The guest bedroom is painted. It's not done, because I'm still planning the bedding, window treatments, lighting, accessories, etc., but I used what I have on hand to make it liveable. Since my nieces are arriving any day now, I just wanted to get some fresh paint on the walls of their guest room. But I didn't have time to take the doors down to properly paint them and strip the hardware, so just squint hard to ignore the minty green. So here it is, my unusual color choice of...SMURPLE (that is, Sarah's Murky Purple).
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This is a very new shade for me. In fact, it's a new shade for anyone, because it's a bit of our own concoction. It was intended to be Sherwin Williams Chinchilla, but due to some irregularities with their formulas, they couldn't get it to match their own sample. Jeff and I had to play with it until we got what we wanted (though I'm not sure now it's what I wanted, or maybe it was and I just don't want it anymore)!
I actually think the color looks better in the pictures than it does in real life. It can take on a very blah brown hue at times. This room has large west-facing windows and gets a lot of strong afternoon sunlight, so I know it can handle a dark, rich color, but I'm not sure this is the shade. I really wanted to make the lovely molding more prominent, and the contrast between the dark background and the creamy trim does certainly accentuate that.
This room is still in store for lots of changes. We haven't even decided if this is the furniture we will use in here. We have an antique iron bed that I would prefer to see, but placement gets tricky because of all the doors and windows. I also have an antique mantle stored in the shop, and one of these days we'll see about opening up the old firebox in this room. The hearthplate and chimney are hidden in the bumpout behind the dresser, but I can just imagine the white mantle centered on that wall, under the pastoral painting. So stay tuned for future developments in the Smurple (or maybe not) bedroom!
I think the colour looks great in the picture--minus those minty doors. :) And I really like the wingback chair--just sayin'....
ReplyDeleteI can see how that would be tricky, though, with furniture placement. It's not like there's just an entry, a closet and a window to deal with. :) But I think the two beds on either side of the door looks cute.
Aslo, really like the contrast of the dark dresser against the "smurple." :)
Thanks Sarah. The mauve channelback chair is one reason I went with a red based purple instead of a blue based on. It works for now, but only time will tell if the wall color will grow on me. The wall shouldn't be the first thing your eye sees, and right now it's a little hard to take in anything else!
ReplyDeleteMy thought on the iron bed placement is that it would have to be under the window. It could work, but we'll wait until after my nieces vacate the room to play with rearranging (or repainting ;-).
Very pretty!
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