Yassss, I put on my painting overalls this week because the Clare paint we are using in our ‘Bedroom Fit for a Tween’ project arrived! I sing the praises of Clare a lot and have many reasons I love this company and their products…woman owned startup, curated color collection, fun paint names, wall paint in a perfect eggshell finish etc etc. And Clare was so kind to feature my last season ORC project on their blog after using their ‘Wing It’ color in my office/studio design and then gift me some paint for this season - thank you!
I love designing with pops of color and have now used 3 different Clare colors in my own home. I think even if you love white walls, there are ways to add a pop of color to make a room feel more like you. You can still keep your white walls but consider painting some cabinetry, an accent wall, or even a ceiling.
‘Current Mood’ in our mudroom
‘Wing It’ trim paint on office built-ins and accent wall paint
‘Headspace’ on bedroom ceiling
….and I continue to include Clare in client design plan. Remember this fun, cat-filled bathroom?
‘Deep Dive’ trim paint on a bathroom accent wall.
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Prior to the start of this project, we had already painted both of my daughters’ ceilings with Clare’s ‘Headspace’. When we started thinking about tackling my soon-to-be 10 year old daughter’s room for Fall ORC, I knew I wanted the ceiling to play a roll in the design. So with the addition of picture rail molding and a thick Headspace painted border, we created a cool color dipped feature in my daughter’s bedroom. Thanks to Clare for gifting me this paint - it blended seamlessly with the already painted ceiling.
Measuring the border with an 11.5 strip of paper as our ruler.
Used Clare’s painters tape to mark the border before paint.
I say ‘we’ because I’m happy to report my daughter is just as excited about this project as I am. Not in a ‘when will it be finished’ pestering but a ‘what can I help with’ excitement. She measured, taped, cut-in, and rolled a Headspace border that not only looks super cool - but I can tell she’s really proud of her work.
Cut-in the ceiling and bottom edge of border.
Best little helper.
This border project took the two of us about 5 hours to complete. The fact that the ceiling was already painted was a huge time saver and I must say his was a super fun way to spend an afternoon with my daughter.
First coat of rolled paint (we applied 2 coats)
Drying…
I also found some time to get the picture rail molding painted so hubs can install it during Week 4. The molding was already primed and I brushed on two coats of the ‘Headspace’ wall paint (we didn’t want to get a gallon of trim paint just for a few pieces of molding).
Even though our taped line is pretty straight and crisp, I am looking forward to the molding being installed over the paint line for the finishing touch of this functional wall feature.
All about that border!
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