2 Architects and a House: Painting the Walls

I am sure you all know the decision process that can go into painting. And with two opinionated decision makers... we went back and forth a few times. I should mention that we have both approached the design of this house with respect to its history and context. Neither one of us could envision going completely modern in this house. So we hoped to maintain its 1930s character and add a few contemporary touches where it will work.

Our decision process started with pinterest. Or I should say I used pinterest as a dream board to gather my inspiration and make my case to the hubby. :)

In the few weeks we have owned the home we have managed to paint all three bedrooms and the living room. We did have a little help from some great friends to help knock this out!

Living Room
I'll start with the Living Room and the inspiration photo for the paint color.

What we loved about the color was it's complexity and how it paired with the creams to create a soft environment. Below you will see the inspiration photo taped to the wall along with several Sherwin Williams paint chips. Our final color selection was Sherwin Williams #SW6213 Halcyon Green.

Master Bedroom
There really wasn't an inspiration photo for the Master Bedroom. Although I am drawn to photos such as the one below that reminds me of lazy Sundays and cozy covers.

The Master Bedroom was already painted a cool gray which we really like the idea of painting the room grey only we wanted to add a little warmth to the color. Below is the final color we selected, Sherwin Williams #SW7044 Amazing Gray.

Second Bedroom
For the Second Bedroom we really wanted to keep it simple and fresh. We had already been repainting all of the wood trim in the house a soft white. With that in mind we chose a white on white room, the walls are painted the same wood trim color only in an Eg-Shel versus the gloss finish of the wood trim. Sherwin Williams #SW0050 Classic Light Buff.

Third Bedroom
For the Third Bedroom I found myself really inspired by some bold colors. In the past we have been fairly conservative with color (it's stereotypical of architects to always revert to white). There were some amazing deep, grass greens that I was drawn to. But in the end we went with a rich blue. Here is the inspiration photos.