It feels so exciting to have some real progress to share! Or at least it feels like real progress – the painter was here today and yesterday and the kids’ bedrooms are painted! I think painting their bedrooms has made a huge difference, even without furniture in there yet. And hiring a painter definitely made things simpler!
Even still, it was hard work with coordinating sleeping arrangements, getting Leah’s and Kate’s bedrooms cleared out and keeping little hands away from wet paint. Throughout the day there was a lot of “No, you can’t go visit the painter again,” and “This colour will grow on you, we are not painting your bedroom pink” and “DON’T TOUCH THAT PAINT IT’S WET!”
Leah’s room was painted yesterday so she’s back in her bedroom tonight and Kate is sleeping in her playpen on the floor of our bedroom. Kate was NOT impressed that she has to sleep somewhere else, but paint fumes are probably not a good idea for a 9 month old. We’ll see how the night goes.
As for the colours we chose, I’m very happy with how everything looks! Leah’s room looks bright, and fresh, and clean and I think it’s going to look amazing! Her colour was pretty much exactly how it looked in the bird’s egg examples I posted the other day.
Here are some photo’s of Leah’s bedroom after her room was painted:
Kate’s room looks just a little bit darker than the gray owl examples I posted the other day. Maybe we have less natural light in her room? But definitely the fresh coat of paint makes a huge difference and I think once I get the room put together it will look great!
Here are some photos of Kate’s room after the painter left today (yes, her crib is still in the middle of the room):
All of the trim in our house is really cream, so we decided to repaint the trim in both of their bedrooms to Benjamin Moore’s Cloud White. I’m a little bit worried we went too white, but if nothing else it sure looks freshened up! We just might need to switch out the electrical outlets to white now…
I know they are just pictures of empty rooms, but it always amazes me what a big difference a fresh coat of paint can make!
2 Tiny Feet says
Which kind of paint did you use? The flat or the eggshell? I am also thinking about doing the Gray Owl in my nursery and wanted to check with you.
Thanks,
Guest says
I’m considering using the same color for my bedrooms. Would you say the gray has any sort of undertones, like blue or green?
Debbie @ One Little Project says
I wouldn’t say it has any undertones. It is slightly darker than I was expecting, but I still love the colour. I’m considering painting a good portion of our downstairs the same gray (except maybe mixed with half white to lighten it up), so I’m definitely a fan of the colour.
Cynthia A Yost says
Hi, my question may be 10 years too late. We have birds egg in the master bedroom and I wanted to ask: what white color paint you used on trim, if you had to use any? I’m dithering about what B-M white to use for walls visible from bdrm. Thanks.
One Little Project says
Hi Cynthia! We used Benjamin Moore Cloud White.