I would remove the chair rail, paint the trim and ceiling white to match your other rooms, and choose a tinted white for the walls that works with your lighting. Use flat or eggshell paint to minimize the sheen and imperfections. You'll have to try samples in the room to see what works, but have your flooring installed first, and either paint a coat of white primer on the walls, or use white poster board around your wall samples so the color isn't skewed by the current paint. To get the style you want, have you considered hardwood or LVP flooring instead of carpet? Either way, have it installed before you choose paint. If you're sticking with the tan carpet, navy blue would be a great color to introduce in the bedding, and still work with your fabulous orange chairs. On the windows, consider woven wood roman shades with a blackout lining, which will give you texture and a natural element, and also be a cleaner look than drapes. They would also coordinate well with the wood trims on your furniture. Here's a ceiling fan that might work from Lamps Plus - it comes in white and silver also, but I like the wood look for your room.

Thanks for the tips! We hadn't considered wood for upstairs. We need to do the flight of stairs in whatever flooring we choose for the bedroom, so we thought it would be less expensive to stick with carpet and possibly a little safer for our young kids. Downstairs, there were damaged hardwood floors (urine stains covered with landlord grade carpet) and we had a refinisher repair the floors and add hardwood in the kitchen.

I'll look into the shades you are talking about. I think that would look great. I just need to see if there is a cordless version. In our prior house, we had grass woven blinds and they looked great but we unfortunately chose corded ones. We knew we were having kids so it was a dumb choice. It was a pain to keep the cords out of reach.

Is it risky to put in new floors before the painter comes? The carpet installer said he could remove the old floors before the paint, and then bring new ones in to install after the painter came. I'm a little worried about the painter painting my new floors.

Also, love that fan!

I agree with removing the chair rail in the room. They aren't meant for bedrooms and certainly not for the modern/mcm aesthetic you are going for. I would definitely do hardwoods if it's in your budget. It will add value to the home, where carpeting and other flooring will not. I like bedrooms to be restful, so I'd pick a soft color for paint in an eggshell finish. Benjamin Moore Simply White, BM White Dove, and BM White Sands are all lovely off whites. If you like a color, pick a soft light one. You'll need to try them all. Paint the ceiling white as well. I love the fan pictured above. I'd probably recover the chairs if going in this room. Again, bedrooms should be soft and restful. What accent colors do you like? Keep them pale and again restful. I like the idea of woven wooden shades with blackout lining. They'll add texture to the room. You could also use linen curtains - Ikea has some inexpensive ones in sizes that should work for you. Place the rods at the ceiling and use 96 inch panels. I've even seen some beautiful lined linen panels at Homegoods and TJ Maxx but my stores are closed due to Covid. Good luck.

I have woven wood shades that are corded but the cord is in a continuous loop; no "ends" that small children can grab. You can find that looped cord in a blackout shade.

If you want to spend less ~ $300 or less for window treatments, I would suggest sheers and some type of blackout from Ikea. I've been searching for curtains while stuck in the house and haven't seen much in blackout that can beat an Ikea price (note: I have not priced Ikea lately).

I would suggest a print for your bed covering. As I'm sure you know, the new baby is going to be messy. ;>) You can go solid color for the windows and have fun with an inexpensive print for the short term for the bed, until the baby moves out. Did that make sense?

I agree with recovering the chairs. They need new cushions anyway. I don’t think the cushions are the right shape for the chair and we’ve intended to recover for awhile. At one point we found a person to do it and then we moved cities.

Hardwood would be nice but I just don’t think it’s in the budget right now. If we did it, I would want it to match the oak floors downstairs that we just refinished and repaired and based on what we’ve already spent, I think it would be a lot of money to do all new solid oak upstairs, especially with the flight of stairs that would need to be redone.

I’ll look at patterned bedspreads too. I am flexible about colors. I just want something lightweight and durable and 100% cotton. And I don’t want to do the duvet cover and insert thing.

If hardwood isn’t in the budget now then just do carpet and save for the hardwood down the road. Depending on budget you could do hardwood in the bedroom only and carpet the rest. That way your master would be done. I find bedding in a pattern difficult especially if wanting something cotton and washable. Duvets can be problematic with a lot of washing. I love my washed Belgium linen coverlet from Restoration Hardware but it only comes in solid colors.

