Seeking Help
I’ve seen your living room, yours too, plastered all over pinterest. You know how to decorate, things match! Your home with some fresh flowers could be featured in a magazine (oh yes it could!), all modesty aside you know I am right.
For the record, I am NOT a home decorator person. I come from a line of “you-like-it-you-buy-it” and “bohemian-eclectic”. I married into a family who knows what it really means to “make a home”. If my mother-in-law let more people into her home I have no doubt all the ladies would be begging her for a photo shoot for some local WY home dec magazine. Country Living should be knocking on her door!
Anyway, I pretend that I know what I am doing when I “decorate” my home. I know what I like I just sometimes have a hard time translating that into reality and convincing my husband to go along with me. Years ago I painted my kitchen yellow (so novel, eh?) I still love the soft yellow but I decided it just is not conducive to the feel I want my home to have. And, it gets a lot of sunlight, which translates into the room feeling warm…which I get enough of here thank you very much. I want my rooms to feel cool.
We painted the living room a lovely shade of aqua-y blue in December and I love it, just love it.
It is Blue Whisper by Valspar mixed in Olympic. I love it so much i decided I want to do the kitchen/dining room in the same color. I had my husband on my side, I have a gallon of paint and then I chickened out.
You see, my kitchen has ugly yellow/brown 80′s tile. When we redid the counters we chose a yellow/creamy marble so that it didn’t clash with the floors. I am now panicking that yellow and blue will not a happy kitchen make.
This shot helps you to see what the counters and floors look like. The counters are more neutral than the floor. The cupboards are all a marshmallow-y white, which I love (and loathe to clean).
I want very much to paint the walls blue, but I need you to tell me that it will NOT look horrible with the floors/counters. Am I deluding myself here? What do you think. You can go here to see what the Valspar color really looks like, just search for number 5005-9A.
June 15th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Heather, I want to tell you how much I appreciate your regular comments on my blog. You are one faithful gal. I’m going to make a point to make my way over here more often and get to know you better. Hopefully, we can meet up here in AZ one day.
I think you should go for it with the blue. The trick will be to get the tone right, so the contrast with any orangey tones in the floor or counter aren’t exaggerated by the contrast the blue will present. Maybe splurge on a quart or two of your best options and paint test swatches in opposite areas of the room to see how well each option plays with the other colors in the room.
xo—Heather
June 15th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
I love the color!! It will look beautiful. Blue and yellow are a classic color combo and you are giving it a modern update. It’s gonna look great with your cabinetry (love them btw), and if you don’t love it with the tile, it’s only paint and you can try again with a different shade.
June 15th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I think blue is good. It is calming and cooling. I must admit that my family room, eating area and kitchen are all an icy blue color, I’m not exactly sure the shade. Bryan and Jill were a little nervous while it was being painted but they love it now.
I can take a photo of my backsplash with my blue walls and text it to you, if you want. And I think your white cabinets will look great with blue.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:42 am
Do it!!! I commented on FB too, but I loved my blue kitchen and can’t wait to do it again. I agree with Heather though, get a few samples and do some swatches to find what you love best. I can’t wait to see the results!
June 16th, 2012 at 9:46 am
I think Heather Bailey has it right – a light blue will work, but it will have to have the right tone to it to look good with your counters and tile. : ) Put up a patch of the blue from your living room and find another paint or two that you like. I’m happy to come over and check it out, once you have the patches up!
June 18th, 2012 at 11:05 am
I think it will look really nice. It will brighten. Every time I walked into my blue kitchen I get so happy. Do it. Diane