Creating a Welcoming Guest Room | Part 1: Paint Selection
I am excited to kick off this four part blog series! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Having the opportunity to have a dedicated guest room in your home can be exciting! You may have out of town guests regularly and providing a special room for them to sleep and have some privacy may be something you have been looking forward to. Getting started on creating a warm and inviting space however can also be daunting! For most of my clients, I suggest taking everything out of the room first. From there a deep clean is a wonderful way to start fresh! Once it’s clean, what’s next? Let’s talk paint!
Paint selection
Choosing the right paint color is usually the biggest decision for your room refresh. There are so many choices! For any room makeover discussing the purpose of the space, the natural and artificial light available, and the desired look and feel of the room is where I start during my paint and styling consultations.
For a recent guest bedroom transition I worked on, we wanted a cozy, earthy, moody feel. The bedroom is on the smaller side (11’ x 10’), doesn’t have a ceiling light, and has only one window so the room can be a little dark. If this was going to be a room that would be used often, maybe for a child doing homework or for a nursery, I would selected a lighter hue. But since this bedroom will be used less often, and mostly for changing and sleeping, a dark color works well. We went with Pewter Green by Sherwin Williams and I am thrilled with how it turned out! We had also found some lovely vintage art prints that were the inspiration for the whole look!
Once we’ve selected a color, we’ll need to choose a paint finish. For bedroom walls I usually use Satin. For this room we went with white trim (Snowbound by Sherwin Willams) but we are talking about painting it to match the walls for a more monochrome look (that will also help the room feel larger!).
Tips…
If you are like a lot of people and you have extra room now that a child has moved out, you may be facing an interesting color choice that is currently on the walls, and/or lots of holes to patch after taking down posters, flags, and the like (see video example above)! I suggest wiping down all the walls first, taking care to clean the baseboards and doors. From there patch any holes or dents in the walls (my favorite 3M patching compound can be found here). Once the compound has dried I like to use a sanding block for smoothing down the putting on the wall. Be sure to wipe down the dust before you begin painting!
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