We were trapped inside for the last few days due to rain, so we made some progress by tackling the job of painting our recently de-carpeted bathroom & closet. Here’s a shot of what we eventually got the space to look like, complete with stenciled floor, and – what we’re talking about today – Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter on the walls.
But let’s rewind for a second. First up was painting the cream trim white (we went with Benjamin Moore Simply White in semi-gloss, just like the trim in the rest of the house).
Part of me hates to downplay the time that task took by sharing one measly before & after picture to cover that step. It took one coat of primer and two coats of paint (all applied with a brush) and both Sherry and I got in on the action. I primed since that’s not VOC-free like the painting part, and then when that coat dried we both worked our way around the room’s copious doorways and little areas of baseboard with the paint. Then the cutting in part of the wall-painting process came along and made the trim-work look like child’s play. So. Many. Angles.
Please allow me to demonstrate with the panoramic function on my iPhone.
I’m not usually one to complain about painting (except for painting ceilings, in which case I will whine for days) but painting walls is usually “the fun part” for us. However (here comes the BUT!) I think whenever you go into any project thinking “this’ll be fast and easy” it’s a slippery slope. And after 6+ years of DIYing we should have know better, so it’s no ones fault but our own. But this was totally one of those tiny areas (seriously, the whole thing is probably around 80 square feet) that had us feeling cocky and saying “let’s just bang this out in an hour or two” and it ended up taking a few 2-hour installments over a couple of days. Womp-womp. But it’s done! Praise those sweet, unpredictable DIY Gods, it’s done.
The color we chose was Revere Pewter, which Sherry says pops up on Pinterest as a lot of people’s favorite light-to-mid-toned color. In fact, some consider it the best greige paint color out there. You can see more examples of Rever Pewter here. Her brain also refuses to read it as “Revere Pewter” so she can’t stop calling it “Reverie Pewter” – even when the guy at the paint desk is like “Oh, you mean Revere.”
You might remember that we tossed out this “Percolating In Progress” post with a few first thoughts on paint colors right after we moved in. For our bathroom and our walk in closet we wanted something somewhat light (there aren’t any windows in either of those spaces) but not too light that it washed out things like the white trim, white mirror, and the white shelving in the closet. At first we debated Pismo Dunes and Gray Owl (both below) but we ended up liking the Revere Pewter swatch better, which is sort of a combination of both of them. It’s almost like a darker tone of Edgecomb Gray (less brown than Pismo Dunes and a little richer and less gray than Gray Owl).
We really liked the way it dried. Taupe-y in some lights (like this shot). Gray-ish in others (like the one below this one). It changes throughout the day, and works really nicely with the deep faded blue-gray color (Black Pepper) in our bedroom. We have a devoted post all about our favorite slightly lighter grige color, if you want to see Edgecomb Gray in our house & read why we love it so much.
The rolling was pretty easy by comparison to the edging. Oh and we chose to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls in here. We’ve learned in small spaces it actually makes the room feel less cramped when the ceiling and the walls are the same tone (assuming it’s not too dark of a color) since it just makes an angular/choppy/cramped space feel less broken up and boxed in.
And just like the other rooms we’ve painted, after all the paint was dry, I used this as an opportunity to switch out all of the light switches and outlets from the old cream versions to clean white ones. This photo is a bit darker (hello black hole closet) because I had the power off, but it actually demonstrates how the wall color sort of chameleons itself in different lighting situations.
Even with the lights on, the darker color on the walls is a nice backdrop to help show off the mirror’s shape (and all of that trim that we painted pops nicely too).
We still have a ton of other things to attend to in here, but here’s a little side-by-side comparison of where we started (well, once carpet was up) to where we are now.
With the walls painted, we can now get jiggy with the floor (I don’t think I’m using that right) which is the part we’re most excited for because, well, it’s the most unattractive at the moment. And since the sunroom grout situation is still looking a little bleak (throw us a bone, Mother Nature!) all signs are pointing towards this floor getting done before we can finish the tile-job outside.
