When a color comes out all wrong

I have been off in paintland/projectville again.  This time it is our Master Bedroom.  I have been itching to get a good coat of paint on the walls.  The color I had was not bad, it was just time for a new look and I knew just the color I wanted.  A color I used before and loved, Sea Salt from Shewin Williams, a complex blue-green-gray on the lighter side.  Perfect.

Well, that was what I thought.  I was dreaming of painting our bedroom in this color for months, literally months.  A dear friend had even given me a gift card for my birthday, I was just waiting for the big Sherwin Williams sale. 

Imagine my frustration when, after a night of painting, my beautiful blue-green looked more gray and cement-like on the wall.  You can actually see the difference in the picture.  The pretty blue is more of what I was hoping for, but the grayed blue is how it really looked.

Just a little back story on our bedroom.  Our bedroom seems to suck all life and light out of wall colors. It is an issue I have struggled with since we have moved in.  In the past I've chosen a bright color to counteract the limited light. And it did brighten up the room, I just wanted something a bit more pale and light for a change.

(Please note that this room never was completed and just a Hodge-podge of items- Soon that will be history)

So I had make a decision.  Do I go ahead and repaint or just leave it like it is and deal with it later?  

I was tempted to just leave it alone, since we have guests coming at the end of the week and I really needed to get the room pulled back together, but I went ahead and bought a new color.  I figured, since all the furniture was pulled out from the walls, it was easier now than later.

I made a quick decision to go more towards the cream side versus a bright hue (back to my love of Scandinavian Country), and choose Glass of Milk by Martha Stewart.

I knew it was going to still be grayed, but I really wanted to go light.

Funny thing is, when I started edging I found I loved the Sea Salt and the Glass of Milk together.

That gave me an idea...

-Laurie

Yep, more to come....