In the not too distant future she will be in a bed. I would wait to paint until you have chosen the bedding

I would paint it a soft mint green or teal. Perhaps with a darker stripe through it to add some interest. I love the curtains!

Phun-I do like the lighter mint green and there is some mint green in the tassels in the curtains. We will (hopefully) be putting the house on the market in a couple months so I wonder if mint is a neutral enough color?

Jck-she will most likely have the needing for a while since her bed converts to a toddler bed. The main reason we need to paint it is my husband did touch up paint and the paint is so old it no longer matches. So we would been to get it matched and paint over large sections. Contemplating just pain ting the whole thing since we don't love the color to begin with.

Then paint pale yellow to fix old paint and resale value. I think mint or teal aren't neutral for resale

I think light mint is okay

kids rooms are often very brightly painted..folks understand this. light mint is not bright, very easy to paint over if buyers are not into it.

beautiful room, love the curtains. may I ask where these are from?

why the new curtain rod if you're moving? you want to take this one with you?

as for the art-don't sweat it..since you're painting anyway. you'll see empty walls..the arrangement will come to you naturally. or so I believe. if it doesn't-that's fine..store pieces you're not sure about for her future room.

If you're putting the house on the market, I'd pick a color that is also suitable for, say, a home office or guest room.

If the paint is in good shape, I'd leave as is.

What are the other rooms?

April- the curtains are from target's pillowfort line. They are so affordable and I love them. The curtain rod is old and is slightly bent so it needs to be replaced. It will still be a dark rub bronzed but will be hung a little higher and wider.

Soccermom-The other rooms are a yellowish-beige (that way when we moved in). And our bedroom is a light blue (SW Olympus white), I will be doing another post on that room too since it needs help.

Check out SW Gratifying Green...it is so fresh & pretty...not too "minty" and not too babyish. I used it for my dd's bedroom when she was little...it coordinated nicely with many different colors. For example...I started with a pink-green bunny rabbit theme (swoon) and then she got a big girl bed and became entranced with purple and the green looked smashing with the lavender accents/bedding I used. It would also look great if you wanted to do a more organic, woodland type color scheme. I really loved that color! Her room is great, but do get rid of that blah neutral paint...to boring for a little one!

(nini they want to put the house on the market within next several months)

as for kids and boring..they're not bored with stuff we can get bored with. they see the smallest details and changes and how the shadow comes in the room, and how the tiny dust is dancing in the ray of light and every imperfection in the wall is a beginning of a story..

granted they love colors too. a lot! and they'll become very into it..give it a year..or two..

my point is-they like everything. we just went such a long way since then, we forget how it was. but even getting something wet-making it shiny as opossed to dull-is very exciting..

I suspect that's reason they ask to mop and to clean the table when little:)

grab that opportunity..:) later they figure out it's a chore. toddlers-at this age-not a chore yet. way of exploring world around them and influencing it to change

to them, everything's magic...

of course parents need to enjoy themselves too, you know. so I'm not propagating "do nothing". and she'll start telling you very soon what she likes too I'm sure.

I knew a boy who was so stricken by that concept of a rainbow(was older though) that he insisted on wearing all colors at once. Every day. Not an easy task..once had to wear two different shoes..:)

I was trying to say I guess..what a wonderful age. enjoy it. That's a nostalgic thread..:) to me..

If selling is in the near future, I'd pick a relatively neutral color. For bedrooms, a nice gray/aqua color is something along BM Healing Aloe, Quiet Moments, SW Sea Salt or Rainwashed. If you get relatively little light, maybe a very light gray, like B Gray Owl or SW Agreeable Gray or Accessible Beige.

Soccermom-I really like the recommendation of healing aloe. It reads as light/airy as a white but with still having some color in it.

I like the light green suggestion. Another unsolicited suggestion, I would replace the current dresser and changing table with a larger dresser that serves double duty. Ex.

I found Kylie M's blog very useful:

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/category/the-best-paint-colours/

At the bottom of her "home page" there's a search box if you want info on specific colors or topics, such as "best colors for dark rooms".

Er-thanks so much for the mock up, what color did you use? I really would like to just have one large dresser but the space is too cramped for it on that wall. I am also hoping to just move the changing table soon to her younger sister's room as she is in the process of being potty trained.

Soccer-Super helpful, thanks so much! I am such an indecisive person and narrowing down paint colors is so overwhelming to me since there are so many options.

I'd suggest a lovely lavender in terms of paint color. You'll get the lightness out of a clarified / purer version and the softness you are looking for. For our child-related spaces, we love to treat a child's art much in the same way one does an grown up piece. Mat and frame each piece and create a gallery wall. So nice for both you and her to watch her evolving process as she grows. Enjoy this space - nothing like the sweetness of a nursery! Best,

Maureen-I would love nothing more than a bright, white room. But the room has very little natural light and it is north facing which I have heard is a big no-no with whites. I can move the paibring to horizontal. I do agree about coat hook thing looks out of place so maybe I'll just keep it down. Most of her art is on command strips though so not a lot of holes.

Agree, white as the background to make art pop and especially for resale. Highly reflective white by SW is a great way to brighten the space. Good luck .

Jodie-thank you! Do you think that white would work even in a darker, north facing room? The room has pretty good ceiling lighting.

I have SW Creamy in a north facing room. It is just like its name suggests, a creamy white, not dingy at all.

Also, I have very warm light bulbs in that room.

We painted our daughters room SW rainwashed - a light aqua - love it!

If I went with white, should I then repaint her trim and ceiling too? Should it all be the same color white but with different sheen (satin/flat/etc? I think her current trim is a creamier white but will need to double check in the morning.

You would think white would be the easiest color but I find it to be the hardest when taking all the different elements in.

You're right that white is a tough choice. I recently tried SW Creamy in a south facing room and it was almost yellow. Plus, that the same paint on the ceiling may look again different.

I think if there's a contrast between the white and the walls and the ceiling and trim, it can be very nice. Ditto if there's no contrast. The only issue may be if it looks like a failed attempt at matching or if the two whites don't go together.

It all depends on furnishing, materials and flooring in the space.

Trim and walls don't have to be the same white. If you wanted some warmth/contrast, you could use the shade in your lovely rug and paint the ceiling...it's become very popular and really stands out.

I have always loved this nursery. The wall color is pratt and lambert ancestral 20-1

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BM mascarpone is a great warm

white for low light places. We painted our whole townhouse that color eggshell - walls and ceiling - and it was bright and fresh. I missed the part that you are selling soon, I'd highly recommend mascarpone as a color for nursery and for resale.

Late update but I was not able to convince my husband that we should paint vs doing touch ups. I did take other people's suggestions and rehang my daughters large painting horizontally.

I also grouped the pictures in 3 vs 2.

Besides painting I don't know if there is much more I could do? I think a new rug that was lighter and bigger would help. Or maybe layering a larger sheepskin over the current rug?