Basement Progress

Last week, we were in Boston. While I was gone, the basement ceiling was painted and the spray foam insulation was blown in. I had my "spies" at the house sending me progress shots but...gah! It was so hard to be gone, especially knowing that I tend to have some neurosis regarding paint colors.
I had decided against black for the ceiling color because it would make our already-low ceiling feel even lower, even though I know black would hide our crazy pipes well. I was aiming for a light gray that would read as an appropriately-aged white...but NOT cream. No yellow tones on the ceiling because it would look terrible with everything forever. Not that I am an extremist.
We arrived home in the evening and I made a beeline for the basement to check out the ceiling color.

Yes, the crazy pipes and old ceiling are still there, but it looks so much more cohesive! I chose Seapearl by Benjamin Moore (thanks for all of you who voted on Facebook!). I will be painting the walls Gray Mist by Ben Moore, which was my other color option for the ceiling. It's a shade darker and I figured that would look better on the walls.