I've just started the early steps towards making over our Master Bedroom.
It's been something I've been thinking about and putting off for a long-time.
My process for transforming this room
started with selecting the wall color.
I pulled out the "Country French" magazine I've been keeping for years as a reference for a color
I've been searching for ever since I saw it mentioned in the pages.
"In France, the ubiquitous color called tendregris (soft grey) is everywhere. It morphs to a green or blue depending on the light and the season."
I decided THIS would be the color for the Master Bedroom.
The fact that it morphs into different colors depending on the light/season is perfect for my personality...
I'm that person who tires of things quickly and is always rearranging furniture for a new look.
With about five different paint samples...
Ella and I began the process of elimination last week by putting up some swatches of color on all four of the existing "Viva Gold" walls in the Master Bedroom.
The paint colors I gravitate towards are typically very neutral.
So you can imagine the shock to my system when we walked into this home for the first time as potential buyers.
Not only was the outside of the home painted a "pumpkin" color...
almost every single wall in the interior of the home matched the exterior! *gasp*
Want proof?
Here are some of the "before and after" photos I shared with you awhile back...
I much prefer the various "creamy white" colors I chose to paint over the gold, don't you?
So with the rest of the interior walls of the house painted...
our master bedroom has been the only room left to officially banish the viva gold from our home forever! It's been a painful wait, trust me!
After a few days of looking at the color swatches on all four of my walls...
I have made a decision!!
It's clean, fresh, soft, pretty and something different than my standard "creamy white".
Colors Swatches from Top to Bottom:
Sherwin Williams - Blue Hubbard - perfect - I'll take this one!!
Behr Ultra - Lime Light - really like this one too - a little less color than Blue Hubbard!
Behr Ultra - Pensive Sky - too blah!
Behr Ultra - Contemplation - too dark!
Behr Ultra - Light French Gray - too grey!
The Blue Hubbard is a discontinued color by Sherwin Williams.
I'll be having Behr match the color and mix me up some Ultra!
My hopes are to get the room completely painted this weekend!!
I'm not sure that's going to happen though since my sweet Ella has been sick this week with the cold she caught from me. I'm still not even 100% with a super annoying cough I can't seem to get rid of!!
Stay tuned for more details about the pillows I have found for my bed!!
KEEPiNG iT REAL
Although I don't recommend getting a terrible cold and being confined to bed for 3-4 days as a way to really put thought into the color swatches on your walls before making your decision...
I do have to say it worked out pretty good for me. Ha!!
