Vaulted Ceiling

Originally uploaded by cmwoodley.

True, Erwin House is practically perfect. It is certainly my dream house. Still… there are some things I would change. Here’s numero uno in the ongoing list of Things I’d Do Different.

Originally, we talked about painting each room in the house a different color. Over time, picking these colors as well as paying for the difference (our contractor didn’t bid more than painting the whole house apartment off-white) caused us to scale down and choose some neutral tones.

We ended up painting almost the entire upstairs a beautiful buttercream, light enough to be unobtrusive but warm enough to make the bedrooms glow in the evening light.

I’m definitely glad we went with this color in the boys’ rooms. It goes with almost any color scheme, so as their decorative tastes change, the room won’t require a new paint job. But in the master bedroom, the creamy tone is a bit too blah for my tastes. I’m not really sure what color I would have gone with, but the walls are tall enough to take a darker shade without making the room feel small.