We were trapped inside for the last few days due to rain, so we made some progress by tackling the job of painting our recently de-carpeted bathroom & closet. Here’s a shot of what we eventually got the space to look like, complete with stenciled floor, and – what we’re talking about today – Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter on the walls.
But let’s rewind for a second. First up was painting the cream trim white (we went with Benjamin Moore Simply White in semi-gloss, just like the trim in the rest of the house).
Part of me hates to downplay the time that task took by sharing one measly before & after picture to cover that step. It took one coat of primer and two coats of paint (all applied with a brush) and both Sherry and I got in on the action. I primed since that’s not VOC-free like the painting part, and then when that coat dried we both worked our way around the room’s copious doorways and little areas of baseboard with the paint. Then the cutting in part of the wall-painting process came along and made the trim-work look like child’s play. So. Many. Angles.
Please allow me to demonstrate with the panoramic function on my iPhone.
I’m not usually one to complain about painting (except for painting ceilings, in which case I will whine for days) but painting walls is usually “the fun part” for us. However (here comes the BUT!) I think whenever you go into any project thinking “this’ll be fast and easy” it’s a slippery slope. And after 6+ years of DIYing we should have know better, so it’s no ones fault but our own. But this was totally one of those tiny areas (seriously, the whole thing is probably around 80 square feet) that had us feeling cocky and saying “let’s just bang this out in an hour or two” and it ended up taking a few 2-hour installments over a couple of days. Womp-womp. But it’s done! Praise those sweet, unpredictable DIY Gods, it’s done.
The color we chose was Revere Pewter, which Sherry says pops up on Pinterest as a lot of people’s favorite light-to-mid-toned color. In fact, some consider it the best greige paint color out there. You can see more examples of Rever Pewter here. Her brain also refuses to read it as “Revere Pewter” so she can’t stop calling it “Reverie Pewter” – even when the guy at the paint desk is like “Oh, you mean Revere.”
You might remember that we tossed out this “Percolating In Progress” post with a few first thoughts on paint colors right after we moved in. For our bathroom and our walk in closet we wanted something somewhat light (there aren’t any windows in either of those spaces) but not too light that it washed out things like the white trim, white mirror, and the white shelving in the closet. At first we debated Pismo Dunes and Gray Owl (both below) but we ended up liking the Revere Pewter swatch better, which is sort of a combination of both of them. It’s almost like a darker tone of Edgecomb Gray (less brown than Pismo Dunes and a little richer and less gray than Gray Owl).
We really liked the way it dried. Taupe-y in some lights (like this shot). Gray-ish in others (like the one below this one). It changes throughout the day, and works really nicely with the deep faded blue-gray color (Black Pepper) in our bedroom. We have a devoted post all about our favorite slightly lighter grige color, if you want to see Edgecomb Gray in our house & read why we love it so much.
The rolling was pretty easy by comparison to the edging. Oh and we chose to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls in here. We’ve learned in small spaces it actually makes the room feel less cramped when the ceiling and the walls are the same tone (assuming it’s not too dark of a color) since it just makes an angular/choppy/cramped space feel less broken up and boxed in.
And just like the other rooms we’ve painted, after all the paint was dry, I used this as an opportunity to switch out all of the light switches and outlets from the old cream versions to clean white ones. This photo is a bit darker (hello black hole closet) because I had the power off, but it actually demonstrates how the wall color sort of chameleons itself in different lighting situations.
Even with the lights on, the darker color on the walls is a nice backdrop to help show off the mirror’s shape (and all of that trim that we painted pops nicely too).
We still have a ton of other things to attend to in here, but here’s a little side-by-side comparison of where we started (well, once carpet was up) to where we are now.
With the walls painted, we can now get jiggy with the floor (I don’t think I’m using that right) which is the part we’re most excited for because, well, it’s the most unattractive at the moment. And since the sunroom grout situation is still looking a little bleak (throw us a bone, Mother Nature!) all signs are pointing towards this floor getting done before we can finish the tile-job outside.
