Best Paint Colors - Master Bathroom Reveal!

The Reveal
Some of you may recall my previous post where I was in the process of selecting a color for our Master Bathroom, using Glidden® Paint. Well, this is it, today is the day that I get to reveal our newly painted and decorated Master Bath!

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The Glidden Paint color that I went with is called Whispering Wheat. Did you guess that I would choose that one?! It’s a really lovely pale straw sort of a color, that’s quite neutral and goes really well with the blue gray walls in our Master Bedroom.

blue curtains by bathtub with old mirror

I took a photo at night too, so that you could see how pretty the curtains look. It’s so hard to photograph them with the light coming in behind them. The curtains tie in the blue from the Master Bedroom, to give a more cohesive look to the whole space, without having to paint both rooms blue.

I’m so pleased with the light and airy feel of the room. If you notice the ceiling above, that was the original color of the walls. I like the contrast of the lighter color of the vaulted ceilings against the creamier tan color of the walls.

This is my husband’s sink. We purchased new light fixtures and my stepson installed them for us.

This is my sink. I also added faux orchids on both sides of the room. I could do with a few more accessories, but that’s okay, I can take my time doing that.

I found a sweet little Pillow with some Paisley embroidery, to accent the Iron Garden Chair in the corner.

Here’s a close-up of the light fixture.

Selecting the Perfect Color

You may recall that I used some of the Glidden paint color tools to come up with my color choice. I used the My Colortopia tool, My Image Inspiration, and uploaded a photo of my bathroom. This really helped to give me a vision of what our bathroom would look like when painted. It’s so much fun to try out new color choices with this tool, and Glidden paint’s simplified palette keeps you from getting overwhelmed!

I also checked out the Glidden Pinterest Page to get some color inspiration. You may recall that I shared this palette with you before. This is one that my friend Diane Henker from In My Own Style put together. Do you see my color there? Serene is the perfect word for describing this color too!

And lastly, I grabbed some Glidden paint swatches in my top color picks and taped them to the wall to check them during different lighting through out the day. (Whispering Wheat is the one on the far left.)

I went with Glidden Duo™ Paint, which is Paint and Primer all together in one can. Yay! I used Eggshell so that my walls will have a slight sheen and be easier to clean than with a flat paint. I purchased my paint at Home Depot, but you can also find Glidden® paint at Walmart and other fine retailers.

The Before

This was my bathroom before. Just sort of blah with its builder’s beige paint.

More blah and even worse with that dated looking light fixture.

The Transformation

Painting around bathroom window with ladder

After stripping everything out of the room, I had a clean slate to work with. I trimmed out all the edges first and then proceeded to paint the walls. It really only took one coat, with some additional touch-ups afterwards where I missed some spots. All in in all, the whole project went very quickly and I really liked the quality of the Glidden Duo™ paint!

It’s amazing what a difference a simple thing like paint can make to a home, and trust me it is simple, everyone can paint. You can totally do this too! If you’re at all scared, use the Glidden paint’s color tools like I did, they really do take a lot of the guesswork out of the process.

blue curtain with painted bathroom walls

The vaulted ceilings really stand out now and the room is so serene and lovely. I just need to hem those curtains now, or raise the curtain rod, I haven’t decided which way to go on that yet! I hope you enjoyed this reveal!

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