WHAT COLOR TO PAINT????????

Have you ever really wanted to paint a room, 

but just didn't know..

what color?

So you never ever get to it…

because…

you don't know….

what color to paint it!!

(And please don't ask the folks behind the paint counter.

They HATE that!

And, besides,

 how do you even know their taste level?)

This situation is one way I can help

solve your decorating puzzle.

Why?

Because I can suggest colors

AND

I also do the painting.

One-stop decorating and execution!

Here's a project I just finished.

The new owners of this condo, Suzanne and Joe,

had very little time to get it painted before moving in.

I went over with my color fans, 

Suzanne showed me some photos of her

current home with furnishings she'd be using here, 

and in one hour,

we had decided on a plan.

I returned the next day with several samples

and painted large swatches on the walls

in all the rooms.

(I would highly recommend this step because it's 

amazing how light in a room 

can change the look of the same color.)

After seeing the colors in the various rooms, 

it was pretty clear which were my favorites.

AND it just so happens, Suzanne's, too!

I love when that happens…

we were simpatico!!!!!

Here's what the condo looked like at purchase:
The living room walls were mint green…
Great window!

But Suzanne was not a fan of all the other details,
like this molding below the chair rail.

The adjoining kitchen was painted

a color that resembled orange sherbet

(sorry, I forgot the photo!)

but you'll see it in a bit because it was also used in

the master bedroom..

 The guest bedroom is a forest green. 

Very dark…

Plus, it's an interior room.

And the master bedroom

is painted in this lovely orange sherbet.

Here's the master bath...

Note the position of the medicine cabinet…..

above and to the right of the vanity and sink.

Strange…..

(I suggested a solution to this.)

Here you can also see where I painted swatches on the walls.

Okay, so here we go:

I painted the living room in this beautiful smokey blue-grey.

Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray.

I also painted the molding under the chair rail the same color,

to simplify the look...

The kitchen walls were painted in BM Revere Pewter.

It goes great with the espresso cabinets.

This was a tough kitchen because this granite 

with the white subway tile (with green strip) 

is such a disconnect. 

You should have seen it with orange walls!

The other weird feature was that the back of this counter base 

was previously painted white….with the espresso cabinet side.

So I painted it espresso. MUCH better.

Now the neutral walls keep everything

soothing in this kitchen and don't compete

with all the colors and textures.

The last thing I did in the kitchen

was to paint the porch doors.

Valspar's Royal Navy.

It helps tie in the countertops.

 

Looking back into the LR, you can see

how the new room colors flow and look

beautiful beside one another.

 I used the same color in the guest bedroom as the living room:

Boothbay Gray.

The master bedroom was painted in Benjamin Moore Shale.

Very similar to Revere Pewter, 

just a tad darker.

Another soft, neutral taupey grey.

And here's the master bath, which I 

painted in BM Revere Pewter.

Notice above the sink, 

I added a flat mirror.

 And over above the toilet, 

I moved the medicine cabinet.

Makes much more sense.

They're all moved in!

See how the red sofa pops 

and just works beautifully with 

the walls? 

(Can you just imagine the mint green?)

Suzanne and Joe:

I hope you'll be very happy in your new home!