Tell It to Me Straight

Usually I plan out my posts. Take photos. Spend lots of time trying to make those photos look pretty. Proofread my writings.

Not now. Consider this an impromptu blog post. My fingers are flying as I try to type this out while the chicken is being thawed in the microwave and before dinner needs to be made. And it's a school night - there are mountains of laundry to be done! But someone has to help me.

Don't worry. It's not a life or death situation. Well, it's not yet, but it could be if I don't once and for all pick a wall color and stick to it because let me tell you,

I've got it in my head that I want my walls to be white, too!

my sweet, wonderful, adoring hubs has just about had it with me changing my mind on paint yet again - after it has been bought and applied to the walls. I can understand that. We have "other projects we need to be spending time and money on". I completely get that - I do.

But...

"It just has to be right."

So will you help me? Hubs has agreed to let me choose a different color this one last time for years to come. The pressure!

Don't get me wrong - I love my current wall color. It's just the right shade of a soft, creamy beige and I've been very pleased with it. It's called Malted Milk by Valspar. I felt it would contrast nicely with crisp white beadboard.


But I've been bitten by the white bug. I know that our ceilings are white and our crown moulding is white and our beadboard is going to be white, but after being inspired by such beautiful interiors found at A Country Farmhouse

It's not a life or death situation. Well, it's not yet.

and many, many Swedish country style blogs, I've got it in my head that I want my walls to be white, too! I think it would just look lovely with the red cabinets and little red and dark brown accents. It would look fresh and clean and beautiful and...

Why am I hesitating? Why does part of me think I should stick with the creamy beige? Why am I still lured by the soft contrast and warmth of it? Why am I so torn?

I truly, truly love both. Creamy white and pure white. They both to me look equally gorgeous. This will be the color I carry throughout the whole house {with the exception of the kids' rooms}. I've decided I just want to keep it all the same - so it's a pretty major decision for me. The reason that I'm all fired up about it now is that after our beadboard and trimwork are painted in the studio, we will be putting on the final, final, final wall color in there. The first coat of paint was applied to the beadboard in there today, so the clock is ticking!

What would you do? What would you like to see in The Twice Remembered Cottage?

Crisp, super fresh white walls {floor to ceiling, though different sheens will be used on the woodwork}?

or

A warmer, contrasting soft beige?

Any and all opinions are welcome. It's kind of almost an emergency.

Tell it to me straight.

I'll be anxiously awaiting your thoughts!

Edited to add: If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out my last post containing the details about the upcoming Cottage Charm Giveaway.