Taste the Rainbow

Mmmmm colors colors colors.  One of my favorite things in the world is just playing with color.  I am one of those freaks that can color match anything to anything else.  I can "see" shades of color within other colors.  I am the dope who looks at something purple and can honestly tell you there is too much orange in it.  The color thing is pretty much my only natural talent.

And that means that when it comes to picking paint colors, I am having a hell of a time.

I know the general colors I want and where I want them to go.  The trouble lies in whether or not it will fit with the feel we want for the house: casual, cozy, whimsical, cottage, low-maintenance and airy.  That IS a style right?  haha!  What I envision for the style of this joint will be the subject of a future post (I just deleted an entire paragraph of info I decided to save for later).

Anyway...

The majority of the house is going to be the same green I have in my current place.  I love it so much. I have also decided that most of the new house is going to have faux wainscoting with white or off-white on the bottom so I can go bolder with my colors on the upper half.

Here is my green. So yummy! (by the way, my home monitor makes this look way different from my work monitor, which means who the hell knows what it looks like on YOUR monitor.  If I were to name the color this should be, it would be Asparagus Tips)

And just an idea of what it would kind of look like in a room with the dark floor:

Of course, I would never, ever have a light-colored couch.  That is a recipe for disaster.  Any couch we might one day have will be in a dark version of the green, or possibly brown/neutrals. The majority of the wood furnishings in the rooms will be white.

Kitchen, dining room and hallways are all going to follow the same color as the living room since chances are they will all be touching anyway.  I want white cabinets in the kitchen, dark counter top to match the floor, white backsplash, and then a stronger version of the green on whatever walls show, which won't be very much.