The Lord Builds

Painting has begun in the worship center and preschool areas.  Here are some of the pictures from the worship center:

Looking at the side wall of the entryway (Glenhurst Doors). The light tan wall is painted, the others are original color.

The entryway received three different colors, plus the ceiling. This is the same scheme that will be used in the hallways and Grace.

The view from the loft at the North stairwell. The dark tan wall is painted, the lighter wall has not received paint yet. There are two tans used in the loft. The side walls of the loft receive the darker tan, and the back wall will be the lightest.

This is the Cry Room before anything was done.

There are three different blues in the Cry Room. Here you see two of them as painting begins.

A look at the door area with all three blues on the wall.

The finished (but not yet arranged) Cry Room. There will be new curtains coming.

This is the view of the loft from the chancel (everything inside the communion rail) area.

There are five shades of blue in the worship center. This is the middle of the five.

Again, the middle blue of five shades. It's hard to tell, but the section of wall immediately left of the organ (with the A/C unit on the wall) has received the lightest tan color. The other sections of that back wall will all have this color.

Work continues for the rest of the week. The paint job is scheduled to be finished by this weekend.

It’s been about a month since we posted the new color scheme for our facility, both here on the The Lord Builds and in the lobby. We’re just about ready to begin painting the facility, but before we get to that, a few notes about the painting:

1. We’ve been waiting to get started on the paint project because we wanted to make sure our flooding issues were resolved. Thanks to the recent rain storms, we believe we’ve got the flooding issue under control.
2. Painting will be done in two phases. The first will be the Worship Center, Preschool areas and the main entry (Glenhurst) doors. The second phase will be all remaining public spaces, including hallways, Grace, the Workroom, Lobby and stairwells. We are waiting on an insurance settlement from the flooding before repairing flood damage in the lobby/stairwell.
3. There have been some questions about how the cross will look against the blue wall. We will be adding some subtle LED back-lighting to the cross to make it stand out. It will be a single color (white) and will probably have the ability to be dimmed as needed. We are working with some distributors to gets costs and options.
4. The “IHS” on the wall can not be back-lit because it is flush against the wall. We are looking at options to light it so it also stands out from the wall a bit. We’re leaning towards a mounted light that shines on it, but we’re still considering options.
5. The descending dove and Alpha/Omega symbols are being moved from their existing locations in preparation for painting and a new projection system. The walls where they are located now will become projection surfaces. We are discussing options for their new placement. If you have suggestions, please leave them below in the comments.

Here’s the painting schedule for phase 1:

• Entryway doors: October 12 or 13. If you are using the facility on these days, plan on entering through the gymnasium doors or the boulevard entrance.
• Worship Center/loft/cry room: October 12-16.
• Preschool halls/entries/stairwells: October 15-16.

This means that the paint job in the Worship Center will be finished in time for services on October 17/18. At this time, we don’t have an estimated start time for phase two of the painting project.

EDIT: The paint schedule has been updated. Our paint contractor was able to double-up the crews so we’ll have everything done in one week. Great news!

Early on in our renovation process, the committee made the decision to use a professional interior designer for color selection in various pieces of our renovation. It turns out, that was a great decision. We’re working primarily with Lee, a designer on staff at Carmina Wood Morris. She came and walked around our facility, snapping photos of existing carpet, paint, furniture and other décor. Before we get to the color scheme, here’s what she had to say about why she chose these colors:

Selecting color is rarely a solitary action, in itself color is reflective and dependent on the colors, materials and lighting that surrounds it.

Careful consideration of all the materials and colors that would impact the new color scheme for the sanctuary was taken into account before presenting a new color palette for review. We wanted the new paint to highlight existing architectural details such as the wood ceiling, stained glass and plaster fins flanking the Altar.

The warm colors reflected in the wood tone of the ceiling as well as the pews and the variegated slightly cooler grays, beiges and mauves found in the brick, lead us to seek out a soft color that was in contrast to these tones, yet complementary in hue. We also took inspiration from the colors found in the stained glass, translating those colors into a “watercolor” version of the blue/green.

Ideally the new paint colors would stand alone in contrast to the surrounding palette-focusing one’s gaze forward to the Altar, while also providing a soft background for contemplative thought and prayer.

After meeting with Lee and exploring one alternate option, we quickly realized her first choice was what we wanted to go with. We like the rationale and it just feels right. We hope you like it as well! Hallways and “public” spaces will be done in three different colors. The worship center will have six total colors, five in the blue family and one in the tan. The tan in the worship center is the same tan found in the hallways, thus tying the spaces together.

Please note that the colors you see on screen will vary slightly with the actual paint choices. Printed copies will tend to be darker than the actual paint as well. Without further verbiage then, here are the pictures:

The darkest blue/green is on the wall with the cross and the paint gets lighter with each successive column as you move away from the center.

The blue along the ledge connects the back to the front. The tan along the back compliments the organ and ties the paint job into the hallways scheme.

One view of the lobby area.

Another shot of the lobby. Columns will be in the darkest tan. Most hallways and walls will be in the lightest tan, with a middle tan as accent on sections facing down.

The hallway colors will also connect nicely with the color selection in the Hall of Joy.

So, what do you think? Let us know in the comments!