“Her favorite color is blue. She says that blue is associated with vastness; the skies are blue, the oceans are blue.”
-Mahbod Seraji
We brought a little piece of one of our old blue-gray boards to Home Depot and had the paint color-matched.
Because the original color is 130-some years old, I’m guessing it didn’t have a name when it was first mixed.
But every paint color needs a name, right?
“Custom Color Match” just won’t do. How about Blue Yonder?
Yeah. That’s it. Blue Yonder.
Off to finish cleaning the rest of those dirty boards, and to paint the parts that haven’t been Blue Yondered yet. 😉
I’m a blue girl! LOVE the name and the color. So excited to see your fireplace when it is all done.
I put in blue yonder paint color in my search and found there is one ppg Pittsburgh paints #255-1 and there are some that are wild blue yonder.
Neat! 😀 I always thought it would be fun to be the person who gets to choose paint color names! 🙂
Love it! Happy Friday to you Layla!
Love the picture of you and Kevin. Such a sweet couple!
It’s beautiful! Funny, when I looked at the video you posted yesterday, I thought the color was the blue tape. I just couldn’t figure out why you were painting the fireplace THAT color. Haha
So beautiful! That picture of you two should be framed and displayed on the mantel when it’s finished.
Beautiful!
You and Kevin as so brave in all you do. You have a vision and go for it. It is great to have such a good team. Your little guy is lucky to be drafted into a winning organization!
Since there’s already a Blue Yonder, I think your blue should be Layla Blue or Palmer Blue :-). Or Sweet Pea Blue…
I also LOVE your opening quote. Mahbod Seraji is a friend of mine. Did you read Rooftops of Tehran?
That color is dreamy! If we take the photo of the can to HD, are those the specs to use to get that color? Thanks!!
Yep! You sure can! 🙂
Blue Yonder is perfect!
Beautiful color and a beautiful family. And a post that touches the heart–again. Also, I think Wendy, Pam, and Erin all made great suggestions!! How about “Palmer Blue Yonder??!” Thank you and God bless!
I just cannot wait to see this finished! You guys rock!
I love this post and how it was written and that last picture is beautiful! There’s something about it that makes me happy & whimsical. I love “Blue Yonder” and I am LOVING the fireplace so far, can’t WAIT for more updates.
Lauren Baxter | LB Designs
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Lauren! You are always so kind! Thank you so much for being such a day-maker! 🙂
Loving this project of yours! Can you tel me why you went with semi gloss paint as opposed to a flat finish?
Thanks, Sandra! 😀
I only use a flat finish on the ceiling, and we used a semi-gloss here because the old, reclaimed boards we installed look like they have semi-gloss paint on them. (You can really see how they reflect in the video I posted on Facebook and Instagram yesterday.)
I LOVE IT! 🙂
This is lovely, Layla.