A taste of teal

When I started working on the guest bathroom, I made an impulse buy of a really bold teal. We're talking really, really bold. And in the bright lights of the bathroom, contrasted by the light tile, it was too much for the eyes.

Um, no. That was NOT going to work.

So instead, I painted the room a more subdued version of the same hue. 

And the original can of paint sat around, begging me to put it to use. And it sat, and it sat. Until I remembered how badly the guest bedroom needed some color. When we moved in, the condo was covered in this khaki colored paint. During the day, the color is great. But as the sun starts to set, it's a sickly yellow, and I just can't deal with it. And since I'm also a student (and our guest room is also our office), I spend too much time dealing with a funky paint color in a small space. It got to be too much very quickly.

So, this is what I did:

There's more to come tomorrow, but let's just say that I'm smitten!