18% gray!

[KennyG]

Saturday I decided to paint the HT room a little darker shade of flat gray. Up to that point it was a light semi-gross gray.
I had read 18% gray was the correct shade to use...ok, it's only 18% how bad can it be?
Saturday I went to the photoshop and got the 18% gray light card that photographers use to set up their camera shots. I had the color custom mixed, and went home to get to work.
It took over 2 hours just to move all the stuff out of the HT room (1300+ pieces of software in alphabetical order)
Once I had painted one corner and it's ceiling area I realized I'd made a mistake in my thinking...this wasn't 18% from white...this is 18% from the BLACK end of the spectrum!!!
WOW this room is dark, but the picture does look better, and since the room is dedicated it doesn't matter...yeah, I can't wait to explain that to my wife when she returns from vacation.

[JonMarsh]

Hey Kenny,

That should be an interesting conversation about your HT room paint job...

But you know what they say in the military (you should!)- it's easier to ask forgiveness, than to ask permission.

Four days and counting til my two weeks vacation, no email, no voicemail, nada!

Best regards,

Jon




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[Lexman]

Yikes Kenny, all I can say is, don't put those brushes away yet, lol.

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[George Bellefontaine]

Perhaps you made a mistake, but in the long run you are better off. I have my sides and back walls painted a neutral grey, which is actually a Benjamin Moore mix #1602 recommended by Joe Kane in one of his articles. This is one step up from a very,very dark grey ( almost black.) As for the front wall, it is a matt black and although the curtains and the screen take up most of the front wall now,what areas that do show are certainly non-reflective. My wife is not crazy about the decor, but it is a dedicated room after all.




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[John Holmes]

Good story Kenny. I had an all black HT room for quite some time (before I moved). I really liked the results. My wife had something to say every time she passed through it. The good part was, it was a dedicated room so, there was no real harm for her.




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[KennyG]

Well Diane (my sweetie) called today, so we talked for about half an hour, then I casually mentioned that I just finish cleaning my roller and paint brush (gulp) She took the hint perfectly (one reason I married her) oh she said "you just repainted the HT room?"...why yes I did! And all the things in there really show off very nicely now!
Her response...how much darker is it???
I paused for a few seconds, thinking, how do I break this gently...I finally spoke up, "think black, then lighten it a shade or two"
She's now prepared!

[George Bellefontaine]

Heh ! Heh ! I'd like to be a fly on the wall the first time Kenny's wife walks into the HT room.




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[JonMarsh]

Sounds like you did an excellent job of preparing her, Kenny. If more of us were as astute, we'd all have less problems.

-Jon




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[KennyG]

Yeah, we'll see just how ass-toot I am