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Color for Small Master Bedroom

7 years ago
I’m changing the colors of my master bedroom and really want to use a bold navy or indigo as an accent wall. This is the bedding I’ve chosen and really don’t want to change if I can avoid it. I’ve tried about 8 samples and can’t make a decision!

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  • 7 years ago

    Have you thought of colour matching your wall to the bedding? A paint store can you help you that. What brand of paint are you using? What colours have you rejected and for what reason? If you share pics of your room and its exposure, perhaps people will have suggestions for you.

  • 7 years ago

    What is your headboard like? And what shades are you considering?

  • 7 years ago
    This is a picture of my bedroom furniture.
  • 7 years ago
    I would like to use Behr paint. This is a picture of the room currently
  • 7 years ago
    Wow nice space! I would mimick the furniture placement and the use of color in the 2nd photo you posted. Of course you can add your own spin to it.
  • 7 years ago

    following

  • 7 years ago

    Will you be keeping the lighting? Asking because the type of lightbulbs you use will affect your paint colours so if you have any plans to change that, I'd do it first before choosing the paint colour. Follow HWALMAY's advice for trying out the paint colours. Paint boards and look at them throughout the day. Home Depot can help you match the paint to your bedding if you want. But don't obsess about finding the "perfect" colour - it's just one wall and most of the time you spend in this room is in the dark. :) Good luck! I like your bedroom furniture, btw.

  • 7 years ago
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    I would put the primer on all the walls now. Then,do test boards (you can use poster board, two coats of the colour) of your three fave blue shades. Pick one, it will work beautifully. Why? Because blue typically is very forgiving and friendly with other blues and because your headboard will push the blue away from your bedding. Are you keeping the chair rail and planning to paint different colors above and below it?

  • 7 years ago
    We are removing the chair rail and going with one color. We are keeping the fixture, but I would like to change the bulbs. Terrible lighting as you can see! I haven’t thought about matching to the bedding. I feel like I’ve gotten close with the samples I’ve used. I’ll definitely give the boards a try to help make a decision.
  • 7 years ago

    If you do change the bulbs and go from incandescents to LEDs, you might have to try a few before you get lighting you like. (Speaking from my experience and that of others here who've switched to LEDs.)

    As for matching the paint to the bedding, that was simply my suggestion to winnow down your paint colours because I interpreted your post as one seeking paint colour help. Rereading it, perhaps I was wrong. :)

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    7 years ago
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    Are your samples from Benjamin Moore or Behr because they will not apply or look the same on your walls? With such a dark color use a Flat finish

    The scale of your lamps should be larger.....27"-30" tall

  • 7 years ago

    I also wanted to go indigo or navy but was afraid of going so dark. I chickened out and went a little lighter. Don't second guess yourself. I wish I hadn't. It's okay but not really what I wanted. My husband is going to put up crown molding too. The colors are a little off it looks more yellow than it really is.the area to the side is Jakes room with my dog collection.





  • 7 years ago
    I love dark blues and have just painted my sitting room and dining room with Sherwin Williams “In The Navy” and “Natural Linen”. Picture below. Did the bed room in Indigo for accent wall (picture with lamp top below). Key when painting dark colors expect to do 2-3 coats depending what you are going over. Make sure the first coat is dry (I normally wait overnight). My experience is you don’t get the true color until the 2nd coat and that includes paints with primer. Found this to be true regardless to paint brand.