Oh, and just as we predicted in this post about our bathroom plans (where you can also read more about why we’re down with painting this floor, how we’d like to add shelves to the vanity to balance it out, etc) we changed our minds again. After some more percolating, we worried that staining the vanity a dark blue color might not work very well with our yellow-ish sinktop, and we also thought we could have a lot more fun with the floor than going all-one-color with it…
… so now we’re thinking that a two-toned stencil on the floor and a more subdued color on the vanity might play better with the sinktop tone without robbing the room of any excitement (instead of adding interest to the vanity we’ll just shift the attention to the floor). Sort of like how a darker tone on the vanity in our half bathroom downstairs neutralized the same yellow-toned sink – and then we can add art and accessories for more color, interest, and to balance things out so the room makes sense in real life (photoshopped renderings aren’t always the perfect real-life representation).
So that’s where we are in our bathroom. We’re around halfway done after getting to check off:
- carpet removal
- mirror painting & hanging (more on both of those steps here)
- painting the trim
- painting the walls
- replacing all of the outlets/light switches
So we just have the vanity and the floors (along with re-adding the light above the sink) to attend to before we can declare that this interim update is done-zo. It never fails to amaze us how much a few days of work and some paint (along with small updates like a new mirror, some shelves, and some carpet removal) can change a space so much. So here’s hoping we have some after photos in a few weeks. Sherry’s trying to convince me that adding some more shelves and cubbies to the walk-in closet could be nice while we’re at it. I guess you never really know where one update might lead. You know what they say, if you give a mouse a house a cookie…
Our Favorite Paint Colors
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Megan says
The bathroom is really coming along! Although, (yes, I’m weird) I was most excited about the lightswitch change-out. That has been on my to-do list for years. We have the regular white lightswitches but the builders did not have any kind of consistency to their installation method. Some are up/down, some are sideways, and some are a combination of the two. It’s annoying. Very difficult to turn on sideways light switches with an elbow when my hands are full.
Heather MacFeather says
What a great interim transformation so far. I painted my kitchen Revere Pewter and am really happy with it. It also goes well with Carerra marble.
I have to agree with you on the impact fresh paint has. It seems like a leap of faith each time and I am always amazed after each paint project. My newest leap of faith is flat paint on textured walls. It really does make a difference.
Have fun with the floor painting. I can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Lindsay @jensoncrew says
Woohoo! I just painted my master bedroom Revere Pewter. I fought picking it because it was so popular, but it ended up being what I liked. It an awesome color and it looks great in your bathroom. My trim is an off-white color, so it’s nice to see what it looks like next to bright white. And cool that it can swing both ways!
Robyn says
Its looking really good! I love your final photoshop pic, that floor is going to be amazeballs! Can’t wait to see it all done :)
Erin says
I have revere pewter throughout my whole house and I love it! It definitely reads light gray in my house and sometimes I swear that it’s not the same color as the swatch because I don’t get the brown tones in my house. But my friend tried it in her condo and it totally didn’t work because it read so beige in her place. A chameleon of colors for sure! But I love it in your space!
GreenInOC says
The new vanity & plan for the floor – YES (said in a Sally-in-the-deli-while-Harry- sits-in-astonishment way!).
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
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Susan says
The trim always makes me crazy!! It takes so much longer than I ALWAYS think it should. BUT…it makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE!!!! Our trim isn’t even as far from white as yours is but room by room we are painting it white white and it is such a huge difference. I think ours now is technically called antique white, but to us, once we have painted a new fresh color, we call it dirty white!!
Aimee says
Why do you start from the bottom up when you paint a room? I always do it ceiling, walls, then trim last (I never tape it off, either). Just seems weird to start with baseboards and work your way up. There’s always a drip or a spatter when rolling, and that leads to trim touch-ups, so it makes more sense to me to do the trim last and not bother with touch-ups on it. Just curious.
YoungHouseLove says
We have done things in all different orders, but we like doing trim first just because if you get some on the wall it’s not big deal, and somehow it’s easier for me to do walls second without getting anything on the trim (if it drips on the freshly painted baseboard, we have found that with the semi-gloss paint on the baseboards it wipes right off with a paper towel without staining or penetrating). We definitely prefer to do ceilings first since those can drip on the walls, and floors last (since anything can drip on those) but we have also done those out of order and lived to tell the tale, so we try to just be flexible if a certain project needs to be tackled later for some reason :)
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Christy Carlson says
Rain here too…Love the color and the trim! Our house is very tan right now w/ golden oak trim…ugh! The painting of trim will be a huge project!
