Colors

Choosing paint colors was something I was dreading.  I have a hard time making decisions (just ask my builder).  However, my decorator told me she was "great with colors" and she was right!  When I saw the color wheel with about 2,000 colors, my heart sank.  She said not to worry because there were only a few "good" colors.  She knows I like things neutral and I told her I like blue, yellow, white, and beige, beige, beige!  Since my current house has been yellow for years, I was leaning towards not using yellow in the new house.  My decorator did talk me into painting the kitchen a bluish/gray shade called Icecap - she said I needed a little color!  It is so pretty and we all love it.  The majority of the house is Featherdown and the master, Sarah's, and Will's rooms are Bone White (which is actually creamy beige), but those two look alike.  For Elizabeth's bedroom and bathroom, we wanted a very pale blue that leans toward gray (so the bathroom marble would match) and ended up using Fanfare.  It was just what Elizabeth wanted and I love it, too.  The only thing that didn't work out was that we painted the great room Icecap and the fireplace looked like it clashed with the cabinets, and I didn't care for the foyer/dining room being beige and the great room blue, so we changed it later.  Great choices again!