Our Paint Colors
Posted by Rebecca, October 13th, 2011
A couple of weeks ago when I planned to do a post with some frequently asked questions, I wanted to include a section for all of the paint colors we’ve used in our house. Mike ended up taking over the post for me when I fell asleep, answering his own version of our FAQs. Since the #1 question I am asked is what paint colors we’ve used in various rooms, I figured it was about time the question received it’s own post!
Here are all of our current paint colors displayed together. Some observations…
1. I never realized how well all of our house colors blend together. Since I didn’t really have the whole house in mind when choosing colors, I’m surprised that they all work well! I especially thought the dark gray was bolder and less expected, but even that blends in well.
2. The two middle colors on the top and bottom rows do not look that similar in real life. Or maybe they do? Mike says they do. I think the top color is more brown based and the bottom one is more of a true gray. At least I’m consistent in my choices 
Here is our color breakdown, by room.
Family Room & Kitchen:
Wedgewood Gray
Benjamin Moore HC-146
Entryway & Upstairs Hallway:
Himalayan Trek
Benjamin Moore 1542
Living Room & Dining Room:
Waynesboro Taupe
Benjamin Moore 1544
Office:
Light Stripe- Gray Ghost
Olympic D17-2
Dark Stripe- Silver Fox
Benjamin Moore 2108-50
(we color matched the dark stripe to Olympic, but it is nearly identical to Olympic’s Silver Dollar D17-3)
Powder Room:
Cracked Slate
Olympic D44-5
You’ll notice that our recent paint projects have been done with Olympic’s no VOC paint. We try to keep things as toxin free as possible around here since Macky has seizures and we don’t want any unnecessary triggers. Plus those smells just aren’t good for anyone 
The Benjamin Moore paints we used were for rooms we had professionally painted before we moved in so Macky wasn’t exposed to those fumes (we couldn’t paint our two story entryway on our own so we hired it out).
I hope this post answers all of your paint questions in one spot. I plan to update it as we paint more rooms down the road. I’ll also add this post to our top navigation bar for easy access
Tags: Benjamin Moore, Cracked Slate, Gray Ghost, Himalayan Trek, Olympic, Silver Fox, Waynesboro Taupe, Wedgewood Gray
We’re trying to decide on a warm grey to use in our living room and I’m really digging your Waynesboro Taupe and Himalayan Trek!
I love the paint colors you’ve chosen. Everything looks so cohesive and modern. I want to copy it!!
hi there,
i found you via yhl. i hope you don’t mind, but i’m checking out your blog
your paint colours are officially the most AMAZING colour scheme i’ve ever seen. i’m currently on the hunt for a colour scheme that will work for us. we have two children, so it’s hard to make everything flow – okay, it’s impossible because their rooms are pink and green, lol.
wedgewood grey is on my list of favorite colours.
i might ‘follow’ you if that’s okay.
I love your paint colors. They really allow your beatiful floors to stand out! And great job on your kitchen! What a difference!!
I LOVE this color combo. Want to copy
Hi there~
I stumbled upon your blog while googling Waynesboro Taupe by BM. Trying to find a good gray-brown taupe for my DR and a lighter (similar) color for my two story entryway. I do not want any peach or pink/purple undertones.
Can you tell me if your DR (Waynesboro Taupe) ever throws peach, pink, lavender? Thanks so much!
BTW~Your DR striped chairs are the exact fabric of my LR curtains. Trying to find a good gray/blue for that room too!
Our living and dining rooms have loads of natural light, so the Waynesboro Taupe never looks pink or purple. Other people have told me that it looks purpley in their rooms though.
We have Wedgewood Gray in our kitchen and family room, which is a blue gray but more blue than gray
If I were to paint those rooms again I’d probably do a color other than the Wedgewood just to get something a little more gray.
I am interested in your exterior color combination, can you provide me that information? It looks great!!
Hi Cathy! I know our siding color is called Clay, though I do not know the manufacturer. Our shutters and door are Musket Brown. The builder used Duron paint for our entire house, so I imagine the door was painted with the same. I don’t see Musket Brown listed on the Duron website anymore, but if you ask for it in store they may still make it! I’ve also heard that Duron is owned by Sherwin Williams, so maybe they just changed the name.