It’s amazing what a little paint and a few small touches can do. We had grown tired of the aqua blue that we had chosen when we first moved in, and since I am constantly looking for things to add to my to-do list, we (by “we”, I guess I mean “I”), decided that we should give the bedroom a little update. I love the way the gray turned out – Shane and I were a little nervous as we were painting, as the paint looked much more lavender than gray when it was wet, but it dried into the perfect balance of cool and warm. For a pop of color, I bought new pillowcases and did the small painting that hangs over the headboard. The painting was done over a page that I tore out of an old French paperback, which makes a nice background for the simple graphic. The lamp was an old Ikea purchase that I was no longer in love with, but I wrapped the base in gray yarn to give it a totally new texture and color. We’re still working on a couple of small finishing touches – a new lamp for Shane’s side table, and maybe a new duvet cover for the bed, but it’s coming along. And now it’s on to the next the home project…
Jared/cobaltsf says:
Looks great. We’re shooting for a similar level of simple/clean refinement in our own bedroom, if we ever get to move into it. Any chance of a bigger picture of your painting?
August 29, 2008, 3:59 pmjennifer kriech says:
I am dying to know what color/brand of paint this is. We are looking to paint our living room grey and this color looks perfect! not too cool…not to warm. Help!
November 7, 2009, 8:17 am