Picking Paint Colors

I tried to reinvent the wheel.

We recently moved in to our new home and we are excited to paint to add our personal preference and design style. 

Before

So I perused the internet and design blogs making notes of popular gray colors.

I purchased and sampled SIX designer grays.

BUT I compared everything to my beloved mountain home color choice - Behr Classic Silver.

I thought maybe I should choose a safer, lighter, more "beige" gray (greige) this time for this new house.

BUT I compared everything to my beloved mountain home color choice - Behr Classic Silver.

I tried Requisite Gray, Gray Owl, Stonington Gray, Alpaca, Functional Gray, and Revere Pewter.

BUT I compared everything to my beloved mountain home color choice - Behr Classic Silver.

After a few trips to town for more paint, my husband says,  "Why don't we just paint it the same color as our old house?"

Brilliant!  Why didn't I think of that? That should have been obvious to me, but it wasn't.

Behr Classic Silver 

Stay tuned to see more progress in the living and dining room!