Yes the blue and yellow are from the previous owners and it's killing me! We just bought this house last summer so projects are slow going.

This house is very 70's. This is the most updated room in the house. Every other room is covered in gross wallpaper, so the whole house will need to be painted at some point. We just can't live with the yellow and blue anymore, so that's first on our list. Our actual comforter is a basic white. I'm not into patterns or things that are very "busy."

Rainymorning- thank you for pointing out the height of the lamps. I've not till now realized how silly they look!

Based on photos from your idea book you seem to like browns, taupes and other natural colors. Start with a light neutral color for your walls. Sherwin Williams has some very nice booklets with lots of samples. Pick up some of those if you have a store nearby or visit whatever paint store is convenient to play with ideas. Even if you don't care for prints, you need a little color and brightness with a calm palette.

I definitely want something calm. Sometimes it just feels like I have no idea where to even start. Thank you very much for your advice!

This chart will help you with lamp heights. Select calming bedding first and let that guide your paint choice.

Have a look through the bedroom photos found on this web site. See how other people have decorated their bedrooms around wooden furniture to see what colour walls they have. I suggest something neutral and then you can add extra colours with your bed linen, curtains, lamp shades etc....

There are 100's of beautiful bedrooms shown on Houzz web site. I am sure you can find some ideas that match your tastes.

On the blank wall you have I suggest you hang 4- 6 pictures to fill in the space and make it look more interesting. If you group a few pictures together like these samples I am sharing below you can add colour and style to your room. Choose a paint colour for the walls first and then buy some nice prints or have some of your own photos printed out and framed to have on display. A blank wall is a boring wall, jazz it up with some pictures of things you enjoy looking at each day.

Wishing you good luck. I hope it all comes together and looks that way you want it to.

The Blue I would keep white or off white so the utilities don’t stand out.
I would use that wall to do something you like to do in private; what do you retreat to that room to do? Read? A female office because Dad Has an office. Each person needs a room to retreat to.

I would pull colors from the chairs to coordinate the Bedding.

Your Lamps are too small! I would put a taller lamp with a tall shade; remember the widest part of the shade has to be smaller than your nightstand. Get out the tape measure! You want the bottom of the shade to be low enough so that from bed you don’t see the light bulb. Make sure you can return you purchase as it may take a few tries before you find your lamps. Visually you want the top of the shade to be a little higher than the headboard. After the Lamps you could put pictures over the lamps and a larger one over the headboard. Remember you chair color scheme.

Maybe a cedar chest at the foot of the bed to store pillows and blankets.
Floor to ceiling drapes are out. Use the drapery rod for short sheers 3” above the window 3” below. Put a valence over the sheers that coordinates with the Bedding and of course the chairs. Some Bedding collections come with a valance option. Width of window x 3 for length.