It’s just too much for us. Now that we’ve lived with it for a few weeks, we know more than ever, we wanted something on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I actually subconsciously filled most of my inspiration board with white-painted rooms, like this one:
So now, I guess we just have to actually paint everything. Stay tuned, or better yet, grab a brush!
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I love it- and the inspiration picture! I would’ve never considered mustard either but thanks to you, it’s now an option for the future- just dont tell my husband!
We are hoping to close on our house this weekend and have been looking at loads of paint colors. I totally thought I’d go color crazy, but all we feel like doing are soft, light, neutral colors. It’s hard to go wrong that way! Can’t wait to see it all painted!
OOo! Congratulations and happy painting to you too!
I think this is a great choice! We are using neutrals as well around our house – our favorites are Herbal Escape and Coastal Fog by BM. Both have subtle color changes as the light changes, anything from a green cast to pale gray to warm gray.
LOVE Coastal Fog.
Glad to see you are back blogging. I hope you are feeling better!
Getting there. I’m easing into it, but I’m glad to be mostly back too. :)
Where did you get the rug in the first picture? I’m looking for something similar.
That’s from Rugs USA.
Ahhh…I love it but I’m completely biased, since that’s the color of my living room! It has such a richness to it, and the variances of it as the day’s light changes are beautiful! (And we have a northern-facing window….so, that’s tricky.)
Nice! Now I am really excited!
Those inspiration pictures! And I love that quote on that one picture about using an antique rug in a kitchen. Fun idea! I wish I could come over to join in the painting party!
Me too! I’m on the hunt for a few antique rugs already.
We loved Olympic ‘Toasted Almond.’ We painted our bedroom and office with it in our last house and it moved amazingly from dark taupe at night to light beige during the day. It looks strange on the swatch but great on walls. We already painted one room with it at our new house and another is getting it today!
Sounds like one I need in my swatch box. Thanks Nora!
My favorite walls in my home are painted valspars oatlands subtle taupe so I’m so glad you are leaning towards taupe. It’s a great neutral backdrop and warms up the space perfectly.
Beautiful inspiration photo! I love white, but have the same reservations, 4 boys+dog. And the old renter in me wants to scream. But then I still love it… I can’t wait to see your space! Its going to make a huge difference!
ahh, I think so too! Can’t wait!