Yeah, me too. And I got tired of it.
So I made this:
It goes everywhere with me. And it has everything I need to be very, very confident shopper. Thanks to this little guy, I make very few returns when I find something just doesn't work.
Each room has a section. There's a floor plan, with some key dimensions.
Then, for rooms that haven't been painted yet, the square footage of wall space. This can come in serious handy on those on-a-whim trips to the paint store.
Then, some information about fabric needs for the room, along with dimensions of the windows.
And then, a page on furnishing needs and ideal sizes.
Rooms that are farther along have details about the colors I've chosen. I also plan to add fabric swatches, once I figure out how to attach them.
And for things that are less than permanent, I use post-its. Here's a list of the many, many grays I'm considering for the living room and dining room walls.
And by far the most useful page is this one.
It's perfect picking out the nuances between blue-grays and blue-greens and green-grays when I'm picking out fabrics and furnishings.
For such a minimal investment, this tool has given me so much in return.
Do you have any tools that save your butt on a regular basis?
Also, we completely overhauled our home tour site! If you're interested in how our house looks as of this afternoon (and finally pictures of the kitchen that show the actual color), go on over to the top of the sidebar, and click on the picture of our house.
Or just click here.
