Hey Tracie,

Semi-gloss latex paint should make everything easy to wipe down (since you’ll be sliding books and other items in and out). Plus if you pair it with semi-gloss trim/baseboard/doors and flat walls, everything will have a nice sense of dimension and balance. Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry

What kind of paint finish should I use for the bookcase?

Thanks,
Tracie

Hey Tracie,

So glad you’re diggin’ #2 and #3. We can’t wait to see what you pick! As for the bookcase, we think painting the entire thing (the back, the sides, the trim, etc) will really make it look more cohesive and take the high contrast emphasis off of it. It will look more like an elegant painted piece of furniture and we really think it will complement the color scheme and blend in with the rest of the space. So excited to see how it all turns out! Happy painting…

xoxo,
Sherry

Thanks Kristy! We appreciate your feedback and support, so thanks for taking the time to tell us what’s on your mind!

And as for the rest of you, we’re so glad you’re weighing in on your favorite palettes. Keep those opinions comin’!

xo,
Sherry

I love that you’ve begun a community of sorts and that you keep fresh and new idea’s coming our way. It’s unrealistic to think that you would have enough personal home improvement to keep us entertained (and for free might I add!! and thank you!!!) forever.

I am a tad bit confused on this color posting as I see the color “orange” and am not sure which one this is meant to be. Perhaps you can label the actual swatches so I know which color is actually which? Just a suggestion….not a demand.

I also think that you are providing a much needed affordable service and there’s nothing at all wrong with that. Your clients always take your idea’s and run with them and I’ve seen awesome and swanky results because of it…keep on keepin’ on doin’ your thing… pretty please!!

Hey Nancy,

It’s totally understandable that you miss the home improvements that we undertook over the past year (heck, we miss ‘em too). But the truth is that we only have so much money (especially in this economy) so we’re trying to introduce other fun and fabulous home makeovers (from reader redesigns and design dilemma after pics to house crashing escapades) in hopes of fulfilling that yearning that people have for before and after pics.

We’re definitely making an effort to work in those personal and real posts that you crave (like this morning’s post about how we save money in our own home) and please rest assured that we still have a lot of home improvement projects up our sleeves along with some pretty fun holiday projects. Thanks so much for sharing your two cents- we always appreciate everyone’s comments and are truly doing our best to dish up everything that you guys want in a blog (and nothing that you don’t)!

xoxo,
Sherry

Oh and a p.s. to Kelsey, we like the swatch whippers, but what about the whipper snappers- or the whipper swatchers? Er… maybe not.