Attached below are a few inspiration images....
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| via Verdigris Vie |
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| via Verdigris Vie |
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| Rios Clementi Hale Studios via Decor Pad...this is perhaps my FAV inspiration image!! |
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| Tory Burch's NY living room |
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| Tory Burch's NY living room |
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| Tory Burch's NY living room |
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| Francois Halard for Vogue via Decorate Your Digs...college student, Maximilian Sinsteden's quirky-but-charming dorm room painted RL Paint Tapestry Green |
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| Palmer Weiss via Decorate Your Digs |
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| Sherill Canet via Enchanted Home |
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| Tobi Fairley via The Decorista |
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| Elizabeth Dinkel via Decorati |
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| John Willey via Decorati |
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| Michael Keeny via Decorate Your Digs |
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| Kelly Wearstler, Viceroy Hotel |
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| Kelly Wearstler, Viceroy Hotel |
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| Kathryn Boyd via The Enchanted Home |
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| Samantha Pynn via The Enchanted Home |
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| Tobi Fairley via The Enchanted Home |
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| Ann Wolf via House Beautiful |
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| Mark Lund Photography via Decor Pad |
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| Douglas Friedman via Decor Pad |
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| Christina Murphy via Decor Pad |
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| Emily Johnston Larkin via Decor Pad |
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| Charm Home Design via Decor Pad |
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| unknown via Decor Pad |
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| My Home Ideas via Decor Pad |
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| Feathered Nest via Decor Pad |
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| Katie Rosenfeld Design via Decor Pad |
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| Annsley Interiors via Decor Pad |
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| Studio Ten 25 via Decor Pad |
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| HGTV via Decor Pad |
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| From 2013 Napa Valley Designer Showhouse - Lowengart used BM Courtyard Green in this beautiful room |
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| From 2013 Napa Valley Designer Showhouse - Lowengart used BM Courtyard Green in this beautiful room |
Addendum:
Wow - what a sigh of relief to finally pick a paint color! Particularly for a person with three little 'monkeys' fighting for attention, who loves creative projects, with borderline OCD-tendencies, in terms of thoroughly exploring all options before pulling the trigger....(i.e. did I really need to try NINE green samples before finding the right one!?), and is limited by very little free time, picking a paint color can be an arduous task, to say the least.
We recently painted our family room (BM Old Salem Grey) and dining rooms (BM Charleston Brown) and the selection process was surprisingly easy....not the case with our master, however! This project started with the addition of new closets in our master bedroom. Though only a few new walls needed painting, it was time for a new color all around. When we moved into our home four years ago, I picked a soft grey/blue color for our master (think Restoration Hardware Silver Sage), to complement the warm gold/wheat colors in our rug and drapery panels, and chocolate brown colors in the hardwoods and furniture. Although I have always loved this color combo, I have decided this grey/blue shade is too close a cousin to the cold/grey skies we endure in Cleveland most of the year. I wanted a deeper, richer, warmer shade. After seeking guidance from our contractor's designer, we settled on BM Jamesboro Gold (a deep bronze/greenish/brown - actually much prettier than it sounds). This would provide a pretty backdrop for the various shades of brown, beige, gold, and wheat colors and give an overall mono-chromatic look to the space. But, somehow after painting samples on the walls, it never felt exactly right. I attempted various grey/taupe shades, (as I am loving greys at the moment) but discovered they competed too much with the existing brown tones in the room. I sampled BM Jackson Tan, BM Elk Horn, and BM Northampton Putty. All lovely, but again, none of these were quite right! As anyone who has ever picked a brown or beige paint color can attest, these colors can read too pink (worst offenders), orange, green, or grey....such a challenge to find the right one.
We recently painted our family room (BM Old Salem Grey) and dining rooms (BM Charleston Brown) and the selection process was surprisingly easy....not the case with our master, however! This project started with the addition of new closets in our master bedroom. Though only a few new walls needed painting, it was time for a new color all around. When we moved into our home four years ago, I picked a soft grey/blue color for our master (think Restoration Hardware Silver Sage), to complement the warm gold/wheat colors in our rug and drapery panels, and chocolate brown colors in the hardwoods and furniture. Although I have always loved this color combo, I have decided this grey/blue shade is too close a cousin to the cold/grey skies we endure in Cleveland most of the year. I wanted a deeper, richer, warmer shade. After seeking guidance from our contractor's designer, we settled on BM Jamesboro Gold (a deep bronze/greenish/brown - actually much prettier than it sounds). This would provide a pretty backdrop for the various shades of brown, beige, gold, and wheat colors and give an overall mono-chromatic look to the space. But, somehow after painting samples on the walls, it never felt exactly right. I attempted various grey/taupe shades, (as I am loving greys at the moment) but discovered they competed too much with the existing brown tones in the room. I sampled BM Jackson Tan, BM Elk Horn, and BM Northampton Putty. All lovely, but again, none of these were quite right! As anyone who has ever picked a brown or beige paint color can attest, these colors can read too pink (worst offenders), orange, green, or grey....such a challenge to find the right one.
I decided to switch gears and chose a green shade instead, to inject a little life and color into the room, particularly given our climate. I researched an endless array of inspiration images via online and interior design magazines (total time sink, but ultimately, very helpful). Finally, after numerous trips to Ace Hardware and painting NINE different greens (including BM Lapland, Aventurine, Georgian Green, Buckingham Gardens, Grasslands, Mountain Lake, Fraser Fir, and Courtyard Green) on multiple walls in our master, I discovered BM Forest Hills Green (433). I knew immediately it was the right color.
