Cozy Cottage Porch
The winter snow and spring rains left us with a very leaky roof and a front porch floor all warped and worn… so what’s a homeowner to do? Get a new roof and redo the porch, of course! Choosing a grey slate floor was the easy part and with the walls painted Benjamin Moore White Chocolate, we’ve been considering painting the ceiling blue.
Beautiful and Blue
But what blue to use? We took a queue from one of our boys’ favorite childhood shows and sat down in our thinking chair to think… think… thi-i-ink!
White Chocolate and Blue
With help from online friends (the girls from Design Chic, House of Turquoise and Get Your Martha On), we followed some blues clues and fell upon this beautiful blue home by Linda Banks.
True Blue
Several emails and five paint swatches later, we’re down to two:
Benjamin Moore - Constellation
Benjamin Moore - Bright and Early
Stay tuned for the big reveal coming later this year… ’cause when we use our minds and take one step at a time, we can do anything… that we wanna do!
Photos via House Beautiful, Belle Maison, Get Your Martha On, Maine Home + Design and Benjamin Moore
10 Comments
Oh how fabulous!! Love all the rooms you showed. I personally love the Constellation – it’s a little “dirtier” with a touch more green – my favorite kind of mix!! Can’t wait to see more!! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!! And Blue’s Clues was a favorite here as well – now I’ll have that song stuck in my head!!
Can’t wait to see the reveal! Our bedroom ceiling is painted a blue similar to the Constellation hue – the room just glows when the sun comes in!
xo Cathy
I have a blue ceiling in my guest room. One thing I always tell my clients is to hold the swatch over your head because you will get a natural shadowing affect. The color will go grayer and a shade or so darker, so keep that in mind. I went with the palest blue ever and I have french vanilla walls with white trim,it is soooo peaceful and restful you are going to love it!! Kathysue
ooh it’s going to be lovely! and you brought back some sweet memories of Blues Clues with my “little” boy!
Awww….that takes me back to the days when my boys were little!!!! We have a blue ceiling in our bedroom, as does my youngest. You will LOVE it! Can’t wait to see what you decide.
Happy weekend, darling friend!
xoxo Elizabeth
That will look amazing! Picking paint colors is sooo hard 🙂
one word, soothing! There is something about blue and all it’s variations that appeal to me.
I love it with linen, crisp whites and also classic navy.
enjoy the blue skies this weekend!
you won the chez jolly give-away!
pve
I cannot wait to see what blue you choose! I am LOVING painted ceilings! I am going to paint the ceiling pink in our new little home… if we ever get it finished!
Have a PRETTY day!
Kristin
The true blue room is gorgeous, love the blue ceiling
You’ll love this palette, it’s tranquil and restful, just delightful!
Can’t wait to see the big reveal…
Claudia xo
Hi there! If this home has a house plan I would love to get my hands on it or the Architect?! 🙂