Paint. What an inexpensive, easy way to give a room a whole new feel.
I love water. And the beach. And all things beachy.
So naturally I wanted our room to feel like a beach sanctuary.
Think calm blue, crisp white, and warm wood tones.
So first thing's first. We painted the walls the most perfect blue.
I had originally bought this paint to use in our family room a few months ago. It wasn't easy picking the perfect blue. I brought home piles of blue paint chips. Then once I narrowed it down to my favorites, I bought the small sample cans to test out on the walls.
Once I chose my favorite, we started painting the family room. It looked bad. Our family room has wood colored trim, wood colored window casings and it is right next to the kitchen with all of the wood cabinets. The blue was beautiful, but not next to all of the wood finishes. It made the room look cold. I was so disappointed.
And now I had 2 gallons of paint sitting on a shelf in the garage. What a waste.
That is, until I decided to give our master bedroom a facelift.
The paint looks fabulous in our bedroom against all of the white trim.
We both absolutely L-O-V-E it.
It wasn't a waste after all!
The paint color is Stratton Blue HC-142 by Benjamin Moore.
For those of you that have used Benjamin Moore paint before, you know it's a little on the pricey side, but the color selection is amazing and the paint quality is superb.
It runs about $39.99 a gallon, but I happened to have a 50% coupon at our local hardware store that I had been saving, so I ended up getting a pretty good deal!
I love water. And the beach. And all things beachy.
So naturally I wanted our room to feel like a beach sanctuary.
Think calm blue, crisp white, and warm wood tones.
So first thing's first. We painted the walls the most perfect blue.
I had originally bought this paint to use in our family room a few months ago. It wasn't easy picking the perfect blue. I brought home piles of blue paint chips. Then once I narrowed it down to my favorites, I bought the small sample cans to test out on the walls.
Once I chose my favorite, we started painting the family room. It looked bad. Our family room has wood colored trim, wood colored window casings and it is right next to the kitchen with all of the wood cabinets. The blue was beautiful, but not next to all of the wood finishes. It made the room look cold. I was so disappointed.
And now I had 2 gallons of paint sitting on a shelf in the garage. What a waste.
That is, until I decided to give our master bedroom a facelift.
The paint looks fabulous in our bedroom against all of the white trim.
We both absolutely L-O-V-E it.
It wasn't a waste after all!
The paint color is Stratton Blue HC-142 by Benjamin Moore.
For those of you that have used Benjamin Moore paint before, you know it's a little on the pricey side, but the color selection is amazing and the paint quality is superb.
It runs about $39.99 a gallon, but I happened to have a 50% coupon at our local hardware store that I had been saving, so I ended up getting a pretty good deal!
Your wall color is fabulous. I love how different a room can look from just one coat of paint. I can already tell what a great job this makeover is going to be. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful color! Have you thought about painting your trims and cabinets in the other rooms white? Then you can use it there, too. Blue and white is my absolute favorite color combo. It's so calming and beautiful!
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