Paint Colors in a Timeless California Cottage With Hamptons Chic

This breathtaking, renovated home in La Jolla, California is home to interior designer Leslie Martin (M+M Interior Design), and I know you’ll be inspired! After viewing the tour on Homeworthy, I just had to know more about the traditional style project. Fortunately, the designer shared them with us! Find the paint colors as well as other resources for this timeless California cottage with Hamptons chic.

Beautiful entry with staircase and mural in California cottage - @m_m_interior_design. #hamptonsstyle #californiacottage #traditionalstyle
Mural: @iksel_decorative_arts – Walls are similar to BM Simply White

Paint Colors: Timeless California Cottage With Hamptons Chic

You are going to be smitten with this oceanview home. First things first…take a tour and learn about how the designer created a decidedly undecorated look with layering magic, collected oil paintings, and antiques:

I feel the need to watch it a second time just to soak in the beauty again!

Benjamin Moore Simply White

While the white walls are a custom shade, Leslie Martin says it is very close to Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Charming beach cottage home of Leslie Martin - @m_m_interior_design. #dutchdoor #hamptonsstyle #californiacottage
Walls: similar to Simply White

Simply White’s slightest hint of warmth makes the clean, crisp white a favorite to use anywhere in the home.

Designer Todd Klein told AD he loves Simply White since

“It’s the perfect white with a touch of umber, which keeps it from becoming too blue of a white or too chalky. It remains a warm white without becoming linen or cream or too yellow. Some of the greatest ways to use Simply White are in a semi-gloss finish on wood trim moldings, in an eggshell finish on the walls, or in a matte finish on the ceiling. There’s a slight change of color due to the different finishes and this provides an ideal background for art, beautiful fabrics, and rugs in a room.”

Charming living room in a California beach cottage by @m_m_interior_design.
Rug, Lemieux et Cie – Try Simply White for a similar white paint color

That Gorgeous Sofa!

In the image above, the sofa was covered in a chambray fabric, but in the video tour, we see it upholstered in this gorgeous Fermoie Shell Grotto:

La Jolla beach cottage living room by Leslie Martin of M+M Interior Design. #fermoie
Loveseat fabric: Guy Goodfellow Collection; Sofa fabric: Fermoie Shell Grotto

And this is why it’s so helpful to watch a tour and learn about how to mix prints and patterns. Martin explains how it can be easier to live with a more forgiving print such as this one.

Shell Grotto fabric, Fermoie.
Shell Grotto fabric, Fermoie

It’s a pricey investment fabric, but if you love it, you could always opt for accent pillows:

Pillow, Shell Grotto from Fermoie.
Pillow, Chairish

What I love about the shell motif throughout the home is how it is repeated in such a sophisticated, subtle manner. There aren’t tabletops massed with shells or in-your-face nautical moments.

La Jolla beach cottage living room by Leslie Martin of M+M Interior Design. #fermoie
Fermoie (Shell Grotto)

The coastal nods feel appropriate to the home’s context, natural, and as if they were added slowly over time.

New England style meets California cottage chic in this dining area with banquette - @m_m_interior_design. #modernvintage #banquettes #breakfastnook
Try Benjamin Moore Simply White for a similar look

What a smart dining area with easy to care for faux leather on the banquette!

Farrow and Ball Light Gray No. 17

This sun room is so beautiful, and the khaki color is called Light Gray.

Gallery wall in cottage sun room painted Farrow & Ball Light Gray No. 17 - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballlightgray #gallerywall
Wall color; Farrow & Ball Light Gray

While Light Gray is much darker than Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray which we have in our bedroom and family room, it reminds me of Agreeable Gray with all that sunshine washing it out. Keep that in mind if you’re considering this color. You can always have it mixed at a reduced saturation or sample a lighter greige:

Farrow & Ball Jitney 293

I found the kitchen in this renovated timeless California cottage to be an unexpected wonder!

Farrow & Ball Jitney on cabinets in beautiful timeless kitchen with over-grouted stone backsplash and putty cabinets - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballjitney #timelesskitchen #stonebacksplash #europeanluxury
Cabinet color: Farrow & Ball Jitney 293

Instead of the typical crisp and cool white with blue (with chinoiserie or coastal elements) cottage kitchen, it has a very luxurious English country feel and luxurious European warmth. Isn’t the over-grouted stone backsplash brilliant? The paint color of the cabinets?

Quite similar to Farrow & Ball Light Gray, Jitney works beautifully with the varying grey tones of the stone.

Farrow & Ball Jitney on base cabinets with black glass front cabinet in a lovely timeless kitchen with stone backsplash - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballjitney
Base cabinets painted F&B Jitney

The island and glass-fronted cabinets flanking the range are a chic black.

