I received a message asking about some paint colors in my home, and I realized how horribly outdated this original post was. No time like the present to update it, eh?
Before you come after me with torches and pitchforks, you should know that there are some rooms that I just don’t know. My guestroom, for instance, has about 15 layers of custom mixed paint on it. And by custom, I mean I just kept pouring different paints together until I liked it. So there’s that…
Let’s begin. The dining room. My apologies for the Christmas pics. My photography has definitely improved over time, and these are the most recent ones I have. It really shows the true color best.
The top half is Favorite Tan by Sherwin Williams. I love it because regardless of the light, it’s a beautiful color. The bottom half is a gloss white by Benjamin Moore (no mix).
The mudroom cabinets are Benjamin Moore’s Wind’s Breath.
I’ve been asked quite often about the finish. I’m all about DIY, but I had these professionally painted. I felt like it would hold up much better to my kids’ abuse.
My son’s room is Benjamin Moore’s Sterling Silver.
The #1 inquiry? My daughter’s room. It’s Benjamin Moore’s Iced Green. Don’t let the name fool you. It’s definitely a blue. A perfect blue.
If you remember (and I’m sure it’s all you think about), this is the room that sent me to the hospital a while back. Bad memories, but good color. It’s Benjamin Moore’s Soft Chamois.
So far, my “go to” color has been Grant Beige. Again, it’s Benjamin Moore. I’ve used this color in my family room, mudroom, and garage. Yup…garage. You can read more about that here.
The fireplace wall is just a shade darker than Grant Beige. It’s called Berkshire Beige. I wanted something a tinge deeper to really show off the chunky fireplace. It’s just enough that you don’t really notice the difference, but it makes me happy.
The kids’ bathroom is Cotton Balls by (shocker) Benjamin Moore. I loooove it. It’s not a stark white, and it has a very subtle creaminess to it. It’s perfect since there is no natural light in there.
Lots of people ask about the ceiling color, and I stupidly disposed of it before writing it down. I even have a patch I need to fill, and I’m waiting to figure out the color. #dummy
If I didn’t give you a room color it’s simply ‘cause I don’t know it. We have since disposed of the paint from when we built this house, and I’ve torn apart our files looking for swatches or names written down. No luck. Stay tuned–I’m sure I’ll be repainting them soon enough anyway.
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Thank you! It drives me crazy when I see the perfect paint color on HGTV or in a magazine and have no idea what the color is. This is so helpful!
You have an envy worthy mudroom!!! I couldn't even pay attention to the paint colors after seeing it…enjoy!
Janell
Love the painting over the fireplace. Where did you get it?
Thank you so much for posting your colors! There are soooo many paint choices in this world – I love recommendations about what worked for others. You have a beautiful home by the way. Your garage is inspiring me to spruce up mine a bit!
What a beautiful home you have. I love all of your rooms. Thanks for sharing those color choices!
I love the blue in your daughters room, and blues can be tricky. And I'm totally jealous about the cabinets in your mudroom — I don't have a mudroom and am currently trying to figure out a way to "find" some space in my house for one.
Thanks for sharing your paint colors. I love your daughter's room. I tried your color in my daughter's room which I just repainted two weeks ago,but ended up going with whispering spring…very close to your color. Different lighting I guess. Love your home and your blog.
I love your paint, and I love your house! When can I move in? 🙂
I am so glad that you posted pics of your mudroom and garage again. We are closing on our house at the end of the month and I want to do similar things in our areas. Now I can show my husband what I want instead of trying to explain it from memory. Thank you so much!
oooh, I loove your mudroom!!
How'd you know I was about to email and ask about your family room and dining room paint colors??? THANKS!!!
I can see why you get so many inqueries about your daughter's room color. It really is lovely!
I'm also trying to make my blog more reader friendly. It's difficult to do it after the fact. So much to go through!
Perfect timing on this post. We're deciding on paint colors for our living room and I love yours!
I love the colors you chose. I also know what I'm going to do with my garage door now. Currently it's an old white with dirty fingerprints color. As soon as I get a minute though it's going to be black with brilliant white trim because that is absolutely gorgeous. Just the thing a hard working garage needs.
Thanks for making these colors available.
i dig the favorite tan. i have a new house and good color options are always on my mind! thanks for the post 🙂
Ok, so I love your black door. Do you know what color you used for that? And how did you do the numbers? Any suggetions would be awesome. Our front door is actually black but after looking at yours…mine REALLY needs a new paint job. I want to keep it black. And I love how you did the numbers. Would you mind helping me out? You can email me at:
Pauline at Tinkertoys dot net
Thanks for your help:)
Pauline
Thanks, I Love Beige! It is great to see a house that doesn't have white walls everywhere.
Hi! Love all your colors 🙂 I agree that it's nice to see some color and not just white walls! I have to ask, how long is your curtain rod? I have a 12' wall of french doors and cannot find a nice rod wide enough. Also, are those Ikea curtains (or did you already do a post about that?). Thanks!!
totally luv the rattan end table with the glass top.PLEASE SHARE where u got that hot table.
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I LOVE these, esp. the girl’s room. I love that it’s classy and not juvenile.
Love your paint colors. I featured your daughter’s room on my blog as a favorite and recent pin!
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Your daughters furniture is the same exact furniture I had when I was little. My mom purchased it from a company in North Carolina. Thats funny, I thought I’d share that. I still wish I kept it for my daughter to have when we do have one. I enjoy your DIY projects, my niece is going to try the toliet paper art project you have in your bedroom. Thanks for sharing your home with us!
That’s awesome, Colleen! I just love the furniture. So girly, right? I sure hope you get to reuse it some day. Thanks so much for stopping by! Love reading comments that can bring us all closer!
It’s incredible how a little color can change the whole room! What beautiful designs!