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Thoughts on this paint color please.

6 years ago

I bought Benjamin Moore First Light for a beach house master bedroom & now I’m wondering if it’s too pink. We only painted this side. It reminded me of the inside of some conch shells & thought it would be a nice color. We don’t have furniture yet but thinking about a gray tone. We have a linen upholstered headboard. Not sure how to make this color work or if we should forget it & go with another color. Recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Sorry but IMO you start with furniture and bedding and then choose a wall color. I always use the bedding to start bedroom decor , yes that color is pink so now you need to find bedding with I guess pink and taupe and probably geen in it . I have to say most men are not huge lovers of pink walls or flowery bedding so maybe look at paisley bedding .BTW get a nice light fixture LED in 4000K so the colors you choose will look good always
Kate
6 years ago
Agree with Patricia, I think I would pick the bedding I love first then pick a color, but probably not pink for the master. Too reminiscent of that mauve and greenish blue era of the early 90s.
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kelkim2
Original Author
6 years ago
Patricia & Kate, thank you-I agree. I think I’ll stick with more of a neutral wall color. Patricia, thank you for the lighting recommendation.

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