https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:08:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1605722 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:20:00 +0000 Beth 1605722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lara, your colors sound gorgeous.</p> <p>When we were painting our current house, I found it called for a different look than I thought. Our previous house was an 1890s row house, and we used more saturated colors. </p> <p>When we moved and bought an 1840s farmhouse, I was going to use some of my tried and true shades, but the light quality and general feel of the rooms seemed to need a lighter hand. So we painted in the palest shades of grays and creams. It sounds boring, but with the varied undertones, some rooms look like the palest green-gray, while others are more blue-gray.&nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, if anybody is looking for light colors, Benjamin Moore's chart of whites is fantastic. They're not really white at all and give a soft wash of color without overpowering.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1605300 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:12:32 +0000 Aziraphale 1605300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Re. Archer -- "White bedroom walls are the only way to go." -- Lol that's a very confident statement!&nbsp;</p> <p>Runcarla, our bedroom walls are a light "barely-green" -- almost a putty colour, but the overall impression is green. Our duvet cover is a more definite, earth-tone green. The sailcloth drapes are cream. I like the calming colours of nature for my living space. (I'd never have stark white walls). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1605167 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:45:22 +0000 Anonymous 1605167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Runcarla, your bedroom is amazing and I love the inspiration pic. I am ashamed at how bad my master bedroom looks. DH and I are often in disagreement about what should be done. He is an engineer and that is apparent when he suggests how things should be arranged - basically efficient, but mostly boring. He lacks eye for color so in his world everything would be just white. I have pretty much told him I am selecting the colors for the kitchen remodel, but he can give the final yay or nay on the selections (or so he thinks).</p> <p>I have decided on Sherwin Williams Silver Strand for my bedroom since it is a light neutral gray which works better with our nightime lighting and the undertone looks like it would work with my teak furniture and accessories. For my master bath I selected Sherwin Williams Sea Salt which I think will breathe some life into that room that has medium gray tile floor and shower tiles plus gray toilet and jacuzzi tub. Our bath faces the north so not much natural lighting in there despite the 4 windows we have. </p> <p>Now to contact the painter. Thanks for starting this thread. It has truly inspired me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1604584 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:25:52 +0000 Carla 1604584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lara, I pick colours that 'speak to me', but I also check out the light reflective scores. I can't stand a dim room, no matter how romantic. I do take into consideration how the furniture would look as well - but flooring colour is sometimes more important. Upholstered furniture can be recovered and wood can be changed up as well. I've had mismatched pieces stained ebony to good effect!</p> <p>Much of our new home was/is painted in darker colours, and when we repainted all the principal rooms on the main floor Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter, I finally felt like I could breath. The two main floor bedrooms are on the list for this summer. The guest room is olive green, but I have lightened it up, with all white bedding. Our bedroom is a greenish taupe called Willow. Thank goodness the room is flooded with light from the double doors and ensuite! Below my inspiration pics for guest bedroom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1604268 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:54:12 +0000 Anonymous 1604268@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reread every post again before I head out to Sherwin Williams for paint strips. DH brought home many paint strips from Home Depot and Lowes and there is no color that jumps out for me.</p> <p>Sorry for the threadjack, but did you pick the bedroom wall color based on your furniture, accessories, or was it a color and tone you are normally drawn to?</p> <p>Saw a Sherwin Williams paint on Pinterest called Sea Salt and it " spoke to me". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom/page/2#post-1604244 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:12:43 +0000 Archer 1604244@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>White bedroom walls are the only way to go.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1604229 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:02:28 +0000 Jjsloane 1604229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in the process of updating my bedroom. We got all new (to us) Pottery Barn Sumatra furniture and are moving up to a King bed so I need all new bedding (Oy $$$ to rebuy mattress, cover, pad, sheets, pillows...). I use a fitted sheet and duvet with sham and cases on pillows. I buy all white sheets and one white and one pattern duvet and then layer patterned quilts to change it up. I don't like moving pillows around to sleep so when we have the King it will be 2 King pillows in shams (mostly for look and to keep from bonking head on headboard) and then 3 standards in sheet color up front. <br />My curtains match the Neena quilt blue (posted below). It's calming and restful for me and not too girly for DH.&nbsp;<br />I love my wall color (Behr Pony Tail which is a camel color) because it's warm and neutral. I recommend picking 3 colors that work together and then you can focus on the exact items.&nbsp;<br />I'm loving peeking at all the inspiration photos! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1604047 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 01:57:21 +0000 nancylee 1604047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A very restful blue/grey. &nbsp;Cool colors are supposedly better for sleep, and I'd have to agree. