Paint on the Brain

For whatever odd reason I get a hankering to repaint during the summertime. Not necessarily the most logical time of year considering the heat and humidity....but nonetheless I have started a quest to find the perfect paint color for my living, dining rooms and kitchen. Our floor plan is open and the rooms all run into one another. So far I have a total of 5 new colors on my walls. Add that to the 3 colors I was already using on my walls and you have a crazy rainbow. I have green, silver sage, beach walk (yellow), purple, gravel (gray/blue), pumice (gray), flint (black), and natural choice (cream).

Here is the gravel on the left and the silver sage on the right on one of my dining room walls.

I don't think I will be using either of these choices.

The flint is a keeper above my kitchen window.

I like the contrast between the white molding and my plain builder's grade oak cabinets.

We have from left to right: flint, natural choice and pumice.
The idea is to paint the flint above the fireplace from the mantle to ceiling. I think the natural choice (ha ha) is to choose the color natural choice for the remaining wall space.

This is a green wall in my dining room with a slap of natural choice painted over it. The dining room will be painted entirely in the natural choice.

I'm going to live with this mish-mash of colors for a little while and see how I feel after a week or so. We are experiencing a massive heat wave (high 90's/low 100's) with 100% humidity thrown in for good measure. Definitely not the right time to be painting even with central air. I think I will turn my attention to making new curtains for the living and dining rooms. The sky's the limit!!