By any other color...

For most of the years I lived at home, ALL of our walls were painted in white semi-gloss goodness. This was a pragmatic choice by my parents; nothing can really clash with white, and more things will wipe off of a semi-gloss surface than say an eggshell surface. However, being surrounded by all that stark whiteness deeply offended my aesthetic self. So, now that I have the chance to paint the walls of my own home, I am throwing caution to the wind and incorporating a myriad of hues.

Marty and I have spent quite a bit of time hemming and hawing over exactly what shade of green, yellow, orange, blue, or red to use. We thought we had chosen well, and then the other night we picked up a new set of color samples. Now I think we FINALLY have THE colors that will grace our walls.

Drumroll, please:

The kitchen will be a lovely shade of "Organic Garden" green. Doesn't that name make you excited to cook a meal?

The dining room will be the calming, yet stately shade of "Pond" blue.

"Cheerful Hue" yellow will welcome everyone to our home and invite them to move into the music room.

The living room, where we will probably spend the majority of our time, will be covered in the warm shade of "Torchlight" orange--a subtle peachy hue.

And our master bedroom and downstairs bathroom will feel airy and light dressed in "Southern Breeze" blue.

Don't you just love paint names? I'll let your imaginations do the work for right now. Hopefully within a few weeks I'll have pictures of our painted rooms.

I should end by adding that by the time I was a teenager, my parents let me paint my bedroom a color other than white. I should further add that they now live in a home with beautiful colors covering every room. I am so proud:)

1. colors and the ability to see them
2. ice cream
3. Entering the third trimester--4 person family, here we come!