Basement Scope Creep

 The scope of our basement remodel keeps increasing.  Unhappy with TV consoles to put under our rather-large TV, we decided to put built-in wall cabinets underneath it.  So they should come out about 14" from the wall vs 20 or so with most TV consoles, buffets, credenza's etc.  

I bought an unfinished maple cabinet from Menards that is Shaker style like our kitchen.  I'm painting it as a test to see if I can get an acceptable finish (to keep costs down).  My hope is I can avoid (at this point in my life) learning to spray paint cabinets (including getting all the equipment, space, etc.)

^--- A 12" wide unfinished maple cabinet as a test case

^--  Using quality primer and paint

^-- Seeing how it looks under the TV.  

We'd put in two 36" wide cabinets centered below the TV

^-- The maple cabinets have maple veneer ply sides

Our Home's Palette

 This is the palette of colors we chose to paint the interior of our home.  The main colors we used are:

• Porcelain - walls through most of house
• Cascade Green - master bedroom, goes nicely with mission furniture
• Copen Blue - upper walls of dining room

Sherwin-Williams Streamlined Years Color Palette

An interesting aside.... here are two Sherwin-Williams cans of paint. On the left an old empty can I found from 12 years ago and on the right the same color (0053 "Porcelain") purchased last week. At first I got nervous because I saw different amounts of tint in each, then upon closer examination I noticed one was using BAC colorant and the other CCE. Now if I could just figure out what the difference between BAC and CCE is.

SW 0053 PORCELAIN

Sherwin-Williams ColorSn…

sR = 231.078

sG = 223.096

sB = 212.621

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