Your coverlet looks great. That’s pretty much exactly what I want — something in natural fibers that would feel heavy in weight but cool to sleep under. I should watch for a sale. I’m flexible on what I spent on a blanket but I don’t want to spend a lot and be disappointed.

I am curiously about hardwood now. I may get an estimate from the person we already used but I would be floored if it were affordable and I hear what you are saying about doing just a piece but it would be very weird in my house to have hardwood all downstairs and hardwood in the master upstairs and then a strange little span of carpet in the middle.

I agree with everything already stated. Finish the room now. If you plan on leaving anything for later down the road, it will never come. Babies will suck every last ounce of energy from your being! lol Trust me.

Finish this one room now. (it's fine to have wood in the room and carpet in the others, if that's what you want. Do natural 2-3" white oak and have it oiled. (these are a natural hickory, but white oak would look similar)

down the road when you have the funds, the rest of the floor can be laid in to match)

Your ceiling is the best thing in that room. Showcase it.

You con't have to do the beam, but you could easily do the vertical ship lap and paint it a dark color. (Use Simply White for everything else)

(you will need 60" blades for this bedroom)

Go w/the woven wood blinds w/the insulated blinds, cordless. Worth the investment.

https://www.blinds.com/m/insulating

can husband DIY? do a wood planked ceiling and paint it a bright white.

This wall simply has 1x2"- 10' boards attached to the wall at correct intervals. super easy and cheap to do. prime and paint. Gives the room a focal point. ceiling beams can be done w/foam lookalikes and painted white

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or, just plank it with tongue and groove wood boards. (I did this in my own home with wood flooring I found for a great price on craigslist. people buy too much and sell it for nothing)

we have a vaulted ceiling in our bath so we did it here. wood cost about $3 a sq foot and husband and I did all the labor).

another focal idea is to do this truss over your bed where the ceiling peaks.

some color ideas.

if you splurge on the insulated blinds (and with the heat you get upstairs you will be glad you spent the money) you can buy some inexpensive sheers to hang over them. hang your rods a little higher than the window.

bright white ceiling, and a soft, neutral gray on the walls. (SW Crushed Ice would work). soft fluffy area rug

check craigslist for a mcm dresser. it will complete the look in the room. (add a few potted plants)

I obviously can't see your floor plan, but you never know. A few years ago I did a renovation of my master bedroom and bath. I decided refinish my hardwood floors in the master as a section of hardwood was going into the bath (non wet area) and the walk in closet. I thought i might look odd to have a totally different stain in my bedroom than the rest of the house. Granted, there is carpeting up my stairs and down my hall (not wall to wall) but I don't really notice the difference in the stains anymore. The rest of the floors will be refinished with my next renovation coming soon. Either way, the carpeting will look fine for now and the hardwoods can wait until the budget allows. I would however, get an estimate just so you know what to expect in the future.

Will do. I’m curious about the cost now. Carpet isn’t super cheap (at least not the one I chose, and not the installation on the stairs). I think it will look and feel nice though so I won’t be disappointed to have it. But we should do the comparison to see if we want to change course.

You might also consider hardwood for the hallways and stairs, or even just the upper hallways, with carpet in the bedrooms. That way, the wood matches your lower level and you don't get traffic patterns on the heavy usage areas, but still have carpet for warmth and softness in the bedrooms. Not everyone likes wood stairs, but I've never had a safety issue with them and like how easy they are to keep clean.

For your question about painting after the floors, a good painter will cover the floors entirely, so they should be protected. You really need to see the floors, whether wood or carpet, to make sure your paint sample works.

Remove all the chair rail no question....use a soft neutral like gray mist for walls....do woven window shade with sheer off white linen drapes....

Love your chairs. But I agree with recovering in a "softer" more neutral color if keeping in the bedroom. Good luck!

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I’ll have to look for some woven blinds. I put them throughout my last house and they looked just like the ones above but were corded. I’ll have to look at cordless ones. They do look nice and bring in a natural fiber.
Any ideas on reasonably priced ones?

Check out Home Depot Home decorators collection..or budgetblinds.com

actually Home Depot owns Blinds.com and carries all of their samples. I've ordered at least 10 blinds from blinds.com online. their customer service is 5 stars.

I had one of the Bali Woven wood blinds for about 15 years. still looks great too.

ou can measure your window. if you're lucky, it will be a standard size that Lowes carries. they have some budget woven woods in their window coverings section.

Julie, you posted a pic of my chair from Article!

Hey Beth..love Article Furniture! Looks great.