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I'm not familiar with that wall color, but I'm having a difficult time imagining taupe/gray walls with black, ivory and antique red bedding.

I looked up the color and according to the color on my monitor I am not liking it with the bedding. I really like the bedding though, I think the taupey tan color of the fireplace in the picture would work nicely.

I think it could work (tho I don't see grey in that paint color, or taupe) but part of that depends on the color of your furniture and flooring.

this is the color.

Might work with that color but I think in the picture it works really well because of the black headboard and night tables, not sure how the bedding would work with your furniture color.

Hi Roseabbey,

I agree about the black headboard, but there's no way my husband would let me paint the headboard. It's a guest bedroom and yu don't see the headboard when you walk in cause it's adjacent to the doorway. All the wall art has black wood frames, which does look good with the paint. I am on this kick to get everything nice and pretty for my daughter's wedding shower in June. I don't really need to spend the money on a guest bedroom. It's neat and clean as is, but I just feel it needs something.

Hi scanmike

Congrats on your daughter's wedding. My daugher is getting married too this year, in July. I know what you mean by spending the money, gosh everything is so expensive.

I didnt mean to imply for you to paint your gorgeous headboard, I just mean it would look different on your bed than what you see in the picture.

From what I remember seeing your guest bedroom, what IMO it needs is a deeper wall color, it can be grey if that is what you like, otherwise looked pretty perfect to me.

Does the bed ensemble come in a different color? I think it may look just a tad bit off if you use this combination.

Roseabbey,

I know you didn't mean to imply painting it, but the thought has gone thru my mind. My husband likes his "semi antiques" left alone and some of the things he has collected thru the years, I would love to change. He's a pain in the ...!Her wedding is in August in Sonoma Calif, but the shower will be here in June. Her in laws are coming and they have never been here, so I guess I am just getting a bit crazy about having things perfect.
What bedding would look good with this color? It's really pretty neutral, tends to be greyish most of the day.
Here's another picture on a website , just scroll down.
http://www.brownstoner.com/renovations/archives/2005/07/second_floor_pa_1.html

Is that your room above or is it another posters room?

The brownstoner.com link is to another posters room but the color looks exactly like that.

Oh, thinking of changing that spread now? I think the other is too overpowering for that room and won't go with the paint.

If you still are not happy with the room, change the paint, IMO, the current spread you have is just lovely; fresh, clean, bright, wamr, inviting, cheery, and unusual. Plus it just goes with the headboard. The other is big, dark, dreary to me, not as warm, more formal.

If you want to change up the room, add some little things; a vase on the table by the bed or an interesting reading lamp. You don't need to spend a ton of money, look at a few 2nd hand type stores - they always have lamps. I personally like larger frames; so I'd change out the frame over the bed with something a tad more substantial to fit with the headboard. I don't remember your dresser, but I'd go with a group of 3 somethings on one side and a single on the other. Try to bring some of the colors of your room into your accessories.

If you still are not happy, do the mustard seed.... :)

Hi Sandra,

Yeah, I know I said I wanted to match the existing bedding....
It's looking better today. I think if you stare at something long enough, you overdose on it. I agree, the room needs a vase and flowers, new picture etc. Looking for a new lamp. I have a bedside small one that I got as a gift, but never was crazy about it. Will look out for a new one at Home Goods. My critical daughter, who liked the yellow, actually said she loved the color. She now admits that the other yellow was a tad "too much" and this one is more restful. That was a surprise because I swear she goes to great lengths to be critical of my choices. I actually brought out the large 8 x 11 swatch of mustard seed again figuring "it's just paint" but it still looks too intense in the room. Maybe it's a color that needs to be seen in the whole room and too hard to judge with a single swatch. For now, I am off the idea of new bedding. The room looks pretty as it and if I get tired of the color, I can repaint down the road. But at $80.00 a gallon, that color is going to stay for now!

Here's the bedding with the bed.

Thanks Suero! Seeing a picture sure helps --

I do like the bedding with the wall color. But I think it has a bit of a 'mood clash' with the painting above the bed, which I also love. To me, the toile reads 'antique country but very civilized' while the painting reads 'outdoors, natural, earthy'.

Could the painting go on another wall?

Wow, you guys are good with this photoshop thing.
It does look pretty good, which is bad for me since I may obsess about it again.
Yes, the pic can go somewhere else. Going to HOme Goods tmr. to see what they have. The rest of the prints in the room all have black frames anyway.

Suero, thank you for posting that for us imagination-challenged people!

Love the bedding. It is amazing how it pulls the grey out of the walls....the walls really looked more tan/taupe in the previous picture with your current bedding.
Good luck with your choice!

The forum won't let me post a reply to the Pottery Barn bedding thread, so I'll say here that I prefer this toile to your other choices.

Thanks everyone. When I placed a black and white checked shirt over the bed, I thought it looked pretty good that's why I was drawn to this bedding. Suero, you are great, thanks so much for helping us to envision the bedding!