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Choosing Our Bedroom Paint Color – Sherwin Williams Pure White

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Choosing our new bedroom paint color – Sherwin Williams Pure White! See why we chose this beautiful fresh white with no yellow undertone!Choosing our new bedroom paint color - Sherwin Williams Pure White! See why we chose this beautiful fresh white with no yellow undertone! #paint #color #painting #decor #bedroom #undertones

Choosing Our Bedroom Paint Color – Sherwin Williams Pure White

Our bedroom is getting a major makeover! From new paint, some new furniture, area rug, decor and lighting!

Read on to see a sneak peak of what our new wall color Sherwin Williams Pure White 7005  looks like and the ‘before’!

The Bedroom Paint Color ‘Before’:

When we moved into our home, our master bedroom was this deep teal green and a light green color.

Here’s what it looked like with the previous home owner’s furniture as shown in the real estate ad.

These colors looked pretty with their bedroom furniture but looked awful and really dark with ours!

Wall colors with previous home owners furniture:

Master bedroom painted green color. Before design makeover. #interior #design #decor #green #paint #color

The bed wall was a deep teal green and the rest of the room was painted a mid toned green.

These green paint colors are too dark for our liking, we prefer more neutral shades of gray and greige…. so for us, teal and green just had to go.

(We removed this glass block wall):

Master bedroom painted green color. Before design makeover. #interior #design #decor #green #paint #color

So we moved in, unpacked our furniture and belongings and lived with this color for a while to get a ‘reading’ on the light this room and the color that would work best.

Design tip: Don’t paint your walls until after you’ve moved in to a new home. You need to see your furniture and the lighting in the rooms before picking paint colors.

This picture was taken right after we moved in – the white spots on the wall are primed and patched nail holes!

See how dark it looks? 

Master bedroom green paint color - before the decor makeover. #bedroom #paint #green #makeover #design

The Bedroom Paint Color ‘After’:

Here’s our bedroom painted Pure White!

The ceiling fan will be removed and some of the furniture is leaving too- more details on all that to come! I’ll be adding new bedding, decor and wall art as well!

So much fresher and brighter!

Before we painted, I removed everything in our master bedroom that we aren’t keeping in this room (lamps, decor, art ect).

So right now it looks pretty stark since it’s missing all the layers that make a cozy, well decorated room.

(Take a look at my  New Guest Bedroom Updates to see how I’ve designed and decorated that bedroom.)

But my design plan will turn it to a room that we’ll love sleeping in, reading in and watching TV in comfort!

Master bedroom paint color Sherwin Williams Pure White 7005. #bedroom #makeover #paint #wall #decor #interiodesign #color

Shop our bedroom look! Click on the pictures below to see more about each item!

SW Pure White is the perfect white that I was looking for in tour master bedroom: it has no yellow or green undertones, works beautifully with our dressers (which I’ll be keeping), works well with the natural lighting in this room and gives our master bedroom a stylish look! 

Also, this white is a perfect backdrop to any accent color!! So I’ll have fun adding color with my decorative pillows, throw blankets and art.

Sherwin Williams Pure White 7005 paint color. We used this in our bedroom. See the makeover. #diy #decor #makeover #bedroom #white #paint #color #sherwinwilliams

So why did I choose white?

1. I wanted my bedroom to feel relaxing, light and airy.

2. I wanted our bedroom dressers to contrast with the wall color.

3. I wanted to use decorative accent colors that I can change from time to time and with the seasons. So I needed a wall color that works with other colors without clashing. 

4. I didn’t choose a gray this time, like the SW Mindful Gray that we used in our guest bedroom and on the main level of our home, because I wanted a change and to use a different color.

SW Mindful Gray would have worked well in our master bedroom but I was looking for something completely different in our bedroom.

4. Plus I’m toying with adding molding to our walls and I’ve always loved the look of white walls with molding!  We’ll have to see if we do install molding…

Testing Different White Paint Colors:

I tested 4 other different whites in our bedroom – Sherwin Williams Simply White , BM White Dove OC-17, BM Chantilly Lace OC-65 and Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White CC-20.

Test different paint colors in a room using sample tester pots of paint. #diy #painint #color #walls #sample

When I tested them in our master bedroom all of them (except Pure White) had blue or yellow undertones, which I didn’t want. So I chose SW Pure White.

Pure White is a ‘white’ white, has no yellow undertone and isn’t a stark white.

Paint Finish Selection:

We used Sherwin Williams Duration interior paint in a matte finish.

