Ever since moving into our house, we have slowly been painting our way through our home, room by room.
If you’ve been visiting us here on our blog for a while, you’ll know I have mentioned before that the previous owner painted every room in our home beige…and I mean every single room, including the garage! We were happy with it when we moved in because it was a neutral we could live with while we settled into our new home together. It gave us a blank canvas to start out with.
However, after a while, it began to feel tired and boring. We were craving a change and we knew a few brand new paint colors was the first step in slowly transforming our builder basic home into the little modern farmhouse of our dreams.
To us, modern farmhouse colors should be light and airy, yet grounded and earthy. Here are the beautiful colors we chose for our home.
I’m always amazed at what a difference a little bit of paint can make. It is definitely the most cost-effect way to make a dramatic change in any space.
Take our home for example, by simply changing our beige walls to light neutral gray paint colors our home went from uninspired and dull to feeling bright and inviting. I love that paint has the power to evoke certain emotions and feelings.
Kitchen
We painted our kitchen Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore (take the full tour of our modern farmhouse kitchen here). This paint color has got to be one of the prettiest neutrals I have come across so far, it’s light and bright with just a whisper of gray to it.
We also completely transformed our dated light oak cabinets with a fresh coat of Mountain Peak White by Benjamin Moore (see the before pictures here).
It completely changed the look and feel of our entire home since the kitchen is the hub of everything! It’s interesting how changing the central room in your house will inspire you to work on every other room!
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Living Room and Dining Room
Collingwood by Benjamin Moore was our color of choice for our open concept living and dining room (take a peek at our recent changes here).
This space is fairly open to our kitchen so we chose a color that complimented Pale Oak as we wanted to be sure the spaces transitioned well to one another. You always want to make sure you keep that in mind when choosing paint colors. If each room is painted a different color, then your spaces won’t feel as cohesive as a whole.
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Master Bedroom
Our little romantic farmhouse retreat is painted Balboa Mist by Benjamin Moore and it couldn’t be lovelier. It’s soft and just a little bit feminine and I love ending each day in this relaxing and cozy room (see the full room here).
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Nursery
Our little one’s nursery is the only room in our home that has a touch of color to it.
While pregnant we opted not to find out the gender of our baby so we designed a gender neutral nursery with a subtle safari theme (you can read all about our design inspiration for her room here and see the full tour here).
We painted her walls in Benjamin Moore’s Sweet Celadon, it is soothing and calming and the perfect color for a baby boy or girl.
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I’d love to hear what you think of the colors we chose for our home so far, just leave us a comment below.
Have a lovely day,
Alicia xo
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Shawnna says
hey girl love your home! Such cool colors!
Annie says
I love reading what paint colors people choose and seeing them in their spaces! Always beautiful Alicia ~
Alicia says
Thank you sweet Annie xo
Amy says
Hi! How did you create your paint swatch collection at the top of your post? I love how you did it but can’t find a tutorial on how to make one.
Alicia says
Hi Amy, I simply saved the paint color images from the supplier to my computer and created the document in Photoshop. 🙂 I hope that helps!
Alicia xo
BONNIE says
Love your colors, wondering what color you did in the bathroom.
Alicia says
Hi Bonnie, thank you for your comment. 🙂 The wainscoting in our powder room is painted Albescent by Benjamin Moore, and the upper portion of the wall is wallpaper.
Anna says
Alicia – your home is def beautiful and I’ve found that you’re 100% right abt painting your rooms a color – it’s cheap and takes a little time to make a big impact. I recently painted most of the rooms in my house and I’ve selected colors very similar to yours so it makes me feel good that I’ve selected trending colors, esp since I just put my house up for sale. Thanks for the beautiful advice.
Alicia says
Hi Anna, thank you so much for your sweet comment. I am so glad you found our post to be enjoyable, and I wish you all the best with the sale of your home. xo
rosanna says
did you do the ceiling the same color everywhere? if so. what color?
Alicia says
Hi Rosanna, we haven’t painted the ceilings in our home since we purchased it. I believe it’s just a basic white ceiling paint. 🙂
Wendy says
I enjoyed seeing the colours you chose for your home. We have a dilemma with paint colour right now and your choices have inspired me to make the plunge. Right now our living room is Putnam Ivory and it feels drab and a bit overbearing. Thank you for sharing your paint journey!
