First of all, the bed doesn't fit in, are you willing to get new frame? One with legs, like Hemnes or a steel frame. Or a boxspring, something soft. Or maybe paint the doors and trim and keep the white bed (but I think it looks off with the dressers).

And would staining the doorframes and trim (and who knows doors too) be an option? Are they the same color on the other side? You could paint them, but once you paint, the way back is hard and long..

Your bedroom looks quite light, it could handle a bold color, such as teal (only if you could handle it too of course). But all white with splashes of color like your duvet would look amazing too!

I know I'm not giving you a solid answer.. There's just so many things you could do!

I think once you paint out all of the oak trim, baseboards, closet doors to white, it will help to tie in the white Ikea bed. This way, your wood furniture will be nice, warm accents to all of the white.

love the quilt. if doing that, I'd leave the walls a crisp white. bring in color w/accessories.

does that fan have to stay? if you need a fan, find something more minimal looking. if no fan, go for a semi flush mount light.

I like the idea above about an accent wall. (I like the light in that pic too). pick one of the colors from your quilt. or do a black wall. black w/the cherry wood and white walls look amazing.

You could also do black doors (repaint the current wood ones) w/the white trim work. If black is too harsh, then go w/a deep green that works w/your duvet/comforter.

this would be a great color for accent wall w/the white. you could also use this for your trim work. would somewhat resemble how this black looks

Closet Doors. if you want to lighten those up a bit, consider having glass put in them, facing the front with mirror/trim work, or just replace them w/frosted glass doors in white.

night stands,,,either do white, a white with cherry wood, or, maybe a floating white with inside done in the same cherry stain. or the drawer in the cherry. This way you don't have one end of the room w/all white and the other all wood.

love your sconces w/any of these

once you decide on all of these issues, take another picture and we can work on art, drapes and other items.

I would get a headboard.

Rinqreation, do you know where the bed cover in your last picture is from? The multi-colored striped one?

Also I think painting the trim white and getting some sort of headboard would be a good place to start. Then I think it will be easier to pick a wall color and floating nightstand.

How do I tie the dressers into the platform bed? I'd like some wall color other than white.

You choose a headboard which matches the color of the case goods. Then you choose a wall paint, B.M Little Falls.

Bedrooms need deeper colors. Why? Bedrooms are where you are at night. Lights on, reading?

We would look into getting a head board and perhaps painting the wall behind the bed a solid color. We think a color from the quilt might be a good place to start, however we can't see the duvet too well to know what colors would match that. Below we've included a few of our bedroom designs for some inspiration for you. Pay attention to the headboards, lighting options, and night stands.

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Thanks for all your fantastic suggestions!! Beth H I’m totally feeling the black wall. I like the vibe of the bedroom below - I might even be able to swing the shiplap wall...

So if I paint the wall behind the bed black, I’d paint out all the trim and doors white (wood windows would be painted white, too, right?). What’s a good black? I think I like Kettle below (same color as the interior of our front door). Would that work?

I think our walls are currently an antique white - would they work with the black or something else?

We’re pretty sure the black will go with the crazy colorful summer quilt I’m working on?

I’m also attaching a photo of our current duvet cover that we use in the winter - I still like it, but I’m open to changing it up.

Sheri, sorry I don't, found the photo on here.

Great suggestions but I think I am smitten with BM Little Falls as JudyG suggested. That is a great color.

I would leave the wood trim as is but move the low dresser across from the window and put a mirror above to reflect light from the window An accent wall behind the bed can serve as a headboard. Pull a saturated color from your stunning quilt. Beth shows a nighttable in white and wood trim, which would pull together the bed and your furnishings. See if that idea--white and wood--comes in a more Shaker style with lines like this:

wth? posted twice and it disappeared both time. sigh

I used black on my wall. Behr Beluga. has a rich, deep ruby undertone. For my white trim I used BM Base-1 White, straight from the can, no added tint. it's a nice crisp white.

(matches the cat)

I've changed my quilts/duvet covers multiple times! I like the blues in this one because the bath also has pops of that cobalt. (under my name you'll see the master bath post)

I've also used black for some trim work. (I have ebony stained oak door and window casing in that room) I use BM Black, but had them give it 3-4 squirts of lampblack (the name for the black tint) to make it blacker. You can really see the diff.

If you don't want to do a black, how about a deep green/black to work w/the duvet? It's called Jasper. That would look nice on the shiplap too.

How about an upholstered storage bench on end of bed to block all the white. Could be in one of the bright colors in quilt and duvet cover. Then pick up the color in pillows etc. Love the lighting on wall by bed and floating nightstands that has been suggested. Extra Large art work over bed..with some of colors from the bedding. The other thing you could do is add a piece of white quartz on top of dresser and chest to have the white repeated. Lot of pieces out there like that.

You don't have to paint all your wood. see my other comment.

Also I would put a large round mirror over Chest...I don't think your dresser will fit on that wall.

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I would buy white knobs for the dresser.

I’m loving the votes for the BM Little Falls, but nearly our entire first floor is already shades of blue and I’m afraid my husband will stage a coup if paint one more room blue.

I really like the dark green jasper but not sure it will go with the colorful quilt I’m working on... is it a neutral? Like, does it go with bright colors, too?

