IHeart a Good Weekend Update!

We got our paint on last weekend.  I gave you a glimpse of the color here, when I shared a little jewelry project that I completed....

Today, I am gonna give your the full reveal of the new color, and share a couple other small touches that made a HUGE difference in the space.  In fact, it once again amazed me the power that paint has on a space... seriously, I thought the room was OK left white, {since we knew residing in the guest room was only a temporary thing}...and I shared the full room reveal with you here.

It seemed as though we had brought in plenty of color by painting basically everything else in the room, and through bedding and the office closet/curtains.  All great solutions to renters that can't touch a paint can in their rentals... but I have to admit... the white walls REALLY got to me.  They even got to the hubs, so I knew they were bad.  Seriously, when I tell him I am painting a room {again}, he typically gives me a look of "really?" or rolls his beautiful hazel eyes.... but this time he was like, "Absolutely go for it!".  Yikes....

So, after living with loads of paint swatches stuck behind the trim... I finally just snagged my favorite swatch, had the paint mixed, and went to town on the room!  I just want to mention for the first time ever I didn't tape out the walls, and tried a short handled trim brush instead {based on the suggestion of the YHLers, just not the exact one they use}.  And it was MAGICAL!  So much easier, making this paint job uber quick which is perfect for a busy mom!!

Anyways, I used Behr's Premium Plus Ultra in Burnished Metal.  It turned out GORGEOUS!

It's a soft gray blue color that seemed to be the perfect solution to blend in all the colors throughout the space!  Yet, it totally made every detail, big and small, POP!

However, aside from the new color, you may haven noticed that I also made a couple of other updates... Starting with the coverlet.  I found it on clearance at Target and new it would be the perfect solution for us since we are always too hot with a duvet and insert.  Plus, I can't STAND duvets, just sayin...  And the price on the coverlet was just too good to pass up...

Yep, only $27.48 marked down from $109.99.  And it was much better than the brown quilt we had previously....  The white throw pillow was also from Target for $24.99.  The white pillow gave a cleaner layering effect, and the previous ivory pillows looked dirty with the new scheme.  They will find a new home within our home....

And that mirror...

It's actually just a small convex mirror with bursts made from poster board... hot glued to the back!

I wish I could take credit for thinking up this super inexpensive WOW statement, but credit goes to this tutorial I followed from the Nesting Place...

Our dresser stayed almost the same, I just switched up the accessories with others from around the house, including the white branch that I stole from our holiday display...

And the jewelry display rounds out the room tour....

So now for all the glorious Before and Afters....

What once looked like this.....

Then looked like this....

And now looks like THIS!

And this.....

Is now THIS!

And this.....

Is now THIS!

And let's not forget about that little office nook...  Now it pops better than ever!!

Before:

And AFTER!

So there you have it!  The power of paint!  Don't you just heart what it can do in the matter of a couple of hours!?!  Parker even told me he didn't want to leave my new room until I get his done.... hmmmm?

I definitely can't argue with a sweet face like that!

So what do you think, better?  What's your favorite part of the update?  Who else has been getting their paint on?  Trim?  Walls?  A piece of furniture?  How about playing with spray paint?  Or maybe making their own sunburst mirrors?  Share the goods!