Alicia says
So glad we could help, Wendy! A new coat of paint is such an easy way to update your home. I know you’ll be so happy with a fresh look and spring is the perfect time to tackle a project like this! 🙂
emr says
when selecting your paint color how did you know what would looks good. every room in our home is a different color and when i hold up my sample board i feel like i still focus on the existing background color. Would Pale Oak be a nice color throughout an entire house?
Alicia says
Erin, that is such a good question! Choosing paint colours can be tough and overwhelming. My best advice is to narrow down a few colours and pick up a sample can of each. Paint a sample square of each colour in each room you plan on painting. Paint will look different in every room depending on lighting, time of day, etc. So make sure you give it a few days to decide. But in general, I really love Pale Oak, it’s a really pretty neutral and I think it would be a great colour for your home. 🙂
Abbi says
I absolutely love your home! We just moved and are in the process of choosing paint colors. It is so overwhelming. Pale Oak is one of my favorites for the kitchen. I didn’t know what would go along with it, but your post really helped.
Alicia says
I’m so glad it helped, Abbi. It’s a really pretty neutral and one of my favourite paint colours. Happy painting! 🙂
Christy Sommerfeld says
I was wondering if you painted the baseboards mountain peak white?
Nick says
Hi Christy,
We painted our kitchen cabinets Mountain Peak White by Benjamin Moore. Our trim is all painted Simply White, also by Benjamin Moore.
Susan says
I’m not confident at all when it comes to choosing color. Thank you for the advice! I love what you have done.
I’m wondering what flooring you have and the color? I really want the waterproof flooring that looks like wood.
I would also like your suggestions on exterior colors? Which is the best modern farmhouse white in paint and hardy board?
Thank you!
Alicia says
Hi Susan, We’re so glad you found our post helpful! Our floors are real oak hardwood, and they were here when we moved in. As for exterior colours, I really don’t have any suggestions as we’ve never painted the exterior of our home. I would recommend heading into your local paint store and asking for some suggestions (make sure to take photos of exteriors you like!) and they should be able to offer some helpful advice!
Ashley says
I know this post is pretty old but where did you get the valence in your kitchen from? I’ve been looking for something similar for weeks!
Alicia says
Hi Ashley, I actually made the valance from leftover material I had on hand. If you are interested in making your own, I purchased the material from Tonic Living. I’m sorry, I know that’s not much help.
Ashley Arcand says
thank you!
Suki says
Hi Alicia — I’m selecting neutrals for my old farm house and so far I’ve loved everything we’ve painted. I’m just really having trouble with a green for my bedroom — I’m wondering how you’re liking sweet celadon? I might end up with BM Silver Sage but it doesn’t make my heart race like all my other selections.
Alicia says
Hi Suki! We painted our daughter’s nursery Sweet Celadon, and I really loved it. But I always recommend getting a test sample prior to painting a room, paint reads so differently depending on so many factors. Let us know what you decide! 🙂
Suki says
thanks for the quick response! BTW — I love your taste in colors!
Alicia says
Thank you, Suki! 🙂
Christina says
I love these colors and I’m thinking about doing something very similar in the fixer upper we just got. I’m a little confused though. In a comment, you said you use Simply White for trim but in all the examples it said Albescent. Did you change your trim or am I missing something.
Alicia says
Hi Christina, That was an error on my part. The trim was originally Albescent, but we have since repainted it all Simply White. You can see an updated list of all of our home’s paint colours below. I apologize for the confusion!
https://www.nickandalicia.com/our-paint-colors/
Melanie says
Gorgeous rooms! I know this post is pretty old, but wondering what your backsplash is in the kitchen? We painted our living room Pale Oak and are considering painting our kitchen walls Pale Oak as well when they’re done remodeling. We also chose white cabinets. I just love the tiles and how well they go with the walls.
Alicia says
Thank you, Melanie. Unfortunately, I don’t have any information on the backsplash as it was chosen by the previous owner. I’m sorry I’m not more help, but if you take a photo of it to your local hardware store, etc. they should be able to show you something similar!