My Colortopia: Colorful Before & Afters

One of the very first things I think about when designing a room is color. Most of the time, I start with a neutral palate, like a slate grey, and add bright accompanying colors. Even when I'm looking to make a few quick changes in a room, the first thing I begin with is the color. 

Take our slate room for example. All it took was a coat or twelve of grey paint on the walls to completely change the entire room!

BEFORE

AFTER

Or check out how bringing in bright color to Baby H's nursery takes our old guest room from drab to fab.

BEFORE

AFTER

 

 

See what I mean? Color makes the decor world go round!

The folks over at My Colortopia have recently introduced a fun new space in their community to share your colorful before + after home photos. The tool is called Show Your Colors and it is chock full of fabulous color inspiration. In fact, you can check the site out below.

  So, what are you waiting for?! I know all of you crafty kids have some amazing before + after home improvement color photos. Get on over to Show Your Colors and upload your photos to share!
I have been sponsored by Glidden® brand paint to write this post but the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Nursery Color Inspiration

You guys know I'm a big fan of Glidden and their amazing Colortopia tools. So now that Glidden has introduced their new MyColortopia widget for nursery inspiration, this preggo momma-to-be was beyond excited! And you should be too... check out this fun new tool!

I actually took the quiz and loved my results. They're not actually the colors I plan on using for my baby boy bean's nursery, but notice the color scheme suggested in the second box on the right... look familiar? *Cough* Looks like someone's new blog design : ) The color tool knows me well!

A few Glidden associates created some adorable mood boards based upon their color schemes. Check these out! I'd be thrilled to have any of these fun rooms.

 As if designing the nursery of your dreams wasn't cool enough, Glidden Paint (available at Walmart) has partnered with the makers of the new movie, What to Expect When You're Expecting (only in theaters- I actually saw it over the weekend... hilarious!) and they are giving away a $2,500 Walmart gift card! That's right, $2,500 to paint and furnish your dream nursery!

The rules to enter:

* Go to Circle of Moms and comment on the post for your chance to win.

* Sweepstakes runs from now until June 7, 2012.

* Winner will be chosen the week of June 18, 2012 on MyColortopia. 

And that's it, folks. Now helloooo, get on over there and enter that contest, it rocks! Good luck : ) 

I have been sponsored by Glidden brand paints to write this post, 

but the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. 

Switching It Up With Switchplates

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Leviton. All opinions are 100% mine.

 Do you know what the best kind of makeover is? The easy, simple and cheap kind, of course!

As you guys know, David and I have slowly painted most of our dingy, yellowy trim and cabinetry (like our kitchen above!) throughout our house with a crisp, bright white paint. It looks great! But what doesn't look awesome are the dingy, yellowy switch plates left on all of the walls. Especially in comparison to our new fresh white cabinetry and trim.

Luckily, I recently found the products offered by Renu. Check out all of the amazing products they have! What's super cool is that they actually have 20 different colors of switch plates and accessories that you can use in your home. I could replace the dingy switch plates in each room with a fun new color. Hellooo, the possibilities are endless! Love it.

Renu also has other products, including switches, combination switches, wall plates, dimmers/remotes, tamper resistant outlets, tamper resistant GFCI outlets and QuickPort connectors. All of these are offered in fun colors that are easy to update and switch out!

If you want to find out more about these products, check out Renu's manufacturer Leviton on Facebook! Leviton is also hosting a couple of Twitter events in the near future, including on Thursday, April 26th at 9pm EST and Wednesday, May 2nd at 9pm EST. Just follow @Leviton and #Renu. You could even win a Home Depot gift card!

My Colortopia: Part 2

 A couple of weeks ago, I introduced a fun new gadget to ya'll- the My Colortopia webpage! Glidden has developed this online tool as a resource for all of us paint obsessed gals and guys who need a little inspiration when it comes to color. Previously, I shared the "My Life, My Colors" quiz, which helps you find general color schemes you may like based upon your personality. But there's actually a tool that I love even more... the "My Image Inspiration" tool!

In addition to browsing the site's inspiration gallery, you can actually upload a picture of something you'd like to use in a room... fabric, a piece of art, furniture... and it will generate an instant gallery of coordinating colors and schemes that you can use!

 Here's an image I pulled into the tool- a piece of fun fabric from Tonic Living. I've always loved pairing bold colors and patterns like this but often have a difficult time finding what neutral, more subtle coordinating colors to use along with the bold prints.

 

 I simply plugged in the fabric bu uploading it to My Image Inspiration and....

 How great are the coordinating color recommendations? I wouldn't have thought about the sage and cucumber color palette on the top right, but they look great with the deep raspberry!

It's really that simple. Plug in your image and get inspired.

I'd love to know what y'all think! Are you planning a new design in your home? Need a little color inspiration? If so, plug in some photos over on the My Image Inspiration tool and have a ball!

 I have been sponsored by Glidden brand paint to write this post but the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

My Colortopia

Hi friends! Thanks for dropping by over here on my ad free site : )

I don't know about you, but I draw my color inspiration from a lot of sources. I'll save items on my Pinterest account, tear pages out of magazines and sometimes set aside photos I've taken of nature or other inspiring images. Oh, and, of course, I can spend hours upon hours in the paint department at my local hardware store. There are just so many options!

Today, I'm really excited to share a new color design tool with you... it's called My Colortopia. Essentially, it's an online destination for all of us color-obsessed kids to spend some time chatting and learning about color. There are some amazing design bloggers (like Ana White, Kate from Centsational Girl, Nicole from Making It Lovely and Stefanie from Brooklyn Limestone to name a few!) who stop by the website every once in awhile with hints, tips and advice about color, inspiration and all things paint.

There are also a couple of fun tools over on My Colortopia, which you can find here. One of the tools on the website is a quiz, of sorts, that can point you in the direction of fun colors that might work for you and in your home! How cool is that? Cooler than a polar bear's toenails. What's even cooler is that the folks over at My Colortopia let me bring the quiz right here to you on Ten June! 

So here's the quiz! Play along... it's actually really interesting!

Want to see my results? It's actually kind of crazy... do these colors look familiar to you?

Yup... I'd say I like those colors. And so does most of my house! : )

Amazing, isn't it? I'd love to hear what your results are and if they're what you expected!

After you take the quiz, head on over to My Colortopia and have a ball exploring the world of color!

I have been sponsored by Glidden brand paint to write this post but the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.