Oh, and just as we predicted in this post about our bathroom plans (where you can also read more about why we’re down with painting this floor, how we’d like to add shelves to the vanity to balance it out, etc) we changed our minds again. After some more percolating, we worried that staining the vanity a dark blue color might not work very well with our yellow-ish sinktop, and we also thought we could have a lot more fun with the floor than going all-one-color with it…
… so now we’re thinking that a two-toned stencil on the floor and a more subdued color on the vanity might play better with the sinktop tone without robbing the room of any excitement (instead of adding interest to the vanity we’ll just shift the attention to the floor). Sort of like how a darker tone on the vanity in our half bathroom downstairs neutralized the same yellow-toned sink – and then we can add art and accessories for more color, interest, and to balance things out so the room makes sense in real life (photoshopped renderings aren’t always the perfect real-life representation).
So that’s where we are in our bathroom. We’re around halfway done after getting to check off:
- carpet removal
- mirror painting & hanging (more on both of those steps here)
- painting the trim
- painting the walls
- replacing all of the outlets/light switches
So we just have the vanity and the floors (along with re-adding the light above the sink) to attend to before we can declare that this interim update is done-zo. It never fails to amaze us how much a few days of work and some paint (along with small updates like a new mirror, some shelves, and some carpet removal) can change a space so much. So here’s hoping we have some after photos in a few weeks. Sherry’s trying to convince me that adding some more shelves and cubbies to the walk-in closet could be nice while we’re at it. I guess you never really know where one update might lead. You know what they say, if you give a mouse a house a cookie…
Our Favorite Paint Colors
If you’re having trouble picking the right color to paint your room, check out these detailed deep-dive posts about our favorite paints:
MonW says
I always love seeing how paint colors change in different light conditions. Went through that recently trying to find a nice furniture color that looks good against some odd yellow walls. Walls go intense butter yellow in western sun, but yellow green in other light conditions; daylight and artificial. Turned Natural Gray a muddy white, so we settled on Dark Truffle.
That new mirror makes such a difference!
The sellers of this current house left us the old 30+”x 40+” unframed bathroom mirror they replaced with a smaller framed mirror. We used a hefty discount coupon for framing and now have a gorgeous entry hall mirror. Learned the builder grade mirror was worth $300-400 in glass alone from the framers. I had been hunting for something we’d like for the entry hall and never found anything. [Previous homeowners were stunned to see it all nicely framed on a recent visit. ;)] You might get those old mirrors in sizes you can use framed (you want and need heavy duty frames and hanging D-rings) for some other places like in the closets, halls or entryway.
Gentle showers here, but I’m playing hookie from painting that furniture piece in the garage today.
Ally says
I’d love to see a shot of this colour next to the Black Pepper colour you painted the bedroom! Looks great you guys – can’t wait to see what you decide on for the sink area!
YoungHouseLove says
Will have to grab one for ya!
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Lisa says
Love the transformation in here! I think if you end up stenciling the floor that would look amazing! No need to do something else later if you go that route unless the stencil wears or you get tired of it. Would love to see that tutorial!
Regarding the countertop, I was at a friend’s house a few weeks ago and they used the Rustoleum countertop Transformation product to completely get a new look in their kitchen. Just wondering if that’s an option because the creamy pale yellow sink just deviates from so much else in this little space. I don’t know what kind of finishes you’re limited to with that product though…so maybe that wouldn’t work. http://countertops.rustoleumtransformations.com/
P.S. – love the new “removal” policy below regarding comments. We all want this to be a happy place with happy DIY and design people!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Lisa! A few others have asked about if we’d consider that and the only drawback is that they’re really fumey/high-VOC, so they’re not really prego/small child friendly. So I think in this case we’d rather hold out and use what we have for now and save our pennies so we can eventually update the room exactly as we’d like (with a nice double vanity) down the line.
