We had ‘that feeling’ right away, that feeling that we could make this ‘our home, our nest’. Our Realtor told us that within a few minutes potential buyers know if they are interested in buying a home….it’s due to ‘that feeling’, that connection that you get right away.
Since we moved in end-July, repainting has been a top priority…the bright yellow, forest green and burgundy wall colors don’t go with our furniture. These colors also made the home look more closed-in and dreary.
We were confident that repainting would make a huge difference in the space – and it has with the help of Mindful Gray!!
I am totally smitten with this color. I am jumping up and down with excitement at how beautiful this color looks on the walls! Here are some before and after pics!
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Wow. That’s a whole lotta walls to cover! I love mindful gray!
This color is amazing and I am doing a little happy dance at how great it looks! Yes – lotsa walls to cover! Repainting is going to completely change the feel of the space. Thanks for your sweet comments Courtenay!!
WOW, is that an amazing and beautiful transformation! We bought our house a year ago and we too knew almost immediately that this was “our” house! We love it and are so happy there! I really enjoy your blog! :)Meghan
Thanks Meghan!! I am so glad you enjoy my blog – blushing here! I am so glad you are enjoying your new home, it’s funny how you get that feeling right away, like you belong to it and it to you!!
I love the before colours, and was hoping they were the newly chosen ones.. I have always loved colour and am currently contemplating redecorating, but don’t want to give up colour.
I’m glad to hear you love color! I’m a firm believer in decorating your home with the colors you love! We love neutral wall colors and they allow me to switch my decor accent colors and use different holiday colors so they are more flexible than red, yellow or green colored walls!
Hi Heather: I love the grey color–it really refreshed and renewed the interior of your home. Can’t wait to see it all with the furniture in place! When we bought our house, we knew the instant we walked in it that it was the one–you just know when you know! It was so nice to hear from you today over at my blog. How nice of you to invite visiting students in for Canadian Thanksgiving–I remember how much I appreciated it back when I was in school, because I could never make it home for that holiday. Glad you liked the corn and tomato salad recipe, and thank you for following me–I’ve returned the favor! And now I’m off to work on some furniture–hope to have it up on the blog in the next few weeks!
Good luck with your furniture makeovers – sounds like fun 😀
I like the before but the after is even better! Nice choice!!
Thanks Anne – the yellow was really brighter than that picture….once we get our furniture put back it will start feeling like our home – I just can’t believe the difference this color has made!
This is gorgeous!! What a beautiful color!
Thanks Janel – it’s made our space look so much brighter and bigger too!
Wow, what an awesome space! I love the open floor plan and the beautiful stairs. I can see how you fell in love with it. I am loving the new paint color that you chose. It looks awesome. I can’t wait to see the progress 🙂
Thanks Taryn for your lovely comments 🙂
My arms and shoulders are tired just seeing the pictures. LOL
Yes!!! Tallllll ceilings in some parts!
ummm WOW! Your home is gorgeous! I am in L.O.V.E with your new color. If you were my neighbor, I would totally be helping you paint! Ha! 🙂
Thanks Clydia for your sweet comments! If you were my neighbour you would be over having coffee with me then we would paint each other’s homes!!! 😀
I’m in the process of searchingn for the perfect grey. Your post was so timely. Will definitely check out “mindful grey”. Thanks Heather! 🙂
It’s beautiful Tanya! To test the color out in your space do what I did: buy a small sample pot of the color and paint a dollar store canvas…then you have a bigger swatch to work with rather than a little paint chip. And you can move the canvas around from room to room to see how it looks in different spaces and different light!
Oh My! So many tall walls. What a wonderful space, and yes, the mindful gray looks so elegant and pretty. Can’t wait to see it with the furniture in place. laurie
Thanks Laurie!! I can’t wait for it to all be done too!
I like yellow…but that was a lot of yellow. You have a gorgeous home and that color you have selected is amazing!
Thanks Holly! We love our new home too! Thanks for the thumbs-up on mindful grey!!
It’s looking sooo good! Love the gray! The house is beautiful too….love the layout and stairs!
–Katie
Thanks Katie! The layout is one of the things that sold us!
Holy high walls!!! Yikes! Pretty space though, will be fun to decorate 🙂
Thanks Jessica – I agree its so fun to decorate…any space!
Looking great, Heather! I love the gray!
Aw Steph – you are so kind!
Yes it makes a huge difference! I can’t wait to see it all completed. I know it will be fabulous!
Thanks Pamela – I hope it turns out as fabulous as what I have in mind!!
So great! Congrats on all that hard work!!
Thanks – it feels so great to have it done – now to get everything back in place and decorate!
Perfect color choice!! Looks incredible and very soothing!! 😉
That’s exactly what I said too!! It is so ‘soothing’!!! Great minds think alike – haha!!
Simply beautiful!
Oh – thanks so much!!
LOVE the Mindful Gray! I’m using some grays in our house too. We inherited a soft light gray in the living room and I found it works so well in this house I’m doing the color (or variations of it) in other rooms too. I have no idea what color it is because it didn’t say on the can they left. I checked with all the company paint fans I have and it didn’t match any of them. I suspect it was a custom color.
I’m sure the gray will make your home look far more elegant. I like it! 🙂
What color did you use for the trim? I am working on something to go with mindful gray and came across your page. Excellent choice – your home is fabulous!
Thanks for your compliments Jan! We actually didn’t repaint the trim since it was in such great shape – If I were you I would go to your local Sherwin Williams store and ask them what color would go with Mindful gray – maybe a basic white with a 5-10% mindful gray in it would work!
I’m laughing right now because we just bought a house that gave us the same feeling.. and it’s also yellowish, maroonish and olive green! I’m thinking Mindful Gray throughout and maybe Dovetail in the master bedroom? The trim is already white. What color is your master bedroom?
I’m getting ready to paint Mindful Gray in our bedroom. I’m considering using a flat Mindful Gray because I’m afraid if it has any sheen to it that it might look purple or have a color hue. Did you use a satin or eggshell and do you think it gives off any color besides gray? Thanks!!
I absolutely love the yellow! Could you possibly tell me where you purchased it and the name if possible?
Hi Christin – I don’t know the color of that yellow paint – the previous owners painted it. Sorry! Thanks for visiting!!