We used Simply White on our trim, doors & casing. Kitchen, main bathroom, laundry and living room cabinets. It is also in a hallway, Lucy's room and our ship lap wall. It's kinda everywhere. Once we had our base color it was time to add in pops of color!
Where to start? I wanted to focus on the main living area and create the color scheme from there. If you read the previous post, you know my inspiration came from here so we were planning to go with similar colors. I looked and looked and looked some more and came across this house by the same Four Chairs Desingers and found this aqua backsplash and fell in love!
Since the cabinets were to be Simply White I thought it added a nice touch of color pop. So I went to the AMAZING TEAM over at Hirshfield's Paint here in Alexandria and we went to work finding a perfect match. We came up with what I call our Chameleon color Deja Vu
Sometimes it looks blue, sometimes it looks green and I love then I don't have to re-paint my walls to get a different color :D
From there it was figuring out the color palette and this is what we came up with
We added in a little gray with Eider White, and my favorite gray which was Passive Gray that went in Jackson's room. The dark blues are for our master and accents for Jackson's room. For Lucy's room I had painted all the walls pink...the girl loves pink, but then it was just WAY TOO MUCH PINK, so her room is the only room I repainted and chose to keep 1 accent wall pink and the others Simply White. We took one more risk doing a glitter paint. Let's just say it was a major fail, and was painted over. I also fell in love with shades of Mint! We painted our main bathroom ceiling...wait what?! Yes, we painted our main bathroom ceiling a mint color as well as the vanity.
Speaking of ceilings we also did a wallpaper ceiling in our dining room! It is probably one of my favorite accents in the house. We chose to do tray ceilings in our foyer and dining room to break up the ceiling a bit and I had planned on painting one or both but then I came across a house that put wallpaper in the ceiling and I was sold! I purchased the pattern Flourish by Candice Olson from Sherwin Williams. They always have coupons available and you'll want to use them. This wallpaper was $85 for a double roll and it took us 2 double rolls because of the pattern. We purchased the glue from Menards, learned how to "book" wallpaper (don't forget this step or it won't work) and worked together as a team to get it done. Let's just say Mr. Bertie requested we never hang wallpaper again...especially on a ceiling.
We sprayed the primer on the ceilings and walls first. We actually didn't paint our ceilings, WHAT?! Unless there is a major food fight we really didn't think that was a necessary step...let's face it, 2 less coats of paint, hell yes!
Back to the budget! I went into Hirshfields and gave them our plan and they gave me a number. One thing to consider though when budgeting for paint is all the supplies that go along with it. You will need trim brushes, big rollers, little rollers, MORE rollers, tape, can openers and so much more. We should have planned for an additional $$$ because we didn't take those items into consideration.
Budget: $1000
Actual:$1388.72
Over: $388.72 (cash flowed)
So I think that covers the gist of selecting paint colors. Go to the experts and get their opinions but in the end it's all up to you! Find colors that flow well together but don't be afraid to step out of the box!
Paint colors will be noted when I show the final pics in each room. If you ever have questions please just ask in the comments section!
Check out my "Paint" Pinterest board to get more inspiration for your home!
One final thing, WHAT ROOM DO YOU WANT TO SEE NEXT?
1) Master Bedroom
2) Kid's Bedrooms
3) Bathrooms
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