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Lori says
RP is one of my fave/go to colors. Had it in the entire main area of our last house, and I loved how it changed with the lighting if the day :). I’m currently trying to convince my new landlord to let me paint our depressing beige walls with RP. Fingers crossed she goes for it…I miss this color! (And I read the name if the post and hyper-scrolled to the bottom to make sure you guys did in fact use mah fave color, ha. Then I went back and read the post.) looks great and can’t wait to see the floor!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks Lori!
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bethanyblntn says
yeah, we (the hubby,Button, and pets) are staying in Richmond with family between our move to DC. We used to live in Charlottesville and BOY and I loving ( sarcastic) all the rain here. It’s so nice today compared to the rest of this week, time to go get a pumpkin! :D
Julie says
We have revere pewter in our open living/dining area (so basically 30% of our teeny house) and love it! It’s the perfect neutral.
Kelsey says
Love the new idea for the bathroom. It’s going to be great!
Randi says
Great color choice. We have Gray Owl throughout our living room, hallway, and bathroom and I love how the color changes with the light. We tried Revere Pewter but it just didn’t work in our house.
Just curious about the mirror in the bathroom. It looks like if you are standing at the sink the mirror will only show half of your face. I think that would annoy me. Do you even notice it?
YoungHouseLove says
I worried about that too, but since we don’t look in the mirror while brushing our teeth, we just tend to do other mirror-centric things while standing in the middle of the vanity. For example, putting on make-up is nice that way since I can plop my stuff on the counter and see my whole face (it used to have to sit in the sink when we had the tiny mirror going on) and when John does his hair he just steps one step to the right (it’s like a subconscious movement at this point) so we can always see our whole face, we just side-step without thinking about it. Haha!
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Leisa says
Hey guys, just a curious technical question: you mentioned that painting the sunroom floor would make it difficult to tile down the line.
Is it not the same with the bathroom floor? Or does it have to do with using exterior/interior paint? Or are you not planning to tile?
Excuse my ignorance :)
Progress is looking great by the way LOVE that Moroccan style mirror.
Xx
YoungHouseLove says
Good question! That floor outside is concrete so we can tile right over it (which means paint would have messed with tiling in a major way) but the floor upstairs is particle board, which can’t be tiled (it has to be torn out and we have to add cement board, no matter what) so thankfully it means we can do whatever we’d like to the particle board since it’ll all come out before the tiling step down the line!
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Chrissy says
My sister in law is an interior decorator and encouraged us to use Revere Pewter in our bedroom. She apparently has used it hundreds of times. Like someone else said, I would use it in every room if it made sense. It looks a lovely soft grey at night and a taupe grey during the day. We paired a deeper grey in my husbands office that flows into the bedroom, Cape May Cobblestone. Sigh.
Also, we were down your way (near Amelia) for a wedding this weekend and unfortunately it rained the entire time. Thankfully the bride was not fazed.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw man, sorry it rained on you!
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Melissa D. says
I see you painted the ceiling the same color as the walls. Should the ceilings be a certain height in order to do this? I usually paint the ceilings a lighter color, such as white, but it is so much less work to paint the same color as the walls (not as much cutting). Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
Our ceilings have always been standard height (8 feet) although we used this trick in a super low-ceilinged-and-awninged bathroom for John’s Granny and it was so cute! In almost every instance it seems to expand the space instead of chopping it up!
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Diana says
Love this, it looks beautiful!!! I have a bathroom painting question for you and apologize if you have already answered it. I recently tried painting a bathroom and was told to give it a light sanding and then it wouldn’t matter if it was an old oil based paint. Well…. after a good sanding and two coats of paint it is scratching very easily and I am scared it will start peeling soon. :( You said you did a coat of primer first, what kind? Do you always do that with semi-gloss areas? Thank you so much!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh no! I would definitely prime if you think it’s oil or it can bubble and scrape off like you said. Some oil-based Kilz primer followed by good quality latex wall paint should do the trick for you!
