so i have used some of my time to create for you an awful, misproportioned, but general idea of the floorplan of our new house:
i forgot to add the steps to the front porch, but i assume you realize that you do not just meet a brick wall when you approach the front of the house. also missing: closets. they exist, though. the kitchen and bonus room are not quite as wee as portrayed, and really the kitchen is extremely ample given the size of most midtown/university-area kitchens.
at this point we’re envisioning the bonus room (an addition, along with the 2nd bath) will likely be our true den/hang out, with the living room being a more formal office/library/welcome room situation. i also plan on finding for cheap somewhere a small stand for patsy for the front bank of windows and installing a bird bath in the front yard for her daily birdwatching entertainment.
but to the true point of this post: paint colors. i want to stay fairly neutral, since this is a rental, but with some small amount of warmth so it feels like ours and like home. there is a ton of molding and trim, and i’m planning on doing it all in a creamy white (not stark white, something a smidge softer). for the living room and dining room, since they flow right into each other i will likely do the same color – right now i’m seeing a khaki color.
the guest bedroom is up in the air because i’ll be reupholstering the bed headboard and getting a new duvet, so until i accomplish that i won’t be totally sure of what color i’ll want the walls. our current bedspread in the master has this awesome tone of soft gray/brown in it, and i want to do the walls in that color but a few shades lighter – definitely no doom & gloom feeling, just soft and comforting.
i have to get back in the house to make my mind up on the kitchen – i’m not even sure i have any real wall space to paint, there’s a lot of linoleum wall tiling going on. the back room is a nice green/khaki color already and i may just match that – one wall is a former exterior brick wall that’s been painted. what i really wish is that i could strip that and then paint the rest of the room a cream color, but i’m not sure what i’d be getting myself into there. the bathrooms will probably just get a coat of all white to match the trim, unless i get creative. can you tell i’m ready to get going? i’ve been living on the behr website, looking at option after option after option. decisions, decisions.
Congrats!! Best wishes for happy dreams at the new place. I know you think I suck. That is fine. I will get you back by telling you about the awesome yellow paint in our bedroom/living room. In the summer house. A mile from the Mediterranean. But seriously, kind of a creamy yellow, you would like it, I think, keep it in mind.
maybe i’ll use a creamy yellow for the guest bedroom and build the bed around that color….hmmm.