Blue Bedroom

The master bedroom is feeling blue.  We really wanted to go with some kind of green in here, but every shade just seemed too overwhelming for such a large, rectangular space.

(Master bedroom before and after paint.)

If you are wondering about those green squares on the wall, those are our very elaborate stenciled panels. You know how some people are able to pull off intricate patterns on walls--like Moroccan-style or hexagons?  Well, we can barely make a straight square, so that is where we drew the line, literally.

We created them by doing a cursory measuring job, penciled the lines, then painted a thick square around the lines, which was then covered with wide painter's tape.

We chose Valspar Signature (Eddie Bauer Home Collection) Oxford Blue for the walls, and the green border/stencil color is Dill by Valspar.  I wasn't sure the tape would hold up after three coats of paint on top, but it survived!

I'm anxious to see what it looks like with the furniture in here. The idea is that these painted "panels" will help break up that long wall. Our gray bed will be in the middle and end tables "within" them. 

We didn't even repaint the trim in here and look how much it stands out without the border and with some paint on the walls.  Curtains or blinds are next on the list.