I have been wanting to redo my bedroom for awhile. Not that there was anything really wrong with it, it was just, well, dark and not really my color. So I decided to lighten it up a bit. However, the previous owners (I can say this since I am very confident they don't read this blog) did a horrible job painting it, it took a lot more time than we thought with fixing trim, etc. But, in the end, it turned out better than I expected. I still need to do some finishing touches (pictures, etc), and that will take a little bit of time to decide on what I want. In the meantime, here are some before and after pics for your enjoyment!
Before (these are actually pictures from when the previous owners where selling so this isn't our furniture..but you get the idea)
During (after I pulled all the furniture away I remembered I wanted to take a "before" pic)
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| Don't forget about the toilet room! |
After! The color is gray, but it definitely has a blue undertone and you can see that in the pictures.
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| The band in the tray ceiling is a darker color, the same color as the bath. |
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| Hard to tell in the pictures but bathroom walls are a shade darker |
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| See! A new color in here too! |
I really like the way it turned out. Much brighter, just like me! :)
By the way, my mom is an all-star painter, but after all of this she says she's going to retire her painting clothes. Thanks mom for helping me, I wouldn't have done it without you!
Colors (in case you are interested, and for my memory):
Bedroom Walls: Restoration Hardware Gravel
Ceiling: Restoration Hardware Pumice
Bathroom Walls: Behr Antique Tin
I really really really like it too. Mostly because I didn't have to do it...thank you mom ;)!
ReplyDeleteYou definitely got off easy, Dan! You didn't even have to watch the kids while they were hard at work, because weren't you out of town?!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks guys, for making Mom retire her painting clothes! Now when I buy a house, does that mean I have to do it myself (or heaven forbid) pay for it?!
I do love the color scheme though -- it's right up my alley. It'd be great with a pop of bright yellow. That's just me though. :-)
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Rachel read my mind....I've got gray/yellow on the brain lately...just haven't made work of doing a room up in it yet. Reb, I love it, it looks so fresh!!!
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I love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOk first off i am SO envious of your bedroom...a fireplace?? nice!! :) Love the new colors! Looks very fresh and HG tv'ish :)
ReplyDeleteYah, a fireplace in OP in 100 plus heat in the summer is great! Just kidding, it does look so much brighter. Glad you got that accomplished.......big task.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Every time I see pictures of your big, beautiful house, I want to move to Kansas!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Restoration Hardware paint. I'm not a very good painter but I have found the Restoration Hardware paint to be a lot easier to paint with than other paint! I also love that there aren't a thousand color choices.
I love it and the colors are beautiful! You have a beautiful home that I know is filled with love :)
ReplyDeleteI was going to say the same thing as Rachel ... Thanks for retiring mom! But your room does look great! Hope I can see it soon!
ReplyDeleteI love it, it looks great! This is exactly what we did in our last house and wanted to do here, grayish blue and darker for the bathroom! ;) We have a tray ceiling here too, but it's a little bit different, only one tray maybe?? ;) So I'm trying to figure out if we should paint the ceiling the same or lighter shade of when we get painting it.... :) We'll see, but great job, so pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteDid you ever hang those lights?
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