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Holy sleepiness. I am a total travel girl but I can honestly say that I am tripped out. Okay that didn’t sound quite like I meant it but basically I am ready to be home and stay home. We honestly had THE best four day weekend in Charleston with some of our sweetest friends. However, I am not 20 years old anymore and staying up until the wee morning hours three nights in a row has made me a complete zombie today. I am on my third iced coffee and have probably capped out my daily calorie intake and it is only 11am.
Almost three years ago now we found our church home and also what has become our church family. It came at a time when we needed it most and it was nothing less than God who brought so many wonderful people into our lives. We call it our “inner circle” and love the fact that we worship together, travel together, cry together, laugh together and in turn Mark and I have grown tremendously as people together. We have grown as spouses and parents and sons and daughters of Christ. It has made the world of difference in our lives and in our relationship and I feel so blessed to have a church family that extends well beyond Sunday mornings. I share this with you because I truly feel that without coincidence God gave me this platform and this new relationship with God at the exact same time in my life. I have never been an “every Sunday morning” kind of girl but if we are home we now go to church every single Sunday morning. Not out of guilt or pressure or because that’s just what you have to do, we have finally fallen in love with worshipping God on Sunday mornings. It is truly a powerful thing and if you crave, want or need that in your life, I encourage you to visit every single church within a radius of your home until you too fall in love and feel at home. I can honestly say it changed our life…
So now that the weekend is over, it’s back to life and back to dang paint swatches. Walking into our garage at OHW it looks like Benjamin Moore vomited a sea of paint quarts and dried sample brushes. Why is choosing a color so freaking hard?!? I have never taken this long to decide nor been this indecisive. I think it’s the fact that it’s historic + it’s in a very traditional neighborhood + it has such great potential that I want it to be PERFECT. Or maybe I just really hate choosing exterior colors. Well whatever the case may be, I have just a couple more days to make up my mind. To read more on my paint dilemma and to see our house “virtually painted” all kinds of colors, read “Having Second Thoughts“. Here is the current status of our house…
I guess it has to look worse before it gets better and it’s definitely getting more dilapidated looking by the day. Pressure washing the house is removing all of the chipping paint so we can see exactly where wood repair is needed. Next and newest to the list is renting a sandblaster. I have decided to see what’s under the heinous red paint on the brick and hopefully uncover beautiful multi-toned brick. Our list of “never have dones” on a house renovation is dwindling very quickly with this monster of a restoration and sandblasting is definitely one project we’ve never tackled. Sounds kind of amazingly fun though huh?!? Hoping to video that process! I do also have this fear of sandblasting OFF the siding. One hundred and six year old wood can’t be too terribly sturdy. Or maybe so since it has lasted well over a century now. Hmmm…
So after pressure washing and sandblasting comes painting. This morning I popped by the house to paint several more swatches and see the progress on the inside. To see last week’s full inside progress update, read “Come and Take a Peek Inside!” First, let’s take a peek inside…
Completed crown molding…
Next up, outside!
We’ve ripped off the screens to replace the porch supports and the railings…
Completed deck “herb wall”…
And now for the PAINT!
Here are the new swatches. And don’t forget to leave your fave below!
Choices…
1- Witching Hour by Benjamin Moore
2- Soot by Benjamin Moore
3- Evening Dove by Benjamin Moore
4- Piedmont Gray
XOXO, Brittany Hayes
#2. The darker the better!
Number 1
#1 Witching Hour for sure – it’s the perfect mix!
#1 definitely!
White is still my fave…..
I think 1 would be beautiful! The progress looks amazing!
Number 1!!!! It’s the perfect mix of blue and grey.
1st choice #1
2nd choice #2
2!
1 is nice but not as awesome as 2!
#1 no question!!
#1 or 4
First choice #1
2nd choice #2
#1 or #2 for sure. I love the drama of #2 but #1 may be the best of both worlds! We just bought our first home and while the exterior color is fine, I would die to paint it that lovely navy color! Definitely the darker the better. 😉
Options 1 and 2 are amazing! Dove white trim would pop on both!!
#2 is the BEST!!
Hands down #1! Beautiful blue with the perfect contrast.
Go for it with #2. The darker the better. But I like drama in a home
2!!
I like #2 the most and then #1!! Both are absolutely beautiful, so I think if you choose either one you will be happy! I like the darker color because I feel like the paint over time will fade due to the sun. So, if you go with #2 it will most likely become a little lighter….close to #1. I’m no paint expert, but that’s just my thoughts hahah! But, seriously everyone of those colors are pretty!
OK, I say #1 because it will go with the style of your exterior so well. It is not too dark or too blue with a hint of gray for the cool color pallet, which would look great with dove gray paint trim with the gray undertone. If you feel dove white is still too white in contrast go with a white with more gray tone to calm it done so the contrast is not so strong. Good luck with the brick. Can’t wait to see what is under that paint. If not salvagable then paint as same as trim paint. Just saying. My two cents worth.
Tied between 1 and 4
I love #2 but #1 is great too! I understand how hard it is to make a decision on this! I’ve been trying to find a color for a year.
