Let's talk paint

J and I have decided to try to be as eco-friendly as possible (and as the budget allows) when it comes to paint we choose for the house. We've already picked out the white that will be used throughout the house on the trim and door frames, as well as in the kitchen on the walls and cabinets. We're using Glidden's Freshaire in Beach Pearl.


{Beach Pearl}

In fact, we had already picked colors for most of the house, and knew we were going to use Glidden (because of the price, quality of paint/coverage, and the low VOC factor) but we weren't thrilled with the color selection, so we turned to the Martha Stewart colors at Lowe's (and some old swatches I've held on to from Martha's days with Sherwin Williams). But when we got to Home Depot we found out about the Freshair paint (also by Glidden), but because of the way the paint is packaged and mixed, we couldn't get custom colors. We picked the Beach Pearl as it fit with out color story and is a nice warm white. Other colors we were a little more set on, so we bypassed Freshaire and had regular Glidden mixed.


{Dupioni, Green Fiddlehead, and Pignoli}

However, when it came to the bedroom and living room (the two rooms in which we figure we'll be spending the most time) we were pretty set on our color choices (Martha's Pale Araucana Green for the living room and an old SW Martha color Skating Pond for the bedroom) so we did the research and found Mythic Paint. Luckily we also found a Mythic Paint authorized dealer nearby!


{Skating Pond and Pale Araucana Green}