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3 Paint Colors I Thought I’d Never Use. . .

May 18, 2016

I mentioned the other day that I’ve been experimenting with new colors in this house. I feel like I know “my colors” pretty well, so if you would have told me a year ago that I would be using pastels on my walls, I would’ve thought you were crazy. But, I guess it’s all a matter of what you put with them. I’m amazed at how much I actually like these three paint colors that I thought I’d never use. . .

Bashful by Benjamin Moore

light_pinkdecorating_with_pink

pillows:  orange  //  green  //  leopard  //  black

 

 

Palace Pearl by Benjamin Moore

baby_bluedecorating_with_light_blue

pillows: green  //  blue  //  pink  //  red

See more of this room here.

 

 

Mauve Finery by Sherwin-Williams lavender decorating_with_lavender

pillows:  red  //  blue pagoda  //  black & white  //  blue & white

(This is our middle daughter’s room. More photos when she cleans it up. . . )

 

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  1. Rhonda K says

    May 18, 2016 at 9:18 am

    Hi Emily! Love the bashful pink in the bedroom. Where did you find the black/white quilt/spread that you use on your bed? I’m wanting to put a touch of black in my master bedroom and black doesn’t seem to be “in” anymore as I’m having trouble finding anything that isn’t gray. Love your blog and your work.

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 18, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Sure–here you go:

      http://bit.ly/1srjzDA

      Reply
    • LeRuthless says

      May 18, 2016 at 8:09 pm

      Isn’t that the truth! Gray has taken over! It’s nice and all, but geezelouise… not all of us are on the gray train! Love your style Emily! I’ve been inspired by you many times over! :)

      Reply
  2. Mary says

    May 18, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    I love that you keep trying new things in your home.
    My husband announced recently that we need to repaint our living, dining & kitchen. It’s all one open space. My first thought was we would just do the same color. But maybe I should try something new. I’ve always been attracted to dark rooms. Maybe I should give a dark color a whirl.

    Reply
  3. Shannon Latimer says

    May 18, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Will you be sharing the source for the brass wall sconces in your middle daughter’s room in a future post? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 18, 2016 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Shannon–They’re these from our old living room, with different shades that I found at Target:

      https://emilyaclark.com/2013/03/wall-lamps-for-our-living-room.html

      Reply
  4. Cristi says

    May 18, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    So we’ll see your middle daughter’s room in about 10 years when she’s off to college? 😜 I only say that because I have 3 girls ages, 14, 12 and 10, so I can relate all too well! Lovely house, lovely you!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 18, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      That’s probably accurate. Although, I did just clean up another wall for tomorrow’s blog post ;)

      Reply
      • Cristi Steed says

        May 19, 2016 at 3:19 pm

        Great job, momma! Looks amazing!

        Reply
  5. Jessica Huber says

    May 19, 2016 at 12:11 am

    I wish I knew about that blue the other day!!! At the end of a remodel and my teen daughter wanted a soft blue but that didn’t look like a nursery. I made the rookie mistake of buying with out testing (like I said, end of remodel, so done!) It look like a nursery…When I get the energy I have to test out that blue. Pinning to my ‘paint swatch’ board now!

    Reply
  6. Katie says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:34 am

    Love the first image. Do you know where the velvet pillow is from? I can’t find that exact color anywhere and it’s perfect for one of my projects. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 24, 2016 at 7:09 am

      Yes–I got it here:

      http://bit.ly/1qGEykH

      Reply
  7. Erin says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    I love that you embrace color, all white is getting so cliche and overdone. I painted pink three years ago when we moved into our new (old 1922) house. My husband thought I was a bit crazy but I am still loving it.

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 25, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      Happy to hear that :)

      Reply
  8. Tracy says

    February 14, 2018 at 10:50 am

    Did you use the Mauve Finery at full strength or cut it a bit?

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      February 22, 2018 at 10:14 am

      Used it full strength.

      Reply

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