A family's dream home built from the ground up in Corona del Mar is complete with eclectic furnishings and personalized finishing touches making this one happy place to be. Build: Graystone Custom Builders Architecture: Mark Teale Interior Design: Blackband Design Photography: Ryan Garvin Thanks for checking it out!! Let us know what you think in

That's a loaded question... via and with all the paint color possibilities out there [thousands] you are not going to want to hear my answer... via I. DON'T. KNOW. Selecting a color you want to live with day in and day out is a very personal choice via and I don't know you yet. BUT I CAN HELP YOU DISCOVER THOSE COLORS if you give me some good information, some photos of your space and possibly some photos of the rooms you love. via DON'T WORRY ABOUT A COLOR FOR EVERY ROOM, your home will do just fine with just 3-4 colors [more or less depending on size]. via BM Pleasant Valley Blue Too many color changes can make your eye stop and start which makes your home feel smaller because you are seeing individual spaces instead of an overall flow - especially if you have a more open floor plan. via Don't be hesitant to reuse colors throughout your home, it creates a color and design flow that is good to have USE SOFT NEUTRAL TONES Why neutrals? Because they last. Because they are a good background. Because they STAY in the background. Because they go with so many many other colors. Because they don't take over the room. Because your furniture and art look awesome with them. Because they are more livable. via WHAT IS A NEUTRAL? Nearly every color can be a neutral. I call it 'graying it down'. Basically, its the muddied or gray version of that color. A softer, more soothing version. For blue, its a gray blue version of every hue. Some are gray with a blue undertone. For green, a grayed green. via Browns and beiges go softer into gray beige and taupes. Purple gets muddied and softer. Some colors are already neutral - of course but it doesn't have to be limited to beige, tan and gray. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY You simply MUST try the samples in the actual rooms Why, you say? via Pinterest Your home's light, its ceiling height, its room size, the flooring, the number of windows, the direction the room faces, the current color on the walls.. all will affect paint color. via What looks perfectly lovely in a photo of someone else's home, or on the paint swatch at the paint store, can look completely different in your space. So, buy a sample of the paint, and some poster board, paint one coat and let it dry, (leaving a good margin of white around the edges) then paint another coat - just like you would on your walls. via When it is dry, thumbtack it to your wall and observe the color throughout the day. Move it around, see how it changes, and how it looks in natural and manufactured light. If you love it BUY IT! AND PUT IT ON YOUR WALLS! via HERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL, LIVABLE, LOVELY NEUTRAL COLORS TO CONSIDER AGANTHUS GREEN Benjamin Moore BRANDON BEIGE Benjamin Moore GRAY WISP Benjamin Moore GRANITE GRAY Glidden Paints MAGNETIC GRAY Sherwin Williams MUSHROOM Sherwin Williams via SEA SALT Sherwin Williams via SVELTE SAGE Sherwin Williams via MOONSHINE Benjamin Moore via THUNDER Benjamin Moore via BOOTHBAY GRAY Benjamin Moore CAMOUFLAGE Benjamin Moore via CAROLINA GULL Benjamin Moore DRY SAGE Benjamin Moore GRASSLAND Sherwin Williams GRAY CASHMERE Benjamin Moore GRAY HORSE Benjamin Moore via NORTHERN CLIFFS Benjamin Moore PALE SMOKE Benjamin Moore via PASHMINA Benjamin Moore SEAFOAM STORM Valspar via SEATTLE MIST Benjamin Moore ********************************************************************************* QUESTION FROM A READER: Hi There, We are looking at updating our home using the gray palette. I want to use grays that have green or brown undertones and I really do not want the blue; however, if I have to have an undertone I would go with the blue. I have read you recommended to use three colors throughout the home. How exactly do I go about doing that? Our master bedroom is rather large. I would like to accent the wall that the bed is on with a dark color like graphite and graphite may be too dark. I would appreciate color ideas on guest bedrooms, dining room, living area, entry, daughter's bedroom and hallway. I want to create a modern looking home. I would greatly appreciate any advice you can give to me. Thanks so much! Charlotte Dear Charlotte, Choosing a color palette for your home requires a little homework. For example, what are the permanent surfaces like - tile? wood? carpet?... The colors on your permanent surfaces will help determine what colors to use because they will have to coordinate with those surfaces. Do you have existing furniture you need to consider? Once you have that squared away, go to your neutrals in the paint colors swatches and pull out a few that appeal to you. Hold them next to the permanent surfaces to see if they blend well. Do the same with the furnishings that will remain in the room. Choose 3-4 that look good together and that look good with your permanent surfaces and furniture, and you will be well on your way. Neutrals are easier because they go with nearly everything. I can suggest a color for your bedroom, but if you want help with the other rooms in your home, you can email me privately for a quote on a color consultation. Unfortunately, I am only able to answer one question in this format. I'm including a photograph of a room where I did a graphite accent wall and I think it turned out rather beautifully. The color I used is Dunn Edwards/California Paints LEGENDARY GRAY. www.yournestdesign.blogspot.com Good Luck

