Decorating a dark bedroom in dark colour?
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Agatha Jay
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Bedroom colour... To dark?
Comments (37)Emma, Thanks for the pics. We cannot look at the wallpaper in a vacuum. I am trying to look at where you are trying to go as a whole. How are you seeing your ornate French furniture fitting in with your farmhouse? Right now, I am having a hard time with it. Then to add something else ornate? Here is my suggestion: would you be willing to paint the bed? You could probably leave the dresser and sidestand cream. What about painting the bed a deep charcoal and making your bedroom pewter, charcoal and cream? The walls could be more of a pewter with maybe one accent wall in a deeper charcoal (although I am not a fan of accent walls). This way, you are making the room more masculine and toning down the ornateness of the bed. It will have a subtle elegaance....See MoreDark north facing bedroom - decor help please.
Comments (17)Hi Anna, I know it's a pain inheriting an outdated room but how exciting to make it your own! I think a scandi look would really energise and brighten this space too. Take a look at two rooms we have styled in this way. Our blinds fit perfectly in bay window areas allowing extra floor space and not blocking any heat from radiators. The blinds in the shoots are dim-out but if you have a north facing bedroom chances are it's cold so I suggest our Bloc Out blinds which not only provide total blackout for the bedroom but have been independently tested by The British Board of Agrément and are proven to reduce heat loss through the window by 43%. Check out our full range here at Bloc Blinds Good Luck Sile...See MoreDark bedroom advice please
Comments (12)I can't give any specific colours sorry for the dark warm tones but someone else might be able to suggest ones to look for that could work. I'm thinking monochrome with accents would be lovely. Any deeper feature walls with rich plum or blue tones would be a warmer colour. I like the natural look in the last image but wondered if it relies on lots of natural light to make them work @Forzaitalia? Vintage style would look nice - especially if you can tone some of the wood furniture so there isn't as many woods. Our first home had all wood doors and it made such a difference to the room painting them ie brighter. Could work with the furniture that way as well. Hotel rooms - can't find a specific image but I would google 'basement bedrooms' as well as they usually have little natural light so are a good inspiration...See MoreWhat colour for a dark north-facing bedroom?
Comments (8)I don't understand what 'would be hard to live with' means to be honest. I also agree that advice on this subject is totally contradictory, which doesn't help. The colour of light in a North facing room is quite blue, so anything like a pale grey with a blue tinge will look even bluer. Some people like that, but I personally wouldn't, I find cold rooms depressing. If you want a neutral, then you go across the wheel and select one that is a bit warmer and has some red or orange in and that will create a colour that when combined with the blue light is a neutral. Joa's White, Dimity or colours like that, will look quite neutral in a North facing room. Another option is to go for a more saturated colour such as a yellow, as this can break through the greyness. If you go for a pale colour, then anything like a creamy green could look sickly, so a more definite green would work. If you go for a pale neutral then red based ones will help. I tried about twenty in my kitchen and drove myself nuts! 'Joanna' by Little Greene is a brilliant neutral with a tinge of red in it, that may be worth a look....See MoreAgatha Jay
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6 years agoPhotos would help but in the mean time...I would be tempted to go for it and paint all walls and woodwork the same dark navy - then use lots of white, paler neutrals and textures to break it up and a large mirror or mirrors to reflect light around...it also depends how you want your bedroom to feel - dark bedrooms can feel very cosy if you get all the elements right. How high is your ceiling? I would only recommend painting just the ceiling dark if it was very high - as in a period property (the dark colour would make it feel lower)
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi Agata, I like your colour scheme. I would personally paint dark blue on the walls and will use light wood or laminate for the floor since it is the floor that reflect the lights. If you balance well the dark colour on the wall with white or bronze accessories your room might look brighter (see photos below). I would also place many lamps as possible to up the room when needed.
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6 years agoThank you so much everyone, very helpful responses! I love your 2 images colourhappy... I do like textures such as sisal!
I have just got some photos... and looking at the room again I realise the lighting is not too bad really... it is just that the rest of our home is very light and sunny compared to that little corner :-) Ceiling is not high. The room is 3m x 3.7m.
Agatha Jay
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colourhappy your suggestion of warm grey with the blue really appeals to me..I also love the freshness of green against dark blues and I am thinking of including something like this art or a cushion as well as a fresh plant or 2 :-)
Juliet Docherty
6 years agoThese colours all work together, especially with a deep blue with a green undertone like Inchyra Blue. I would paint the wall behind the bed first to see if that is enough. Like these images:
With blue I would make sure there is plenty of brown to balance it.
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