Paint!!!

I LOVE the transformative power of paint!  The color of a room effects the mood of everyone that is in it.  It is such a quick, easy and inexpensive way to perk up a tired old rental!  I tried to pick colors that I find calming and/or happy.



Because our floor plan downstairs is really open, I decided to stick to one paint color for ALL of the walls.  I chose Martha Stewart's Artesian Wells - a sort of faded robin's egg blue.  It is similar to the blue here:
I also absolutely love the GOLD accents with the blue paint, and will be incorporating that into my overall scheme as well!










For the office I chose a rosy lavender color called Violet Aster, also by Martha Stewart.  This color seemed just enough to inspire, but not overwhelm me when I was working (or to keep any guests from sleeping as this room doubles as a guest room).  It is similar to the color on Jessica Stam's living room wall, pictured above.





The bedroom will be a soft dove gray, the color is called Notre Dame by Valspar.  I love gray, it is soothing, neutral, and just cozy! The gray is close to the color in this lovely living room:




All of the pictures are inspiration rooms from the Elle Decor LookBook, check it out!