I’m actually home alone today (yes, I get today off!)…baby is at daycare since we have to pay for it anyway. I’m crossing off some big projects. #1 – ripping apart an old closet/armoire that my great uncle built and re-lining it an then painting the whole thing chalkboard for our office/craft/kid area.
Hope the rain stops soon so you can finish the tile and then enjoy it!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Christy! Hope you get a ton accomplished today!
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Helene says
I could be wrong, but I always thought “Revere Pewter” was named for Paul Revere. He was a silversmith by trade and I’m sure worked a lot with pewter which has all those beautiful nuanced greys to it. If so, that may help you remember how to spell it. And also, that would mean you have an awfully patriotic bathroom without having to use any red, white, OR blue! Looks great, guys!
YoungHouseLove says
Totally could be the namesake! I like that because maybe it’ll help me remember it!
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Larissa says
I always think of Paul Revere when I see the name of that paint color, also. Which makes me think of The Beastie Boys. (I had a little horsey named Paul Revere. Just me and my horsey and a quart of beer…) Which is the 2nd time in a week one of your posts has brought them to mind. Which is always a good thing. So thanks for that.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
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heyruthie says
I’ve been inspired by y’all, and I’m half way through my first tiling project. (ouch! my back!!!) But I have a question. Have you all ever used the type of tile cutter that “scores” the tile, and then you “snap” it apart? I am using one, but I’m getting a lot of tile breakage. I’m wondering if it’s because my tile is extremely hard porcelain. Do you all have any experience with this type of tile cutter? (I also have a wet saw, but it’s messy, and I’ve done quite a few cuts with it, but I’m still a little scared of it. Twice, it has “thrown” a piece of tile while I was cutting it, and that makes me a little nervous. Thanks for any tips!
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we used a tile cutter (the one that scores and snaps) with success on our penny tiling adventures in our last kitchen. We did find out a few tricks that worked better to keep the tile from breaking, so maybe that post will help (there’s a video of us cutting it, which has some details)? Good luck!
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Jean says
A stenciled floor will be a very nice interim look! But with painted walls and a painted floor, maybe think about leaving the wood vanity as it is (not painted)? Painted walls vanity and floor might be too much paint? Just a thought. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the suggestion jean! We’re going to leave the vanity for the end (after painting the floors) so we can make the call then. In person, it’s in need of some sort of love (refinishing if it doesn’t get paint) so we’ll have to see where we end up!
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AnnMarie says
Where do you get your light/outlet plates from? I tried Home Depot for just basic white ones and nada!
YoungHouseLove says
We get them in bulk from Home Depot! Saves a bunch of money if you grab “contractor packs”!
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JG says
In Home Depot the basic white ones usually are closer to the blue boxes and other electricals, and not with the display of fancier switch plates. At ours, they are on the very lowest shelf, so also easy to miss down there… I assume it varies by depot though!
Jackie says
Just wondering – did you whiten or de-yellow (I don’t know the terminology) the second photo-shopped image (with the stenciled floor) from the first one (with the blue vanity)or does that second paint treatment really change that counter top color that dramatically? It looks beautiful!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Jackie! Really good question! The reason John mentioned that photoshopped renderings aren’t always the perfect real-life representation in this post is that sometimes we adjust layers that have a few things in them, so they all sort of shift together (so real life beats photoshop every time). Since the walls in the photoshopped picture were from before we painted (we snapped that pic after ripping up the carpet), I just adjusted that layer to cool the walls off a bit since they’re less yellow now – and because the sink is also in that layer it cooled off a bit as well). We did notice that changing the super yellow ceiling light to a more “real” looking clear bulb, and since we’ve painted the walls a cooler color, the sink reads less yellow. And we’re hoping once we paint the cabinet under it it’ll neutralize it even more, which seemed to work in our half-bathroom downstairs, but of course only time will tell!
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Jacqueline says
Wow thanks for the reply!! I think this looks great – I totally get spending time on cosmetic enhancements for an interim solution that help you enjoy your space even though it’s only temporary. Even 1 year is a long time! As an apartment dweller i kind of feel like i can related to this.
