Interior Painting Done!

The interior of the house was primed and painted this week, meaning that our painters (who have been with us for almost a month) are finally moving onto a new home. One last chance to make some gluten free cookies for Lee!

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So with the cookies documented 😁, let’s look at the entryway, living room and dining room! The main wall color throughout the house is Sherwin Williams Kilim Beige (SW 6101). I wanted a non-gray neutral color to go with lots of other colors (hello oriental rugs).

Moving on into the kitchen, it’s great to see the cabinets uncovered again!

Looking into the library, you can see that we went much bolder. Originally, we got a quote for the entire room to have wood paneling. After seeing the estimate (ouch), we quickly decided we could make the room feel rich and cozy with paint. Actually, the inspiration for the color was our friends Bob and Libbie’s dining room in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, which was a rich tobacco-colored brown. This one is Sherwin Williams Coconut Husk (SW 6111).

And looking into the master bedroom, we again went bold. I love chameleon colors that change depending upon the lighting. Almost like you get two paint colors for one. I also wanted to take the bedroom color into the master bath with a more spa-like vibe. This is such a big room with tall ceilings and multiple windows so I thought we should go darker (or risk the color looking like a child’s room pastel). Keep in mind, all the windows in the house have film over both the interior and exterior of the glass so the rooms will all be brighter once all construction is completed and those films have been peeled off. The color here is Sherwin Williams Riverway (SW 6222).

Now let’s move into the master bathroom and the water closet. I like how in this North facing room the wall color looks more blue near the master vanity.

By the way, there are a number of YouTube videos about various paint colors and which ones will work in your home (which depends greatly upon the lighting). Here is one I watched about SW Riverway:

Finishing the master Suite, even the closet (and other closets) were painted our trim color, Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008).

Ok, now we’ll briefly take a look at the two guest rooms, my office, and the pantry. All were painted the living/dining room and kitchen color, Sherwin Williams Kilim Beige. The closets and pantry (shown first below) were painted the SW Alabaster.

At the end of the hall is the mud room and laundry room, again, painted SW Kilim Beige. I think the wall color looks warmer in the laundry room, which is a Southern facing room.

There are videos about Kilim Beige too! Although it makes me crazy that this woman and the guy above (who also has a video about Kilim Beige) both pronounce “Kilim” incorrectly. They pronounce it [KILL-em] when it should be pronounced like [kill-EEM]. Like the flat weave oriental rug. Duh! 🙄

Ok, now down to the great room! Here we warmed up the color a bit and used Sherwin Williams Whole Wheat (SW 6121). It’s a subtle shift in some of these pictures, but this color is much more golden and will go well with the red and orange shades that will be in our rugs and other furniture in this room.

We also have two guest bathrooms. The family bathroom with the white vanity was painted SW Kilim Beige while the bar bathroom, right off the bar and outdoor kitchen was painted the SW Whole Wheat.

And in the storage room off the great room are our doors and fireplace mantels (after the room was painted)

So that’s the interior of the house! I would have liked to paint the guest rooms, and especially my office, differently than the living/dining rooms, kitchen, and hall, but the contractors were going to charge us $500 a paint color switch. Not worth it and I can paint them later after we move in if I want. It was more important to have them paint the great room and master bedroom different colors – especially with their vaulted ceilings.

What do you think of the colors? I know it’s tough without flooring, rugs, furniture, and lighting. And our painter Mark flat out told me that he didn’t like the Riverway color in the bedroom, saying it was too dark – so you won’t offend me if you don’t like it. You aren’t the one who has to live there! 🤣

We hope you and your families continue to stay safe and wish you all a happy Memorial Day weekend.
Hugs, Libby