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Behr Atmospheric?

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I’m ready to paint our master bedroom and now that our shutters are installed. And surprisingly, I’m not leaning towards the Behr Castle Path that I have used in every room in our home except the dining room.

Here are the options I picked up today {all Behr Premium Plus Ultra paints/colors} – I’m wanting a mid-gray toned paint with bluish green undertones:

Behr Atmospheric, Pier, Fashion Gray, Classic Silver and Antique Tin comparison

But, before I go any further and people start panicking about my darker color choices, let’s backtrack a little to what the room currently looks like:

Neutral master bedroom with orb chandelier before painting. It's already a dark neutral color - should I go darker?
Master bedroom with Schumacher Hothouse Flowers and Windsor Smith Pelagos pillows. This headboard needs a little love, especially when compared to these gorgeous white shutters.
{clearly the board and batten is in dire need of some white paint – particularly now that it is against the white shutters}
Master bedroom wide view. This is generally how much natural light this room gets and how it looks with the current paint color. I'm thinking we could go a little darker.

Here’s what I’m thinking. This room is light and bright {but has gone slightly darker with the shutters}. But with the white board and batten on both the wall and the trayed ceiling as well as two sets of white french doors I think the room is begging for a little drama now. I will be adding curtain panels on either side of the large window in the fabric of the euro shams {Windsor Smith Pelagos in Mist} so that will also brighten the room further. But keep in mind when I say ‘white’ above, I mean cream that will eventually be painted white. The board and batten will be first because it is the most obvious at this point.

Which paint color is the front-runner? Atmospheric if you couldn’t guess by the title of this post. The first picture above is the most accurate of all the paint colors but here they are in the room.

Behr Atmospheric, Behr Pier, Behr Fashion Gray, Behr Classic Silver, Behr Antique Tin
{next to the shutters on the large window in the bedroom}
Side-by-side comparison of Behr Atmospheric, Behr Pier, Behr Fashion Gray, Behr Classic Silver, Behr Antique Tin next to an upholstered chair which makes the colors look more toned-down.
{next to the bed upholstery which can sometimes look too wheat/tannish next to gray colors}
Behr Atmospheric, Behr Pier, Behr Fashion Gray, Behr Classic Silver, Behr Antique Tin in their most true colored - I think this picture best represents what the colors look like in natural light.
{and a repeat of the first shot which is the best color representation of each chip}

So, what do you think? Am I crazy? Particularly since I am a fan of the light and bright look? Do you have a favorite of the five paints shown above? Any other paint color suggestions? My one concern is that I can find very few pictures online of the colors above {with the exception of Fashion Gray and Classic Silver} so I haven’t seen how these look in real life rooms. I’ve likely ruled out Classic Silver (too light) and Antique Tin (too dark) but think they could still work. Is Atmospheric too blue? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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July 12, 2013 · 4 Comments

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  1. Sita says

    July 12, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    I think Atmospheric is a great choice. I love that the dark walls will let all the lighter and brighter elements in the room stand out. Can’t wait to see it!

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  2. Whitney Cernik says

    July 14, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    Looks great! We have the same (or very similar) bed and painted our bedroom Behr Ashes…it sort of looks like a lighter version of Atmospheric!

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  3. michelle says

    September 19, 2014 at 3:14 am

    What color did you end up with? I have an opinion but you probably already painted since this looks like it was posted 2013….I’m habitually running late and end up missing all the fun! I’m sure it’s beautiful!

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    • Sarah says

      September 19, 2014 at 4:44 pm

      I did Atmospheric but it was a little too bold for my taste (although the color was really pretty!!) I ended up doing something totally different than I planned – Sherwin Williams’ Sea Salt!

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