Help me crowdsource a color palette for our 100-year-old dream house before I lose my mind
TL:DR - Bought a 100yo dream house and am completely paralyzed by paint choices. Help!
My partner and I recently bought our dream home, and paint colors have completely paralyzed me.
It’s a 100yo farmhouse with a lot of character, and we are currently doing a complete electrical overhaul. We’re hiding all of the wires behind metal conduit and crown molding, so trim paint is the priority, and tons of wall patching, etc.
I have officially entered paint sample paralysis.
I have tried a dozen colors. Every wall looks different. Every room gets different light. The current color is really yellow in person, which is not my aesthetic. Colors that I love on one wall look muddy on another wall in the same room. I have a dozen whites that I can’t decide on. And I really, really don’t want to turn this house into a sad millennial gray house.
I want something cozy and timeless. I’ve used ChatGPT to build some palettes, but I don’t trust my instincts anymore.
So I’m throwing myself at the mercy of the Century House hive mind. Please help me crowdsource this. I need your collective wisdom. What would you do?
I’m including:
- Photos of the new house (from listing)
- Some of the color palettes I’ve been playing with
- A few photos of my previous century home, because I think it shows my general style
- A few with the electrical redone and crown installed