2 – definitely!
Love #2
#1 for sure!
#2 first choice for the Piedmont Gray trim. #1 second choice for the Piedmont Gray trim.
TWO!!!!
#2
1 – Witching Hour. I think this will go best with the style and year of the home.
2 – Soot is nice too. Will definitely be dramatic. How does that dark of paint age with weather and sun???
I’m seriously swooning over #2.
I love #2 with white trim, but I wonder how quickly a dark color would fade and how easily it would show dirt. My vote would be for #4 for the house color with white trim/detailing and #2 for the window casings. You have included Piedmont a few times now. You must be drawn to it. I also think that fits with the style of house. Black doors and windows inside would be amazing as well.
#1 for sure!
#2❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I really like four. The others are too dark or too much 🙂
I gotta’ go with 2. The darker, the better – more dramatic!
Maybe it’s just my screen but is 1 as blue as it looks?? I like it or 4 the best… Worried #1 could end up screaming blue if that makes sense
It’s coming along so well! Number 2 is my favorite.
I vote for #2. It’s so stately. I love it ❤️
I ❤️ #1.
#1
2 or 4
1 is my fave, followed by 2, then 4. Can’t wait to see what you decide
Definitely, Witching hour by Ben Moore!!
#3 is too periwinkle-ish and I’m not loving the super dark. Option 4 is fresh though…. too many choices!!
2 or 4!
Love discovering your blog and I love the first two. Tough call for me between those but I personally would pick #2
SOOT SOOT SOOT all the way!!! Go with the soot!
Definitely #4, Piedmont Gray. It is a classic, timeless color with just enough depth to make a statement. It will look great on this beauty of a home!
#2 is my fav. #1 is next.
#1 would be a safe pick and is a beautiful color. #2 and #4 are classic. I might be the only one but I love #3 Evening Dove…it’s so different and unexpected. If you look at a few of those houses on Pinterest which I’m sure you have over and over…painted that color
Witching hour. Hands down the prettiest!
TWO! ❤️
#1
1 or 4!
#1 Witching Hour!!!
I would choose 1… 2 is great as well!
First of all, I love that you shared so openly about your faith! I can relate to so much of what you said about finding the right church home.
#2 will make a statement!❤️
2 The dark is such a great contrast!
In my humble non-designer opinion, I think I like the top two darker colors. I know this is weird to admit, but I try and picture what a house looks like in the snow at winter time and I think the dark wins. The Piedmont seems like it would be a coastal look and it wouldn’t look right in snow to me. But maybe your winters in ATL aren’t as much as ours in Indianapolis so it could still work?? Omg. I’m no help and my snow theory makes me sound silly. Haha I’ll just post this for your amusement
#1 is beautiful. Classic.
4
Piedmont gray all the way. What color trim would you do with it? Dove white? If you’re dying to go dark I think witching hour is the best dark.
#1 ….it seems most fitting for the historic home ( not too bright and not too dark). However, #2 seems like it would be nice as well-a statement paint for sure. Can’t wait to see what you choose!!!
#2 is my first choice and #4 is my second choice! Love love love #2 though!
#2!!
2! It looks best with the wood door, and i think it will look nicest with the brick chimney.
#1, #4, #3 in that order. My only concern would be sun fading over time with #4.
tough choice between #1 or #4!
1 or 2!
I’ll say it again love #2. Think the darker is better and will look fantastic near the brick!!!!!!
#1
#2 for sure!
I seem to love #1 followed by 2. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Okay….so, I’m going to make a prediction! Ha! You love #2 but…it might fade, weather and you might get tired of it. So I think you’re going pick #4. Light but not white and will go with all those fun interior colors you are drawn to…so how’d I do? What does you gut tell you? What does your hubbs think? I know whatever you pick it’ll look amazing! Can’t wait to see the final color! You’ve got this!
I really like 1. But know whatever color you pick it will be beautiful. Cannot wait to see the finished project. Remember take some downtime for you, life is so short. I enjoy your blogs. Wish I still had my home, but when my husband passed 7 years ago I moved back to my hometown in Glennville, Ga into apt. I really miss it. Excited for you guys, your family is gorgeous . Until next blog… Mrs Kristy
I love number 1 because it’s smoky, however, number 3 would brighten everything up! Do you want the same color as the blue you’re doing inside, or darker or lighter? In one picture, nimber 1 does not seem like it will change the look tremendously, just give a blue hue. It depends what you want, if you want a big change to the exterior. Nimber 3 would be a big, bright change.
#1 is my favorite
1 or 2, but 2 is my favorite!!
22222222222222222222222222!!!!!!!!!!!!
#4 or #1
#1 or 4
The outside brick is probably the same as the old inside brick, no?
Are the outside all shades of blue?
Not 3. Too Barney.
Positively #1
Definitely #2
Love #2! The more drama the better. Trust your gut, everything u do is fab! Color is who you are and it is your dream home. Can’t wait to see!!!!!
Witching Hour
I like No. 1 best; however, whichever one you decide on is going to look fabulous! You have such a great eye for color!!
#2 or #4 are both great!
Number 1