I almost didn’t post today because I’m still over here working on the same project — the bathroom walls — and I know this is getting kind of boring for some of you. I knew I couldn’t finish all of them yesterday, so I decided to get the first round done, and then I’ll finish up the rest of them today.
But I decided to show you the progress anyway because once I removed all of the painters tape last night on this first round of colors on this row, I was amazed at the difference in the rows with no white and the row with the white.
If you’ll remember, I had actually contemplated doing a design with white lines separating all of the colors like this.
Here’s a look at the mockup I did with that design.
Of course, there’s a vast difference between a mockup and the real thing. Plus, I changed the order of the colors for the actual walls to keep like colors together. And had I gone with that design, the white would have been much narrower than what it looks like on these walls. those white lines wouldn’t have been nearly as thick as these white stripes, but I think it would have had the same effect overall. And that effect is that it makes the walls look really busy.
Keeping all of the colors together, with no white added to them, has a much softer overall look to it. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I realize that the walls are still colorful and busy, and probably way too much color overload for a lot of people. But the rows without white seem much more calming to my eyes, while the row with the white seems jarring to my eyes. It almost makes me dizzy looking at it.
Of course, had I gone with solid stripes the entire height of the wall from the ceiling to the top of the wainscoting, the addition of white wouldn’t be quite so jarring. It would be more like my previous home gym walls with the addition of wainscoting.
Anyway, I just thought that was a very interesting observation, and I wanted to share that with you for comparison just in case any of you are considering a similar pattern for a project, whether it’s a wall, a quilt, or an art project. I definitely prefer the design without the white, but I’m sure there are people who prefer the white.
So I have one more day of painting ahead of me before the main walls in this bathroom are finished. I hope to be back here tomorrow to show you the finished wall design, complete with the new mirror!
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Addicted 2 Decorating is where I share my DIY and decorating journey as I remodel and decorate the 1948 fixer upper that my husband, Matt, and I bought in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do physical work, so I do the majority of the work on the house by myself. You can learn more about me here.
