CYV Original Color
The CY Villas original color is Brownwood Bisque from Florida Paint (Store in Southern Trace across the street from Ace Hardware). The wall and baseboards and in most cases the ceiling are all painted with the Brownwood Bisque. We purchased our CYV in 2019 and repainted the interior:
1) All walls gray (flat)
2) All ceilings bright white (flat) (Florida Paint trick-added 2 drops of black to make it brighter white. I know it sounds crazy, but true.)
3) Removed all doors and painted (high gloss)
4) All trim and baseboards bright white (high gloss)
We removed all light fixtures (bronze and ugly) and after painting we installed new, modern, contemporary brushed nickel light fixtures. We removed all outlet and switches (almond or tan) and after painting installed modern, contemporary white outlets and switches. We had Lowes install a gray subway tile backsplash. We installed brushed nickel handles on all cabinets (kitchen and bath). We even painted the garage the same color scheme and installed gray cabinets with the same brushed nickel handles.
The above was a lot of work, but we decided to go all-in. It made it easier to do, since we were not living in the CYV and it was empty while we completed the remodel. Also, we had plank tile installed in the carpet areas.
Florida Paints was phenomenal. The baseboards and trim were gloss, and Florida Paint had the right paint. They answered all our questions and the $ for paint was reasonable. It took a lot of paint, since we painted everything 2 coats. It covered with one coat, but just looked so much better with 2 coats, especially the ceiling.
Good luck and good painting!
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