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Collage of 3 bedrooms with different accent walls

Inspiration

Accent Walls that Wow

May 29, 2020

Looking for a way to add some wow-factor to your walls? In need of bedroom paint ideas? We’ve got both of those covered in this post, looking at three unique accent wall projects that were all completed with just primer and paint! While the typical accent wall is simply one wall in a room that is a different color than the rest, we took it a step further and created three accent walls that are their own works of art. In each project, we primed the walls with KILZ 2® All-Purpose primer prior to painting to ensure the colors chosen really popped!

We tapped into three different bedroom paint color palettes for the accent walls, the first being calming blue hues. Our inspiration for the first accent wall was a beautiful, misty mountain range. We used KILZ Tribute® Paint and layered lighter to deeper blues to create a stunning mountain-inspired mural. The colors chosen were Alaskan Mist TB-03​, Sea Balm TB-43​, Chambray Blue TB-45​ and Behr’s Laguna Blue PPU14-18 and were painted by hand in an organic mountain shape. Light blue bedding, pops of metallic and faux fur perfectly complement the calming misty mountain accent wall.

Alaskan Mist

Chambray Blue

Sea Balm

Laguna Blue

For our next bedroom painting project, we took an imaginary trip around the globe to Greece and chose the colors of a summer sunset in Santorini to create a stunning ombre accent wall. The accent wall was painted using Tribute in Flapper Pink TB-92​, Northern Sky TB-42​, Baked Terra Cotta TB-94​, and Penny Luck TB-96. The paint colors were layered from lighter to darker, painting with a brush to blend from one to the other. Minimalist furniture, grey and purple bedding and black accents finished the space and let the ombre accent wall shine.

Flapper Pink

Baked Terra Cotta

Northern Sky

Penny Luck

The third accent wall project took a neutral color palette and added a dash of jungle-inspired fun, for a painted wallpaper look. After priming, the wall was painted with KILZ Tribute in White Modern TB-09​ as the base, followed by freehand sponge painting using Pottery Beige to create a unique patterned accent wall. The faux wallpaper wall was the perfect backdrop for natural toned bedding with pops of dark green, and a statement chandelier over the bed ​completed the space.

White Modern

Pottery Beige

An accent wall is fun and easy way to use primer and paint to totally transform a room. We hope you enjoyed these three accent walls and are inspired for your next painting project!

Always remember to refer to our website kilz.com or product back labels for additional information on which primer is right for your project and detailed instructions on how to apply our products.

    Tags:Tags: Accent Wall, Alaskan Ice, Alaskan Mist, Bedroom, Blue, Brown, Chambray Blue, Humid Weather, Inspiration, KILZ Tribute, Laguna Blue, Pink, Primer Paint, Purple, Stormy Sea, Water Splash, White

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    Pro Tips for Painting Over a Dark or Light Wall

    December 6, 2019

    A fresh coat of paint can go a long way in changing the look and feel of your space, and the last thing you want after meticulously selecting your perfect shade of white is for the old, unattractive color to seep through! One of our favorite neutrals is KILZ® Tribute® paint in Alaskan Mist and it was the perfect color to lighten up this living room.

    Taking the heavy olive-green walls to a bright white could have posed a challenge, including a need for excess coats of paint which we definitely wanted to avoid. It was time to prime! We chose KILZ 3™ Premium primer for its thicker, high hiding formula. This water-based primer hides surface imperfections and reduces the need for multiple coats of paint to allow a truer, richer color from the topcoat. A coat of KILZ 3™ Premium primer on the unpleasant green walls followed by paint in Alaskan Mist, and the color change was complete!

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    Priming over a dark color and repainting a white color.

    If dark paint colors are what you’re after, we have professional primer tips for a light to dark color change as well. It might seem like a dark color like BEHR® paint in Nocturne Blue can easily cover a lighter one in this bedroom refresh, so why prime? However, if you want that deep gray with dark blue undertones to look just right, we would suggest priming first with KILZ 2® All-Purpose primer. This water-based primer offers enhanced hiding, making it ideal for changing colors and helping to lessen the number of coats of paint required.

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    Paint and primer being applied on wall

    When painting to hide a previous color, KILZ® Primer reduces the need for multiple coats of paint to allow truer, richer color from your topcoat.

      Tags:Tags: Alaskan Mist, Bedroom, Dark, Gray, Green, KILZ 2 All-Purpose Primer, KILZ 3 Premium Primer, KILZ Tribute, Light, Living Room, Makeover, Paint, Primer, Primer Tips, Wall

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