Love the progress- so fun to follow along! :)
Kathy says
Nice job, a few hours of work always does seem to go a long way, doesn’t it. I always say if I actually worked as much as I worried about doing the work… well you get the jist…
Years ago, we did the same thing, ripped up relatively new but couldn’t stand it in the bathroom carpet. And primed and painted. But it was always just a tiny bit sticky…never knew why.
Pat S says
Love the paint color. I sympathize with the rain … tons of it where I am, too as I’m just a little farther north than you (Maryland). At least Burger has short hair – my dog is a regular sponge!! I thought it would never stop raining.
sarah @makingitmyhome.blogspot.com says
most people find me crazy for saying this, but I actually enjoy the edging/cutting of painting. i like the tedious, painstaking task of it! LOVE how the paint colors turned out. looks great
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I don’t usually mind it either! I think it’s all about how you go into a project. If you have some time and a full belly and some good tunes it’s not a bad way to spend an afternoon, but it’s dangerous when you go into something thinking it’ll be such a quick thing and then you’re not mentally “in it” – haha!
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Liz says
Looks awesome!! We used Revere Pewter as the main anchoring color throughout our house (living room, dining room, kitchen, stairway, hallways) after I fell in love with it from a picture on Houzz, and we could not be more happy with the result. You’re right, it reads so differently depending on the light, and I love that! We paired it with Rockport Gray (another BM pick) as an accent color in our powder room and our doggie nook (which we cut out under the stairs) and we love how the two colors look together.
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds so pretty! We did Rockport Gray in our last bedroom and loved the moodiness of it! In fact I think my best friend Cat is doing it in her bedroom now that I’m still gushing about it! Haha!
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mp says
I’ve never been a fan of sunshine, so the overcast skies have been a blessing for me, but all this rain …. my towels don’t dry. My house feels boggy. Please. Stop.
Elizabeth says
I have my entire house (with the exception of one room) painted with Revere Pewter. Needless to say, I LOVE THIS COLOR!
I did find that I loved it even more after I switched all the lightbulbs in my house to Reveal bulbs…made the color seem more true.
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh, that’s really interesting Elizabeth! Thanks for the tip!
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Erin@Managing the Manor says
1. LOVE the color. It looks great (as always).
2. You must have sent the rain down South. But we needed it, so I’m good!
3. It’s funny that you mention the Reverie thing. My mind sees the word “survey” as “survery”, but only when I type. I just did it today while working on an email. It just feels natural to add that extra “r”?
YoungHouseLove says
So funny! For the longest time I pronounced the word exacerbate as exasterbate… which ended up getting really awkward once people started laughing and pointing out another word that resembles that… eeks!
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sarina says
I feel your rainy day pain! I live in your area and after 7 straight gray and rainy days i am about to throw myself off the roof (thank goodness it’s only one story!). I love cool, crips fall days and when you lose a whole week to the drizzle you really feel cheated! I did break down and make a batch of chicken pot pies on Sunday though.. at least my belly was happy! I haven’t even gotten stoked enough to carve my pumpkins… which I really want to get to! I found some great nautical stencil patterns for pumpkins from Coastal Living but it seems like no fun to carve them in the rain! boo!
Felicia says
Because you said Reverie, it made me think of this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79UfWizjGiQ
so it’s a classy classical paint colour :)
YoungHouseLove says
Pretty! Very classical indeed ;)
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anya says
Love the new color in that room – it really adds some sophistication and makes that gorgeous mirror pop.
I have a number of painting projects on the horizon and I hoped you could share your thoughts on what order to paint things. Do you always do the trim first? When it comes to the walls, do you typically cut everything in before moving on to rolling, or do you work in phases? Am I totally overthinking it? ;) Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
It does seem to make things a little faster/easier if you do the trim first (if you get a little on the walls it’s no big deal) although we’ve done it both ways, so neither way will kill you. We do like to cut in before rolling (trying to stagger those close together so they blend, but never rolling and then cutting in since it seems to make more lines around doorways that way). So trim first and then cutting in, rolling, cutting in, and rolling seems to be our tehcnique for the most part. Oh and do ceilings before walls if you can (again, it won’t kill you to do it the other way around, but working from top to bottom in case things drip (like painting floors last) seems to make sense.
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Natalie says
I have this color in almost every room in my house!!! Obsessed! And honestly feeling pretty awesome about myself right now since you guys think its rad too! :) I feel like you personally just approved my paint choice!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! We love it! APPROVED.