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ErinEvelyn says
I’m having to work with those cream vanity tops too (although thankfully none of nine are scalloped-shaped). Not only that, but I’ve got brass faucets, drains, knobs, pulls & hinges to work with! (Thank heavens for Jonathan Adler affirmation of my decision to use all that brass!). The ONLY way I could make it work was to strip the cutsie pink & mauve floral wallpaper and layer on all whites & creams like crazy. And honestly, I LOVE my master bath now! Lord knows I adore painted furniture & cabinets, but I think you made the right call in nicing the blue vanity.
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds so charming!
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Vicky says
We painted everything but the bedrooms in our beach house this color. Love it.
Tiffany says
Just painted our basement this and love it. For some reason I keep adding a 2nd ‘v’ and calling it ‘Reverve Pewter’. Reverie makes more sense than my made up name!
S says
It’s funny, because living in New England as long as I have, I want to call it “Revee-ah Pewter”. In fact, whenever I see the word “Revere” I have to say “Revee-ah” about 20 times til it’s out of my system.
YoungHouseLove says
So funny!
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Laura says
Love Revere Pewter. We just painted our halls and kitchen (open concept) using that color and LOVE it. Enjoy!!!
Marcia V. of Precious Style says
I have that (floor) stencil on my bedroom wall in gold. Definitely gets a thumbs up from me! P.S., pics of the stencil in my room can be seen here if interested: http://www.preciousstyleonline.com/2013/03/nightstand-styling.html
YoungHouseLove says
Holy cow it looks awesome!
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JG says
When is Sherry gonna sneak in and rip off the backsplash?! ;)
And then spackle and paint it…
YoungHouseLove says
Alas, the back is connected (curved like an L) so I can’t snap it off. Boo!
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Brittany says
We just painted our living room/kitchen/hallway Revere Pewter and we love it :)
JG says
Our Habitat ReStore always seems to have tons of countertop+sink combos (often/usually granite) – does yours not? I am guessing not- makes sense different regions would be different I guess! Too bad they would be too big to carry-on the plane from California!
YoungHouseLove says
I wish ours had those! We looked for the half bath but nothing would fit.
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Gnome Lover says
I love “reverie.” It is so mellow and soothing. Although, I am sure it did not feel uplifting painting grey in the rain.
It is so hot here we have had to use the air conditioner nonstop. I am beyond jealous of your rain.
So lucky!
Jenni
lisa says
Pretty. We used a similar color in our master BR and bath (Stonington Gray) and I really like it. We have navy, white and brass with it and it looks really great.
JT says
Love the color choice, but where is it from?
YoungHouseLove says
Sorry it’s Benjamin Moore.
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Ashley says
Love Revere Pewter! We have it in our bathroom and it usually appears on the grayish side. I think it is my favorite color in our house.
Dana @ chocolateandsunshine.com says
I know where you were coming from with the labor involved in a small space such as the bathroom. I just painted mine last week-end and it took as long as a bedroom. I’m not a fan of having to crawl behind the toilet, either, to paint behind the pipes. Yuck! But, it looks great when it’s done.
I, too, was thinking of painting the floors but decided to wait as the next stage is for tile so didn’t want to do it twice.
Where do you get all of your energy?lol
YoungHouseLove says
You guys keep us going! And chocolate! Haha!
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Amanda says
Love it! And can’t wait to see the stenciled floor come to life. Have you ever posted about how to change out the outlets and light switches? I’d really like to try that one but got overwhelmed by wires the one time I tried..
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s a post with a bunch of photos that will hopefully help! https://www.younghouselove.com/2012/12/two-electrical-projects-only-one-success/
xo
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Blair says
We have the same color in our living room, entry, and stairway (they are all sort of open to each other). I love the color, but I’m afraid I might paint the whole house the same color, because I’m afraid of making the “flow” feel choppy by picking too many different colors. Any tips for choosing different colors that play well together, without painting everything in super similar colors? It’s hard to visualize sometimes, before things are on the walls.
