The Colors in our Home

I'm always getting asked what paint colors we used on our walls so I finally decided to do a post on it. 4 years later, I'm still loving our walls and at the end of this post, I'll let you in on how we chose such awesome colors!

All paint is by Benjamin Moore.

 Entrance hallway: 2134-30 Iron Mountain

I wanted to use this very dramatic charcoal-y color for the entryway. My intention was to hang sconces and have a black and white picture wall but I never got around to it. Maybe next year...
Oh and excuse our pug, Turtle and my dear daughter in her underwear (to my defense, we were potty training!)

Living Room: 1468 Willow Creek

This neutral gray provides the perfect balance between modern and warm.

Okay fine fine! So what if I used an old, pre-baby picture of our living room? Sad to say, this room looks very different post-baby.

Master Bedroom: 2108-50 Silver Fox

Another neutral, warm gray.

Both Bathrooms (powder room shown): 1632 Glass Slipper

I wanted a soothing, calming blue for the bathrooms.

Guest Room/Office turned into Nursery: AC-32 Pismo Dunes

We chose this neutral beige when this space served as an office but it actually works just as nicely in A's nursery. For more nursery pics, click here.

Picking paint colors is a hugely difficult task for a newbie (such as myself). The color always looks completely different when it's on a huge wall, as opposed to a tiny swatch. 

So...we went to one of our favorite furniture stores, Room & Board. I'd always admired the paint in their mock up rooms. So, I asked a sales associate and she said to write down my favorites and she would give me the swatches. Voila! Beautiful, foolproof paint choices!

Do you have a paint related story? I want to hear them all...the good, the bad, and the ugly!