DIY Blogger Nicole Balch of Making It Lovely tells Glidden® how using a neutral wall color allows you to change the look and feel of your space easily through accessories and décor.
Our original bedroom
Our original bedroom in off white
Our Original Bedroom
Our bedroom was a sort of dingy off-white when my husband and I moved into our home. I knew I wanted to paint, but I like the idea of a neutral bedroom (so that I can change it up with different bedding and curtains), so I chose a creamy taupe for the walls. I also painted the dated wood trim a crisp white.The color wasn’t a radical change, but it felt clean and fresh. Ripping out the nasty old carpet and installing a dark bamboo floor certainly helped too! The room looked lovely, and I liked it a lot for a long time.
Bedroom with gray walls
Bedroom after
Our New Bedroom
Because we chose a neutral, we were able to change up the look and feel of the room by simply changing out the bedding and accessories, all while keeping the wall color the same.After a few years though, I was ready for a change. I wanted a darker, cozier bedroom. A charcoal gray paint color wall color would be more masculine and play better against the feminine touches I tend to like. My style was changing, and I was ready to update the room to better reflect it.
The charcoal gray color was taken up onto the ceiling to give the room that cozy feeling I was hoping for, without feeling too dark. Perfect.
But, because I kept that neutral backdrop, I’m still able to change the room up by just changing the bedding. Gray paint colors are a chameleon for any room.
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