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598860 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:07:52 +0000 Colette 1598860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We like things simple. All the rooms in our home are painted the same color, Hot Spring Stone by Benjamin Moore. In our master bedroom we have dark wood furniture, white duvet and accent with pewter/grey and black. (Oh wait, I forgot that one room is different; our teeny-tiny powder room is painted black. It is such a small and uninspiring space I used the wall paint to add drama. I actually love it.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598631 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:40:39 +0000 Elle 1598631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We're totally out of the mainstream and have a lovely yellow bedroom - Benjamin Moore SunTan. &nbsp;It looks great at all times of the day and isn't too sweet a color. &nbsp;We have a white duvet &nbsp;- no decorative pillows. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598624 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:07:01 +0000 anya 1598624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom is pale pink-cream. (aphrodite's &nbsp;dress) . It's a rosy nude. The bed and dresser are white i have pale pink and light gray and white striped curtains, &nbsp;a white and yellow print armchair. &nbsp;with a gray pixar limp like lamp beside . Above a white framed prin of a tree with round colored bubbles instead of leaves( it's called she dreams in color)I change the duvet covers every other week &nbsp;. My current favourites are &nbsp; ikea ( a soft white/pink plaid)<br />And my tree, still made, in white and red and silver.&nbsp;<br />I don't have overhead lighning but some lamps (white linen) on the wall beside the bed. My bed is actually like a divan, with 3 wooden sides . I like it all cosy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598529 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:22:29 +0000 MsMary 1598529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lara, I have many of the rooms in my house painted a great light gray called Foggy Day by Dunn-Edwards (not Sherwin Williams, whose Foggy Day is much darker). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598522 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:06:06 +0000 JAileen 1598522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Apartmenttherapy.com has lots of house tours of real people. I find the color selection very interesting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598489 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:32:54 +0000 Anonymous 1598489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am going crazy trying to figure out what color to paint our bedroom right now. My DH and I used to be a strictly all white paint home, but the last few years have infused some color throughout the house. Our downstair and upstair hallway is a grayish blue, DD's room is a light lavender, and our master bath and powder room have green walls.</p> <p>I am thinking gray for our room, but I am not sure to what depth of gray. Do want a cooler gray, no yellow undertones. I have an oak laminate floor in that room and my bedroom furniture is teak. Any suggestions? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598334 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 22:53:40 +0000 Carla 1598334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL torontogirl! Shortly after moving, we painted all the common rooms and passages - 'revere pewter'! LOVE it! I'm leaning towards a pale blue for the bedroom, but don't want it to feel cold. Liking msmary's 'buoyant blue' and A's 'robin's egg'.</p> <p>Interesting that so many change up the duvet/bedspread and accessories with the seasons. I quite like this idea. </p> <p>Lovely descriptions and photos, ladies. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598137 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 02:24:55 +0000 Joyce B 1598137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our bedroom has soft peach colored walls and a white ceiling.<br /> The way I selected the colors for the rooms was not only by color preference but also by how the daylight changed during the day and how that interacted with the colors I was considering.<br /> The darkest rooms got a shade of yellow which helped give the impression of more light. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1598084 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 23:34:51 +0000 Helena 1598084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am looking at repainting our bedroom. "Revere pewter" which is a lightish greige that we have throughout our home. I also use a lot of gray-blue, its so soothing. Have fun redecorating! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597717 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:24:30 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1597717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Years ago, we had the smallest bedroom in the house - just big enough for walking space around the king sized bed - and I had the walls and ceilings all painted a very dark eggplant purple color. All of the trim/window blinds and bedding we're white with just a few throw pillows that incorporated the wall color, it was the most soothing space. Eventually we moved our bedroom to a slightly larger one (though not very big) and it is painted a neutral oatmeal color. The duvet color is a slightly lighter version of the wall color and the bed frame is black. Accent colors are smoky blue, green and grey. My favorite part is the bamboo rug on the wall behind the bed and I just re-upholstered the chair in animal print. Overall my bedroom is quite neutral, but full of textures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597712 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:08:04 +0000 Anonymous 1597712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is a Benjamin Moore colour, think it's called robins egg, not as vibrant as a real one. I have beige, cream and chocolate accents with cream duvet in winter and turquoise in the summer with a brown coverlet</p> <p>I've lived in 3 houses in 10 yrs and keep painting the bedroom the same colour, I like it so much </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597695 