Do you use the same wall color through your entire house? I do and I love it! It creates flow and continuity throughout my home. That’s one way of doing paint, but you can choose a different color for each room if you prefer. I think it is a personal preference and both ways are totally valid.
Listen to the podcast episode on paint colors below.
I’ve listed links to all of our paint selections below.
Anita’s paint selections HERE.
image MY SOULFUL HOME
Kelly’s paint selections HERE.
image STONE GABLE
Yvonne’s paint selections HERE.
As for dark paint colors,
Kelly’s favorite dark gray is BM Kendall Charcoal
Anita loves Pratt and Lambert New Moon
PAINT FINISHES
There are many choices on finishes. The gloss is nonexistent in flat. Then satin has a small amount of gloss. Semi-gloss has more gloss, and then gloss is even more glossy.
The glossier the pain, the easier it is to clean. From a looks standpoint, I prefer flat, but if you have small kids, I would recommend a satin for the walls.
CHOOSE A COLOR THAT WILL BE A GREAT BACKDROP FOR YOUR THINGS
Be sure to pick a good wall color that goes with what is in your home. Pick a paint that makes a good background for what you have. I have a lot of gilded antiques, so I needed a paint color that would work with all that gold. The grays that are very blue, don’t work well. I chose Sherwin Williams Agreeable gray because it is more of a putty, and goes very well with gold. It’s more toward the browns, but definitely a gray.
TEST COLORS ON YOUR WALL
image STONE GABLE
If you are choosing a wall color, we really recommend you put some sample paints on your wall. Look at them at various times of the day as the color cast will change throughout the day. Yvonne said her bedroom looked green, and then she realized it was from a tree outside the window.
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My Paint Saint is the tool we recommend for touching up wall paint. You can find the link HERE.
COLOR TEMPERATURES
Warm colors tend to move toward the yellows and browns although all colors have a cool and warm version. Cool colors make you think of water and tend toward the blues.
Here are a websites you can use when you are selecting a paint color.
If you see a color you love online, use the Snap It to identify the corresponding Sherwin Williams paint color. Just be sure you understand that your computer screen might not be calibrated exactly so the paint color may vary from what you actually see.
Try a color on your home virtually. Again keep in mind that this tool is only as good as your computer monitor’s color calibration.
Be sure to choose your wall color last. There are millions of paint color options so decide that last, where as there are usually just a few options on fabrics for your sofa or chairs or pillows.
This was a fun article I found on which colors translated into higher sales for homes.
love the colors in your daughters room, also, I think the drapes make the room a more warmer feeling.
Anita Joyce, these are such great tips! I hope that you have a wonderful week!!!
So fun seeing the different paint choices each of you have chosen for your own personal spaces!!!!! Great pics!!!!! Thanks for the info!!!!!?
Thanks for the info. I too have agreeable gray in my main rooms and love it.
I like looking at pictures rather (of your paint ideas) than merely listening to your podcasts. (sorry) When I am browsing and looking at all my blogs I subscribe to, I like looking at pictures. I don’t have patience or time to listen to a pod cast. (Just MY idea.) I like seeing different “paint” projects, etc. and steps…so I enjoyed your pictures that went along with your ideas about choosing paint colors.
I love the green/white bed skirt in the one picture. Did you make it? I ask because I don’t think you can find one like that in the catalogs I look at. I sew many of my ideas because I can’t find what I am looking for ready-made and if I do, it is costly. Do you sew?
Firstly, no need to apologize Sherry! The funny thing is one reason we developed the podcast is because some people don’t have time to read blogs. The podcast is not meant to be something you have to carve out time for. The point is to listen to the podcast while you are driving or doing laundry or exercising. And if you want to see pictures, we always link to blog posts that illustrate what we are saying. If you prefer reading my blog to the podcast, no worries. I will still be writing blog posts with photos. So there will be no need for you to listen to the podcast to get the main points. For those that prefer the audio, there is that option, and for those that want both, they can do that as well.
Stone Gable just makes me swoon….such amazing decorating.
I have always had white walls, back when they weren’t popular, my walls got a fresh coat of white every few years. A great white is COUNTRY WHITE from Walmart. They will mix any color you find at other higher priced paint stores for much cheaper and I’ve used their paint for yrs with amazing results.
I love your round ottoman….and I glimpsed a skirted table in the bedroom…:)
Yes I love what Yvonne does too BJ!!
I Love the idea of putting my Christmas tree in the dining room next year. That picture looks great, can’t wait to see how it looks in my house. Would love to win that feedback you have in your giveaway this month too! Sooo cute!
Hi Anita…….love your blog. Sorry I have not moved to the podcast yet.
Just love all your decorating ideas, suggestions, etc.
I have a question about one of the photos….the one with the sofa, loveseat and round ottoman.
What is the fabric you used on these? You may have shared that before and I missed it, if so my apologies. I have a loveseat I wish to redo and I am loving that fabric.
It’s a oatmeal colored linen from NYFashionFabrics.