color schemes for our new interior designs

finally.. i have a house that i really want to create pretty and simple designs. i knew this day would come! and though alex and i don't always agree on color choices for the walls.. we're good at discussing this sort of thing to find a common ground.

so here's a short run through of what i'm thinking.. i should create some inspiration boards for the rooms but i'm kind of lazy and i can't do it during work..

formal living room.. this is going to be our office.
paint: light creamy yellow
curtains: sheer white
accent colors: baby blue and white striped pillows and other navy accents..
(alex kind of wants raspberry for this room so I may have to throw some in for good measure)

family room..
paint: dull sage green
no curtains
accent colors: our couches are brown, so we'll accent them with other natural colors, tans, ivory and maybe some darker greens
other: there's so much natural wood in this room already and a red brick fireplace that we want to keep it simple. finally we'll have bookcases and also lots of storage in the cabinets underneath.

master bedroom..
paint: light gray
curtains: sheer turquoise
accent colors: possibly some deeper turquoise, but silver will be the main accent color
other: we got a nice bedroom suite when we moved into our first house, and alex has been using a chest of drawers that doesn't match. i really want to kick that into storage and utilize the closet space, since there's much more of it. so i'll be working on that.. i just don't think it will fit and the non-matching bugs me.

upstairs to the left..
paint: tropical bay (blue/greenish)
curtains: sheer white
accent colors/theme: we want the theme to be 'spa relaxation & freshness' so we'll have lighter blue accents, probably some silver trinkets, and i'm going to look for more stuff. the only issue with this is my furniture is oak. i'll have to see how that matches up with the wall colors and we'll have to get a new comforter to enhance the design.

upstairs to the right..
paint: belle grove moss (green)
curtains: sheer white
accent colors/theme: we want the theme to be rejuvenation and growth so we'll have other tints of green, some splashes of brighter colors. i'm not too crazy about the bedroom suite for this either but we don't have another option. So we'll probably keep the dresser out and store the chest of drawers. Also, a new comforter is needed.

dining room..
we're not painting this but there is a shelf that goes around the whole room above the doorways.. i've been trying to think of what to put up there but i'm blanking. makes me think i should start collecting something but i'm not much of a collector.

kitchen..
this is going to be the same color paint as the family room since they're connected, but we're going to try to keep it simple so there won't be any decor. We need a nice photo or piece of decor (which we might already have) to hang up there above where our new pub table and stools will be. i really don't like the layout of the kitchen, but it should be fine to work around.

i think that covers it.. tonight we start the painting which will continue through the weekend. i'm sure it will make the weekend fly by but we really want to get as much painting done as possible so hopefully we can at least finish 80% of it and then monday evening i can finish the other 20%. we just can't wait to move in.. i don't know about alex but i sure think about it all the time, and i mean all-the-time. and the month is flying by pretty quickly so i can't complain about that!

happy thursday!