White bedroom walls are the only way to go.

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.

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?

Saw a Sherwin Williams paint on Pinterest called Sea Salt and it " spoke to me".

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!

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.

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).

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.

Now to contact the painter. Thanks for starting this thread. It has truly inspired me!

Re. Archer -- "White bedroom walls are the only way to go." -- Lol that's a very confident statement!

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).

Lara, your colors sound gorgeous.

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.

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.

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.