color, color which color?

We are moving!! Soon, I hope as we have been trying to do so for a few weeks. Partly, it is because a smaller project has taken a life of its own. At first, we were only going to replace the carpeted bedrooms with laminate but later we decided to put hardwood in the whole house. Being used to our old oak floors in our current home it just felt right to go with the real deal. A hard decision to make and my husband will tell you an even harder one if you are married to an artist, lol. It has been quite an education to learn about different types of wood and figuring out form and function. We finally settled on a lovely walnut pre-engineered floor. I can’t wait to see it on the floor!

The other dilemma is picking out wall color. Our current home has bright, earthy colors but am thinking change is good, right? I’ve decided to switch to a zen-ish, West Elm like palette and leave out the spice. Friends tell me that I have to keep my orange wall so I am trying to figure out a way to do so or find something close to it.

In case you are a slight bit curious about the wall color… here it is with a picture of my little guy on his birthday. Above him is one of my favorite products, a canvas wrap. Oh, the color is Rhumba Orange from Sherwin Williams.  An amazing color but not the best backdrop for photos!