Well, after 3 years living here I finally finished the master bedroom. It took me an entire year to settle on the right color of paint. Initially Will didn’t want to paint the room, so I decided I was going to find dark blue fabric with white accents to really compliment the while walls. That turned out to be more difficult than anticipated especially since my fabric choices were limited to the groupon deal I had bought. This store is extensive, and the fabric selection turns over repeatedly, but the closest fabric I managed to find at a reasonable price was the inverse of what I was looking for. This put a damper on leaving my walls white, and luckily Will was able to sympathize with my new predicament and begrudgingly agreed to helping with a new coat of paint. So then all that was left was the paint color.
I fantasized painting the whole room charcoal grey or navy blue but luckily Will actually had an opinion for once and dissuaded me. (I’m pretty sure he was just selfishly worried I would hate it and it would take another 10 coats of paint to cover over the dark shade, but I still give him credit for changing my mind.) I decided I wanted a lighter shade of grey with blue or purple undertones, and left 6 swatches sitting on my dresser for almost a year before biting the bullet and buying a sample. I can tell you that this is one instance where the 18″x18″ sample was completely deceiving. After applying it to the walls and waiting for it to dry I was convinced it was too purple and that I had made a huge mistake. But being lazy and not wanting to sleep in the spare bedroom for another week forced me to live with it. The next day in the early morning I was once again in love with my wall color. With bright natural light the paint is exactly the color I had envisioned. Later in the day the walls change hue and finally when night falls the paint under the electric lights is an entirely different animal. Each wall looks completely different because of the way the light hits it. Despite the chameleon effect I’ve come to love the paint color. It is pleasantly calming! Here’s the room reveal!
View from my side of the bed
Homemade curtains and newly install light kit on the fan. I can’t believe they didn’t have a light fixture before!
View of the zen corner
Close up of the new wall art over the bed
