My Walls: Ombre Mint & Textured Teal

People have been asking for some photos of the recent walls I painted in our new home - so here goes!

1. My office
I painted this wall an ombre teal - mint.  I chose to do just an accent wall because my office is FULL of shelving, etc and I didnt want it to look to busy.  I chose the wall with the windows and door because it was free of shelves and the windows gave it a nice beach theme.  

To paint this I used 2 colors - flat teal (the very bottom) and flat mint (the middle of the wall).  I first painted about a foot of the teal color.  Then I mixed a little of the mint into the teal and painted another foot, (Keep repeating 3 x adding more mint).  The top layer was just mint.  I blended the layers into each other using a damp towel after I painted each one.  The top layer is blended into the color of the walls in my room (off-white). 

2. My bedroom
Another accent wall!  We got our furniture and really liked the rustic-Mediterranean vibe - but when we put it in our room with bare walls it just looked like something you would find in a nursing home - blah!  We decided to spice up the wall behind the bed to really tie everything together.  

This wall was painted in one coat of flat teal (over our existing off-white).  I then brushed it off immediately with a broom (link below).  I worked in about 2 foot wide sections - top to bottom.  The result is a wall that has texture and has the look of wood grain.  

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