{DIY} (s)Ombre on the Wall

Did you know that you can (s)ombre a wall? Sombre meaning subtle ombre. It has been all the hype in hair for the past 2 years, maybe even more. I decided to give it a try on the walls of our upstairs bathroom. I have to say it did take some time and it will not be zour easiest project but the result is beautiful.

What you  are going to need is a color palette and by this I mean walk into your favorite paint store and grab a swatch family as I like to call them. It has at least 3-5 colors ranging from the lightest to the darkest. You are going to choose a dark color, a medium and a light. You will have to decide how much you are going to need. I did 3 walls with 3 quarts.

Before you do anything you want to make sure your walls are ready for this technique. You are going to want to prime the walls for sure if you are going lighter. I will leave it up to your discretion if you already have light walls if you want to prime. It's always nice to start with a blank canvas. I love to use the Multi-Purpose primer from the good ole' SW. It isn't thick and covers really well.

p.s. the previous color did nothing for the bathroom. It was way too dark and made the bathroom even smaller than it is. :(


+Supplies+
-3 colors, if you want to use just two colors and mix them together for your middle you can do that as well.
-roller
-paint pan
-2 brushes

First take one of the brushes and paint your trim along the bottom using your darkest color and decide how far up you want to go on the sides. Fill in the space using your roller if needed. You will want to take the second brush and use it dry to help blend your lines. Dry brush up and down and side to side. The line does not have to be straight but you want it to bleed into your next color.

Next you are going to take the second color and apply it to the wall the same way. First cut in on the sides and fill in with the roller. Take the dry brush and blend it down towards your darkest color trying to make the line between the two colors almost invisible. You may want to take into consideration when picking colors out that the more contrast between your colors the harder it is going to be to blend them seamlessly. You are also going to blend the color upward with your dry brush to prepare for the lightest color.

Now apply your lightest color just as you did the first two. Cut in from the ceiling down and also from the sides. Fill in with a roller. Use the dry brush to blend your color downward.

If you need to blend more don't hesitate to mix the transition colors together to hide the lines.

Voilà, you're now finished.