Passionate for Purple

My daughter is like me in so many ways.

She has naturally curly hair

she is a bit sassy :)

 she knows what she likes and what she doesn't
and she loves to decorate her room...

but that is where we go in different directions.

You know my style.

I'm all about creamy pale colors & whites  (and a little red!)

 gilding, french details and lots of chippy goodness and antiques.

Ansley is more of a dark colors girl.  

Rich jewel tones and black.

 Her idea of beautiful artwork is posters and magazine clippings of guys she might have a crush on.

 (okay~ I guess we all can relate to that look... I remember a certain poster of Rob Lowe that graced my walls ;) )

 When we were talking about paint color ideas~ she said she wanted something dark.

Chocolate brown maybe... I suggested. 

Nope.
Dark purple.

"A sense of mystic and royal qualities..."

Color expert Kate  on the color purple

Hmm... dark purple.
It would be a challenge for me for sure.
But as someone who loves to help others find their bliss in their rooms
I needed to step outside of my comfort zone and help her find the perfect mix for her personality.

Off I went to Lowes to find the perfect dark purple. 

I ruled out the ones with too much pink. 

the ones that were neon.

 the ones that were too grape purple and the ones that were more of a dark wine.

When I handed THE perfect purple paint chip to my paint guy at Lowes...
 he almost had to pry it from my hands. 

Yes. I want this color paint... I said.  Valspar paint + primer? Yes, I nodded.

 I proceeded to tell him about how every room in my house was a pale color or shade of white. 

Crisp, bright and airy. That I love soft romantic rooms

and that my daughter loves dark and dramatic.

We kind of had a quick 5 minute therapy session where I did all the talking.

he just nodded, smiled 

&
 asked if I wanted satin or eggshell.
:)

So while the paint mixed~ 

off I went to to get the white accent paint for the trim and ceiling (right off the shelf white )

 and then onto the rest of the details I was looking for

Ansley's room needed drapes and in her words-
drapes that darken her room
 without a pattern 
and no breezy white either.

She really might be one of my most difficult clients.

 ;) 

I wrapped up my shopping and headed home to start painting.

Though I would not be inclined to put a dark color like this one in my room~

I must admit,  it looks gorgeous in person and this totally suits my daughters style.

It was hard to capture the true color with my camera.
It is quite dark like an eggplant color almost and with the soft pearl colored drapes it really sets it off. 

We chose these pearl (not white) ;) drape panels from Allen & Roth. 

 They have a subtle sheen somewhat like a taffeta and the are thickly lined so they darken
her room when closed.  She has 3 windows in this room~
so it definitely gets a lot of light for a bedroom.

She has an old shabby antique bed frame that I bought years ago for her

I used a flokati rug that I turned into a pillow & paired it with a leopard
accent pillow cover from Lowes. I love that Lowes is selling pillow covers now
and that this one was under $8.00

We aren't 100% finished- we have a bit of touch up painting to do yet 

and we have some changes planned for the fireplace.
I didn't share the other side of the room yet either which is where all of her posters, pictures

and etc, are right now-(also the reason why the mirror is blurred out ;) )
 So sharing just a couple quick photos for now and will  share more when it's wrapped up.

Sooo... do you have a makeover of your own that you want to do?

Well, come back this evening for a little 'treat' with no tricks!

Happy Halloween!

There are a ton of ideas for projects at the Lowes Creative Ideas website

& on their Facebook page and they also offer a free magazine you can sign up for as well.

I am thrilled to be a part of the network and you can find me & the other Lowes Creative Ideas bloggers

on the newly launched Lowes Creative Ideas Blog

page at Lowes.com

I was compensated for this post as a member of the

 Lowes Creative Ideas Network of Creators and Influencers  but the designs and opinions are my own.

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