Ahhhh, that’s actually Magnolia Day to Day with Teak Cups on the cabinets within the office :).

I am having some barn doors built similar to the ones you show leading into this office picture above. What color is this? We absolutely love it. Trade wind from SW?

Thanks

This is totally my instinct. DH is worried about it not matching or being slightly off from our floors and looking awkward since one is red oak and the other white, but that seems like not too huge a deal to me. Thanks for the backup!

Oooo, that is a GOOD QUESTION! I would DEFINITELY be doing quarter sawn white oak. Some people get a slightly whitewash on it, but I wouldn’t do that, I would keep it natural.

P.S. my walls are agreeable gray. Gray overload is a true threat, but maybe not with all that warm oak.

Hi Piper! What about white??? I haven’t seen your home, but SW Pure White is usually pretty flexible! Or maybe a darker gray on the island for a bit of that interest you might like?

I will forgive you ;).

Ok. Thinking 2 of the 3 (of the island, entryway built-ins and TV room built-ins) should be the SAME color, but I’ve made the paint choices in isolation instead of looking at the full picture. Which is why I need help 🙂

Hi Kelly, thanks for asking!

If you’d like the island/built-ins/tv room all the SAME colour then just choose one add-on. If you’d like them 3 separate colours, hmmmm. I would say get two of the built-in options and that I’ll cover all three for that 🙂

Oh Holly, it sounds like you’ve had a HECK of a time. I hear you, we’re trying to build a home and in our 9th month, we still don’t have drywall or siding – I feel your pain, but at least I don’t have to LIVE in it like you!
And I’m just a BIG fan of the warm grays, in fact, I have a room in Classic Gray, one in Balboa Mist and another in Gauntlet Gray – and I have gray cabinets too! And while I want to update to white cabinets in the near future, I just LOVE my gray rooms. Sometimes it just comes down to HOW MUCH of something there is and i see NO problem with soft warm gray walls at all, especially if YOU love them 🙂

You know, I think these darker grays will have MORE longevity than the light cool ones. AND it’s a warm gray, which means it will be MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE when it comes to humouring the coming trends – I wouldn’t worry at all :).

I’m personally obsessed with Cheating Heart. And it actually has more BLUE to it and less gray than you’d think, so I wouldn’t apply it to the whole ‘gray trend’ thing :). On the small scale, it can seem very subtle, but on the large scale with the satin/pearl finish of cabinet paint, the colour can come up QUITE nicely 🙂

Okay, SO funny that you ask this Pamela. We’re actually building a lake home and what am I doing? Almost ALLL WHITE – which is another ‘trend’ right now. I think there will always be some homes that can pull of trends, when the trends really do suit the TYPE of home they are (ie. homes in the country will suit a modern farmhouse style longer than ones in the City!). Sometimes it’s just about HOW MUCH of it you use. I don’t see a problem using any colour in moderation, as long as the surface you use it on doesn’t limit you down the road should you want to change things up. LONG story short (as usual), I think you’re totally safe, especially since it’s a bathroom not an entire home 🙂

Hi Carolyn, i THINK that’s when I had the walls Edgecomb 75% lighter! 25% would be more subtle. However, the lighter a colour goes, the HIGHER its LRV will be (light reflectance value, so it will reflect MORE light) and the more green you might see!

Hi Erin! You know it’s so funny, there are those that think white kitchens are trendy, but as far as I’m concerned they’re the most TIMELESS of all! And yes, I do think some brighter whites can exist with some warm toned finishes, it all comes down to WHICH white and which finish – how strong each are and where their undertones lean :). GENERALLY though, with brighter white hard finishes I lean into gray, greige OR colour :).

Hi Vanessa, I would love to see your home, but this is actually an Online service I offer, either via a Quick Consult (which is super fun and easy) or a full consultation (under the HIRE ME) section :). Thanks for reading!

Well, you’ll definitely be going with the trends, as the light tans are coming in! And I agree, while some homes can pull off gray so well, gray is a TOUGH SELL in low light homes, that’s for sure.