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oh joy builds a house: paint!

oh joy builds a house: paint!
oh joy builds a house: paint!

Now that we’ve lived in our new home for a few months, it’s been fun seeing how all the things we picked and designed are settling in and working in real life use! I was thrilled to use Clare Paint in our entire house for every wall (minus the ones that are wallpapered!). Clare is not only WOC-owned but their paint is also zero VOC and Greenguard gold certified which made me fall in love with the brand when they launched a couple years ago. Without giving away the final rooms yet, here are a few of the colors we chose that I love all in different ways…

oh joy builds a house: paint!

First, let’s start with the most classic color we used. While I wanted some areas to stay neutral and let the decor bring in the color, bright white was too much in this new and modern home. So instead, we opted for Classic—a very pale grey that looks white but with a little more weight to it. We use this color throughout the house in the common areas, hallways, and ceilings, and I love it so much! For the rooms where we needed a slightly crisper white, we used Snow Day which looks exactly how it sounds.

oh joy builds a house: paint!

Our Main Bath is a soothing and dreamy space where we chose Make Waves—a slate-like greenish blue that ebbs and flows with the sun. It’s such a pretty color that it almost looks pearlescent when the sun shines on it.

oh joy builds a house: paint!
oh joy builds a house: paint!

In our Girl’s Bath, we chose Wing It which is a soft peachy-pink on the walls and Pop (a soft coral) on the ceiling and goes well with their mod cotton-candy inspired shared bathroom. The finish on the paint is already what’s considered “eggshell” within other paint lines which makes it easily wipeable. The other day Coco got toothpaste on the wall, and it come right off with damp towel!

oh joy builds a house: paint!

Finally, for the darkest of the colors we used—Deep Dive was the color I most questioned but love so, so much! This color covers an entire guest room and makes it feel warm, sultry, and cozy all at the same time.

oh joy builds a house: paint!

We made sure to keep at least one can of each color in the garage which came in handy during these first few months as we were settling in and accidentally dinged areas of the walls (oops!) during move-in or when furniture was delivered.

I can’t wait for you to see how the paint comes together with everything else in the rooms, but I hope that this gives you come color inspiration for any decor projects you might be working on right now!

(Photos by Lily Glass. Construction by Boswell Construction, Architecture by Project M+, Interiors in collaboration with Project M+.)

7 comments

  1. Hi Joy! Love all of the colors you chose! I have a question about touch up paint, even when I stir the paint well before applying touch up spots, I can still see where the new paint patch is! Usually it’s on an angle but sometimes the color difference is enough to see straight on! How do I prevent this from happening??
    Thanks!!
    Sara

  2. Hi Joy! Thank you for opening your home for all of us to see. I was wondering if there are any other woc or bipoc paint companies you could recommend? I love that Clare is also zero voc and Greenguard certified. That is ??!

  3. Hi Robyn!
    That’s the only one I know of. All of the other paint companies that have been around for a while seem to be larger and not independently owned.
    Definitely check out Clare!
    Joy

  4. I love Clare so much and I love the colors you chose!!! I’ve tried Rosé Season, Nairobi Blue, and Money Moves and love them all.

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