As I mentioned to you guys a couple of weeks ago, I've been wanting to paint our master bathroom for well over a year. Well friends, it's finally happened! The hubby and I tag-teamed it yesterday and got it done. I don't know why we waited so long!

Thankfully my in-laws watched the little one so we could focus and get it done with few distractions. It took us less than four hours (not counting drying time between coats), and I am oh so happy with the outcome! The color I chose was Mountain Smoke by Valspar. Here's some proof on how much a can of paint can really transform a room!

Before:

If you look at the area between the mirror and the window, you can see a bit of the faux finish previously there.

After:

I absolutely love how the gray paint immediately elevated the look of the tiles and the space. It looks so much more put together and sophisticated (and no more faux finish!). The previous green did little to compliment the existing tile, but now the color pics up on the veins that run through it. And despite the walls being a darker color, everything looks more crisp and bright in there now. I'll be honest. This would not be my first choice in tile, but I wasn't going to spend lots of money on something new, so I had to work with it. And I think the gray was definitely the best choice.

All day yesterday I kept telling Jon "I love it! What a change! I'm so glad we did this!" It's been while since I've been that ecstatic about a paint job. And he likes the final outcome too (which is good since he did a lot of the painting!). Overall, I couldn't be happier with our $65 project (including the paint rod extender). My master bath finally feels just as it should!

I'll leave you with one more before and after shot for comparison:

Are there any projects that you've been procrastinating on?

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Gray Master Bath - Before and After