I’m excited to be sharing the paint colors we decided on before we move!
We have accepted an offer on our current home so the move day is drawing closer, but hopefully not too soon since there are a lot of dusty projects left to do. Ideally, those projects will be complete and I’ll do a thorough clean before moving us all in.
Back to the paint colors. On my monitor, the colors come through pretty true, and aren’t dark at all. One thing I’ve learned (through the process of choosing 9 colors for this house) is that paint looks different in every house. But, seeing a color in someone else’s home or online is always a good jumping off point if you are in the market for new paint.
Having said that, there is one that I can HIGHLY recommend and it’s a trim color -Ben Moore Mascarpone. It is beautiful, and I think it would look great in any home. We used it for all of our white trim and doors and we love it. Whites can be tricky, and this one is a WINNER.
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The main house color we chose was Frazee Keratin. It is a greige with a little bit of a green undertone, and we love it. It toned down the pinks in the tile quite a bit and would be a great backdrop to many types of decor.
Here, again, is Keratin in my future office:
We chose the lighter color on the strip (Frazee Tracing Paper) for the kids’ hangout/homework room.
These Pottery Barn chairs from Craigslist are perfect for their hangout room because they sat is someone’s guest house and were in perfect condition (at 75% off the pricetag). Same with the Ikea TV stand from Craigslist – 70% off and as good as new.
Our master bedroom is painted in SW Tony Taupe. We want to have a relaxing, hotel feel and I am on the lookout for some nice hotel style bedding, sconces, and whatever else I can find to make it a very relaxing place to crash after a long day.
The master bath is the next shade lighter than Tony Taupe – SW Balanced Beige
Then, we moved onto the kids’ rooms. They all had their “color” chosen, so I was on the lookout for the right shades of blue, green, and pink.
In Chloe’s room it was amazing how many blues I went through in this post. I had to go really gray on the paint chip to get a blue that didn’t scream neon. I finally decided on Frazee Helium. It is a soft, blue-gray that any 12 1/2 year old will be able to grow into.
Kassidy asked for a “happy, poppy green.” I decided on Ben Moore Folk Art for her room. It will look great with her furniture, bedding and accessories. I’ll be sure to share her smaller/craigslist bed that I painted and refreshed to accommodate her smaller room.
I’d like to introduce you to Kate’s room before we started making this a girly room. Are you ready for this?
The previous owner did murals. We had to drywall three walls, otherwise the stripes, the pictures of Pooh, his friends and the stars would have come through the color we chose.
We love the softness of the pink we chose. (I can’t remember the color exactly but it was Frazee Pink Peache or Peache Pink.)
Kevin’s office is being repainted soon because it was too pastel. We are going with Ben Moore Nantucket Gray and will post it soon.
So, we’re one step closer to getting ourselves moved in. I want to paint ALL the cabinets before we really start getting serious about leaving our current house so we can move into our new place with the least amount of dust to clean after we have moved.
I hope you enjoyed seeing the new colors; we sure are happy with them!
It’s going to be wonderful Christa! So glad you’ve got an accepted offer on your old house. That takes a lot of tension off! and I don’t think there is a primer made that would have covered winnie and the stripes! lol Having fun following along my dear
These are all great colors. I bet you can’t wait to move to the new house.
Traci
I love the new colors!! The are rich, soft and beautiful
Hugs
SueAnn
Your diligent search for the right colors is a great success. Your eye for color puts you into the “artist” bracket. I will be excited to see it all come together. How fortunate you are to have the time to do all the work before you move in. God is good!
Love,
Mom E.
Christa, Kevin and Little Women,
I see the gorgeous colors you chose then look around my home and sigh. Too many walls (three, to be exact) are still mostly “contractor’s white.” And that’s after 16 years! They all currently have some color on the bottom, a chair-rail wallpaper border, then white above. One of these days, I’ll get the energy to shop for new colors for those rooms.
CAC
Great choices. Neutral but you can totally add pops of color whenever you want. I’ve been living in a house that is mostly Pale Almond by Ben Moore for many years now and it is my very favorite neutral. I can’t imagine painting over it.
I am not surprised you chose colors that work so well. Love the trim color Mascarpone. I also think Keratin by Frazee (never heard of that maufacturer where I live) is really nice and the it totally neutralized any pink that may be present in your tile. Your girls’ room colors are so pretty and I am sure they loved picking out their colors. Good luck getting all the cabs painted before you move and looking forward to hear how things go.
Lori
Love these choices Christa! You are an inspiration and I can’t wait to see it all come together!
Gorgeous! I love the colors you chose and am making notes for myself for when we have the main part of our house repainted over the summer!
Good luck! It can be a little daunting doing a whole house but having everything freshened up sure make a difference!
Wonderful picks with the paint colors. I really love the tan/gray colors and the blue/gray.
I agree that blue/gray is a total winner! Thanks so much, Lisa.
LOVE the new paint colors! Great job!!!
I’ve been following you closely since I’m going to be painting all summer long. I love the colors. We don’t have a Frazee store in my state. I do love Benjamin Moore and feel the paint is a little bit more durable than those I’ve tried from Sherwin Williams – what do you think? Last time I checked you were thinking of using Grant Beige or Manchester Tan from BM. DIdn’t you like the samples? I also need to paint some cabinetry and wondered if you were still going with Ballet White or Bone White on them, or if you would just go ahead with the Mascarpone. I really respect your opinion and feel you are one blogger who knows her stuff. Thanks and Great Job!!!!
Thanks for the nice accolades, Carol! That means a lot to me. Paint colors are tricky as you know. Yes, I wanted manchester tan or grant beige originally and loved the colors but it brought the pink out in my tile. I’m definitely doing my garage in grant beige with a black door and white trim, though. I agree with you that the order of the best paint is Aura, then Proclassic SW, then others. My issue was spending 6500 on Aura or Proclassic paint versus 500 on having everything matched at Frazee since we did ever single baseboard, door casing, door, and wall. Everything but the ceiling. Supposedly this paint touches up and blends well according to my painter. So, getting samples and staring at them on the walls for a while is what I did and I am very happy with the results. If you’d like to send me pictures of your space I’d be happy to take a look!
Thanks,
Christa
Carol,
Sorry forgot to reply about the cabinets. I’m not sure which one to go with. I may have a custom creamy white made for it. I don’t know if I want to match the trim and the cabinets, but will see and update the blog
I am deciding about Tony Taupe and Balanced Beige for several rooms. Do you see any pink in these colors? Is Tony Taupe too dark for several rooms?