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Jessica says
What finish did you guys use on the trim and the walls? Is it the same as the rest of the house or did you go glossier for the bathroom?
Most of my house is in satin but I am really regretting that in one of the plaster walled rooms. I think the glossiness of the paint makes the imperfections in the wall show a lot more!
YoungHouseLove says
We like satin for bathrooms (still wipeable and if you invest in good paint it’s even scrubbable but it’s not as shiny and doesn’t show as many imperfections). Hope it helps!
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annie says
Lookin’ good! Viva paint! :) Just wondering – I know Katie B. did her mom’s basement kitchen countertops with that refinishing product – any thought on doing that with your yellow-ish bathroom vanity until you guys do a full reno?
YoungHouseLove says
That stuff is usually really fumey (high VOC) so it’s not great for prego people or young kids. I think since we have a full scale plan down the line to knock down the wall and have a double vanity, for this interim step we’re ok with holding out for the counter we’ve always wanted instead of painting this one!
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Jessica says
Thanks for still posting today! Based on the lack of traffic this morning, there aren’t many of us at work today but at least I know I’m not alone.
Also, I really love the new plans for the bathroom vanity and floor! John, you really should listen to Sherry about cubbies in the closet & making it the dream closet you want ;) Since I can’t have my dream closet (I rent) I need to live vicariously through y’all!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! Thanks for the closet vote Jessica!
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Lee Ann says
First-time comment! Thanks for a “real-life” look at the good, bad, and ugly on home DIY projects. I appreciate that you keep it real. Was inspired to comment after your words about projects that take longer than expected. Just like every DIY project I undertake not only takes longer, and costs more, but inevitably, requires more steps than expected. Current example: Time to paint my guest bedroom/study. Fine. But decided that before I painted the room, maybe I should refresh the en suite bath. Okay, no problem. Until I realized the 80s popcorn ceiling (which I am NO WAY going to remove!) needed painting before the walls. And as long as I was in there, maybe I should tile the floor. And … the dark wooden base cabinet could really use a whitewash like I just did in the master bath … And maybe … And … Argh! DIY h-e-double toothpick! L.owes loves me. Just saying … DIY is a slippery slope, like any addiction. Just say “NO!” LOL!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s a slippery slope, eh?! Good luck Lee Ann!
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Avone says
If the ceiling hasn’t been painted over a million times, that popcorn just scrapes right off with a bit of warm water. Wouldn’t add more than a couple of hours. :) What’s two more hours? Haha.
Ginny @ Goofy Monkeys says
Revere Pewter is a beautiful color. Makes a huge difference and it looks much more “you”!
Kasey @ Debt Perception says
Rain, rain go away! I haven’t seen the sun in about 8 days!
Emily @ Life on Food says
Oh I am so jealous. The trim looks amazing. I have the whole house to repaint the trim. Some areas we want to do sooner though since we painted the walls. I am totally procrastinating.
Paula W says
Lovely color! My ‘version’ is Behr ‘wheat bread’, the same warm gray vs grayed-out tan color. Love it. I have it in my bedroom, just deep enough so woodwork pops, without making the room too dark.
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds pretty!
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Rachel T says
Great progress!
Have you ever thought about replacing the bathroom countertop with something inexpensive like butcherblock? I thought it might be strange myself but google images shows some really great options, at least one atop a grey vanity.
YoungHouseLove says
We actually used a wood countertop in our first house’s bath reno but we learned that it’s more of an involved update (you need to buy a new sink and special sink-height faucet for that setup) so since we have plans to fully renovate this bathroom down the line, we’re ok with holding out for the vanity/counter we’ll love for the real reno. So for now we’re just trying to work with what we have and use affordable changes like paint and a few accessories to spice things up in the meantime.
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Tania says
We are stuck in the rain here in Dallas too! Boo…I have like 8 things that are ready to be spray painted! We almost painted the front half of our house revere pewter, but in the end we went with edgecomb gray….which has the same interesting greigy look going for it!
Maureen says
I feel your pain with all the cutting in and painting of trim. Working on my 27 foot long hallway with 9(!) doorways. It’s taking FOREVER!
YoungHouseLove says
Oy! Good luck Maureen!
