Need lighting / soft furnishing ideas to go with my blue bedroom help!
mikaelamorgan
9 years ago
So... I managed to get as far as having new laminate floor. Hubbie painted one wall blue and the other walls a neutral tone. New black bed (feather and black) and bedside tables (John Lewis but bargain from ebay!) Hubbie also painted the chest of drawers blue (was previously dated orange pine). The blue work of art propped up on the floor is waiting to be put up on the chimney breast. So to finish this room off I need a ceiling light & bedside lights, bedcovers or throws / cushions and curtains or roman blind for the window (upvc sadly)... But I am having a dilemma crisis I just don't know where to go from here in terms of colours. I am worried it will get boring if I stick to same colour accessories but at the same time I don't want something that is going to clash as I want this to be a restful, peaceful room (where I can chill out and have my own space away from everything). This kind of thing does not come naturally to me lol! So I'm counting on you guys thanks!
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mikaelamorgan
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Comments (21)OK so this is what I am now thinking. Paint the wall behind my bedhead with large chevrons in two shades of white. Move the frames to the wall where the birdcages are (and get rid of decals), spread them out at about eye height above my bed and make them more uniform (put monochrome pictures in them and paint some of them more neutral colours). Paint that wall a slightly lighter colour than it is now - maybe a creme beige colour? Paint the window wall in the darker of the two chevron wall colours. Put my nightstand the other side of my bed and get an orange lamp and turquoise clock to put on it. Grab a few cushions to put on my bed. Find something pretty and large to put in the corner of my room - maybe a chair or pot plant? This would mean all three walls would be different... would that look strange? Also I could do with doing something about my window, I don't really want to splash out on new curtain pole and curtains but at the moment I can't shut the blind because of my vintage globe & frames etc on the sill! Maybe I should just move the junk elsewhere? Thanks for your ideas everyone - keep them coming! I am terrible at making decisions - and I am also terrible at liking what I have done, I always want to improve everything :-\...See MoreNeed help for my enlarged bedroom - Part One
Comments (25)Hi Denise I have just ordered shutters for my house for all the front windows which is costing around £1000 and roughly 8 or 9 square metres I'd estimate. However this is for DIY install shutters from the California Shutter company who have been recommended by a friend who uses them regularly, they aren't arriving until first week of December so I can't vouch how easy they are to fit yet!. They're prices start at £125 sqm in the sale at the moment. http://www.californiashutters.co.uk/ Take a look at Nina Campbell's Pagoda Garden fabric it's similar to your original accent fabric in the photo, although I don't have a sample to hand just now. It looks as though it has the stronger bluer tone you need to stand up to your walls. http://shop.ninacampbell.com/nina-campbell-fabric/autumn-2006/pagoda-garden.html I recommend a sample of a velvet or woven chenille for your footstool such as Osborne and Little's Peregrina F6350-07 or Canaletto F6142-10. These are contract fabrics suitable for upholstery which I can supply. Also Osborne and Little's domestic fabric Brehon Linens in F6520-20 is really gorgeous with lots of blue tones in which I feel would complement your scheme. Finally Sabi Addo F6272-08 is a really luxey light reflecting velvet and Rondelle Takarshi pictured here: http://www.osborneandlittle.com/products-and-collections/fabric/autumn2012/rondelle/tarkashi?id=2c149a3fd57045fd971eb480ac6a2b06 is a beautiful cut velvet for amazing cushions or throws if you are looking for that extra wow factor! If the blues become to silvery or yellowy you could always add in a neutral colour as I have done in my Coastal Scheme if you look on my profile. Just ask if you need to know any fabrics you see on the pictures. Hope this helps! PS I also supply Nina Campbell fabrics so if you need samples quickly please contact me rachel@spiniverdesign.com or 01637 621038 Best of luck I know how frustrating it can be! Rachel...See Moreneed help with bedroom ideas
Comments (1)Perhaps add some pics of your room so we have an idea of scale ;)...See MoreI need help for my loft bedroom
Comments (5)You need to think about what you want to use the room for, then look at likely furniture placement and the furniture that has to stay, lastly you need to unify the scheme with decorating and soft furnishings which will be easier to decide upon when you know what is staying ( for instance is there a carpet that has to stay) The obvious problems to resolve are: the clutter - which will likely be resolved with a good clear out- you could also build storage cupboards under the slope of the roof assuming this doesn't make the room the wrong size to accommodate whatever else you may need. The poor quality walls- which will look better for freshening up with paint- a good decorator will fill holes and recommend a really flat paint which will help. A good decorator will pop the lights out to paint well. If this room is going to be a bedroom then it may be worth getting additional softer lighting. Lastly you seem to have 2 small velux windows at heights that don't match which doesn't help with a polish look. If I was going to use this as a bedroom I might consider replacing them with a statement window. Lastly thanks for the pics but they are so close to things it is hard to visualise the whole room- any chance of a wider pic and a plan?...See More
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9 years agoGreat work so far. I love the colour of the blue on the wall, the painting, and the chest of drawers. Are any of these pictures appealing? I'm thinking a bit of yellow would be nice to add or you can just add varying shades and textures of neutrals in the bedding, throws, and curtains or blinds. I've also included a couple with bronze as previously suggested.
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