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kerry_blackman

Bedroom help- too small to go to the dark side?!

Kerry B
4 years ago







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  • rinked
    4 years ago

    I will be painting our son's bedroom ceiling midnight blue soon, with a wide band of wallpaper (stars and planets) along the top of the walls. This thread inspired me, especially the search for blue walls and ceilings :)

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    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago




    • rinked
      4 years ago

      How about sleeping in a tunnel?

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      I'd say go for it! Cozy! What size is it? What needs to fit in there?

      Kerry B thanked rinked

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      4 years ago


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    • Sonia
      4 years ago

      I would think the aspect of the room is more crucial than the size. You could have the darker wall behind the bed and leave the rest off white maybe? Like this:



      Kerry B thanked Sonia
    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Thank you both for the replies. I originally thought just the blue behind the bed, but this would need to be the window wall, so the remaining walls would be white/grey, which wasn’t the look I was after. So badly want to do it, but don’t want to make an already narrow room feel more narrow! So confused!

    • Ella Smith
      4 years ago

      Having pale bedding and dark walls might make it look bigger? I would go for it but be really canny about furniture and linens.

      Kerry B thanked Ella Smith
    • Gabby Wong
      4 years ago

      I think as well it depends what and when you're going to use the room for.


      A room people only ever see when going to bed with the lights on anyway it probably won't matter too much with good lighting (that sample pic has loads of lights and the mirrors)


      if you're going to use the room a lot during the day then It may be more important to create a lighter room, unless you're happy to always turn on the lights regardless of the time of day/night.


      I think if you want to go for it, you should and at least you can always repaint it if needed!

      Kerry B thanked Gabby Wong
    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      It Will be our master bedroom so o let us that really see it. Perhaps time to stop listening to family’s opinions and go for it....?!?

    • Emmanuelle
      4 years ago

      I would go for it! Would make it really cosy... but add bright linen, art... etc... I love this bedroom with the colourful bed spreads...

    • Gabby Wong
      4 years ago

      Definitely don't 'not do it' just because family are telling you you're crazy... lol it's definitely going to be for you guys, not anyone else...


      However there is always a small chance (like any time someone chooses a paint colour) that you'll finish it and be like... nope! that was a bad decision! and need to change it (just look at Sonia's latest post https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/5788206/what-was-your-worst-decorating-disaster#n=40 )



    • Sonia
      4 years ago
      last modified: 4 years ago

      It’s only paint, so can be changed at relatively little expense. We’ve all been at that “What was I thinking” moment, so don’t worry! I agree if you keep the bedding, curtains and furniture light it will prevent it looking too dark.

    • rinked
      4 years ago

      One blue wall is nice, but a full blue room might be more soothing.



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      4 years ago

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      4 years ago






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    • Eileen Nixon
      4 years ago

      Try matching large mirrors on either side of the wall next to the window just make sure they don’t go lower than the height of your bed. Not sure about that fierce blue paint I think that colour would come running towards you every time you opened your bedroom door! Try leaving the room white for a while until you have decided how you want to match lighting, flooring, bedding, rugs, blinds or curtains and then get your mood board and choose the colour of paint to fit!

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      Marina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
      4 years ago

      If I had a choice I wouldn’t put the head of the bed against the radiator. For a good night rest you need to keep the head cool and your feet warm. In this situation you’d have an opposite effect. And a draft from the window and the door might create an issue. If there is a chance to place the bed parallel to the window wall, it would be mush better for the feel in the room, even if you only have one side to access the bed. If this is not an option, the issues with the draft and the radiator can be addressed.

    • rinked
      4 years ago

      What size is the room?

    • rinked
      4 years ago

      Story: My OH had an apartment when we met, all white (he's slightly colorblind, so white was safe). It had quite a long narrow hallway (7 doors) without any decoration. When I moved in I painted the back wall and the door in it black. It made the hallway look even longer, but it brought some life into it.

      Conclusion: Perhaps paint both side walls a midnight blue (nearly black) to make the room look wider? Cool colors retract optically.

    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Thank you everyone. Really good advice and ideas. The room is 5.4 metres long, and 2.4 metres wide (both walls have windows) I went out today and was looking for flooring. See some nice grey/white wood effect floor. Maybe that may help. just trying to find some reclaimed , light furniture that would go with it. only seem to like dark at the moment!

    • rinked
      4 years ago

      Could you post a photo of the other side of the room too please? I'd like to see the door and other window :)

    • rinked
      4 years ago

      Crazy idea?

      Place the bed halfway the room against the wall, paint both bed, dresser, section of wall and ceiling the same blue. For storage space I added a closet and some cupboards around the window. Imagine a radiator cover with plenty of grilles and a storage bench in front of it.


      Of course real materials would look 100x better than my mockup..

      Kerry B thanked rinked
    • PRO
      Ensign Accessories
      4 years ago

      No room is too small for dark colours, do the ceiling as well in the same colour -makes the room seem taller and larger. Dark blue, accentuate with gold looks fantastic - just done my bedroom the same. Two different choices.



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    • Tani H-S
      4 years ago

      I have two downstairs bedrooms and north facing and I did one all white (currently my office with white floors, furtniture and walls and it’s so depressing!) and the other with a grey blue chinney wall.
      I’m not going to paint the larger room all dark blue grey (F&B off black) except the window wall (bed faces the window) to create a cosy feeling as I can’t fight the light.
      My office I will end up putting some bright tropical floral print I think to accent it ...
      So basically go for it! If you can’t have bright natural light then go dark and cosy

      Kerry B thanked Tani H-S
    • Robin Turner
      4 years ago

      I have two small bathrooms with no natural light whatsoever. I embraced this and painted the walls and ceiling in a deep dark blue. it feels very calm and tranquil. Just go for it! if you don't like it you just buy a different tin of paint!

      Kerry B thanked Robin Turner
    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Hi everyone, thank you for all the comments and advice. We have decided to go for it! Must admit we bith said ok, lets jut do grey and whites.. but I see farrow and ball paint Stifkey blue and just couldn't get the original idea out of my head! Family think we're crazy.. but I don't mind. And if it does look small, who cares! It's our bedroom!

      orderEd some new flooring, wood effect wallpaper (for one window wall) and furniture! Bit of a wait on furniture- 4 weeks.. but soon as it's all done I will post pictures! Thanks everyone for giving me the confidence to do it!

      just have to order some curtains etc now- although thinking pale cream wooden blinds??

    • Sonia
      4 years ago

      That’s great Kerry, exciting! I think an off white wooden blind would look good. Cream can look a bit dingy and I think a bright white will look really fresh, especially if you decide on white bedding. You could have curtains, but as the window is quite small I agree blinds would be better. I know the pic below isn’t a bedroom but I think it shows how good navy and white are together.



      Kerry B thanked Sonia
    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Looks lovely thank you. Yes think will go for a soft white. I can't wait to get started now!

    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Well as promised here is an update! we went for it... and must say we absolutely loved it from the moment the roller hit the wall. So pleased we did it and having dark corners does really seem to push the walls out and makes it feel bigger than it is. Thank you everyone for all the helpful advice !


    • Gabby Wong
      4 years ago

      I love it! Looks fantastic and that mirror is stunning! Can I ask where it’s from?

      Kerry B thanked Gabby Wong
    • Sonia
      4 years ago

      Looks great, so cosy. Well done!

    • Kerry B
      Original Author
      4 years ago

      Sure. it’s by West Elm, bought from John Lewis. Expensive- but worth the investment

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