This month we wrapped up the interior primer painting by completing upstairs.. Our necks hurt from doing the ceilings and I'm about $1000 poorer from paint and materials (most of the cost was the Benjamin Moore Fresh Start Primer)..
We've started picking interior paint colors as well.. It's really nice having the help of an interior designer to go through this. She came over with samples and in less then 2 hours we had the whole house picked. Apparently I fall into the camp of wanting to paint the whole house more or less one color while my other half likes to paint each room a different color. Here is the list of colors that we ended up with for the inside (guess who won?)..
The interior designer wrapped up her design of the master bedroom and bath and the design was given to the builder and another subcontractor to bid out.
We also bought a box of the flooring that we're considering and laid it out on the inside of the house to see how it compared to our selected cabinet colors..
The exterior stonework has been moving along at a brisk pace now that the exterior water proofing was completed. We had to make a decision on what to put on the sides of the three sets of stairs (bluestone or more el dorado.. we chose the later).
We've started picking interior paint colors as well.. It's really nice having the help of an interior designer to go through this. She came over with samples and in less then 2 hours we had the whole house picked. Apparently I fall into the camp of wanting to paint the whole house more or less one color while my other half likes to paint each room a different color. Here is the list of colors that we ended up with for the inside (guess who won?)..
Trim/Base/Wainscot/Interior Doors
(except Barn door):
Decorator’s
White, Semi Gloss
Living Room:
Walls: 2122-30 Cloudy Sky, Flat
Ceiling:
HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Office (Off Living Room):
2 Walls
(French door and window wall): 2138-50 Misted Green, Flat
Other Walls:
HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Ceiling:
HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Powder Room & Laundry Hall:
Walls &
Ceiling: HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Hall Barn Door:
1544 Waynesboro Taupe, Semi Gloss
Laundry:
2 Walls: 2166-40
Soft pumpkin, Eggshell
All Other
Walls & Ceiling—HC-172 Revere Pewter, Eggshell
Exercise Room:
Walls:
HC-114, Saybrook Sage, Flat
Ceiling:
HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Kitchen:
Walls &
Ceiling & Pantry: HC-172 Revere
Pewter, Flat
Great Room:
Accent Wall
(Sliding doors and nook window walls) 1544 Waynesboro Taupe, flat
Other Walls
& Ceiling: HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
UPSTAIRS
INTERIOR PAINTED DOORS:
1548 Classic Gray, Semi Gloss
Upstairs Stairwell & Landing:
Walls & Ceiling:
HC-172 Revere Pewter, Flat
Upstairs Guest Room:
Accent Wall:
AF-590 Tempest, Flat
All other
walls, Ceiling, & Closet: HC-172 Revere Pewter
TRIM/BASE:
1548 Classic Gray, Semi Gloss
Master Bathroom:
Toilet Room Walls: Benjamin Moore Patina (1195) in Aura bath and
Spa
Trim/Base: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray (1548) in Semi gloss
Ceiling: Benjamin Moore AF-100 Pashmina in Aura Bath and Spa
Main Bathroom Walls: Waynesboro Taupe 1544 in Aura Bath and Spa
Master Bedroom:
Walls Benjamin Moore AF-100 Pashmina, flat finish
Ceiling: AF-100 Pashmina, flat finish
Trim/Base: 1548 Classic Gray, semi glossThe interior designer wrapped up her design of the master bedroom and bath and the design was given to the builder and another subcontractor to bid out.
We also bought a box of the flooring that we're considering and laid it out on the inside of the house to see how it compared to our selected cabinet colors..
The exterior stonework has been moving along at a brisk pace now that the exterior water proofing was completed. We had to make a decision on what to put on the sides of the three sets of stairs (bluestone or more el dorado.. we chose the later).
(selecting which color ledge to use up top)
(we went with bluestone for the risers)
(here you can see the El Dorado on the stair sides)