My main inspiration was the deep green velvet-covered walls in Tory Burch's living room (see images above). However, achieving that rich, nature-inspired, multi-dimensional color from a velvet fabric is challenging with paint. After further research, I discovered a similar shade featured in a New York Magazine article, "No Sense in Waiting" by Sarah Bernard, about a college student, Maximilian Sinsteden, who painted his dorm room Ralph Lauren Tapestry Green (see image above). My final selection, BM Forest Hills Green (433) is one shade lighter than the Benjamin Moore equivalent of RL Tapestry Green, BM Herb Garden (434). To see the RL Tapestry Green paint color, click on slideshow in attached link below.
Now, I must turn my attention back to my three little monkeys. I am certain they are thoroughly relieved (as is my patient husband) to finally have this task behind us!
NY Magazine's "No Sense in Waiting"
Addendum: As luck would have it, some delays to our master bedroom closet installation put off the completion of this painting project. The painters could not complete their work until the closests were finished. As such, we lived with about 10 different paint samples on our 'patchwork' looking walls for several weeks. Although I thought I had the final selection behind me (BM Forest Hills Green (433) my husband suddenly informed me one day he thought it was TOO intense. After all that hemming and hawing, I was distressed to think we would have to go back to the drawing board. But, luckilly, I was quickly able to find a softer version of this color at Lowes, Eddie Bauer's Gardener Green. Perhaps we lucked out that we had to wait because I love the final outcome....pics to come.
The photos below illustrate my crazy sample-happy last few weeks of paint selection.
Colors top left to right: Eddie Bauer Gardener Green (looks darker than it really is due to shadowed corner), BM Buckingham Gardens, BM Mountain Lake, BM Forest Hills Green.
3 Colors in middle of wall: larger swatch is BM Grasslands, top right is BM Aventurine, bottom right is BM Fraser Fir.
Bottom right around corner is Lowe's La Fonda Plaza Green
Far right browns from top to bottom: BM Elk Horn, BM Jamesboro Gold, BM Northampton Putty...
Now, I must turn my attention back to my three little monkeys. I am certain they are thoroughly relieved (as is my patient husband) to finally have this task behind us!
NY Magazine's "No Sense in Waiting"
Addendum: As luck would have it, some delays to our master bedroom closet installation put off the completion of this painting project. The painters could not complete their work until the closests were finished. As such, we lived with about 10 different paint samples on our 'patchwork' looking walls for several weeks. Although I thought I had the final selection behind me (BM Forest Hills Green (433) my husband suddenly informed me one day he thought it was TOO intense. After all that hemming and hawing, I was distressed to think we would have to go back to the drawing board. But, luckilly, I was quickly able to find a softer version of this color at Lowes, Eddie Bauer's Gardener Green. Perhaps we lucked out that we had to wait because I love the final outcome....pics to come.
The photos below illustrate my crazy sample-happy last few weeks of paint selection.
Colors top left to right: Eddie Bauer Gardener Green (looks darker than it really is due to shadowed corner), BM Buckingham Gardens, BM Mountain Lake, BM Forest Hills Green.
3 Colors in middle of wall: larger swatch is BM Grasslands, top right is BM Aventurine, bottom right is BM Fraser Fir.
Bottom right around corner is Lowe's La Fonda Plaza Green
Far right browns from top to bottom: BM Elk Horn, BM Jamesboro Gold, BM Northampton Putty...
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| The patchwork wall of samples...around corner is more intense BM Forest Hills Green, around corner near window is slightly softer Gardener Green |
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| View of master with FINAL paint selection, Lowe's Eddie Bauer Gardner Green |
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| View of master with FINAL paint selection, Lowe's Eddie Bauer Gardner Green |
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| View of master with FINAL paint selection, Lowe's Eddie Bauer Gardner Green |
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| View of master with FINAL paint selection, Lowe's Eddie Bauer Gardner Green |
| 1. Spring Valley 438 2. Woodland Hills Green 543 3. Central Park 431 4. Shades Of Spring 537 5. Spring Meadow 486 6. Sherwood Green HC-118 7. Kiwi 544 8. Grenada Green 432 9. Vienna Green 538 10. Misted Fern 482 11. Land Of Liberty 440 12. Buckingham Gardens 545 13. Forest Hills Green 433 | 14. Sycamore Tree 539 15. Mountain Lane 488 16. Alligator Alley 441 17. Courtyard Green 546 18. Herb Garden 434 19. Pine Brook 490 20. Oak Grove 489 21. Reflection 850 22. Cool Mint 582 23. Tropical Paradise 575 24. Crème De Mint 2036-70 25. Fresh Mint 2037-70 |
| 1. Citrus Green 2032-40 2. Leprechaun Green 557 3. Paradise Hills Green 550 4. Mint Julep 547 5. Van Alen Green HC-120 6. Fresh Lime 2032-30 7. Killala Green 558 8. Exotic Bloom 551 9. Pastel Green 548 10. Kittery Point Green HC-119 11. Traffic Light Green 2032-20 12. Paradise Valley 559 13. Pleasant Grove 552 | 14. Honeydew 549 15. Land Of Liberty 440 16. Neon Green 2032-10 17. Sullivan Green 560 18. Richmond Green 553 19. Douglas Fern 563 20. Sweet Basil 455 21. Daiquiri Ice 2034-70 22. Italian Ice Green 2035-70 23. Feather Green 625 24. North Shore Green 456 25. Bath Salts 624 |
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