Hmm... blue much?
Yes, I'm totally predictable like that.
But then we moved to the mountains. And you know what I learned? It's cold here! (Kidding... I knew that going in.) Not cold like people complain about in LA... for real cold.
One morning last week. (And those numbers are in Fahrenheit, lest any Canadian readers think I'm a huge wimp, or that our indoor temp is inferno hot.)
So the thing about living in a cold place is you start craving all forms of warmth: a warm fire, warm drinks, warm clothes... and warm colors.
You read it here first: I want warm colors in my home. I know. I'm as shocked as you are.
I'm not talking about anything crazy. There will not be any red walls, textiles or accessories sneaking into our home anytime soon. But since we're all-in on this yellow-green theme for the house, stretching it to include real yellow and even orange-yellow isn't actually a stretch at all. Right? Right?!
The main place where I'm thinking about introducing some warm tones, aside from small accents here and there, is in the family room.
The light makes it look like those walls are already yellow, but they're really just a slightly yellowy white. But what if the big wall with the octagon window was something more vibrant and cheerful like this?
I kinda love it. Still working on Mark to make sure he's okay with it, since it's a BIG AND TALL wall, and not one we'd be eager to repaint if we didn't end up liking the color. And then there's that whole issue about accent walls: I often end up wishing I'd just really gone for it instead of painting just one wall. But we've already painted three accent walls in this house, so this seems like a funny time to draw the line.
Please give me some advice. Have you made a major leap of color faith? Have you ended up wishing you'd stuck to your normal style, or were you glad you took the leap? I need some nudging to be sure. :-)
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I think the yellow wall will look AMAZING!!!! And I hear ya on the cold. Although... it's like 30 here today... heat wave! HAHA
ReplyDeleteBTW - my entire house is being taken over by blue. Except the kitchen. That's red. But I get ya on how much you love blue tones in your house. So pretty!
Green, yellow and orange are my favorite colors! I've never used much blue, I'm not sure why because I love that color too - I'm wearing a royal blue shirt right now! Never been able to do red, though I think that's my husband's favorite color. He is a warm, I am a cool, I'm not sure if our attempts at merging and looking good have been successful...
ReplyDeleteBut anyway! I love the pic with the yellow wall. Our last house had warm yellow walls and ceilings throughout and I loved it.
I'm stuck on a neutral palette for our new house - lots of grays, beige, white, ivory. I wonder if that will feel too icy and cold when I'm finally IN the house? Hmmm.
Thanks for the encouragement to go with the yellowy wall! Now I just need to find a ladder tall enough to boost me up to the top of the wall. :-)
DeleteI'm just impressed that you've gotten so much done in such little time! We've been in our house since 6/10 and only painted the basement because of drywall repair.
ReplyDeleteIn our teensy tiny little house, our living room and dining room all kind of flows together, and it's all painted a light, creamy yellow and I like it a lot. It's very cheerful. I especially like yellow with crisp white trim. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Megan! I love knowing that you love your yellow walls!
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