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Timeless ceiling, White paintwork, Light Blue walls?

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Been trying to decide what colour to paint my east-facing bedroom. I've had insulation installed on the external walls and am almost done redecorating all the rooms. Left my area to last.

I was sticking with Timeless walls and PBW coving and ceiling, then saw a Painting and Decorating video on YT where one of the brothers did the ceiling in an off white (Quarter Linen), plasterwork was white, paintwork stained oak, with light (Porcelain) blue walls. Kind of Wedgewood effect.

My floors are light oak, and furniture all IKEA Pax Ulnes oak effect. I was thinking Timeless (or a cream-based white) on the ceiling instead, leave the coving and paintwork/rad white, and painting the walls a light blue.

How does this sound? Any particular shades of blue that you would recommend please? Perhaps Dulux First Dawn or Mineral Mist - was thinking around that type of colour (I have dyes to tint it to match any similar shade).

Also, any ideas on colour/type of curtain rail and light fixture please? Lean into the wood, go brass for both (as in the video), or something else?

Thank you!

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Sonia

last year

I love pale blue. Quite a cool shade so I’m wondering if Timeless might be too warm? Mind you I’m the person with Brilliant White ceilings in every room! I just love a crisp white. Here’s a couple of examples, although annoyingly the paint colour is not mentioned. The last pic is Dulux’s Colour of the Year, but it may be a bit too “blue”?

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Claire 100
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A picture of the room would help, or a link to the video if possible. With regard to the shade of blue, I stalked a decorater round my local paint store while he was talking on the phone to his client trying to persuade her to go for Little Greenes Bone China Blue Faint in her bathroom against her white porcelain bathroom suite. He didn’t suceed but I liked it so much I’m going to use it in my bathroom. Given your reference to Wedgewood I think it could look amazing with light oak and brass curtain poles, etc. The paint colour comes in four different depths depending on how light or dark you want to go.
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Juliet Docherty
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I saw this on instagram yesterday, it looks really airy and might suit an East facing room.
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Toria J
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last year
Not a very good photo, sorry - dust sheets everywhere as I've just mist coated.
Toria J
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The bed will go back against that wall once I've painted. (It's not the best fit, but I wake to a lovely view of the valley.)
Toria J
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This is from the video I mentioned. Zoffany Quarter Linen ceiling, Porcelain walls.

Maybe sticking with white would be better for the ceiling?
Toria J
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@Sonia thank you - I really like the middle picture and I agree that the Bright Skies may be too intense. I'm going to have a play around to find a blue that looks similar.
Toria J
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@Claire 100 Have added pics, but they're pretty bad. I do like the LG Bone China Blue Faint, but it's coming up as more green than blue on my screen? (I have a room with mahogany furniture which it would look good with, I think.)

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