My Favorite Colors to Use

I've had several requests for the list of colors I used on my boxes in my dining room. So I will show and tell exactly what I used on each box. I'm hoping I remember!

Let's start here. I picture again of all of them.



Here's the colors I use. I buy whatever is where I happen to be that day. If you click on the picture it will get big and you can see the exact paints. There is one missing because I used it all and it is Apple Barrel (Wal-mart) Spice Brown I think (?). As you can see most are from Wal-mart. I remember reading somewhere someone saying they didn't like Apple Barrel because it is thin. I agree it is thin, but it's cheap and I can always put more than one coat on. The other one's, with the exception of the Olde Century paint, I got at Pat Catan's. I don't know if they are available at other craft stores. I don't have very many near me.



First row on the left...

This started out as barn red and burnt umber. I didn't think the burnt umber showed up enough so I added navy blue.



Yellow ochre and burnt umber



Pewter grey and burnt umber



Are you noticing a trend? LOL.

Middle Row...

top one pewter grey with burnt umber...



Just burnt umber...



Pewter grey and brown spice....



Third row...

This one was an oops! Do you remember your elementary grades when they tell you when you mix colors you get other colors? This was yellow ochre base. Then I though oh cool navy blue on top would be awesome. UMMMM HELLO!!!!! that makes GREEN!!!! It was a really neon green! Now what? so I added burnt umber to tone it down and now I LOVE it!!!!



Top one is yellow ochre with burnt umber.

Middle one is barn red with burnt umber.

Bottom one is spice brown.



With these next ones I'm trying very hard to remember what I used.

barn red, hunter green and yellow ochre...



Olde Century Olde Forge Mustard and Spice Brown...



This is the same box in both pictures...

This one is yellow ochre, barn red, and pewter grey... I think. It's so sad I can't remember. LOL





I hope this helps some of you. Like I told one of my readers, who emailed me, I have some other boxes here that I'm going to try to paint and show a tutorial on how I get the blended colors. Give me some time, but I will try to work on it.