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With spring here and snow finally melted it's time to start thinking about outdoor life again. Trust me we will be spending every possible moment outdoors this spring and summer. It has been a long hard winter. Now last spring we were seriously considering a pool and in ground hot tub but when the price of our dream came in ridiculously higher than we could have ever imagined we took a step back. But what to do? Well we need a fence badly and that is top priority this spring and as for the rest like a deck patio and outdoor kitchen it will come in good time. I had been thinking a deck would be what we need but I don't want the weather to decide if we can enjoy days and nights outdoors so I started thinking a covered porch might be just what we need. Then that evolved into to a screened in porch with a wood burning fireplace it all came from a dream actually. I dreamt we had a covered screened in porch and then I thought of how beautifully it would function. It would be a spring summer and early fall living space, and indoor outdoor space. A southern style back porch. We would eat out there during the warmer months and entertain out there and nap and relax. A fireplace would allow it to be used earlier and later into the season then without. The perfect backyard retreat. Warm days and nights perfect for outdoor dining. I love the look of this screened in porch it's the perfect style for our house. How could I not be inspired by these pictures. This is also a great option , I love the idea of the metal roof, nothing like rain on a metal roof. I'm sure this will be a big project so it may take a couple of years to see it through, so it's time to dream, design and plan. First we need to build a privacy fence and enclose our backyard so we can enjoy the yard we do have.

Our first room to tackle is the family room; this is the room that we tend to spend the most time in (mostly because it has the big TV). For this makeover the plan is to remove wallpaper and chair rail, paint, install new carpet, install some shelving and move in the furniture. This room is really dark, so we plan to lighten it up with a light paint colour and lighter carpeting... preferably one without gross questionable stains on it. We have an existing couch, which is GIANT, that we will be planning the furniture layout around. Its the Morton sectional from EQ3... we have 2 of those center pieces and an extra corner... HUGE. The paint colour that we've chosen is Behr Sandstone Cove (middle) It's warm and light, but still has enough colour to stand out against white trim. I never thought I would even paint a room beige, but I guess there is a first time for everything. We are trying to match the paint and carpet to these pillows from Ikea (KAJSA RAND pillows), which match the couch. For the carpet we're going with Stainmaster berber in Cream (which is almost the same as the paint colour). We ordered this from Empire Canada. They come right to your home with samples. I love shopping at home. I know we'll need some colour in this room since I don't want it to be all beige and gray. I'm thinking RED would really spice it up. What colours do you love to add a punch of colour?

Hi, welcome to my site! This listing is for a customized online living room design moodboard. The process is simple - send examples of your style (and/or samples of what you like) and your needs for the space, and I'll provide a moodboard, including: - Paint color selections (includes paint color names and codes) - Furniture selections - Rug & accessory selections - Wall art selections - *Optional: accent wall treatment (paint color, wallpaper, etc.) Everything you need to pull your space together will be provided online in one convenient package, allowing you to decorate on your own schedule, and when your budget allows. All files will be provided online. Thanks for visiting, and feel free to message me with any questions 😀.

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