I like to build stuff, so I’m thinking I’ll tackle these floating nightstands pictured below, and stain the drawer fronts to match the dressers.

I can’t move the larger dresser, as suggested, but I like the idea of a mirror opposite the windows.

So it's only been like six months...but I've gotten some stuff done. It turns out that when you make it rather than buy it, it takes an obnoxiously long time.

I painted the wall teal (eeek...not sure it's the right teal -- it probably reads a little more green than blue -- but hoping I can "make it work"). I finished the quilt, and I built two floating bedside tables. I also hung the lamps and stuck some canvas photos on the nightstands (totally random - not sure they go).

This fan is in the works:

Now I need help figuring out a headboard, pillows, and curtains.

I was going to try to get by without a headboard, but I feel like it needs something. I can totally make one, so I was thinking maybe a super simple upholstered headboard in a dark charcoal gray, like this one from West Elm. Is a dark gray the right direction with this?

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I'm also tossing around the idea of building a headboard and painting it glossy black or dark gray. Kind of this Pottery Barn one, but definitely not weathered.

For pillows I'd like to do geometric black and whites to tie in with the backing and binding of the quilt. Here's a close up of the backing/binding (which looks a lot more yellow than I think it looks in person):

Below is the kind of look I'd like, but I'm having trouble settling on scale of print and amount of black vs white in each print to get a well-layered look that "works".

I'd also like to hang new drapes (I can make those, too, if need be, but something cheap and "off the rack" would make me pretty pumped). I was thinking I needed something dark to tie in the backing of the quilt.

So, to recap, here are my questions:

1)What to do for a headboard? (I forgot to mention that I was gifted the cherry lumber by a friend for the nightstands, but buying enough for a headboard is out of my budget right now).

2) What do I do about pillows? Can you suggest fabrics that might work (I'll sew them myself).

3) What curtains would work? Awesome if they're cheap & ready made, but I can do them myself if it's something "special."

4) Artwork thoughts? I wanted to pull in some more brushed brass frames in other parts of the room to tie in nightstand knobs and lights.

THANK YOU in advance for all your wonderful ideas

linden, I think it looks great. that quilt is so pretty.

we like to build and make our own things too. for a headboard, I made this for our sons room (we also built the platform bed)

you could do any type of wood. I used a mixture of oak, walnut and fir. I painted a few the turquoise since his cement floor is that color

this one was done w/the same kind of wood

this one is from etsy, but gives you an idea

You can buy inexpensive wood at the lumber yard. they often sell 'shorts' of all types of wood. I just got an 8 foot long piece of walnut (i'm making custom shelves) that only cost $45. Doesn't have to cost a lot to work w/wood.

Also, check craigslist. people often try to unload scrap wood/lumber.

so here's just an idea,,,End cut wood pieces. this is very simple. set up a jig on the chop saw and just cut the ends off a wood beam. You can vary the widths if you like for a more 3D effect.

for these you could even use the Douglas Fir studs/beams they carry at home depot. Fir has nice end cut graining. Use a stain that matches your cherry nightstand.

stain them and attach to the wall, or attach to a larger piece of wood that you've framed. I did that w/my piece.

you could add a bit of wood dye to some of the cubes to match your quilt. (water based aniline dye comes in a powder and makes all sorts of colors)

you could do different depths, or stain colors, etc. the graining from the end cuts make their own 'art'.

Love the teal walls. Love the quilt.To be honest, I wasn't sure if I cared for them together, and wondered how to make them work. Beth's examples above would be wonderful. I even like the plainer wood headboards she showed actually I like all of them.

Beth H - ok, I’m intrigued by this idea. I’ll have to think about making it happen. My one concern is that these end cuts are visually too “busy” and compete with the geometry of the quilt - you think that works? If I was able to find solid cherry boards and money wasn’t an object, would you still recommend stacking end cuts compared to solid boards?

it depends on the look you want. I've cut a bunch of end pieces off of some Doug Fir and some redwood boards. I just haven't gotten around to doing anything with them. if you use a fine grain wood like a cherry or walnut, it won't be busy looking. you will also need to sand the face of each one if you want more of a finished look.

here's end grain cherry, and walnut (which has been stained in diff colors)

I also made a top from oak pieces set in a herringbone.

since oak has a lot more grain, this wood is busier looking.

if you don't want busy, then choose a birch, maple, cherry, etc. If you go to an actual lumber yard where they carry diff types of woods, you'll see that certain cuts aren't that expensive. you won't need a lot. see if they have any 'shorts' or left over pieces from cuts that they're going to trash.

but you could also just do regular cuts and lay those out lengthwise. all depends on the look you want.

just do the math to figure how many board feet you'll need for your project.

Beth H, thanks so much -- I love the herringbone top on your old card catalog -- I'm a librarian so I have a soft spot for those. :) I've been scouring Craigslist and there's a few local mills that have posted Cherry boards at 4 bucks a linear foot -- I think they're "seconds" but it's worth checking out -- certainly cheaper than the prices I was finding at retailers. I'm on the hunt.

that's a pretty good price. I paid 5 something for the rustic walnut.

and yes, I scored two of those catalogs off craigslist. I still have one of them (I sold that one in the pic. it's on hair pin legs) in my garage.