More Resources from this Timeless California Cottage

The designer shared the source of her favorite candle which she keeps burning in the kitchen:

BAIES candle, Diptyque Paris. #diptyquecandles
BAIES Candle, Diptyque Paris

She also recommends picking up a set of bamboo folding chairs for extra seating (and coastal chic that will never fall from favor).

Bamboo Folding Chair Set of 4, Wayfair.
Bamboo Folding Chairs, Set of 4 and also HERE

Lampshades: Various sources including Oka

Antiques and Art: Various sources including @liveauctioneers

Pillows on sunroom couch: @susanconnor_ny

Bamboo Shelves: Shelves are from @kenianhome

Inspiring Interiors from M+M Interior Design

Here were a few favorites I found browsing the design team’s portfolio. (Psst. It’s a family affair…the design duo are sisters!)

Farrow & Ball Hague Blue in a sophisticated Brownstone interior by @m_m_interior_design

The smart room above looks like Farrow & Ball Hague Blue:

Maybe you spied their work if you saw this space in the Kips Bay Showhouse:

Kips Bay Showhouse - @m_m_interior_design
Beautiful country retreat bedroom - @m_m_interior_design
Lovely traditional dressing room in a country retreat by @m_m_interior_design. #dressingroom
Lakehouse neutral traditional interior design by @m_m_interior_design
Traditional style in a sophisticated Brownstone interior by @m_m_interior_design
Green cabinetry in a sophisticated Brownstone with design by @m_m_interior_design
Traditional style in a beautiful Hamptons home with interior design by @m_m_interior_design
Historical Hamptons interior with window seat and design by @m_m_interior_design

So much dreamy color and traditional style to admire! Visit their IG for more.

Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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White Slipcovered Sofa
SHOP MY HOME!
29″ Whitewashed Table Lamp Set of 2
White Matelasse Quilt on MY BED
SHOP MY BATH!
Trees White Wallpaper Mural
Round Farmhouse Table
Myla Slipcover Sofa
Deconstructed Wingback Bed
French Farmhouse Dining Table
Milagro Heart
Slipcovered Dining Chair
Rustic Farmhouse Stool
Edgecombe End Table
Parisian Style Iron Table Lamp  33.5″
Black or Bronze Accent Table
French Stripe Basket Set
White Cotton Crochet Bed Skirt
French Country Rattan Basket Set
Marble Subway Mosaic Tile
Rattan Basket With Lid
White Ruffle Bedding
Seagrass Basket Set
Schumacher Wild Things Wallpaper
Slipcovered Sofa
Upholstered Dining Arm Chair
Shop My Breakfast Nook
White Matelasse Quilt
Tree Mural Wallpaper
Faux Potted French Lavender
Shaw Daybed
Distressed White French Country Chandelier
French Country Headboard
Oval Back Counter Stool, Set of 2
Antique Brass Pharmacy Floor Lamp
Round French Tufted Ottoman
Kinston Wood Bench
Italian Candelabra Chandelier
Slipcovered Linen Chair
Warner Upholstered Bench
Rustic Country French Dresser
Laurel Wreath Mirror
Round Farmhouse Dining Table
Reclaimed Wood Dresser
Louis Upholstered Bench
Pardon My French Doormat
Stripe Turkish Towel Throw
Pamela Arm Chair
Sweater Weave Basket
French Carved Wood Chandelier
Terracotta Pots & Basket
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French Linen Dining Chair
Gustavian Cabinet
French Farmhouse Dining Table
Bar Stool
Beachy White Slipcovered Sofa
Rattan Armchair
Diptyque Oyedo Candle
Cross Back Dining Chair
French Country Candle Holder
French Industrial Metal Chairs (4)
Designer Favorite Wall Mirror
Holborn Lantern Pendant
French Country 6-Light Chandelier
Tray Side Table
French Country Upholstered Arm Chair
Wicker Trunk Set
French Ticking Stripe Pillow
Jute Area Rug
Mohair Throw
Rustic Industrial Farmhouse Shelves
Belgian Linen Sofa
White Duvet & Bedding
Rustic Wood Candlestick Set
French Market Basket
Linen Modern Wing Chair
French Country Farmhouse Baskets
Concrete Pillar Table Lamp
Boheme Madera Bench
Belgian Style Lamp
Kendall Skirted Dining Chair
White Charleston Sofa
Scrubbed Wood 5-Light Chandelier
Arched Champagne Wall Mirror
Moravian Star 1-Light Pendant
Highback Armchair
Mini Pendant Light
White Vase Set
Round Woven Placemat Set
Cashmere Throw With Fringe
Wreath Doormat
Fireclay Farm Sink (Reinhard, 30″)
White Waffle Coverlet
Light Grey Vienna Quilt
Boheme Madera Bench
Belgian Linen Duvet Set
Round Marble Side Table
Rustic Pedestal Farm Table
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