![]() We will be using our old table for now, but the hunt (and the saving…) has started. Shaker pegs! We re-used the old lights in our old kitchen and I (still) love them.īack to big room – where the dining table will go. This is the mudroom behind kitchen – also Navajo White, satin on walls and trim in here for easy cleaning. I wanted to match old floor color (all floors will be re-finished, I just liked what was there before), so we ended up with Mixwax Dark Walnut.īack to view from kitchen area – you can see Mike’s office/library (man room…) thru the french doors where our old garage was. The floor guys were there – here is sample of new color. This is the first glimpse of the wood island top (more details later!) and Cape Cod Lanterns over the island! I really love this entire room… and can’t believe I will get to be cooking here next week! Ben Moore Navajo White, Satin on Trim and Cabinetry, Eg-Shel on Walls.Īnd chandelier for dining area! Sources coming later. I think that if the trim is “accented” with a light color then all you see is the color – I wanted to see the detailed millwork. I wanted the millwork and beams to stand out in a subtle way, so I kept the colors the same. Since both mantles are the same design, I wanted the paint on the mantle and in this room to feel different – and the paint does just that.įrom the old living room into the new big room and kitchen. BM Carrington Beige, Satin on trim, Eg-Shel on Walls. There is also a lot of light in the room from large picture window, so it could handle some color. I wanted to change the color to be a bit deeper, so it felt cozier, since the rest of the house is bright and open. Something about it looks more like those colonial farmhouses I love. As I talked about in the exterior paint post, I love tone-on-tone matchy paint. Paint : Ben Moore Navajo White – Trim in Satin, Walls in Eg-Shel We opened this area up and lost a little closet, but it now matches the more open, bigger house. Hopefully you’ll agree ) This the front foyer. It helped me to start thinking about layering whites, creams and ivories and treating them as colors, themselves. I wanted color, and I wanted a bit of contrast of whites. But, I stuck with my instincts, knowing that I wanted our big open room to feel warm and cozy, not stark. After saying that, I have to admit, paint is so hard! I almost lightened it up. It has a lot more color than most whites, but I think that makes it seem richer, and more neutral, rather than just white. It was the same color that we had in our old house, and is my favorite warm, off-white. It is different than Sherwin Williams Navajo White – the BM doesn’t have quite as much color. Most of the interior is Benjamin Moore Navajo White – trim and walls. Come on in! Yesterday, I shared the exterior paint photos and today is the day for interior.
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