How to Modernise a bedroom

5 years ago

Recently, I have bought a furnished house, however I would like some hints on how to modernise the bedroom. Currently, we are on a budget however, I am open to suggestions on how I could improve the room ex: wall colours, paintings, mirrors..

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5 years ago

Gray will work too.

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Carolina
5 years ago
Hi,

Do you have bedding? If so, what colour(s)? Might be a good idea to take that as a base for your colour scheme.
Stephanie Casha
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
No Carolina, I haven't bought any bedding yet, do you have any suggestions?
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Jonathan
5 years ago
Personally I think that there is an overload of pine and an absence of soft furnishings, pattern and pictures on the wall.
I would paint the wardrobe and bedside tables. I would buy a rug and a throw for the bed and bedside lamps and some wall art.
As far as colour find a soft furnishing you like and use it to pick colours.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
5 years ago
Blue accent wall would down pine.
KK1000
5 years ago
I think painting timber is to much work and end result is often worse then the original. I would suggest repainting the wall in your favourite colour and getting the best quality white linen you can afford with a fake fur throw or a nice wool blanket if it fits the budget. A rug to compliment wall colour is a must and either table lamps or wall lights on each side of the bed but make sure that they are more on the lux side.
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KK1000
5 years ago
Stay away from yellow and cream colour go for grey or duck egg blue, blue is hard to pick a nice elegant shade so get sample pots and try it on the wall , paint 2 coats of sample colour.
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Emily
5 years ago
I’ve yet to see any pine furniture that wouldn’t look better painted so would definitely be planning a scheme where the pine is painted in with the rest of the room. And think you’ll end up with a lovely room since there’s lots of storage yet still plenty of space.
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KK1000
5 years ago
I am not a fan of pine but natural timber of any kind is better then badly painted. They are on a budget and hiring someone to paint all the timber would equal replacement of the furniture. Wall colour is cheap and bed linen is necessary.
Rosie G
5 years ago
I’d definitely paint the furniture. I have a similarly toned set that have been much improved by using F&B modern eggshell - I really, really like the results. I didn’t paint the bed and left the pine knobs and it’s looking really nice.

Mind you, it’s hard work. Chalk paint followed by wax is much easier but gives that distinctive look - if you like it, that could save your labour considerably!

You could upholster the bed head too. I recently started learning how to do upholstery at a local class and I’ve been amazed at what I can do with a good teacher to encourage and guide me. A bed head is really not that big a challenge.
Stephanie Casha
Original Author
5 years ago
Do you recommend to change the knobs such as:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Round-Single-Hole-Handle-Black-American-Cabinet-Door-Cabinet-Drawer-Knob-Modern-Minimalist-Furniture-Wardrobe-Pulls/32931453695.html?spm=2114.search0204.3.9.4ac92317UZoFHp&s=p&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_2_10065_10068_318_319_317_10696_450_10084_10083_10618_452_535_534_533_10307_10820_532_10301_10821_5023915_10303_204_10059_10884_323_10887_100031_320_321_322_5727715_10103_448_449_5727815%2Csearchweb201603_45%2CppcSwitch_0ppcChannel
Stephanie Casha
Original Author
5 years ago
@ celerygirl thanks for the designs, what programm do you use for the deigns?
Juliet Docherty
5 years ago
I wouldn't paint the furniture it will be a mammoth job, but I would paint over the back peachy wall with a strong colour such as Little Greene Livid to balance to dominance and temperature of the wood.
Ribena Drinker
5 years ago
I'm in team Paint the Furniture. We've painted loads and always got good results. The key is good prep and don't try to rush things. We've painted in a variety of ways:- with a spray gun, a mini roller, a foam pad and a brush and all have been absolutely fine and the effort has proved well worth it.

Some nice bedding, a couple of rugs, some art on the walls and a couple of bedside lamps and you're good to go - none of it needs to cost a lot of money.

As for knobs I've bought some brilliant knobs on Ebay in the past - it's well worth a look.

For the colour of walls, please try to explore other colours other than the ubiquitous grey.
Sonia
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
My first thought when I saw your room is colonial style. It will marry in nicely with the dark furniture and it is beautiful. Of course you could paint the furniture, but it will be a mammoth task. It took me two weeks to paint two large bookcases, that is rubbing down, then two coats of primer followed by two coats of eggshell. I nearly lost the will to live! But they do look fabulous because I did it properly, no slapdash chalk paint. Here’s some Colonail decor ideas, think dark wood, pale bedding and walls.
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Stephanie Casha
Original Author
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I have painted the wall in grey-blue.. changed bedding .. and curtains ..any new ideas about what else to do?
Sue S
4 years ago
All too plain at the moment. Think soft furnishing. Colourful rugs, a throw on the bed, pictures on the wall.
E D
4 years ago
Quite an improvement. Well done.

Did it take a year? Lol

Some substantial artwork and plants would be good.

Overall your place doesn’t look lived in.