Even though it’s a matte finish it’s washable and looks like velvet!

See my Paint Tips – How To Pick The Perfect Paint Sheen.

Painting The Walls:

 With my checklist in hand on How to Prepare a Room For Painting we prepared the room then started to paint. 

We used this amazing short handled Wooster sash paint brush for the first time and love it for cutting in around the ceilings and trim!

It’s short handle makes it easy to maneuver around tight spaces!

Our walls took 2 coats of paint.

The best sash brush to paint trim and ceiling! Designed to get into narrow spaces! #paint #paintbrush #diy #walls #ceiliing #trim

Recording the Bedroom Paint Color Information:

I recorded the name and finish of this paint color in my paint color tracking sheet.

This printable form keeps track of all your paint colors, brand names, finish type ect – it’s so handy and you’ll never forget again what paint you used where!

GET YOUR FREE PRINTABLE WALL PAINT COLOR TRACKING SHEET! Fill out the form below!

 

I love how our new paint color SW Pure White turned out!

Master bedroom paint color Sherwin Williams Pure White 7005. #bedroom #makeover #paint #wall #decor #interiodesign #color

Next Steps:

Right now I’m working on the remaining parts of my bedroom design refresh! I’m sourcing new window treatments, lighting, art, area rug, chairs for a seating area, a bench for the foot of the bed, bedding and new nightstands. 

I’ll share with you my bedroom makeover as it comes along so you can see the changes!

Plus, I’ve got a post coming up later this week on a new design tool that makes refreshing a room super easy – stay tuned!

I hope you enjoyed my post on Choosing Our Bedroom Paint Color – Sherwin Williams Pure White!

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How to choose a bedroom paint color. See why we chose Sherwin Williams Pure White! #paint #color #painting #decor #bedroom #undertones #wall

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heatherHeather Luckhurst is an Interior Designer and owner of the Interior Design and Lifestyle website SettingforFour.com. Heather is a Brand ambassador and offers online EDesign services and is also a proud military wife! At Setting For Four, you'll find helpful design and decor tips, home remodeling projects, creative entertaining ideas and delicious recipes. Heather is obsessed with Instagram and elegant, timeless interiors.

 

 

Comments

  1. Margaret says

    October 18, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Love the fresh new look. I know your finishing touches will be beautiful.

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 19, 2018 at 11:07 am

      Thank you so much Margaret for your lovely compliments!

      Reply
  2. Marty says

    October 18, 2018 at 10:12 am

    Love the white, so fresh and bright

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 19, 2018 at 11:07 am

      Thanks so much Marty!! We are really loving this paint color!

      Reply
  3. Becca says

    October 18, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    I looooove the white! It looks so fresh and clean and airy!

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 19, 2018 at 11:08 am

      That’s it!! It feels so fresh, clean and airy! 😀

      Reply
  4. Amy Huntley says

    October 18, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    I love the white! it looks so much more open than before!

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 19, 2018 at 11:04 am

      Thank you Amy! It really has made our bedroom look bigger! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Roseann Squire says

    October 24, 2018 at 2:08 pm

    I love Pure White. We had our home’s exterior painted this summer and I sampled 3 of the 4 whites that you did!
    I can’t wait to follow along on your redo!

    Reply
  6. Shawn says

    April 15, 2019 at 11:46 am

    Chose this color for most of my home that painters will be starting this week, but confused on what color for ceiling and trim now. I have a vaulted kind of busy ceilings in my living room and want to simplify so was thinking of using this for ceiling as well, your thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

    Reply
    • heather says

      April 17, 2019 at 3:07 pm

      Hi Shawn – Yes, you can use the same color for the ceiling and for the trim. Just make sure that the ceiling is painted in a flat paint and the trim is painted with a semi gloss. This is a great article on paint sheens! https://www.settingforfour.com/paint-tips-pick-perfect-paint-sheen-finish/ Enjoy your newly painted home!

      Reply
  7. Vicki says

    November 30, 2019 at 2:51 pm

    What is your advice for choosing paint colors for a brand new home we are building? I obviously can’t move in first and live with the lighting and furniture before I decide. I am currently trying to find a soft white paint to use for both my kitchen cabinets and trim/doors throughout the house, with a slight warm off white for the walls.

    Reply
    • heather says

      November 30, 2019 at 10:08 pm

      Hi Vicki! I can’t advise you of a paint color unless I see your furniture, flooring, cabinets ect. Check out my online decor services if you’d like help picking the perfect white! https://www.settingforfour.com/about/online-decorating-services/

      Reply

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