Guest Bedroom Bold Remodeling Project | Behr

This makeover was really simple. To create the feel of two different spaces in the room, I used two different paint colors – a creamy white and a rich black.

Most of my room was already painted in Behr's Creamy White. If your room is not already painted a color that you want to keep, go ahead and paint all the walls except one in your new color. Choose one wall to be painted black (mine was the wall the bed is against). Use a 2” paint brush to paint the edges of your walls first and then come back and roll on the paint.

• paint
• roller
• brushes
• Painter's tape
• Paint tray
• Drop cloth

I opted to paint one of my walls all black. I did this for a couple of reasons. I wanted the focus of this space to be the bedroom and not the office. Therefore, I painted the wall behind the bed all black. This is also the first wall you see when you walk into the room, so I wanted to make a statement with it.

After painting one wall all black, I opted to paint the two adjoining walls half black and half white. I did this so that it wouldn’t be too stark of a difference between the black and white. To do this, measure 48” from the floor up and mark this measurement along the wall. Run painter’s tape along the tick marks, then paint the lower half of the walls black. Immediately after painting the final coat, remove the tape.

space works so much better for me (and hopefully guests too!) now that my office is confined to one corner of the room.

Do you have any rooms that have multiple uses in your house? Could you make them more functional by dividing the space with paint? Give it a try. You'll be thrilled with the results!