House Color Palette

I just looooooooooove colors. Picking out paint for our new house has to be the most fun part of this experience for me thus far, and I'm so excited to share what I've come up with for the color palette of our new home. I know it stresses some people out, but with my art background, I've been looking forward to this for years! Just in case anyone is interested, I'll share a little background on my color choices - where I got them and why I chose them.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS COLOR PALETTE?

Well, I came up with this color palette on my own. I researched quite a bit on Pinterest and elsewhere, but I didn't come across a premade color scheme that was quite what I wanted for our home. Several were close, but none were an exact match. I spent a lot of time going through paint chip samples from home improvement stores and narrowed it down until I had it just right.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THESE COLORS?

First, it was really important to me to select colors that represented and felt good to BOTH of us. I have been partial to the colors "blue and gray and green - the colors of the sea" (Sarah Plain and Tall) for quite some time. Even though I've never lived near any major bodies of water, I've always loved the imagery of those colors together. For Nate, he did grow up living near a lake. Incorporating "blue and gray and green" into our home is one of the best ways I can pay homage to that for him in this season of our lives. Second, we want our home to be relaxing and inviting to both of us and our guests, so muted tones and neutrals were definitely the way I wanted to go to achieve that goal. I've always been more partial to cool colors than warm colors, so you will not really see any warm colors in my house. Finally, the color choices needed to align with our style. The best way I can describe our home decor style is half beach house/lake cottage and half victorian farmhouse chic. I am sure I will dive into what that style looks like and means to me in future posts, but for now, it's just important to note that the color scheme needs to help tie those two things together.

The inspiration for our home color palette stems from all of those reasons, which I think is kind of perfect. So there you have it - neutral white, gray, silver, and tan/beige accompanied by grayed blue-green or muted turquoise/teal/aqua - whatever you want to call that color, whether it's a light or dark shade, I love it.

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We went with Valspar paints for two simple reasons: price and successful past experience using it. There you have it, folks. Can't wait for everyone to see the finished product!

LINKS:

ValsparPaint.com
Lowes Paint