Sunday, October 17, 2010

Gray

I've been busy.
Painting. And sanding.
Here's what my bed looked like before.
Very dark. I wanted to change up the look.


After this project I debated about painting my huge bed. I knew it was going to be a big job but I couldn't get it out of my mind.

I finally decided to block out two days last week to just stay home and get it done.

I chose Behr's "Light French Gray" from Home Depot.

I just love how it turned out. It lightens up the whole space. And its not white. I love white, but my husband claims I paint everything white nowadays. So this was a little challenge for me, and I think gray is my new favorite color--after white.

31 comments:

  1. The gray looks beautiful on your bed! A lot of work with a big payoff!

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  2. It's gorgeous! Every single photo makes me sigh "oh, so pretty!". :)

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  3. Totally gorg. Love it with the toile bedding!

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  4. I love the rustic look of that bed post! Lovely!

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  5. LOVE. I want to do this with my entire bedroom suite. Just can't find the time or the energy! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. You did a wonderful job! It looks much more serene in the lighter color. It looks great!

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  7. Very fresh! Very lovely! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Looks amazing and completly changes the look of the whole room. well done.

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  9. Your bed looks gorgeous!! I have fallen in love with gray too! It is a perfect close to white color! Love it! I host a decorating inspiration party at my blog if you would like to join sometime- Great job!!! :)

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  10. grey is the new IT color. i'm loving grey too. great makeover. your room looks much brighter and airy.

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  11. Love it!! Thanks for sharing the paint color. I would like to start using some grays in my home too.

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  12. I am loving grey too, again. I had a lot of grey about 18 years ago. Love the headboard. Thanks for linking up to Beyond the Picket Fence.

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  13. Great makeover, it looks so beautiful, bravo:))
    Greetings from Europe, Biljana

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  14. Gorgeous!
    Grey is my new fave color too!

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  16. This is lovely. It looks great with your black-and-white bedding!

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  17. It looks beautiful! It really brightens up the room!

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  18. It looks great! Your hard work paid off.

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  19. That bed is gorgeous! Love the color.

    -Rene

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  20. I LOVE it! I too love gray, second to white. . . and pale turquoise blue. Your bed turned out gorgeously. I am now tempted to paint my nearly black bed a lovely french gray.

    Jenni
    House of White

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  21. The must have been a big job, it looks wonderful. The light color was a good choice.

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  22. Popped over from Mustard Seed Creations and I have to tell you how pretty your bed looks now. Love the gray. I've been on a blue/gray kick myself and think I'm going to do the next in a soft gray...thanks for inspiring!

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  23. This is a fabulous shade of gray. I love the way it turned out. Looks great with your bedding too.

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  24. I love how this turned out! And I have the exact same 2 quilts on my bed...How funny?? :-)

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  25. A big job maybe, but it looks so fantastic that I bet it was totally worth it.

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  26. Hi Michele! Saw your link at Marian's Copy Me challenge...this is gorgeous!

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