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:47:17 +0000 Bonnie 1597695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom is painted a color called Tony Taupe with a lighter ceiling. &nbsp;The drapes, leather headboard, and bedding are gray and the furniture is black. The carpet is beige and the accent colors are yellow and teal. It looks beautiful and so different than I had before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597590 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 09:35:20 +0000 Adelfa 1597590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom walls and ceiling are off white. My duvet cover is white and so are my bed skirt and all of the pillows. The windows have off white wood blinds. When I moved into this apartment I did as much white as possible and two years later I think it is perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597507 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:53:48 +0000 Cerinda 1597507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cream walls (actually the palest orange imaginable); duvet and shams in a small geometric pattern of grays and creams. &nbsp;I think the only thing that makes the room work is a vintage rug in cream, orange, deep blue, and gray.</p> <p>Once upon a time, I had bedroom windows looking east over Lake Michigan about 20 yards from the beach. &nbsp;The walls were a true pale gray, trim white, and floor and furniture pale natural wood. &nbsp;I used white linens and hung black and white photos. &nbsp;The light changed moment by moment, especially in the winter, and the color of a single flower --usually whatever the grocery had-- was almost too much to bear. Definitely my favorite bedroom.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597498 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:33:21 +0000 Style Fan 1597498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our bedroom is a grayish green and cream.&nbsp; We have an open concept house so the third floor is a loft and that is our bedroom.&nbsp; It is open to the second/main level.&nbsp; There are windows all around and trees so the green works well.&nbsp; Our bathroom is brown.&nbsp; Our duvet is black.&nbsp; Left over from a previous decorating scheme but I haven't found anything better.&nbsp; <br />I choose this colour because it worked well for the whole house.&nbsp; Two colours are max with an open concept.&nbsp; Otherwise it gets busy.&nbsp; IMHO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597441 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:59:34 +0000 Greyscale 1597441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom (and the whole house) is a really great purplish grey, or a greyish purple. I was thrilled to find a rental with a good color on the walls. It does rather limit what colors I can decorate with, though.</p> <p>In general I actually prefer pure cool white (eg Gallery White) rather than color for this sort of house (great 'bones', soaring Edwardian ceilings, wood floors) because the house can support it and it makes a lovely backdrop for my modern furniture.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597416 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:28:04 +0000 Rambling Ann 1597416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dove grey beadboard to right above the headboard of the dark bronze metal bed, then white. I wish the white were a little warmer toned. We have a Pendleton blanket that we use as a spread, white pillowcases with coordinating cuffs that I make up. In the winter we use a denim quilt I made instead, with red pillowcases for the holidays, a little warmer feel for short days and cold winter light. It's simple and calming, and even inspires me to make the bed most days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597374 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:47:07 +0000 Anonymous 1597374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom walls are forest green, and my furniture is dark wood. All of the woodwork in the room is painted white, and so is the ceiling, as it is throughout the house. The floors are warm beige porcelain tile, and my bedspread is solid white matilisse (spelling?) on a large King-sized 4-poster bed. The bedroom has lots of windows and overlooks a lake, so I have seaside paintings, a collection of blown glass fish, etc. Very nice and soothing, in my opinion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597368 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:39:05 +0000 JAileen 1597368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary, yours looks like a glamorous movie set! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597366 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:31:16 +0000 MsMary 1597366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My bedroom is a light gray-blue called Bouyant Blue, with a light gray ceiling. Wood floor, neutral drapes and rug with a pop of coral in the bed curtains. I love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597355 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:51:03 +0000 JAileen 1597355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our bedroom is neutral - offwhite with wood floors. Theoretically, then, the bedding would provide interest and color. We have a spectacular hand woven wool coverlet, for example. But we don't use it. Instead, our bed is covered with a washable fleece blanket. Why? Because one of our dogs sleeps on the bed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-your-bedroom#post-1597340 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:50:55 +0000 Janet 1597340@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our bedroom walls are blue (visible in my WIW photos). It's a bit more vibrant than what I would prefer, but repainting is a chore I'm waiting to tackle until we redo our master bath. I love the color, I would just like a more muted version of it. To counter the brightness, everything else in the room is neutral -- warm wood tones with cream, grey, and white. </p> <p>When we redo the bath, I'm having better lighting installed in the bedroom (currently just can lights in the high vaulted ceilings), and the new paint job will include painting the white door and window trim to match the walls for a cleaner look. </p> <p>We like the calming effect of watery blues in a bedroom, but we like the warm neutrals to take any icy edge away. </p>