Please help with colours for my brother's bedroom
Hi everyone, I'm redecorating my younger brother's bedroom and would appreciate some colour advice. It's a squarish, conventional room in a 50s flat, north facing so pretty gloomy. I want to give it a light, relaxing feel with the grown up vibe bruv craves.
I've made these provisional decisions so far:
- Feature "bedstead" wall (bottom wall on plan) in Next's Fig paint. Bruv likes purple hues, and this paint. The hue will contrast with white walls while not being too dark.
- A light to mid-grey short pile hardwearing carpet.
- A warm white for the remaining three walls. Dulux have plenty of these so hard to choose which complements purple/grey; don't want to stretch to the F&B range.
- A brighter white for the ceiling and wood glosswork.
Well, it's a start. But I am agonising over these issues and would appreciate advice:
Curtains: purple eyelets to complement the Fig wall. Or should that be the other way around?!? Or darker grey curtains to pick up the carpet? Gah! Black, chrome pole?
Furniture colour: I like greys with purple but grey bedroom furniture might look too sober. Bright white furniture could look nice and bright against the mellow white walls, or oak would give warmth and seems to work well with purple. But which to choose?
Fixtures and fittings: do I pick up on the fig/purple for things like pendant, duvet, lamps or introduce more grey to go with the carpet? Worried about overdoing the purple.
Just to confuse matters, I have seen cream accents talked of as complementing purples well, but I've discounted this. Don't ask me why though.
I'd really like to get this right for bruv as he learns to live independently. He's left these choices to me and is very supportive, so I'm not suppressing his whims I hasten to add. He likes the idea of "luxury' so the purple, grey, white start seems on the right track.
I've attached pics of floor plan, Fig paint (in-store wall and can), possible curtain colour, plus bruv doing his finest James Bond impression. Blofeld would have no chance.
Any pointers greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. Johnny
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johnleh
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Comments (70)My first thought is that the bed looks a little close to the furniture across from the foot of it. I might try the bed on the window wall and instead of the piece on the wall that has the door, eliminate it and get two bedside table pieces with storage to accommodate whatever you were going to store in the piece across from the foot of the bed in your plan. I like beige and gray schemes in the bedroom too, and find some live green plants add a perfect spot of color, or perhaps a kind of acid green silk texture throw pillow. My suggestion is to browse Houzz photos and save the color schemes that you really love! Adding something sparkly will pep up a design that you think is too monochromatic as well - some silver or crystal bling? I added some bling-y chandeliers on either side of the bed in one of my bedrooms, which is fairly monochromatic in beige and gray tones. Some of the throw pillows also have a silvery touch in them....See MoreHelp me decorate my bedroom, please
Comments (9)Hi. Pretty much any colour will go as beige is neutral. I've just had a look in your Ideabook and you seem to favour neutrals with maybe a hint of purple or pink. I'd do something like the Oliver burns pic. Try Dulux just walnut for the walls. Go white for the bedding then add cushions and a throw in the mix of grey/beige and the mauve. I can't really see how the curtains would hang from the pics but if there is limited space to draw them back then don't go too dark on the curtains but keep them neutral. Add a patterned cushion to the chair in the mauve (can this be positioned elsewhere?) and also a light rug with lots of texture under the bed. I agree would add bedside cabinets and lamps....See MorePlease help me with my bedroom?
Comments (18)Thanks Carolina..love the way you've used the photo..very impressive . So many ideas to look at and I think I have a mirror exactly like that somewhere. Lovely bedside tables too..thanks so much. Minnie great colours ..I like those patterns and fabrics a lot. Ive been thinking about a bed end stool..will keep an eye out for one. The shade is new and so much bigger than I thought it would be..should have measured. I kind of like the bohemian look of it to be honest ..thanks so much ....See MorePlease help with redecorating my bedroom!
Comments (8)Hi, If you are keeping the carpet I would look at painting the walls a light grey and possibly add a feature wall using wallpaper, if you like in a darker shade and then accentuate the purple through deep purple accessories and add another colour of your choice, again through accessories to add another dimension to the room. You could choose from an array of colours as Grey is a neutral colour which pairs well with many colours whilst purple is also quite forgiving and looks good with greens, oranges, pinks, yellows (sometimes) and even lighter shades of blues. Good Luck!...See More
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