paint colors – Farm and Finery

This weekend John and I began selecting paint colors and stains for the house. So. Many. Choices.

Kitchen looking towards the living room and front door.

Since we have a semi-open concept, we’ve decided to select one color for the living room, dining room, kitchen, butler’s pantry, hallway, laundry room, etc. This means that the color needs to go with a lot of different colors (and oriental rugs).

Colors 1 and 2 are the contenders for this large space. The last photo also shows a cabinet door we like from an antique piece of furniture we own. John wasn’t super pleased to see that antique Lilihan rug laid out in the dust, but trust me, it’s fine…

For the great room and bar bathroom, we wanted to do warmer and richer tones to compliment the stone we’ve selected for the fireplace and the slate-looking tile for the bathroom. Also, I typically like warmer (red and orange-based) accents in a bar rather than cool shades.

Another room we’d like painted differently is the library. There won’t be that much wall space showing with all the bookcases, but for the drywall that does show, we’d like a rich tobacco color that really makes the room feel rich and cozy. There are 4 windows in the small library, so I think the room can take such a saturated color.

And finally, we are trying to select a color for our master bedroom and bathroom. I was thinking of going for a spa-like feel, but to be honest, we are headed back to the drawing board because neither John nor I were terribly excited by these options.

Other than the wood stain consideration, we are trying to think through what colors will look nice with these stained glass windows that will go in our bedroom and bathroom (photos taken from our previous home).

Speaking of stained glass, we have a set of these 4 beauties for our great room windows too.

Pic from our previous home’s living room

Cousins Linda and Melanie stopped by on Sunday (with the men-folk) and gave me their votes, but I would love to hear what you think as well! Or if you have any color suggestions for our master bedroom and bathroom that will compliment those 3 windows above…

By the way, while I was writing this blog post on the porch at the ranch, John was treasure hunting (aka, looking at rocks), and found this near where dozens of workers have been working. Crazy! Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Libby

The framers are finishing the siding and porch ceilings, which is great – but it means that it’s time to choose our home’s exterior colors.

We have already chosen the colors for the barn. That was easy because there are far fewer choices for the metal building and we are NOT painting that bad boy.

Metal samples for the barn -the body will be the creamy beige and the sage green will be the accent color

We would like the house to go with the barn, but not necessarily match. We are also cognizant of our home on the hill sticking out when it is seen from the valley. I want it to be in harmony with the natural, wooded setting and with the cedar posts and other stained wood accents. So with that in mind, we are considering painting the house a shade of green with creamy beige trim – basically the opposite of the barn combination. We selected 4 color samples last week, but decided that they were all too light…