Our Home colors -Updated-

The first time I ever painted something other than a piece of paper was our kitchen cabinets in our old rental home over 10 years ago. I know—one of your very first projects should be a wall! But I was so tired of seeing those old, dingy white cabinets that I had to do something about it, even though this was my first-ever paint job. When you don't know how to do something, what do you do? You go to YouTube and learn. It's funny to think that something that comes so naturally to me now, was so intimidating back then. So, if you're feeling the same way now about grabbing a roller and painting a wall on your own, I get it.

What color did I paint those kitchen cabinets? Gray! Surprise, right? My taste in color has definitely evolved, but it took time for me to understand and embrace my style. I love trying new colors, and I'm fascinated by the vast array of options out there. And now, I'm running out of walls to paint in our home! There are so many gorgeous shades of blues, greens, yellows, and reds. Honestly, why do we always see the same shade of green? Why don’t we try something else? I feel like we should trust our eyes and personal taste more when we love a color from a paint swatch—forget about what certain designers or influencers are doing—and just explore what we like because we like it.

I also know that picking colors isn't easy for everyone. There are many factors to consider when choosing a paint color for a space: undertones, the room's orientation, natural light, and more. I think that's a topic for a future post because I'm still learning so much about it myself.

Primary Bedroom

This room started with a darker color: Urbane Bronze by Sherwin Williams. I liked how it looked, but after a few years it needed a change. I’m in love with the new color: Grayish by Clare in their eggshell finish.

Primary bedroom colors through the years:

Hall Bathroom

Cabinets are California Hills by Benjamin Moore and walls are Swiss Coffee by BEHR.

I love painting unexpected spaces like inside closets and cabinets. I chose Alaea by Sherwin Williams for inside this linen closet, I love how it looks with the yellow cabinets.

Hall Bathroom colors through the years:

Dining Room

For the dining room I kept the walls Pure White and for the trim Accessible Beige, both by Sherwin Williams.

Study/Guest Bedroom

This room started out completely different from how it looks now. Once we built the Murphy bed, we decided to paint the room a bold color: Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball. The truth is, I never loved it. So, after a few years, I finally found the perfect color for the room’s orientation, and I'm in love. The new color is French Gray, also by Farrow & Ball.

Study/guest bedroom colors through the years:

Entryway

Our entryway ceiling and trim is painted Accessible Beige by Sherwin Williams.

Family room/Multi purpose room

I’ve tried more than one color in the past four years—you can see the previous color in this post. It all started with Pure White by SW, then transitioned to a blue, followed by Evergreen Fog, and later to Macadamia. I admit, it’s been quite the colorful journey. The challenge was finding a color that complemented the room’s unique characteristics—particularly its lack of windows and the bluish natural light that floods in from the adjacent room, courtesy of the pool. Proof that sometimes it takes multiple tries to land on the perfect color for a space, I admit it wasn’t fun to repaint the room so many times.

I finally settled on a creamier white and instantly fell for Swiss Coffee by Behr for this space.

Cabinet colors are London Clay and Oval Room Blue, both by Farrow and Ball.

This room is currently Pure white by Sherwin Williams but I’ll be painting it Swiss coffee by Behr, the same color as our family room. Trim color is Accessible Beige by Sherwin Williams.

Family room colors through the years:

Kitchen

Finding the prettiest warm green for our kitchen was easy. Three years later and we still love Sage Green Light by Sherwin Williams for our cabinets.

When I shared that I was painting our kitchen island a shade of red, I got a few comments about how our kitchen would have Christmas-themed colors. Funny, I don’t see it. I'm glad I didn’t listen. Not changing this color ever! Color is Preference Red by Farrow&Ball.

The view from our kitchen to the family room and a glimpse of the bonus room.

Kitchen colors through the years:

Pantry

For our pantry, I wanted a shade of mustard yellow, and then I found this beautiful color called Good as Gold by Clare. It’s a beautiful mustard yellow, darker and richer, and full of personality. Fun and unexpected for our pantry under the stairs.

Ella’s Bedroom

Our daughter Ella’s room has evolved over the years, growing with her. It started with a custom yellow color (I shared the color code here), but now she loves green and purple, so I had to make some changes. The latest addition was painting her closet a shade of purple. To match, we also added new bedding. I’m loving this color combo!

Walls and trim are Mizzle by Farrow&Ball.

Her closet color is Beguiling Mauve by Sherwin Williams.

Boys’ Bedroom

Bunkbed and trim color is Deep Dive by Clare.

Their small closet/desk space color is Good Jeans by Clare.

Laundry Space

This space is another one in our house that went through a few color changes. First, I painted it a dusty, moody rose color called Sonora Rose by Behr. That color lasted a couple of weeks. Then, I painted a beautiful green color I created myself, and you helped me name it "AloeValeria" (you can find the color code here). Finally, four years later, it was time for the much-needed renovation (I have a two-part blog post about it here), and I picked the color of my dreams.

Laundry color is Ganache by Little Greene.

Powder Bathroom

Walls color is Nether Red by Little Greene.

The one space I’m not adding to this list is our primary bathroom. That room needs a full renovation; it’s one of the spaces we haven’t renovated yet, and it’s still stuck in the '80s. When we moved in, I did a quick and inexpensive 'bandaid makeover' on the space, and ever since, it’s remained the same. We would love to renovate it as soon as we’re financially ready to tackle a big project like that. For now, I’m just daydreaming about finishes and the overall design for the space. Good things take time, and home takes time.