Paneling Meets Paint (Soon)

The basement in our new house needs some work. Thanks to Pinterest, I am prepared. The less-than-lovely wood paneling will be painted. The trim will be painted. Even the fireplace will be painted.

As much as I like choosing paint colors, I'm not great at matching tones. Have you noticed how many "white" paint colors there are? How in the world am I supposed to know which one goes with the color I like? On my mom's recommendation, I sought help at Sherwin-Williams [this is not an advertisement for Sherwin-Williams, just the truth]. Their color palettes are the largest I have seen, with twenty coordinating colors.

After hours evaluating paint swatches, my husband and I selected the palette for our new house: Rustic Refined. We plan to paint the trim "Creamy" throughout the house. In the basement, the wood paneling will be "Muslin," and the small non-paneling section of the wall will be "Copen Blue." I cannot wait to get started!

Our chosen color palette for the basement. The colors
seem to look darker on screen. "Creamy" is basically
white in real life.

Someday soon, I will show you an "after" picture. Until then, a Pinterest board will have to satisfy both of us.

Follow Davy's board Basement on Pinterest.

This post is linked up with (WFMW) Works For Me Wednesday, Little Friday Linkup, and Winsome Wednesday.