YoungHouseLove says
Edgecomb Gray goes really nicely with this and I’d do Palladian Blue right next to it too! They all are sort if effortless neutrals with personality I think!
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Heather says
I LOVE revere pewter! We now have it in three rooms in our house (including foyer) and it really does look so different in every light. No one believes they are the same color when I tell them. Since I did my walls revere pewter, 3 friends have followed and they all love it! Yours looks great too! We have edgecomb grey in our basement, which helps lighten it up. Happy with that too. I am loving navy right now and painted our living room deep navy recently. It’s now my favorite room! Do you plan on adding color to any walls on your main level? Do you have any color suggestions that would go with navy and gray (for an adjacent room)?
I love seeing all your home updates! Your house is amazing!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Heather! I think we’d love a dark and dramatic tone in the dining room and probably will use Palladian Blue or Nelson Blue (or both) on the main level as well as possibly adding in some painted furniture.
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Sara says
Love the updated trim! We also have off-white/cream trim throughout our condo, and we are planning to paint it white ourselves. How did you know that you needed to prime the trim before you painted? With it being off white/cream, I would think that white would be an easy paint job, not requiring primer. I hadn’t even thought about having to prime before doing ours so just curious what your advice is.
Thanks,!
YoungHouseLove says
Our trim was feeling sort of grungy so we went for that one coat of primer to grab the paint (the better your foundation, the better the durability/hold for the long haul). We probably could have gotten by with just paint, but we worried it might flake/chip off over time.
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Chelsea says
I highly recommend using Grey Owl at some point! My fiance and I painted all of our hallways and stairwell with it and are absolutely in love! We painted our living room Sea Haze (benjamin moore) and it flows perfectly with the Grey Owl. :) We accidentally bought an extra gallon of the Grey Owl and are thinking of using it in one of our guest bedrooms, but we’re afraid it might be too much Grey Owl in our home…I guess thats what accent colors are for! ;) Also! I noticed you have Nelson Blue on your color list, also an amazing color! We just painted our master bathroom that color last weekend and its gorgeous! It looks green, grey or blue throughout the day.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Chelsea! Both sound lovely!
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Brittany says
I had to laugh, while I was reading the post I read it as reverie. I didn’t even catch that I was reading it wrong until you pointed it out the difference. Even then I had to read it twice to catch how I misread it! Anyway, beautiful color!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! You’re in the club!
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malissa says
I love the update with just some paint! looks great. i have a questions about your thoughts on mixing metals in the bathroom…i noticed you have an orb light and silver faucet. are you keeping it? we are making some minor changes to our master bath and most of our lights are orb (i like them better) but everything else in the bathroom is brushed nickel and not sure i could bring something else in in the orb…so do i go with the rest of the house or keep everything the same in the bathroom? i think i am worried about what people will think when we sell in a year or 2…thoughts?
YoungHouseLove says
We don’t mind mixed metals, as long as they all relate to something else in the room so they look intentional/layered and nothing is just the odd man out. Take our half bathroom as an example. Since the mirror has two tones, it seemed to “bridge” the ORB light fixture and the newer brushed nickel faucet we brought in. https://www.younghouselove.com/2013/08/in-hot-water/
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Ellen says
We’ve used Revere Pewter a million times over the last 10 years and 3 homes! It really does go with just about everything. I call it a chameleon color. It adapts to it’s surroundings. I also think it is a Ben top 10 color because of how many people I’ve talked into using it :) We are in the process of picking out a paint color for our exterior and everyone jokes “why not Revere Pewter?” It has crossed my mind.
It has taken 10 years to figure this out:
One noticeable shade darker is “Pashmina”
One noticeable shade lighter is “Edgecomb Gray”
YoungHouseLove says
Love that Ellen!
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Katie says
Did you paint the ceiling? Is it the same color?
Thanks!!
YoungHouseLove says
Yup, we painted he ceiling too! John mentioned in this post that we like to do that since in small rooms I seems like they feel less choppy that way. Hope it helps!
