Pink-a-Boo

I know colors end up darker when on the wall vs what it looks like on the sample card. After painting one room and a crap load of square feet of deck and fence, I felt quite confident with the whole paint thing. So on to the living room project we go.

This round, my wife and I were looking to eliminate another white wall with a neutral color, like a light brown, as the room is between a bluish/green room, and a light green room. While shopping, I noticed many of the paint names seemed to have manly names, perhaps in an attempt to win over the male shopper. Names like, Desert Fortress, Woodrow Wilson Putty, and Dust Bunny. Though to me, light brown is light brown.

So we went with the Desert Fortress, a light sandy tan color. I liked the name...er...color anyways. But of course, paint is never what it seems. After completion, we noticed a pinkish tint beginning to emulating from the ominous fortress color as it dried. My wife labeled it as "dusty rose", while I stuck with the more blunt "Brownish pink"

As much as we hated to paint the room again, the more we thought, the more we wanted it gone. Round two is looking much better. While we stayed with the light brown options, we were a bit more cautious, settling with "Ivory Brown". Always best to try and get a sample no matter how good you think you are. Shame that wasn't an option for this paint.

Desert Fortress on right, color seems darker in picture.