A New Name for an Old Favorite

Part of the process of redoing my living room is making new window treatments. Instead of valences, I will now be using curtain panels. I purchased the new drapery hardware at an incredible discount but everything was a different finish.

To unify all the various components I decided to use my favorite painting and glazing technique.

My number one rule before proceeding with any project has always been “have all your supplies together before you begin.” Too bad I did not follow my own advice.

You see, I started my project only to discover about two thirds of the way through that I did not have enough paint. Although I normally keep a stash of my go to paint – satin finish Valspar Porcelain - I ran out. So off I went to Lowes.

Much to my surprise, however, Porcelain spray paint was no longer available, not on the shelf, none to be found! Panic set in. What was I going to do now?

Luckily, I was able to find a sales person who knew that recently Valspar had renamed some of their paint colors. So the paint was there, it just had a new name. To say I was relieved is an understatement.

Now the old “Porcelain” is called Churchill Hotel Vanilla. You can see from the pictures both cans have the same number listed under their names.

Since many of us love this paint, I thought you would want to know!

So has this ever happened to you? Have you ever began a project only to discover part way through you did not have what you needed to finish the job? What did you do?