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Debbie says
Hey! Can you put a Revere Pewter swatch up there with your other Percolating paint colors? Thanks for your fabulous blog! I read it every day during my lunch break!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Debbie! I think as we go we’ll add new paint swatches and take away the ones we’re not using but maybe I’ll wait to update the swatches until we’re a little bit further along! Still have lots of rooms to paint :)
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Michele Jacobs says
Hi – I just want to chime in with a quick note on painting. My hubby is in the “green” industry and his company certifies paints, furniture, carpets, etc for in-door air quality emissions (PS Benjamin Moore does not pass the test, but Behr and most of Sherwin Williams does). My hubby is a terrible painter and when I was pregnant with my littlest one he tried to ban me from painting the nursery since there is really no such thing a “no” VOC paint. We finally compromised with me wearing a respirator mask and opening every window possible. Please just be careful when tackling all the awesome projects that you do!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip Michele! I’m definitely a fans-going-all-windows-open-while-I-wear-a-mask girl!
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Jenn says
John, how do you switch out the light switch? Silly question I know. I know how to switch the plates but what about the turn off/on button that’s electrical? My house also has the cream colored ones and they are soooo old looking :).
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s a post that will hopefully help! https://www.younghouselove.com/2012/12/two-electrical-projects-only-one-success/
xo
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Katrina says
I love Revere Pewter. It’s on my list for when we get around to painting anything besides our kids’ rooms. I saw your response on a post about interim improvements in the works. We don’t do that and save for the big remodel, but it’s been 3 years since we’ve moved in and it’s time to do something to make this place feel a little more loved.
Question for you: Did you use Photoshop to create your paint palette? I would love to put together a whole house inspiration color palette together for our place (and hopefully get the reno ball rolling), but didn’t know if there’s an easier tool available to help get it done.
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we just took screen grabs of the paint swatches on the paint website and made rectangles of them in photoshop and dragged them all into the same page and added labels for the names.
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Erika says
Ok I need some paint help! I painted all the walls in my LR, DR, and Kitchen a light light goldish yellow (warmer than cream) I NEED to paint the door frames and doors (they are that lovely orange-ish brown) Would white look funny against it? or what should I just repaint everything? I have grey as an accent paint color in the Dr and Kitchen as well. Sorry for the book, but I am honestly at a loss. Also what primer do you use?
YoungHouseLove says
I would definitely go with white trim. It’ll be so pretty and clean. Any water-based stainblocking primer will work well for you (I like the stuff by Kilz).
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Erika says
Thanks!
Courtney says
Hey guys!
Was just wondering if you guys had considered a temporary fix for your bathroom vanities by using the Rustoleum counter top kits or the counter top paint? I’ve been seeing some AMAZING updated bathroom vanities on pinterest using this method! I think my favorite was when someone evicted a HORRID dusty rose countertop and made it a deep dark bluish black. They stained the orangey oak cabinets a lighter blue/gray and the walls were white (not the dreaded creamy pinky beige) and the fixtures were ORB. It was stunning. The kits are more expensive (the one KB used in her moms basement apartment) but the ones that used the paint only cost around $40.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Courtney! The only issue is that stuff is fumey (high-VOC) so it’s not prego/small child friendly, so we think we’ll probably just work with what we have until we’re ready for a full vanity update down the line :)
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Courtney C says
I can’t figure out how to reply to your reply ahahah but I didn’t even think of that! I don’t have kids yet so I miss the mark sometimes :) If you weren’t pregnant/didn’t have small kids/dogs in your home, is it something you would have ever tried? I know you guys have had your share of DIY oops! decisions so I consider you somewhat of an expert opinion on things that sound too good to be true haha
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, I think I totally would have tried it in our first house before we had a kid/got prego if it had been around back then!
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Lee says
John and Sherry it’s awesome that you painted the ceiling the same as the walls! I read up on this a while back.
Designers say if you remove the white ceiling by painting the ceilign the same as the wall color, you have removed the contrast that make a color appear dark. For instance a deep color on the walls looks dark if you paint the ceiling white, when you roll that dark color on the ceiling suddenly the color didn’t seem as dark with the white reference removed.
