Color, color and more color!

Those who know me, know that I love color! I  like lots of color.  Bright color. Vibrant color.  Different colors. I fully appreciate the beauty of neutral colors and muted shades.  I love other people's homes that are painted in varying tones of white and khaki. But it is not me. I could not wait to see what my color choices would look like on the walls.  And even more on the ceiling.  That was one of the question areas I had...what to paint the ceiling.  A dear friend is a talented designer and she is the one who first introduced me to the idea of painting the ceiling same as walls. I had tried it before in a previous home, but I had toned the ceiling color down a shade or two. She encouraged me to just paint the ceiling same as walls.  So I just went for it. I think my contractor questioned my sanity and I did as well.  I had some pretty bold colors selected.  How would it look?

In a word.  It looked...AMAZING!

This is the family room in Palladian Blue.  Had never used a blue as a living color.  Don't really even have that much that seems it would work with blue.  But I love it. It is light and airy and calm.  And the ceiling is blue too.

I have a rule for laundry rooms. They must be bright and fun.  So mine is Pear Green.  It is a happy color. We added the shelves which provide TONS of storage space.

This may be my favorite in the whole house. It is Galapagos Turquoise.  Set against the white wainscoating (we added that in sort of a Shaker style) it is stunning.  And look how the chandelier just pops.  And look at that ceiling!

Believe it or not my Sooner husband agreed to an orange living room.   He made me promise that it would not be UT orange. It is Pumpkin Cream and is what you see through the huge window in front as you drive down the street.  We like to joke that our house glows. It is awesome!  We had the book shelves built.

This shows you how the living room/dining room combo look against one another. I love it!

Just so you can see I am not completely whacked out on color.  My entry and hallways are a lovely Weston Flax.  Still has color and not to be confused with white.