Is it? Or is it perhaps a holiday home?
Stephanie Casha
Original Author
4 years ago
Hehe..didn't take a year..but honestly property prices are really high were I live..and because of budgeting I did postpone it a bit.

where would you place the plants and artwork?
westwest114
4 years ago
Gosh what a lot of pine, perhaps you could paint just the bed. The pine bed we purchased was given a makeover and now looks fantastic, plus it brought a lighter feeling to the room. However, if you decide to go this route please bear in mind it took days of sanding, filling and painting several coats.
obobble
4 years ago
I’m in team paint for at least some of the furniture. I would leave any top surfaces as pine to tie together the painted and unpainted pieces. Definitely needs a nice big rug under the bed, some bedside lamps, some more colour on the bed in a throw and maybe cushions plus some largish pictures/ artworks.
minipie
4 years ago
I would definitely paint the wardrobes. Not sure about the rest.

Next step for me would be a large pale soft looking rug, and some bedside lamps - some fairly large ones with fabric shades.
R Hughes
4 years ago
You have a lovely big bedroom, lucky you. Decide on a style, I agree with Sonia about the colonial style but pick something you like and is in keeping with your furniture (forget painting it imo). If you are not sure what your style is then my advice is go to the library and buy old design magazines (cost a few pence) leaf through the bedroom 'stuff' and cut out every thing you like and stick on an A 4 pad, you will start to see your preference(s) emerge. There is a web site called 'Architecture lab' which has an article you might like 'what colours go with brown and how to use them'. Also buy a colour wheel on Amazon, they are really cheap and then read an article on how to use it, it's very easy and makes such sense; you will then have it for other design projects. Once you decide on all this then you can soften the room with texture (don't be afraid of it) in rugs a luxury soft bed throw and cushions. Buy some wall art you like, (decide on the final size you want on your walls and if you are not sure, measure out the size on a pice of newspaper or something like that and put it up to make sure the size is right for your room) again it doesn't have to be expensive, find some prints you like on line and buy frames at your local market as they are usually much cheaper and you can have some lovely wall art for very little cost. Take a trip to Dunelm, they have very affordable home furnishings especially in the sales. Finish with some lovely lamps in the colour that will compliment your design and colour theme. Hope you enjoy the final result.
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Urban Luxury - Design for Living
4 years ago
Hi, if you decide on a complete makeover one day, as the furniture is really old fashioned and there is not much you can do to improve, take a look at this built in wardrobe. You will save money on buying individual items ! Simple, stylish and lots of storage.
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Marina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
4 years ago
I love the wall colour! You can add some white, more grey, charcoal grey, black and some colour of your choice. If you have enough space you can add a modern bench.

I agree with painting the furniture. Navy blue would go well with grey,
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Dariotti Art Limited
4 years ago
Hi I would definitely start with painting the ceiling and walls f &B colours ,wallpaper behend the bed looks always worm and cosy.with some site bed tables lamps on top.
first . Then think about buying new bed and furniture to match everything that should save you some money and delema doing in stages is good idea so you can get use to colours and then furniture.
E D
4 years ago
Pro Finish, I’m not quite sure how buying new matching furniture would save money.
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I posted a comment but it seems to have disappeared so apologies if it now appears twice! Painting some of the furniture would be a great idea however it's a mammoth task so for the moment, I would just concentrate on accessories. I's a nice sized room - do you know what direction it's facing? I'm wondering also whether it's abroad rather than in the UK as it's unusual to have such dark furniture, very high ceilings and a shiny tiled floor - plus you've added an air conditioning unit over the window? Or is my amateur detective work sending me barking up the wrong tree! Anyway, I also agree with a previous comment that a modern colonial style would be lovely. To avoid making costly mistakes, get some colourful offcuts of material or some colourful clothes that you may already have in your wardrobe. Lay them individually ion the bed at different times of the day, take photos and see which ones work best for you. Likewise buy different coloured flowers, pop them on your bedside table and again see which work best. Once you've decided on your favourite colour, you can then buy your accessories. Get a couple of lamps, a colourful throw for the bed and definitely a rug to warm up the shiny but rather cold floor. Splash out on some greenery to add some warmth and maybe a large potted plant to break up the wall. Mirrors would also work well. Personally I would have painted the walls a warm white rather than grey but the right accessories and pictures will soon brighten it up. Also, is the room overlooked as I'm wondering about the net curtains - if you get rid of them, you'll be amazed how much light will come flooding in. If you have a balcony outside, you could get some fab plants which will add shade, privacy and colour to the room. Good luck and have fun!
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World of Wallpaper
4 years ago
Hi there,

Why not try a wallpaper design! You could have one wall as a feature wall to liven up this room. We have some examples of our wallpaper below that would look great in this bedroom!

Here, we used Mozambique Wallpaper Ink Blue/Rose Gold Accessorize 275116

Here, we used Emma J Here, we used Emma J Shipley Animal Extinct Wallpaper Gold W0100/02