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Ideas/ Solutions for this Primary Bedroom Window Wall

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Help! I'm on the struggle bus a bit with a window wall in this Primary Bedroom. Wallpaper is making it's statement as you can see. There is a plain white roller shade on both the window above the bed (so as not to busy up that wall anymore) and on the adjacent wall window but this window wall needs SOMETHING to pull this room together. Should the adjacent window wall perhaps be wallpapered like the wall behind the bed OR would drapery panels on either side of the window wall window be a better option here (if THIS....I need fabric ideas that don't compete)? I am open to any and ALL suggestions! Thanks everyone!








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  • last month

    That wallpaper is making more than a statement, it’s monopolizing the conversation : ). Wallpaper works best on a wall with no breaks/ interruptions like windows.

    The roller blind would stand out less if it picked up a colour in the paper, like the blue.

  • PRO
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    WHOA............ : ( ? Nellie!!

    First? Paint all the three remaining walls in the deepest blue of the paper,, Yes......

    TOTALLY unite and lower the drama, jumpy look . Whatever is above the Mirrored door? Include it or remove it. Take a scrap of paper to a Ben Moore store, they will custom mix/ match blue to paper exactly.


    Next?

    Have a completely plain/ slab front shutter made to fit the window



    and Paper that shutter in exact pattern match up,. Let a pro do it.

    The window above the bed......will be "disappeared", .........gone until daylight or SOME daylight

    Curtain panels? W,h.i.t.e Which will be gorgeous against deep blue walls.



    Passer by? A beautiful bed and beautifully made bed IS a "feature". Please let go of the feature wall concept. Unless well done, and material regardless? You rarely need it. Especially it is not needed behind a bed.

    Ninety nine percent of the time, what you do on one wall you do on all four. ( Not in the case of this paper: )

    1rockin_robin thanked JAN MOYER
  • last month

    I’m guessing the mirrored foor is a barn door?

  • last month

    Correct - it is a barn door that closes off the closet

  • last month

    At the very least have that shade painted to match the wallpaper - meaning just like the paper. Take the blue items off the bed , leave it all white. Add white panels to the other window

    1rockin_robin thanked jck910
  • PRO
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    @1rockin_robin

    AKA "struggle bus" : ) who is "blue" but not blue enough....

    What you wanted, envisioned........and what you got.....(QUITE accidentally happened )

    You chose a feature paper that required a lot more commitment, and a better understanding of what might happen without that commitment'

    You wanted this:



    Not so much this below, yes?



    To get what you envisioned, successfully?

    You need, to lower by a lot, the jarring contrast between the "feature" and what got left in the dust to be completely overwhelmed by that feature. Three walls need to be painted deep dark blue, and believe it or not the room will feel larger, with far better placement of the high jazzy contrast. The whites will pop and that room won't feel dreary, nor darker , it will ( surprise ) feel brighter.

    Yes to curtain panels on the right window, and in the right color


    This isn't too good below........sort of makes you wonder what happened down here? They went on vacation, before they finished?



    Sooo much better, now I am not a lonely leftover.


    Someone above shall ask:

    Why can't she just add deep blue curtains? Because it won't really fix what feels wrong, and there are,...... still two more walls, naked or nearly naked.



    No laws say you must have/USE two windows. Either get a slab front shutter made and paper it, or .........have a correctly sized piece of drywall cut, get more paper for either option, paper to match, mount right over the entire window..and "disappear" that very offending window. Get the result you truly intended.

    More paint and paper please!



    1rockin_robin thanked JAN MOYER
  • last month

    Hi Jan! Thank you so much for the detailed suggestions! I really appreciate it. My sister in law DOES use the window above the bed not only for light but for airflow as well so I just cannot cover it up. It doesn't look horrible when the shade is up and just the window is there - the shade is down only at night for light control of course - maybe just changing that shade to blue as a few suggested above is the answer to THAT part of the dilemma. I just am not sure where to find someone to make a shade with the wallpaper so that it matches up.

    I agree with the blue paint for the walls and white curtain panels on the adjacent wall. Should we paint the mirrored barn door and it's header as well in the same blue or leave that white and just paint the wall?

  • PRO
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    Paint all three walls blue

    Paint the header to the barn door blue.

    Leave the mirrored door itself, and all other trim WHITE.

    Can she take a picture of the wall with the shade up? All the way? Thank you!

    Who knew it wasn't your room? : )

  • last month

    ok cool Jan! this is helpful - I thought MAYBE just painting that barn door header would be the way to go and made the most sense in MY head anyway. Yes, I have attached a pic with the shade up. Yeah, just helping out family - I do appreciate your help and time.


  • PRO
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    Certainly better without the blob of white in the middle!

    I' go for papering a shade, so I didn't ruin my last look at bedtime, but WTH.....eyes closed

    There is DIY you tube on how to paper a shade: )

    1rockin_robin thanked JAN MOYER
  • last month

    exactly....it actually isn't bad with the shade up. We did just look up a "how to" on papering a shade so MAYBE once we get the room painted, we will embark on that journey!

    I am thinking simple white linen curtain panels on the "window wall", black rod/rings and just keep that white shade in place on that window for nighttime black out since it disappears into the window framing when open during the day anyway.

  • PRO
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    Yes, but you can use fabric paint, or vinyl paint, and do something VERY abstract on the shade. There is no real repeat in the paper.......it's more color block : ) anywhere and everywhere. But absolutely do the paint and curtains first : )

  • PRO
    last month

    There's a point where you say.....wth!! and just have some fun with a thing that you didn't realize would be an eye sore.

    Trade for a really dark navy roller- they're super cheap.

    Have a little fun with some fabric paint

    Nobody will see it but them. Life and decorating are just not that serious: ) in every single instance. It's a SHADE



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