BEHR Designing My Way Bathroom Update
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This past winter we (and by we I mean my husband mostly) finished our basement. It was time to have a space that could be more recreational and a place other than the floor in our family room for all the toys.
Part of the project was finishing the basement bathroom which has turned into my favourite bathroom in the entire house. I think this is because it the one bathroom that we designed ourselves and is really true to our own aesthetic.
We repurposed an old entertainment unit that we bought for our first house as part of bathroom storage. The dark wood colour really didn’t go with the clean white and grey colour pallet of the bathroom so when Behr asked me to be part of their DIY project I knew that I wanted to paint this piece to better fit our vision of a clean white bathroom.
The first step was to pick the perfect colour. I wanted to keep everything clean and crisp so I went with a white but it can be so hard to find the right white. I didn’t want the white to be stark and cold, but a bit creamier and warm without being too yellow.
Behr has this great ColourSmart® app that allows you to pick a colour and see what it looks like in actual rooms. In fact, I picked a number of different colours that were all similar and then placed them on the different walls within the picture to really compare what they looked like. This made it so easy to see what whites were closer to beige, which were too stark white and which was exactly what we were looking for. Because of this app and being able to compare and contrast the shades I was confident sending my husband to The Home Depot® to pick up the paint colour without me going along!
The shade of white we picked was Ballerina Beauty (MQ3-8) and it is part of the BEHR MARQUEE® One Coat Hide Collection.
What makes the BEHR MARQUEE Collection special is that it is a paint and primer in one, promising one coat hide **. After painting the entire basement with primer and two coats of paint I welcomed a chance to quicken up the whole painting process. BEHR MARQUEE is also a durable paint looking freshly painted for longer which, with two young kids at home, is a great feature.
That said painting furniture isn’t the same as painting new drywall. The finish on the wood unit needed some prep work before we could go ahead and paint with MARQUEE.
I set up my workspace with a drop sheet and used my husbands power sander to sand all the surfaces I was going to paint. Some of the faces were not really conducive to power sanding so I did my best to hand sand these sections.
Then it was time to paint with MARQUEE. We used a mini paint tray with a small roller brush for most of the project. We also used some sponge brushes to get at the corners and any other harder to paint sections.
The paint is extremely thick, even thicker than other Behr paints I have used. Where I had done a really good job sanding I can say without a doubt this was one coat painting.
I have done furniture painting projects before and usually I am looking at about three coats of paint to get good coverage, especially over darker wood. Where I had sanded properly I was able to get the same coverage with one coat of BEHR MARQUEE. The finish even looks like you have spent a lot of time painting multiple coats!
I am really happy with the way the project turned out. Now we have extra storage right in the bathroom for towels and toiletries without having to run upstairs whenever we need shampoo or toilet paper. Plus, the unit now looks like it is part of the bathroom instead of standing out as something we just had hanging around.
Do you have a home décor project on the go? Or one that you want to get started? Would you try a bold colour? We have some dark grey accent walls that I love!
Which Behr Marquee colour would you use in your house that you might think is a bit bold but want to try anyways? Share it in the comments* (be sure to leave your email) and get entered to in a $100 Home Depot Gift Card (BEHR MARQUEE is sold exclusively at The Home Depot).
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**Limitations apply. One-coat hide excludes ULTRA PURE WHITE®, colours outside of the MARQUEE Interior One-Coat Colour Collection and all other colours that have not been selected as one-coat hide from other BEHR palettes. Not valid when painting over uncoated, porous or repaired interior surfaces; over woods that contain tannins such as redwood or cedar; or when painting over heavy stains, which may require spot priming, multiple coats, and/or longer drytime.
143 Comments
ivy pluchinsky
I would choose the color shy smile S130-2
Jane the torontoShopoholic
Great choice!
Gail Butler
Deep Fire!!
sage
I would pick rainwater as an accent
Amy Heffernan
I would just LOVE to try the Vigorous Violet in my bedroom!!! Thanks!
Email–> amyjaneheffernan@gmail.com
Jonnie
I would love to try the dramatist shade
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Elena
I just painted our bedroom in iron gate. I was impressed with the marquee paint and did one coat for the most part, only having to go over some spots. I used the gateway gray. I’d love to tackle our ensuite next in a similar shade.
Laurie
I’m looking to do something drastic, like Catwalk, in my bedroom and Totally Black in my powder room. Because sadly my entire house is a work in progress. 🙂
Florence C
I choose Orange Liquor.
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Jenness M
Aqua Rapids is a gorgeous shade!
kristen visser
The color that I think is a bit bold but would totally do anyways is the Tahitian Breeze. love that color. how beautiful kristennowak@hotmail.com
charityk
i would try january garnet for my entry way bold and an unexpected design element konrathc@yahoo.com
charityk
i was looking at he wrong section of paint , i would pick ‘red my mind’ from the marquee collection. thanks
Brenda Penton
I’d love the colour Velvet Rope. I’d love to paint my guest bathroom this colour.