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Brooke says
LOVE LOVE LOVE Revere Pewter! It’s the color we chose for our main living space, dining space and hallway. Depending on the light, it’s either beige, greige, or gray which I love!
Question, did you sand your trim at all or just prime and paint? we have 1/2 white trim and 1/2 oak trim in our house and I want to paint it all white!
YoungHouseLove says
Since ours is matte and chalky we don’t sand, but in our first house it was glossy and shiny/sealed so I sanded and then primed. Hope it helps!
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Jessica Kish says
Funny that there is a paint color named after the Pismo Dunes. I live in Pismo!
Abby says
I love the walls! My husband and I chose Revere Pewter for our entire downstairs (yet to be painted, but in the works) and I think it will be the perfect neutral. Thanks for going first :) I am in the process of refinishing a farm style table and chairs for our kitchen and I am using Chelsea Gray for the chairs. Maybe that would look good on your vanity?
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Abby! Will have to check it out!
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Gabbi @ Retro Ranch Reno says
Loving the progress!!
Jennifer says
Literally spent all weekend looking at paint colors for our living/dining rooms and was down to Moonshine or Edgecomb Gray — until I saw Revere Pewter and decided that he was the one. Loved seeing this post this morning, the color turned out beautifully for you and I feel even more excited about it for my project (which includes beautiful white-painted wood plank ceilings). Yay!
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh, wood plank ceilings! Go Jennifer!
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Mary Beth Caboth says
Looks great guys! Speaking of paint and pinterest… I just saw on there a great idea! Take popsicle sticks and paint one for each color used on the rooms through the house, place them on a ring and then you have them handy when you are out searching for furniture, curtains, accessories, etc. You could also write on the back of the stick in a sharpie which room the color belongs in. I thought it was such a neat idea. Keep up the hard work (well Sherry not too hard) its coming along great!
hugs.
YoungHouseLove says
Smart!
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Barbara says
Benjamin Moore, right?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, yes!
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Marcie says
We built our home a few years ago and the outside is revere pewter and the inside is edgecomb gray. We love the combo and it’s nice to see you like the color too! You have great taste and have influenced us so much over the several years we’ve followed your blog. Keep up the great work!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, thanks so much Marcie!
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Holly says
I’ll be honest with ya, I wasn’t 100% sold on the original vanity concept…but now I’m in LOVE! It’s super-fantastic-pants!
Laurie says
Ooooh, I like the two-tone floor picture! That looks cool. I think I’m going to like that version. I can’t wait to see it!
I would love to see what you do for the closet. I’m in the middle of building a pantry and I’m nervous about the lack of studs in my wall for the shelves. I have brackets but these same brackets pulled out of the wall in another room when the shelves got too heavy. I don’t think a closet will hold heavy stuff like books and cans of beans but I would still love to see what you guys do for your closet shelves.
qs777 says
Love the Revere Pewter – and the idea for the floor. I hope you do it!
Love the book reference. Our personal favorite is “If you give a pig a pancake……” :)
Liz says
I truly do not understand the gray craze–so cold! Reminds me of hospitals!–but everyone else seems to love it. Maybe it’s because I live in the PNW and it’s gray outside all the time? I dunno. I love me some light, airy, warm tones. But I love watching what you guys do with your gray, too.
Evelyn W says
YES for some stencil action! Though I already feel bad for the poor sore fingers.
YoungHouseLove says
Fret not! We figured out a new method when we did a stencil project for the book and it’s so much faster! No more claw hand! Wahoo!
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Stevie says
Did you use Benjamin Moore paint or did you color match it to something else? I love this color and have read great things about it as a whole-house color. But I’d prefer not to shell out the clams for Benjamin Moore paint if Olympic or something more budget-friendly works just as well.
YoungHouseLove says
We shelled out the loot for BM paint since we have been really happy with it, but for things that aren’t staying for the long haul (ex: our stenciled floors) we’ll be using Olympic since it isn’t quite as thick/durable but it works for smaller or not-permanent updates.
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Janet says
Loving the wall color!!! Have you thought about an iron ore or dark gray color for countertop? Might look awesome with the dark cabinet.. I never thought to go dark on dark (countertop and vanity) but we just did for our master bathroom remodel and it’s quite stunning. :)
YoungHouseLove says
That could be fun someday! Thanks Janet!
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