The painters are finishing up the paint on the main floor and upstairs this weekend, and then the basement begins. I wanted to give you a recap of the colors I have used. Eventually I’ll share pretty pictures of the house, but for now these have to do!
On the main floor in the foyer and hallway leading into our bedroom, we are using BM (Benjamin Moore) Gray Owl. I have also used this color in the smaller bedroom upstairs it looks beautiful. An important note: they color-matched this at Sherwin-Williams, and it came out much more green than it should have. The color is very pretty so it’s fine for the house but not the true color.
We opened the wall between the living room and formal dining, and both rooms are painted BM Soft Chamois. I LOVE this color; I think it’s my favorite neutral in the cream family. It doesn’t have much yellow is any in it and is just crisp and airy.
In the nursery, the landing area on the 2nd floor I have the walls painted BM Classic Gray and the Ceilings are painted Silver Gray just for fun! I am doing a similar color combo for the kitchen as well. The kitchen walls will be Classic Gray, but I might change up the ceiling blue a bit…this is TBD. The color match on the BM Classic Gray at Sherwin-Williams (SW) as well was a bit deeper of a color than from BM, so again be careful with color matching.
In our master bedroom, the mudroom, the 2nd upstairs bedroom, and the basement are all in Behr Silver Tradition. I just love this color; it's neutral, crisp & clean. It can have a pretty blue undertone depending on the light. Every time I use it, I love it more.
All of the ceilings & trim are done in BM Chantilly Lace. It’s a nice clean modern white.
I used eggshell finish throughout the house on the walls, semi-gloss on the trim and doors, and flat on the ceilings. We were lucky that our walls were in great shape, so the slight sheen on the eggshell works on our walls, but if your walls aren’t in great shape, flat is a better option and easier for touch-up. I like the washability of eggshell with 4 dogs and 2 kids on the way.
I am now tackling light fixtures, and pretty soon the floors will be stained!
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