Another Coat Of Paint?

So, those of you that know me or have been reading my blog know that I love to paint....or, so it seems. Since we've lived here I've painted the bathroom 5 times. I know, you don't have to tell me, that's a lot of paint!

My family jokes that the walls are going to start cracking and that we are losing square footage. It may be true, but up until this last time, the color just never felt right. You know what I'm talking about, right? I never got that feeling where I walked in and said, "Yup, this makes me 100% happy!"

While I paint a lot, I also go through lots of shower curtains. Whoops! I know I shouldn't indulge myself but I feel like shower curtains are a fun accessory and from time to time need to be changed. Most recently I picked up a great *and* inexpensive little ditty from Home Goods. It's black and geometric and had the same sort of vibe of that fabulous little Tory Burch logo.

For $15 bucks I had to have it and once I put it up in the bathroom that taupe wall color just was not doing it for me. That same night I was catching up on Sara's blog and came across this photo of her entryway:

Stunning, right? I agree that it's gorgeous and that peacock blue shade had me at hello. A light bulb went off and I was instantly sold! I played with some similar Sherwin Colors in their Color Visualizer with our bathroom pictures and ultimately decided on Peacock Blue.

We went to the store that night, picked up some paint and came back home to start the first coat. I was scared at first because the coat was so thin, and then after the second coat I was just as scared. So on Sunday we went to Home Depot and I had the paint color matched to Behr's primer and paint in one and the third coat made everything pull together. I know a lot of people poo-poo Behr but I've used this paint twice now {in the kitchen, too} with dark colors and it has worked like a charm.

And here's a little sidenote, I can't take a decent picture of this room for the life of me! I try and try but it's just so long and narrow that I can't capture its true sense.

And now, after seeing these pictures, I'm really feeling a new darker wood vanity with a gorgeous counter top. Oh brother....

I'm sure you all have bets on how long this color will last...haha! Who's to say?


xoxo