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Maria
I would choose Creamy mushroom
Marjorie Collins
would love to win
lynn clayton
TART ORANGE
Josh S
I like Planet Green. Would be great for in the basement. Thanks
LILLIAN BROWN
I like Key Largo very very much, would love to do my bedroom in this bright, happy colour.
Kim Tanti
I would like the apple blossom for my bathroom when we redo it.
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Rhonda W G.
The color Windgate Hill would be lovely on my front door!
Bailey Dexter
i would love to use the CAICOS TURQUOISE! Love this one in my kitchen with off white cupboards & sand colour floors! I would be baking & thinking of the beach!
Lisa
Excellent colour choice. I really love ‘Secret Society’! lisaleesaa at gmail dot com.
Choo Choo Li
Nice job w the cabinet! Our whole house is a boring white except for our baby’s nursery. Would love to paint our bathroom w a calming bluish grey like Flowing Breeze to add some interest. choochooli.blog@gmail.com
Jane the torontoShopoholic
That sounds gorgeous! And thanks we are so happy how it turned out.
Elizabeth R
I prefer neutrals, so I’d go with the weathered white.
Courtney
I’d totally choose deep fire. I love it!!!
Seham M
Papier blanc! , merzibz@hotmail.com
Tainan Lu
I would pick the Tahitian Breeze.
Suzanne G
I love Island Aqua as it is a gorgeous calming blue which makes me think of vacation time.
ginette4
The Prophetic Sea MQ6-34 is a bold colour but I would love to try it in my bathroom
Judy Cowan
I would love to try the Smoked Mulberry in our bedroom. A little darker than I normally choose but I like it. (jlcrmc@gmail.com)
Elsie Macleod
I would like Island Aqua in my bathroom, such a pleasing colour.
Susan
Courtyard blue. Thank you
jessica s
Glamorous is a beautiful colour! I’d love to try it!
Kburke@rogers.com
I love soft buttercup as an accent colour for my bathroom .
Kay Burke
Doreen Lamoureux
The Agave Plant colour would rock in my entrance way.
Wonryang
I would love to try the Raspberry Smoothie
Meekyung
I would choose the Drama Queen
Tiesha
I have always wanted to paint a bathroom the color of Summer Dragonfly….
Valerie Soltis
I would choose any shade of my favourite colour -“PURPLE”
thomas joseph rusinak
I like Orange Liquor
Nate
I pic Orange Liquor shade
wilson king
Island Aqua
DebP
Kimono Violet, with white trim.
Anne Derkat
I like the Aqua Rapids shade.
Sarahj
I love dark colours right now. I think chocolate swirl is very nice.
Nancy J Montgomery
Caribbean Sky BIC-09 is about as bold as I dare given the lack of light in the apartment.
Stephanie LaPlante
I absolutely love Aqua Rapids
Margaret H
I like the Vigorous violet not sure anyone else in the family would like it but I do
Theresa C.
I’d pick Proper Purple 😉 – my email is luminousangel13 AT hotmail DOT com
K Yee
I like the look of Tasmanian Sea.
gloria konelsky
AQUA RAPIDS
SarahJ
I love dark colors. Chocolate Swirl looks great.
Jen Sproat
Love purple so would be Vigourous Violet
Claire
Ballerina Beauty, like in the pictures, would look lovely in my kitchen.
Cairine
I like the green Cricket Field P370-4.
Piroska
I would love to try the Haute Couture. Beautiful colour!
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Christina
I would choose Cinema Screen
joyce s.
I would like tropcis.
Sandi Tymchuk
I would like to try a rich purple in my living room, perhaps PPU1-20, Spiced Plum
liam
Love the bathroom…great stuff
Cathy Oppedisano
The Behr Marquee colour I would use in my house is Yaght Blue.
Leanne Cobbledick
I am loving Chicory Root BXC-21
Audrey Skinner
I would paint my bedroom in pagoda. Love it!!!
ChristineB
I actually just painted my kitchen in a colour I would not have thought of before. I used the Behr Marquee Honey Tea (yellow) on my kitchen walls. It looks classy, inviting and cheerful and it only needed one coat of paint.
Toni Eletu
apricot freeze
Wendy hutton
turquoise bic-53 I would love to try I have an old wooden trunk I need to redo
Samantha S
I love Aztec Sky, it’s such a bright and happy colour. I’d want to try it out in one of my rooms.
Wilma van Oort
I love the Aqua rapids. Makes me think of sitting by the ocean which is a place of tranquility for me.
Alyssa Regnier
Cameo White!
SheilaR
Really like Smokestack N220-3
Alison Braidwood
I’d go for Galapagos – a rich teal that would look fab in my bathroom.
Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard
I LOVE Cherry Juice for my bedroom – its such a nice shade
Sue Kirkpatrick
I think Aqua Rapids is lovely color
Jenny
I would choose Cinema Screen
Steph F
I would love to try Catwalk N550-7 for an accent wall!! Its such a beautiful colour and would match almost anything!
