

    November 27, 2015 at 6:01 am

    I’d color match plants from my garden

  31. ann says

    November 27, 2015 at 6:22 am

    I think that the bathroom should be matched

  32. Janet W. says

    November 27, 2015 at 12:03 pm

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

  33. Jeku says

    November 27, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    I would get my mixer color matched!

  34. HS says

    November 27, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    I would color matched my curtains.

  35. Thomas Murphy says

    November 27, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    I have never color matched anything but would like to try it.

  36. kelly tupick says

    November 27, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    I would love to color match my Thomas Kinkade clock.

  37. Rosie says

    November 27, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    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!

  38. Doris says

    November 27, 2015 at 8:12 pm

    We recently color matched the walls of our new home!

  39. Eric says

    November 27, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    I have done some color matching before for some painting jobs.

  40. Mariam says

    November 27, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    Actually, I have never matched the color of anything, but will have too once I buy my 1st home.

  41. Leigh Anne Miller Borders says

    November 27, 2015 at 11:09 pm

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

  42. linda says

    November 28, 2015 at 1:13 am

    our activity room

  43. David says

    November 28, 2015 at 2:25 am

    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

  44. amanda sakovitz says

    November 28, 2015 at 2:53 am

    id color match my blue sweatshirt

  45. Susan Christy says

    November 28, 2015 at 5:11 am

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

  46. Karla R. says

    November 28, 2015 at 5:57 am

    I would color match my curtains!

  47. Teri says

    November 28, 2015 at 6:34 am

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

  48. shelly peterson says

    November 28, 2015 at 7:41 am

    I would color match my pretty pink candle.

  49. janetfaye says

    November 28, 2015 at 9:17 am

    I would color match my bedroom lamps.

  50. rondah says

    November 28, 2015 at 9:56 am

    my new bedspread

  51. Elle P. says

    November 28, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    I would color match to a certain rug that I love.

  52. Cindy A. says

    November 28, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    I would color match a turquoise ring that belonged to my mother.

  53. Lisa M. says

    November 28, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    I have a throw blanket that I would love to have colored matched for a few projects!! =}

  54. theresa j says

    November 28, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    I have a chair that I love that would make a perfect color match

  55. Jessica To says

    November 28, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I would color match my sofa.

  56. Kristin G says

    November 28, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    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.

  57. Steven weber says

    November 28, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    I would color match my favorite pair of socks.

  58. Emily Smith says

    November 29, 2015 at 1:53 am

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

  59. Sarah Hayes says

    November 29, 2015 at 2:32 am

    Id color match the nice blue thats in one of our chairs

  60. Heather Dawn says

    November 29, 2015 at 2:37 am

    I have a robin egg blue cookie jar that I would love to have color matched!

  61. sandra says

    November 29, 2015 at 3:53 am

    A rug I have for the front door has a great red color

  62. shaunie says

    November 29, 2015 at 5:29 am

    I would have to say my favorite purse in the color yellow

  63. Birdiebee says

    November 29, 2015 at 6:22 am

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

  64. Birdiebee says

    November 29, 2015 at 6:24 am

    Tweeted-https://twitter.com/birdiebee52/status/670850730228600832?lang=en

  65. julie says

    November 29, 2015 at 6:36 am

    i would color match my favorite earrings

  66. Erica p says

    November 29, 2015 at 7:14 am

    I would try a beautiful grey vase to color match.

  67. Chad K says

    November 29, 2015 at 8:11 am

    This looks great!

  68. Gretchen says

    November 29, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    My dining rug

  69. Holly says

    November 29, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    I’d color match the pretty blue in this amazing vintage modernist painting I scored at a garage sale 🙂

  70. CONNIE says

    November 29, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    I would color match my gallery wall frames to one frame that is gold, and I’d like them all to be the same color.

  71. Michelle J. says

    November 29, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    My KitchenAid!

  72. Linda says

    November 30, 2015 at 2:22 am

    I would choose a watercolor painting.

  73. Tabathia B says

    November 30, 2015 at 2:58 am

    My daughters blue ford mustang

  74. Bharati says

    November 30, 2015 at 7:15 am

    That’s a lovely match 🙂

  75. Kristin says

    November 30, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    I would match a shade of emerald in a photo that I adore!

  76. Tara says

    November 30, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    I would have the quilt in my bedroom color matched!

  77. lisa says

    November 30, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Wow! Love that yellow

  78. Danielle says

    November 30, 2015 at 6:54 pm

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

  79. Julia says

    November 30, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    I would have my paint matched to my kitchen cabinets for an all white kitchen.

  80. Kristen @ Dinner for Two Blog says

    November 30, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    I color matched my bathroom!

  81. DJ says

    November 30, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    I would color match a piece of art work in my bedroom, painted by my mom.

  82. Ty says

    December 1, 2015 at 2:58 am

    I have had my living room color matched to my throw pillows for the focal wall!

  83. Cheryl A says

    December 1, 2015 at 7:59 pm

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

  84. Kayla Cook says

    December 1, 2015 at 10:02 pm

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

  85. Lauren says

    December 2, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    I have an art print that I would like to have color matched.

  86. Donna says

    December 2, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    the aqua blue earrings that my grandmother gave me

  87. Britnee says

    December 3, 2015 at 2:23 am

    I’d love to color match superman’s cape for a really cool superhero bedroom.

  88. Julie Cutshaw says

    December 3, 2015 at 2:43 am

    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

  89. Beverly Casteel says

    December 3, 2015 at 3:22 am

    my phone case its the prettiest pink I ever saw.

  90. Marie says

    December 3, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I would love to have my cream colored couch color matched

  91. Ali says

    December 3, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    I would have to color match my favorite toss pillow. It has the loveliest shade of teal in it.

  92. AYC says

    December 4, 2015 at 2:36 am

    We have a burgundy chair that I’d love to match.

  93. Lara says

    December 4, 2015 at 2:47 am

    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.

  94. Kristin says

    December 5, 2015 at 4:07 am

    What a great before and after! Good work!

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