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Dusty Rose.... love it, hate it, neutral

7 years ago
I love this color for my master bedroom, but I can tell My husband isn’t as sure? What do you think?
Love it
hate it
just (a) neutral

Comments (37)

  • 7 years ago
    I like it for a girls room (even a teen) but not for an adult master bedroom.
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    It looks to girly for couple. I love dusty rose with gray combination. So get some masculine color too.


  • 7 years ago

    Love it, treat the dusty rose as the neutral



  • 7 years ago
    I think it's a great color if you were single. As a couple use it sparingly in accessories. Grays as a wall color lights and darks paired with the blush you love. Your husband needs to be comfortable in this room also.
  • 7 years ago
    I wouldn't use it as a main color - ie not on walls, bedspreads or dressers. Maybe pillows or an armchair.
  • 7 years ago
    This
  • 7 years ago
    Or this
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I like the charcoal and pink/rose idea shown above. I you went with a dark charcoal bed and those pink nightstands you found, it would be awesome. Just don't go too ruffly/girly for the seats and pillows. Sleek, clean lines are something hubby can embrace.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I truly love dusty rose paired with charcoal and black for a more masculine feel.

  • 7 years ago
    I think the dusty rose bedroom photo you posted is pretty for a single female's room.

    For a master bedroom, have your husband take part in the process.

    I see many posts suggesting gray or charcoal with the dusty rose. I think one could go with a wood tone to compliment the rose. You will have to experiment to find the right color, hue, and saturation.
  • 7 years ago
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  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I think to feminine for a shared room. Maybe a touch of it in the bedding or a pillow but no where near the amount in your inspiration pic.

  • 7 years ago

    It’s pretty but my husband would feel the same way as yours.

    Maybe rethink it for his sake. Something u both will feel comfortable in.


  • 7 years ago

    I think that amount of pink (I agree that "dusty rose" is darker) looks too juvenile. Using that colour as a contrast in a throw pillow or something might be fine, but that is just to much pink for even me (as a woman) to be comfortable. I feel for your husband.

  • 7 years ago
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    I don't think dusty rose - or millennial pink - or whatever it is called is necessarily juvenile or too feminine. It all depends on how it is used and the style - accent colors etc.

    I don't think my bed is juvenile :-) Inspiration was the Feather style furniture from Anthropologie.


    I'm accenting it with a teal blue chair and ottoman and a Karastan Kirman 1717 rug.


    My walls are a warm off white (DE Milk Mustache) and floors are blonde oak.


    Bureau, armoire and night stands are Art Deco Waterfall which I had refinished and are a medium tone wood with zebra wood veneer.


    I will probably have accent wallpaper behind bed.



    This was my inspiration bed but mine is a custom fabric with a dustier rose mohair



    Karastan Rug



    My chair hasn't been delivered as it is being made but it is this teal blue

  • 7 years ago

    Your bedroom will be stunning, Helen!

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Back in 1985 it was beautiful for a bridesmaids dress but today it works better as an accent color. As a husband, father, general all around good guy, I usually let my wife pick colors she likes but this is one where I would draw the line. Too girly.

  • 7 years ago

    Too feminine for a master IMO ...

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    The shiny pink bedding looks like a Frederick's of Hollywood ad. Time to select bedding appropriate for grownups. Something Zen and Spa Like?






  • 7 years ago

    I would not use that color in a master bedroom. It's too feminine in any use and can very easily border juvenile. Pairing it with gray is not going to change that.

  • 7 years ago
    Wowie, Fredrick’s of Hollywood LOL!!
  • 7 years ago

    I agree that it doesn't belong in a master bedroom. Is there space somewhere else in your house that you can make your on and use that color?

  • 7 years ago

    I don't think pink is a neutral, and I wouldn't use it in my master. I like it for accent pillows, maybe.

  • 7 years ago
    Due the the overwhelming dislike of my beautiful blush, I’m willing to use it as an accent. I was going to do the blush bedspread, but I will go with the masculine gray as suggested. I also will choose a neutral nightstand with brass hardware. Then add some fun blush pillows and throws. I have a bronze tufted headboard - hope it will work!
  • 7 years ago
    I really hope this isnt juvenile...
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I like everything except the dark brown bedding. I think you went from girly/feminine to depressing/dowdy. What about Hotel-style bedding, like this from Restoration Hardware?


    https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1156384&categoryId=cat1860011

  • 7 years ago
    I would not use a color my husband didn't like, it's his room too. you can find colors you both like. (Love the dusty rose color)
  • 7 years ago

    I like master bedrooms that reflect both members of the couple, not either/or. I agree with Diana Bier Interiors about the dark bedding.

  • 7 years ago

    I like the soft pink. I have two small pillows and a throw but the remainder of the bedding, is grayish blue, drapes are mid blue and rugs are gray blue and navy with a navy headboard and off white walls. I think a little pink goes a long way.

  • 7 years ago

    ..... whether or not people think the shade of pink you chose is "juvenile" it is interesting to me that the only alternative people can come up with is a dark, cold, and ultra masculine slate look. (I do realize there were exceptions, where people told you to just go with an altogether different zenlike style) I definitely agree with the comment that a lot of people touched on: make sure your husband can be comfortable in this space too, and try to incorporate both of your tastes.

    Does he have a favorite color that you could find a shade of to go with dusty pink? Could you make the room mainly neutrals, such as beige, wood tones or metal tones and use the pink as an accent?

    Maybe you are in love with all the charcoal and slate suggestions, it just seems to me to be a completely different look than you were originally asking about.

    Question for consideration: how much does your husband like to use his vision, could he just agree to close his eyes at all times in your bedroom? This seems like the easiest answer to keep all parties happy! Good luck!

  • 7 years ago

    Any pink says "female" / "hers" rather than "ours". Perhaps you could get a comforter/spread w/multiple colors, including the dusty rose you like and the color your husband likes, then get several pillow shams -- two his favorite color from the spread and two your favorite color from the spread.

  • 7 years ago

    Also ... pink ... definitely not for furniture.

  • 7 years ago
    Reading this, I am so glad my husband does not care. He says as long as he has a warm bed to sleep in, and warm body to sleep next to but who knows? It may be because he is colourblind! . I also love dusty pink!
  • 7 years ago

    I liked this in the 80s. And no, I don't think pink is strictly feminine. In the 1920s it was considered a masculine color, a lighter shade of red that was for boys. Manufacturers started using pink in packaging of products for women and that's what caused it to be considered "for girls."

  • 7 years ago

    " In the 1920s it was considered a masculine color, "

    Yes, and the names Leslie, Hilary, and Allison used to be male names.......but now that just seems out of place because things just aren't what they used to be. Don't get me wrong, I see nothing wrong with a man wearing a pink shirt any more than him wearing a white or green shirt, but if that man wore nothing but pink and surrounded himself with pink decor, I would too think it feminine. (But I generally hate the colour pink in anything other than accents. A pink shirt or throw pillow is fine, but any more is kind of frightening to me.)

  • 7 years ago

    I was just saying it doesn't have to be considered strictly feminine, because it was never intended to be and still isn't.