The Perfect Cottage Green-Gray Paint Color You Need to Try
The last few weeks in our powder bathroom refresh have been filled with trim work and painting.
I started this bathroom update a little backward by painting first. I had to do touch-ups after adding trim, but somehow, getting paint on the walls was the push I needed to get started!
My initial instinct for this bathroom was to add wallpaper above the wainscoting. For months, I went back and forth on wallpaper options. Ultimately, I decided to forgo the wallpaper and put the money towards a quality vintage-style faucet and a new pedestal sink.
Color Drenching the Powder Bath
Paint is the most affordable wall treatment, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring!
This tiny powder bathroom is the perfect, low-commitment room to experiment with a design technique I’ve been dying to try–color drenching.
Color drenching is a paint technique where everything in a room is painted the same color–walls, trim, ceilings, doors, windows.
It’s a perfect trick of the eye to make a small room feel bigger and more luxurious.
The color I used is SW Oyster Bay. It’s a soft neutral green/gray that feels calming and minimal. The color-drenching technique makes this color feel like a bold statement, without feeling too loud or overwhelming. This is a perfect neutral green-gray paint color to get a Cotswald cottage style.
It’s tricky to capture true paint colors in a photo, especially in a small space with poor lighting. Hopefully, these photos give you an idea of the actual paint color!
My verdict for color drenching–it’s worth the hype!
Adding Trim to Wainscoting
As I mentioned in our powder bathroom plans, this wainscoting is throughout most of our home. It was installed by the previous owner, and as much as I dislike it, removing it and repairing the damaged walls is not in our budget. My only hope is to make it feel a little less modern.
I had some decorative shoe molding left over from another project and decided to try framing it inside the wainscoting panels.
To me, adding this little bit of trim dresses up the wainscoting for a more traditional look. I had to buy a few more pieces to complete the project, so this update was around $90. It went up fast with simple 45-degree cuts. I think it really made a difference!
What do you think of the paint color and the color-drenching trend? Let me know if you have tried it in the comments!
