Ah, it feels good to be done with the peacock mural since it was a pretty big undertaking. I knew it’d take a while, but I’ve had enough of staying up until the wee hours of the morning and using the kids’ nap times applying paint and working around a toilet to do it.
Since I showed you my trick for outlining murals, it was fairly straight forward to fill in the spaces with my color of choice. The main accent color of the bathroom is the teal, but secondary accents are green and mustard. The purple is just a little added something that won’t be repeated in the rest of the bathroom, but does help break up the colors of the mural.
You’ve probably noticed that the mural is in the corner and is on two walls. We’ll explain why later when we reveal the whole room, but it actually helped solve the problem of letting us get away from having to put up pictures or decor on the walls -which would look a little funny on the same wall as a rectangle mirror or square window.
While most of the paint was applied by hand, I did want to show that not all painting requires a bristled buddy and a steady hand. To get the faux paint look of the large teal feathers I actually dabbed a bit of water-based dark brown paint-
And then using my finger, I blended it in using circular motions. To keep it workable, I also kept a little dish of water handy so the paint would spread more easily.
I’m going to sleep easy tonight knowing that we’re one step closer to finishing the peacock-themed bathroom and we’re finally getting some significant color back into the space.
With nary a rest between, we’ll be moving on next week to replicate this ruffled shower curtain using “circular ruffles” in our quest to complete the kids’ bathroom. It’s a cool trick, so if you’re not familiar with it, you’ll want to stop by for sure.
Of course, we’ll have to come up with a solution to fix a problem stemming from one very ugly and very poorly positioned shower curtain rod. But that’ll be next week’s problem…this girl is clocking out.
PS- If you want to see more of how the mural looked along the way, check out our posts Mural Magic or Chuggin’ Along.
Big thanks goes out to the “Imagine the Impossibilities” gang for their support in getting this done on schedule. We’re looking forward to linking up to the big party on the 31st!
Update: Want to see how it all turned out? We’ve posted the final reveal and cost break down for the kid’s peacock bathroom here.
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Hop on a plane immediately and do this at my house!! You sure showed that peacock who’s boss – can’t wait to see the whole shebang on Tuesday at our big par-tay!
Kelly
Amazing and gorgeous. You are a very talented artist.
It is not fair for one person to be so talented. At least you share your amazing talents with the rest of us through this website. The peacock looks incredible.
It’s beautiful Whitney! Great job!
Gorgeous! I love it!
My gosh Whitney, that is beautiful! I’m excited to see the shower curtain!!!
That looks AMAZING!!! I love it. I love all the patterns within it as well. You guys are rocking this bathroom. Such a fun look.
Wow, wow, wow! How do you do it?! I am so, so amazed!
Just beautiful! The colours are fantastic!
It’s so pretty! And detailed! And colorful! I loooove your shower curtain inspiration and will be back to see how you made it. Best wishes!
It looks gorgeous! I can’t wait to see the rest of the room as it comes together.
Looks fantastic! You really are so talented, Whit!
This is fabulous. I love, love, love it! Visiting you from TT & J.
This is gorgeous! I pinned it and gave you credit of course!
Wow, that is amazing! I’m so impressed!
I AM AMAZED! it looks so great and your patience is unbelievable, for sure I would have given it the finger about an hour after I started!
WOW, proud of you gal!! That looks AMAZING!! Challenge defeated!!! Way to go!!
Oh it turned out beautifully! Just like I knew it would! You are some kind of talented!
Amazingly beautiful! My aunt had a whole bathroom of murals and I love the idea.
That is amazing. I bow to the master! Sorry it’s taken me so long to stop by … in my quest for SEO, somehow all my “blog role” reader posts disappeared! You’ll be back up there as soon as this Impossibilities crazy is over …
Linda
wow-that is amazing.
WOWZERS. That is just beautiful. What talent (and patience) you have!! Would be delighted for you to link to my brand new party: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/01/mop-it-up-mondays-party-1.html
{HUGS},
kristi
your newest follower ; )
Wow, I’m super impressed! It’s so beautiful.
That is STUNNING! I can’t believe the detail and the play of colors. Amazing job!
It’s fantastic – so unique! So glad you joined our challenge!
Kelly
The results look great- and I love the colors.
Very cool! Love it!
Thanks so much for taking on our Impossibility challenge … and linking up.
And can I just say WOW again. And I just love your headline!
Linda
It was our pleasure to be part of it. Great job helping to put it together!
Very industrious! It’s gorgeous.
This is beautiful! You are quite the artist and should be proud of your masterpiece!
Wowza! This is really and truly fantastic. I can only imagine the time it took, and happy you must be to have it done!!
I really can’t wait to see the whole thing come together, I’m looking forward to following along. Thanks so much for linking up to the challenge!! Now get some rest. 
Karah
Oh My! That is awesome! I want to come over and see it in person!
Absolutely perfect! I knew it was going to be fabulous! I love the colors you used and the way it wraps the wall! Thanks for the inspiration.
blessings,
karianne
This is amazing! Great job! Thanks for sharing your “impossibility”! I can’t wait for the shower curtain tutorial! <3 from your newest follower and fellow {brand-new} blogger! Check out my "impossibility" and follow back!
~Misty
http://www.413sparrowlane.com
This is just beautiful. I would linger a little longer in my bathroom if I had this wonderful work of art to look at! Great job!
Now there’s a thought…I wonder what’s involved with turning the toilet around, you know, to improve the view? LOL.
I can’t say enough great things about this mural – it’s fabulous!! Posted it on my FB page! So glad you joined our challenge!
Kelly
I absolutely love this mural!! So glad you joined our challenge. Posted this on my FB page too!
Kelly
Saw that! Thank you!
This peacock is absolutely beautiful…you are SO talented and creative it takes my breath away. I am totally amazed by all the talented people out there, but truly, I think this is one of the most beautiful projects I’ve seen so far. Well done! Felicitations on completing your Impossibilities challenge.
Wow that is beautiful! I love the colors and you did such a great job painting it!
That is amazing! Awesome job.
it’s gorgeous! you’re really talented. I love the colors. Thanks for linking up to Share the Love Wednesday!
Mary
Love to see decor that is truly art.
your mural looks fantastic! i am so glad to have stumbled upon your blog! i am a painter at heart and have not been doing any large on the wall murals lately… life got in the way as it is known to do. i just love the peacock theme, the colors are gorgeous! new follower here. Stop by and say hello sometime!
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Ohmygoodness! This is so amazing! You are so talented. Visiting from A2D!
I absolutely love this!!!! How unique! It’s gorgeous.
I am so impressed! What a great idea. Love the color combinations you’ve used. Now I’m off to see your trick for outlining murals! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Wow! That mural is amazing. I’m usually not one for things painted directly on the wall, but you may have just converted me!
This is stunning! Wow! Great job.
Absolutely beautifully done! Love the peacock in it’s ‘natural’ dress…happy colors! Great job!
This mural is beautiful! You have a great eye and a steady hand. It’s nice to not just think of paint as something for a while room but as an accent as well. Looking forward to seeing your other projects on this blog.