Paint Colors in Our Home

How’s the week treating you? I think I struck a chord on Instagram when I posted a photo of our clean house . . .lamenting how it would only stay clean for 20 minutes. Isn’t that the truth. I know that when my children are grown and gone I will long for the days of messes, but let’s be honest, shall well? Every woman dreams of having a clean home for a full 24 hours. Not gonna happen, my friends. Not over here at least! As of late, I have vowed to actually stay home and get some work done both with the blog and around the house. I find that if I actually force myself to stay home while the kids are in school for a couple of days, rather than running around town, I actually accomplish quite a bit and feel like I have pushed the reset button. Do you ever just hunker down and take part in some forced productivity!? One of the most frequently asked questions by sweet readers is about my paint colors. I know that I have a post buried somewhere on the blog on this, but I thought putting together a graphic on this topic could be very helpful. And below you can read a bit about my thoughts on each color. We all know how tricky and painful picking out paint colors can be. The above covers all of the paint colors we have used. The trim work is all done in Swiss Coffee by Dunn Edwards. If you would like to see larger photos of our spaces, you can check out our home tour here. Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore:  What rooms is it in? master bedroom, master bathroom, children’s bathroom What do I think of this color? I am head over heels in love with this paint color. No joke. It’s the softest of grays without any random undertones. It looks beautiful with moldings and is a fresh and pretty color. I have used it throughout a client’s home and they love it as well. Highly recommend this color no matter what type of light you have. Cochise by Dunn Edwards What rooms is it in? playroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, hallways and stairs What do I think of this color?  This color has been wonderful in our home because it looks good with any other color. It also is very warm and inviting. I get asked about our main living areas all the time. It is definitely a taupe not a gray. It has yellow and green undertones but does not appear to in our home because we get a huge amount of natural light. If your home does not receive good natural light, I would not recommend this color. Clear Moon by Behr What rooms is it in? both children’s bedrooms What do I think of this color? I LOVE this white. It is warm and beautiful and just that, white. It has blended well with all of our trim work and is a great blank canvas. I would paint any room this color. Highly recommend. Tangerine Dream by Behr What room is it in? daughter’s ceiling What do I think of this color? It went on much to dark so I added Clear Moon to it until I liked the color. Unfortunately, I do not have the exact formula. On it’s own it looked like the Home Depot orange apron. I adore the color it is now, but it definitely needed to be toned down with white. Swiss Coffee by Dunn Edwards What room is it in? on all baseboards, crown molding and wainscoting throughout the house What do I think of this color? I recommend this color for any millwork or trim because it really is a soft, pretty white. It is not a stark white so it will miss the mark if you are looking for that. I have really loved that way it has looked in all of our rooms and would use it again. I really hope this has been helpful.  I will update this whenever we decide to repaint or introduce a new color in the home. Paint can be so tricky. But take this all with a grain of salt. All paint should be test on each wall of the room you plan to use it in. You should live with it on those walls for a good 48 hours. Paint will read differently at night versus morning as well as sunny versus cloudy days. That is one of the reasons I love Pale Oak so much. It looks good all the time!