Anu Chopra
I would choose scene-stealer MQ1-22
Nicole
Celestial light looks beautiful!
AD
I am actually re-doing and re-painting my guest bathroom this summer; for this space, I want to create a tranquil environment with a classic look (that will not date itself quickly), so I would use the Behr Marquee Taupe Tease colour, with highlights of Pale Cornflower and Smokestack.
Edmond
I choose Cinema Screen. . Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. 🙂
Cheryl MacPhail
I would pick Bubble Turquoise M450-6 🙂
Ming
Aqua Rapids would go will in my bathroom
lisa bolduc
I would love to paint a wall in my bathroom aruba blue
eric
I would try Island Dream
Holly OGorman
For my living room, I would love Clay HDC-NT-04A 😀
409cope
I would like to try Cabaret.
Alyssa Scott
I would put lovebirds p140-5 in my bedroom!
Erin Lewis
The Dark Truffle would look great!
Vanessa L.
I would love to try Ash Blue in my living room.
Krista M
Perfect Penny would work nicely in my bedroom to bring some much needed richness to the space, & would look polished with some neutral accents painted in Alpaca Blanket.
Nicole B
I would love to try Tart Orange!
Heather W
I would like to try the summer green! thank you for this wonderful giveaway!
Kim Stenner
I have a concrete wall in my basement that I think needs some Garbanzo Paste on it
Margaret Huitema
I like the Aqua Rapids
Mark Cascardi
I would paint my guest room in Tsunami (S-4507).
Erin McSweeney
oh I adore Island Aqua P450-5
Jaclyn Mercer
I love Raspberry Crush for a bathroom. I an very open to bright colors!
Matt P
creme de la creme!
amy s
I would love to try Tropical Waterfall! Such a relaxing and beautiful colour
Jana Liu
Dynamite Magenta would look amazing in the bathroom
Liberty
I like the Tropical Sea HDC-MD-22. I would use it in the office.
Aarone Mawdsley
the smoked mulberry in my bathroom
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Sara Rai
Fell in love with the Aqua Rapids shade💕
Vcitoria K
I love the Island Oasis
angela m
I would try the cricket field shade.
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
Monique L.S.
I like Island Aqua, P450-5. It would be a great accent wall for my daughter’s room.
StanL
Ballerina Beauty (MQ3-8)
Angela September
ooh so much fun! i really like the Mystic Turquoise P450-7 that would be great in our powder room
Kate
I like the blue gray colors like urban mist or light drizzle!
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Lauraleigh
I’m looking for a colour for the Master Bedroom, and I really love Lollipop- P210-4 !! I Think it will look awesome in our bedroom 🙂
David P
I would paint it Island Aqua
Doug
I like the Old map
Al
Aqua Rapids is a good shade
wai man
old map. entry pls
Jenn
I adore the colour teal. I would love to paint our office in Teal Motif. xx
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Heather Swanson
Wild cranberry
pam
I would love to try the English Daisy.
nicolthepickle
I really like the Napa Winery colour. I don’t have any purple in my house. It’s lovely though.
Gee Jones
I choose joie de vivre
katerina.zervas@hotmail.com
I cant wait to try
Island Aqua P450-5
Laurie W.
I have just started redoing my bathroom and I think Night Club N500-7 would work really well with my colour scheme.
Laura B.
I would love to try the colour Tropics. I have a lot of red accents and I think that they would look great together.
Lori Sexton
SPICE GARDEN
Melissa Black
I would choose Aqua Rapids in my bathroom
Robyn Bellefleur
I would chose Deep fire.
Tracey
I would like to do an accent wall in Black Lacquer T13-3
Jen L
I fell in love with Free Spirit – such a pretty and light green!
Maria-Teresa Andreacchi
The Cameo White is such a cute colour and can be used year round. Also love that it’s a soft pink, kind of like the colour of the year!
Kim M
I would love to try the dramatist shade
Craig Gudlaugson
mauve
Aimee
Rainwater is a great choice
Megan McGuire
I would love Tropical Sea, it would look beautiful for a bathroom!
Sandy Couzens
I love the color Island Aqua P450-5. We are going to start painting this Fall. I have to admit it’s not my favorite job, but I’m always Soooo happy when we are done 🙂 Thank you for this Great giveaway and all the info.
marla
i would love Aloha in our bathrooms
Bagum
Deep Fire is what I would like to try
heather sibley
I would choose Surfboard Yellow for my ensuite bathroom
Winnie B
I really like rainwater
Rebby
I would love the bright Clover Patch (P400-6) for my living room! Such fabulous colour optoins!
Amber Y
I really like their Island Aqua colour and I’d love to paint our bedroom in it!!
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Robyn Bellefleur
I really like Lunar Surface and I would use that color in my bedroom.
Ellen H
Sultry smoke