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Our goal {okay, really my goal} this fall is to paint our entire main level. As I have mentioned before, our paint color is okay {but sometimes looks a little pink or peach-ish} but our builders used a flat finish which = disaster. Everything that touches the walls leaves a mark. So, for the next few weeks or month we are contemplating colors. I bought some paint samples at Benjamin Moore {although two of the colors I liked they didn’t have so I had to settle for giant swatches}. Let me know your thoughts – we would appreciate any feedback you can give. Originally we wanted more of a gold tone, but now I can’t decide between the golds and the true khakis.

Here are a few shots from different angles to captures all the lights. From top down {shaker beige, lenox tan, tyler taupe, rattan, blair gold}. And, yes, I really painted some right onto the walls. This will help motivate me to finish the project sooner rather than later!

Always test paint color with a swatch on the wall in several different lights. Testing paint swatches is important in both natural and artificial light.

Here are a few photos from actual homes with the same colors – However, I can’t find one of every color. Shown here in order {shaker beige, lenox tan, blair gold}

Here's a home painted in the Shaker Beige color. Here's a living room painted in the color Lenox Tan.
This bedroom has been painted in Blair Gold.

We definitely have our thoughts, but please let us know your favorite{s} or if we need to go back to the samples and find more options. Thanks!

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