A QUICK GUIDE FOR FINDING OUR HOME BUILDING SOURCES
THE PAINT COLORS AND BUILDING MATERIALS WE USED FOR OUR HOME
When you’re building a home, it is so helpful to see a real life examples of what you like, but it can be difficult to find the sources sometimes. In this home building guide, I am sharing all of our building materials and our interior and exterior paint colors to help you out.
About this Home Building Materials and Paint Guide
I am often asked “What is that roof color?” or “What is that paint color?” or the most asked “What are those floors?”
So I thought I’d put together a quick and easy visual guide to help you find what you’re looking for.
Also, some of these may be found in multiple places on my website and Instagram and I’ll provide links to shop where possible.
About Our Paint Colors
Most of our interior walls (the sheetrock walls) are painted Sherwin Williams Reserved White and all of our trim and cabinets are painted Sherwin Williams Pure White.
Pure White is actually the name of the color, it’s not just the white base straight out of the can.
The walls that are not painted Reserved White are noted below.
Our ceilings that are sheetrock are painted the same as the room color. Sea Salt in the Office and Mudroom, and Reserved White in the other rooms.
Conversely, if the ceiling has wood trim in the form of bead board or tongue and groove, it is painted SW Pure White.
Our Brick
Our reddish brick that you see on the lower section of our home is called Fireside by Meridian. We used white sand and grout on that part of the brick that is not painted.
Additionally we have some painted brick above. That brick is “painter brick” which is a generic name for a brick that is priced more inexpensive due to the color being less desirable. The quality is the same as a comparable brick in a more desirable color.
However, on our painted brick areas, we used gray grout with regular sand, because it less expensive and it would get painted over anyway.
Our Board and Batten
Our Board and batten is made of Hardie Panels and Hardie Trim as the battens. It is painted SW Pure White. I have an article all about BOARD AND BATTEN here.
Our Front Doors
Our front doors are 5 feet wide by 8 feet tall. They are mahogany wood and beveled glass from www.millworkcity.com and they are in the Prestige line. Update: I don’t think Millwork City has these doors anymore. But
I have found some similar here.
They are stained Golden Oak (sorry, I’m not sure of the stain brand), and have THIS flat clear coat.
Our Shiplap
We used shiplap in several places throughout our home. Our home is mostly white and the shiplap add texture, interest, and character. Shiplap has been used in homes for hundreds of years and is a classic, timeless choice even though it was made “trendy” more recently by Joanna Gaines.
Here is a LINK to the shiplap we used. We used finishing nails, and a nail set to sink the nail heads just below the surface of the wood. Then, we filled the holes with spackle, lightly sanded, and lastly we painted the whole area.
We also used SW Sea Salt in the Mudroom/Laundry Room
Our Countertops
In our Kitchen and Primary Bath, we used Quartzite called Silver Macaubus. Quartzite is a natural stone, not manmade like Quartz. Since we had to buy 2 slabs, we used it everywhere we could, trying to utilize every square foot. For example, we have smaller quartzite pieces in our shower for the curb top and as the cap on the 1/2 wall. Small pieces could also be used as the shelf inside the niches. For other bathroom counters, I selected remnants from my suppliers “leftovers”. These cost about 40% less and are perfect for smaller bathroom vanity tops, although you can sometimes find larger pieces too.
Here’s a blog post all about countertops you may be interested in.
Bathtub
I am often asked about our bathtub in the Primary Bath. Our exact tub is not currently in stock at the the time I’m writing this but I’ll link a few alternatives.
other miscellaneous building materials:
I have some other items here like shutter hinges, vent exhaust for the range, hardware, woven shades, barn door hardware, etc. other miscellaneous building materials
I hope you found all the answers here, but if you have any questions about other sources not listed, you can message me on Instagram and I will try to update this page as well.
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Hi there I live in Las Vegas and we really have a difficult time sourcing anything. I happened to see a video of your fireplace install on YouTube and cannot find it again. I’m updating my 20 yr old faux stone and would love to find out where you purchased the timber mantle and surround of your fireplace. The Lord Bless y’all and establish the work of your hands!
Please and Thank you
Sandi
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