The other awesome thing about painting ceiling same color as walls is it is a massive time saver and no more frustrating “touch ups”.
Designers also say that painting trim the same color as the walls can enlarge a space, especially if a space has a lot of doors and windows. I’ve always been a fan of white trims especially if they are old character trims.
I so enjoy reading your blog every day it’s available.
YoungHouseLove says
So interesting! Thanks for that info Lee, I love it!
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Heather says
Revere Pewter is hands down one of my very favorite colors. No question. We have it on one wall (which is getting torn out in the original house) so I’m already trying to decide where to put it back. It will have to either be the dining nook, my office, the new bathroom, or the pantry, but it WILL be going somewhere. The rest of the house will be staying Dover White since it’s open concept but I NEED to get my Revere Pewter back somewhere. I love it so so so so much. Looks great in your bathroom, but duh, it looks great just about everywhere. Nicely done.
Brittney says
We live a bit north or Richmond…so we had the same rain all weekend, which made us rip up carpet this weekend…fun. But, what I thought was funny is that I pronounce Revere Pewter the exact same way and the lady at the store looked at me pretty funny too haha. We ended up going with gray owl for our bedroom becuase when I compared the two Revere Pewter looked way more taupe-y than gray and I was looking for a light gray. In your pictures it looks super gray though. Makes me wish I picked that one up instead. We have tons of light that comes in our bedroom, so maybe that makes a difference? It is amazing what white trim and pretty paint can do though. It looks great. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yeah, I bet it has to do with light a ton! We keep hearing from folks who said it’s a lot more taupe/brown in their house (with the lights on it’s more that way for us, but when they’re off it’s mostly gray).
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becca says
Our master bedroom is “reverie” pewter, and we love it. It’s a very restful colour. I am always in awe of your painting skills; you guys must have a great system of cleaning/storing paint supplies.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I wish! Usually they’re just in a cabinet in the kitchen (rollers and arms and brushes) and the paint’s in a pile in the garage!
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Ali says
Looks great!! I love that color!
You may have spoken to this before and I missed it along the way but do you have any tips to making the area around molding not look so “paint brush” painted vs. the rest of the wall that looks “roller brush” painted? Perhaps it’s just my, let’s call it ‘attention to detail’, but I always feel like you can see the difference. Is there anyway to make the part you painted with a brush blend better with the rest of the roller painted wall?
YoungHouseLove says
Generally, thin and even coats of paint with a good brush have fewer brushstrokes than thicker gloppy coats, so that’s one tip. I also like to cut in before that area gets rolled, and then try to get the roller as close to the trim as possible so it sort of blends the brushed-area with the rolled-area.
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Shannon [Our Home Notebook] says
Beautiful! What a difference paint makes. Revere Pewter is on my list to try someday.
Jenn says
I think you guys use the BM Natura that has zero VOC right? I remembered reading about it in one of your posts. What kind of finish do you use for the bathroom? They don’t have satin and I’m wondering if semi-gloss is too shiny.
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we love that stuff! We go for eggshell for most walls (it’s such a scrubbable/durable formula) and we just use semi-gloss for the trim/doors.
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Filipa says
Hi.
I’m an HUGE Portuguese fan, and since I found you (about a year and a half, I started to be an DIY’er (and believe it´s not easy to convince my husband that I can do it, just because I read your blog)!!!But I know I can!
It´s a pity that I cannot find here some of the brands and products you use, but I always try to find something similar.
Thank you for making me believe that my house will be someday THE HOUSE!!!
Kisses
Filipa
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Filipa! You’re so sweet!
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Maria @ Inspiration Affirmation says
I LOVE where this is going. The color of the walls is beautiful, especially with the crisp white trim to go along with it. The idea of a stenciled floor is so much fun and I really think you’re headed in the right direction with the second rendering. So looking forward to seeing more of this room!