No Surprise, I Choose Blue for Our Bedroom

It was time to paint our bedroom. The flat gray was just too dull and the hue didn't work with our furniture. It's like matching grey pants with brown shoes -- fashion faux pas. 

And, sure, I considered replacing all our furniture, it's a decade old and showing a little wear and tear. But quickly realized that it's just cheaper to paint out the gray. Though, I'm committed to switching out our upholstered headboard later this year. 

Not to mention, there is a few places where we patched up the wall that needed to be painted over, and we don't have this gray paint from the former owners. 

So, I went through all my color chips. Decided on blue. Picked a hue and ... no surprise ... it's about the same as the front room and the back hallway. Clearly, I have a favorite. Here's a few swatches I went through to decide on the blue. Some where too dark, too purple or too much gray in them. 

I decided to leave the bottom part white, though I did look at a bunch of images of box molding painted and it did look really cool. Ultimately, I really liked the contrast. 

Not to belabor the point, but "flat" paint is the worst. Eggshell isn't glossy, but just that extra shine pulls all the sunshine or lamplight around the room better. It's such a nicer experience than the flat.

This paint is called "Bunglehouse Blue" by Sherwin Williams. It's an "historic color."

Pro Tip: I get really worried about spilling paint all over a carpet. That's not an easy fix, obviously, so I create this little paint cubby for when I'm in a carpeted room. It's just a box that I break out one side. I can roll the roller and the splatter hits the sides of the box and pour paint out of the can without worrying the spill over would carry onto the floor. That's my tip of the day. ;) 

Some pretty "after" photos are coming soon.