Hi, all! I am popping in quickly to give you an update on the painting progress in my daughter’s room. That is about all I can do as I am 100% exhausted. First and foremost, a huge shout out to Nancy who took the time to email me and give me some pointers on painting a ceiling. I can not tell you how great it was to have a few ideas that really made the process as painless as it could be. I will share them once I get a proper post put together. When I first put the paint up, Ioved it! It was the exact shade I was hoping for. A tangerine with some punch but not too dark. 
But then something it happened. It dried. And boy oh boy was it too dark for me. Two coats of paint on the ceiling and I realized it needed to be lighter. I’ll spare you the choice words I had. Ughh. Honesty, to paint a ceiling all day and realize it wasn’t quite right was a bit crazy. So I stepped away from it, relaxed on the front porch, had a lovely dinner and went to bed. In the morning I realized I needed to do something to tone it down. I was off to Home Depot to pick a new shade. When I came home and tried it, it was way too peach. Peach is all wrong for the room. Ughh. Are you kidding me. I know had a deep orange ceiling with a patch of peach in the middle. So not cool. Then I overheard my mother in law skyping with the kids and she asked if I was adding white to the original color. What’s this? Add white? Brilliant. So that is exactly what I did. I added white to the leftover original color and fell in love. It went up lighter and dried the color I had so wanted. It only took one more coat of this shade and the ceiling was done! Amen. I spent the rest of Sunday painting the pale pink walls a pretty white {Clear Moon by Behr . . . such a great white}. Riley helped paint the white walls so it took a little longer, but it was a fun mommy daughter moment. Luckily the weather was gorgeous so the windows were wide open with sunshine and a breeze. Here is a little sneak peek of the ceiling and the yummy color. ……………loving the new ceiling 
And here is a reminder of the inspiration board I am working from. Pretty darn excited to see that the ceiling color I had envisioned is actually a reality. Now it’s on to working on her new desk area in the closet. Hope you all had a great weekend.
Wow what a great color! Can't wait to see it progress.
Love how it turned out. Good for you for giving it a go. Now you probably know why I refuse to paint ceilings anymore, LOL. I have in the past and found that my painters are far more efficient (and sometimes cheaper with the mistakes I've made) in the long run. Can't wait to see it come together.
Yes! While it wasn't as messy as I thought it would be, it may have been cheaper to hire!!! 😉
So glad you had a happy ending! It looks super cool with her fancy chandelier up against it.
Oh, that must have been tough! I can imagine your choice words! 🙂 But at least it all turned out well in the end, and you're so happy with it! It looks stunning. 🙂
Oh girl I have so been there! I find with color on ceilings it almost always needs to be a shade or 2 lighter than the swatch you choose. Something about the way the color reads on a ceiling – it's like it dries darker there than on the walls – I guess it's just the way the light hits.
Glad you got it all figured out – it looks AMAZING! I'll bet she's so excited!
Yes, so tricky! Now I know. Having said that, at least it's a small space!
The ceiling looks amazing! Can't wait to see it all pulled together.
Loving the color! I've been in your shoes too. Glad it turned out in the end! I bet your daughter is so excited!
Ahhhh the ceiling looks great!!!!
That color looks gorgeous! Love the moodboard you made. It's going to be so pretty in the end!! All worth it, right? 🙂
Ohhhh!! I love that! So cool. Great pop of color! Draws your eye to the chandelier!
Love your room plan, and WOW what a great looking ceiling! Awesome job.
phew – great that it worked out! Mothers know best 😉
I love it!! I think it looks great! The inspiration board looks great too! Can't wait to see more!
Looks great! I am so glad it all worked out. All your hard work will be worth it in the end when the room gets done. Your daughter's old room is also soooooooo beautiful!
I'm totally feeling you — my shoulder and neck hurt just thinking about you painting the ceiling! But the color is amazing…great job!
OMW. This is going to be AH-MAZING!!! What a lucky little girl she is! And what an awesome mom you are for letting her paint with you. Am dying to see the final results.
The ceiling looks fantastic! Great job Courtney! Love the tangerine….very fun and happy. We painted our living room/dining area ceiling a very soft blue. After first try it was way too baby blue so we did the same….added white. You had a very productive weekend and I bet one very excited daughter!!
Such a big job but so well worth it! Looks amazing!
Love the idea of painting the ceiling, that paired with the lovely color palette equals perfection! I just did a post about an accent wall I painted over at my blog http://www.twentysomethingbows.blogspot.com, I hope you can check it out 🙂
That is a very brave choice. And it turned out gorgeous!
Love the way it turned out! So sorry for the headache along the way!
It's gorgeous!!!!! 😀
Oooh it looks good. Worth the frustration, for sure. Can't wait to see more!
Glad it all worked out. It looks great already so I am sure the completed project will be fabulous! Love the color combination!
its perfect!!! and I cant wait to see it when its all finished!
It's going to be so perfectly gorgeous! That peek of the ceiling alone makes me love it already (c: I'm a big fan of anything in the orange family for some reason (it doesn't seem an obvious choice for favorite colors, right?) and I especially love it paired with pink…those were actually my July wedding colors (c:
Beautiful ceilings. I think I can use them in my new office. Will you please tell me from where did you got them.
The ceiling looks amazing!! wow! I have always wanted to paint the ceiling, but it seems so daunting. Will be looking forward to your post on the tips! Great job!
So pretty I love the ceiling color. It is so unique to paint the ceiling with a pop of color and leave the walls white, I like it!