Painting - walls, not canvas.

My husband and I recently decided to paint our bedroom. We've hated the original mint green color since the day we moved into the house. It didn't help that we chose the color - we thought it would be more of a sage green than it ended up being.

Well, this time we chose a dark clay-colored paint. It's been awhile since we've painted; I think it's been about five years. We used red then. Unfortunately, we forgot how difficult it is to get coverage with a red tint. This spice brown color we chose this time contains a lot of red.

We primed the walls with a tinted primer. It took two coats of primer. We started with the spice brown color on the walls. The weather was fantastic - sunny, breezy, 50's into the 60's. Of course we didn't finish it during the weekend, so it was put on hold. Now, it's cold. We're under a winter storm warning. It's supposed to start snowing within the next hour. I refuse to paint if I can't open the windows.

Lessons learned?

• Don't use paint with a red base.
• Remember to use low or no VOC paint.