#31- Suzy's Snappy Decisions

Name: Suzy
Location: Crown Point, Indiana
Type: Single family home

Why I use color:"i was very intimidated by color on my walls, until i had to make some very snappy decisions. my new home was so open to color - interesting rooms and space with tons of light. with a benjamin moore color wheel in hand i closed my eyes and jumped. the result is some rooms work better than others. but all in all i like the choices i made. "

2 Good color tips:

"i love painting the ceiling a darker shade than the walls, but in the same color family. "

"don't be afraid to paint. and paint again."

Favorite type and brand of paint:"benjamin moore"

Comments (27)

Suzy~ fresh and homey...I love it. List your paint colors please....I'm looking at shades very similiar to your living area....your ceiling color, "purple" wall and yellow wall. Thanks~

This space looks like it would be amazing to live in! And the colors are really fun. Indiana - who knew!

I love the color of the green with the wood in the dining room.

I'm seriously impressed.

In my mind, you've successfully articulated the spirit of this competition.

You've taken what is definitely a challenging space and thrown perfect fall colors around that marry beautifully with your furnishings to create a warm, inviting and comfortable home.

How many colors did you use?

jane (#16 northwest) should take a look at the way you've done purple and orange here, and take notes! it's great!
however, doesn't all that honey-colored-wood-trim in the kitchen/dining area bug you? you've got some beautiful lamps and some really ugly ceiling fixtures. in any case, you're well on your way to an amazing showhome.

your dining room is beautiful and so welcoming. can i come for lunch?

Suzy, can you share the name of the green BM color? Thanks!

When can I move in? Ha! I LOVE your place. It looks very inviting.

Very cool!

These colors and the way you've used them are my absolute favorites so far in this contest. The teal, purple, orange, plum, terra cotta and wheat-gold (?) in the living room are magical, and if I were sitting there with you having coffee, I wouldn't be able to hold a conversation because I'd just be visually wallowing. I think all the other rooms are equally terrific, too. (Love the slate blue and light blue on the bed in the room with the orange walls. Love them all!)

I have several color wheels, and I'd be so happy if you came here, took them and closed your eyes and jumped.

Would you give us a list of the colors you used? I'm not ashamed to copy. . . .

This is awesome! These colors aren't my cup of tea but you are really rocking it in your home! love it!

where are your sofas from? they look like my dream.

These are definitely some good uses of unusual color combinations. You've made the purple/mauve color work well by bringing in some blues and oranges. The peach color in your bedroom is lovely too..but sure someone with such an eye for color can scrap the cheesy Ikea artwork for something a little more gutsy ;-)

I want to nap on your couch. Very inviting house.

Lovely home!

I'm curious. Is there a space between the wall and the floor in photo #1, or is that an illusion?

I like this a lot - it is colorful without SCREAMING IN YOUR FACE. Top Three!

I do like floor plan, but the pictures i'm thinking about...and the laundry room..? no no...=(

Orange Audrey Hepburn room is my favorite.

Genius use of a darker color on the ceilings! I never would have thought of it.

wow, that wall-floor angle is trippy. please do tell if there is a hole there or what :-)

and, WOW!! i *LOVE* your colors, and i'm absolutely inlove with the decor of your bedroom. where did you get those pillows? and that quilt? i'm not sure how, but all the colors there don't "match" but instead GO together, like a wonderful bouquet.

maybe i'm getting too poetic, but something about this is really great.

Yes, a boquet! That's the perfect way to describe it.

LOVE the bedding, and the color palate in the bedroom!

thanks for all the great comments. some answers to questions:
benjamin moore COLORS used... DINING ROOM WALLS/2412-30, mountain moss; SMALL PART OF D'ROOM SOFFIT/2142-40, dry sage; LIVING ROOM WALLS/2082-20, plum raisen; L'ROOM CEILING/2152-30, autumn gold; L'ROOM BACK WALL/2152-40, golden tan; BEDROOM/2169-40 peach cobbler; BEDROOM CEILING/2171-30, adobe orange.
the SOFAS are from west elm, but have reupholstered.
regarding the FLOOR in the LIVING ROOM, yes it is a floating floor with a foot deep "well" around the perimeter of the floor. BEDROOM PILLOWS - solid orange are from smith & hawkin and the flowered orange was a tjmaxx find. QUILT is from target.
hope this helps!

Very well done, and very gutsy. You have an interior that is a work of art all on its own, and I imagine it took lots of work to cover those broad spaces with paint.

Thanks for proving that mid-west decor is more than just beige and big sectionals.

i love the architecture...and the colors are great too!

The structure and the way you have used color to compliment it is splendid! That artwork over the bed... love it.

Suzy, if I could have voted - you would have been an instafinalist for me.
For what it's worth - your home has been my favorite so far in this contest! Thank you for providing your color choices. I'm inspired!