I Wanna See Your Peacock {Home DIY}

Have you heard the Katy Perry song, "Peacock”?

She’s so not talking about peacocks, y’all. Ohmygosh it’s scandalous.

And would have made a great song in Magic Mike…

Yup.

But I’m not here to chat about Channing Tatum’s amazing bod in that movie nor about Katy Perry songs.

On Pinterest, the peacock colored wall trend is huge. Everyone who is anyone has a wall in their home with that color, and it looks fab and chic. Yet much like most trends these days, if I try them on myself, I look like a sausage stuffed into skinny jeggings.

No business. Just no business.

So, I gathered up my inspirational photos and narrowed down my peacock-teal paint colors to Plumage from the now defunct Martha Stewart line and Deep Sea Dive by Sherwin Williams.

I wanted the result to look as bright, yet bold and deep as they do in the photos below.

Via Teal & Lime

Via Young House Love

I got Plumage color matched at Sherwin Williams + I had a sample of Deep Sea Dive in the garage. The result on my master bedroom accent wall was atrocious.

See?

Plumage. Onto Deep Sea Dive by Sherwin Williams.

Meh.

I finally just caved and realized that dark, deep, bold colors were NOT going to work in my master bedroom space.  And that’s because one whole wall is a set of sliding glass doors with plenty o’ natural light beaming in.

Sigh. I guess I’ll just have to bring in the color with bold accessories and a variety of textures.

So, what did I do with that accent wall? Well, what the other half of people on Pinterest are doing…stripes.

Forgive the awful quality of all these photos…they’re Instagrams. They look so wonderful on my phone though. Hmph.

That brings me to my next conundrum… accent colors.

I want our master bedroom to be chic, boutique hotel like (that quirky, unique, curated vibe) yet restful and easy to maintain. I don’t want 80 billion pillows that will get thrown on the floor every night.

After much, much thinking, I am 99% sure I want the overall color palette to be a combo of these 2 pics:

Via Sarah Gordon Home

Via Ashlee Raubach Photography (Those lamps are TO DIE FOR!)

The main colors in both photos are: teal, white, hot pink, silver, and gold. I’d also throw in some black for a dash of drama. Our tall tufted headboard will be the star of the show along with a BIG damask rug I snagged from Overstock last week. I’ve got the 2 leads in the master bedroom show, and now I need a whole supporting cast. It is so hard to find those perfect accessories to really bring a room together. While that is the most stressful part of it, it is also the most fun. My husband and I have no shame in scouting every single Home Goods, Marshalls, Ross or TJ Maxx in a city.

WE HAVE NO SHAME.

I’ve been on the prowl for an affordable version of the chrome lamp above, and I found a nearly identical lamp at One Kings Lane for $149. Each.

Gulp. Or you can pay even more for this nearly identical version.

Or this one is kind of cool, too:

Only $65 from Amazon.

But I also did find a STEAL of a deal on a pair of damask pillows, $36 for both, with free shipping.

These nightstands I made over earlier this year will get made over again, or I may just splurge on mirrored nightstands.

Or I could turn them into peacock colored nightstands with a high gloss/lacquer finish? I can never achieve quite the look I am going for sometimes. Must keep trying.

What do you think? I have taupe walls with stripes, dark cherry handscraped floors, and a bright white popcorn free ceiling (more on that soon)…

What now?