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Teenage Bedroom paint colour help

4 years ago

The usual paint dilemma ..... updating my son's bedroom this weekend (13years) and totally overthinking the paint colour. He has very light oak furniture which is staying and a light beige carpet. I like De Nimes by F&B or Dulux Denim Drift but I can only find photos of these blue colours with white furniture or on feature walls behind the bed. Also tried Dulux Breton Blue. His room is 4m x 3.5m so fairly large and I would rather paint the room one colour. Window is 1.7m wide. Would these blues work with light oak furniture as opposed to grey? My son is not bothered at all!

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Sonia

4 years ago

I think it depends what aspect the room is, as to how dark it can look. I’ve noticed Denim Drift used as a feature wall, teamed with wood and brass. The rest of the walls seem to be an off white. It looks great.

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rinked
4 years ago
Denim Drift is too 'medium' for me, but that's a matter of taste. De Nimes (first image) and Breton Blue (other two images) both look amazing with light oak. But make sure there is enough white (and bits of navy/charcoal/black) for balance. Like leaving the top +- 50cms of the walls white.
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rinked
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Though I also love these blue rooms (still I like my bedroom light, so I can see the mosquitos)
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Rozanne K
Original Author
4 years ago
Rinq - love your photos and comments. I'm against a feature wall because they always seem to have beds up against them and he may want to move his bed around?! Am I right? All photos show beds against the feature wall. We've just painted our bedroom a very light blue. I love it. I think the wood looks better against the blue wall than a grey wall.
Juliet Docherty
4 years ago
Once a blue has too much white in it it loses its strength and looks weedy. The more orange the furniture (or wood flooring or any wood) then the more it clashes with the blue, so I would pair a dull blue with warm furniture. I learnt this from painting my lounge Pigeon, total disaster, the floor looked tangerine.
Rozanne K
Original Author
4 years ago
colourhappy, can you suggest a blue please?
Juliet Docherty
4 years ago
It depends on the amount of light I would say. The Farrow and Ball image of De Nimes is much greener and more colourful than it looks here where it looks quite grey. The other image is Inchyra Blue which is lovely and has a bit more colour.
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Sonia
4 years ago
I was in Wilkinson’s this morning and looked at the Dulux samples. The painted wooden sample block for Denim Drift looked grey, couldn’t see any in blue in it at all. Nothing like the soft blue in the pictures. I would get a few matchpots just to be sure. You will get there!
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Daisy England
4 years ago
Does it have to be blue? Green goes a treat with oak coloured furniture.
Rozanne K thanked Daisy England
Rozanne K
Original Author
4 years ago
I have inchyra blue in my lounge! Love it And already have sample. I’ll get a sample of DeNimes tomorrow.
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Paintforme
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
@Rozanne K, it's great your son doesn't bother, he trusts you. But ask him for the final word anyway.

Colours influence our moods and feelings, it's a good read.

For a 13, if you really love and want dark colour for his bedroom then we would recommend using the bold on/as a feature wall. Use a colour to influence his mood. Pick up the right wall though, so he sees the colour and that it has some light in.

Paint other walls and ceiling in another complimentary colour, brighter than darker.

No other than a mother knows his son, you know what he likes, his persona. Use this knowledge.

Good luck,

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