paint color for bedroom?

Question

I want an old world,renasance,gothic bedroom. The room is huge,theres a seperate room leading off the bedroom thats also pretty big with 2 windows and 2 closits. I think of it as a "dressing room" In the bedroom, Theres a coved ceiling only on 1 wall,I need a color to start with for the walls, and another to paint the celing,also something for that other room. I like earth tones. Any Idea's to spark my imagination? I wish I could get a canopy bed but the ceilings are too low. So I was thinking of making my own with curtain rods hung around the bed on the ceiling with drapes or sheers hanging from them. So tell me your Ideas please!

Answer 1

Gothic, in general, is a period of time that involved a very heavy, dark feel. (Renaissance is a different time, btw.) Heavy, carved, dark wood furniture. Heavily woven fabrics such as velvets, brocades and tapestries. Heavy, deep, rich-toned colors. Maroons, eggplant purples, deep golds, midnight blues, deep, dark greens. Also, heavy iron, bronze or gold and stone objects. Intricate, ornate detail on iron and wood pieces. Gargoyles, dragons, lions, arches, crosses, claw feet. They really didn't paint walls back then. The decor in gothic was mainly in the accessories, as the basic structure was stone, brick, mud or a stucco-like treatment. A wall with faux stones or bricks (wallpaper) would be a very interesting, authentic look. They would also hang huge tapestries on their walls as art and for warmth. Cover a wall with a very large tapestry. The same would go for the floors. Stone with a large persian rug. A canopy bed isn't necessary. Just make sure that the frame is heavily carved and dark. You can install a heavy, carved wood header over the bed on the wall and drape heavy velvet or brocade to each side with ropes and tassles. Use the same treatment on the windows. Get an iron chandelier candelabra for the ceiling. If you can, put heavy beams on the ceilings.

Answer 2

Let me tell you a little bit about my bedroom & maybe you can get some ideas from that. I also have a LARGE bedroom with a 'bump-out' room which I use as a sitting room with my tv. I have 3 different shades of a warm, beigey-golden color. The 3rd shade is quite dark & I used it to accent my windowsills & some built in shelves. On the wall behind my bed, which is the largest continuing wall, I sponged & washed all 3 colors. It is beautiful & would contribute to that 'old-world' feel you are going for.
As an accent, I also painted 1 wall (behind the tv) in a dark red color. Use a flat paint as a different finish (satin, semi-gloss) would be too 'flashy'. Because you have a large room you can use multiple colors. You don't have to worry about it making your room feel small. My ceilings are also too low for a canopy so what I did is make a swag that goes on the wall behind my bed. I used some inexpensive gauze & it is really impressive. To hang it, I used metal curtain tie-backs. I used the same gauze material as swags on my windows which are covered with blinds to soften the look a bit. It is the second thing people comment on when they come into my room. (The first thing they comment on is the size of my room!) You could use curtain rods but there are several less costly things to use as well. They would be large cup hooks or pvc pipe or a nice decorative curtain rod if you already have one. Because your room is larger than most you can use the darker colors that work well in a goth-inspired room. I would say my look is romantic, dramatic. My advice to you would be to choose colors & items that make you feel comfortable. So good luck & I hope you love your newly decorated room!

Answer 3

I found a paint that looks like suede leather at Lowes. It comes in several brown shades - you said earthy tones. But, my first reaction was to say red! Maybe a deep red/ maroonish color would be nice. Depends on your furniture. Ooh, you could make a accent wall red or another impact color you like maybe even black and make the rest a little understated. A TIP from experience: What ever you choose, get a small container first and try it out in an area like a closet (behind where you would hang your clothes). I went out and bought 5 gallons what I thought was this nice tan/beige color just to paint it on and realize it looked like mud. My living room looked like a mud cave! Please, try before you buy!

Answer 4

You could try an earthy brown/ red tone. We just painted our entrance wall that colour and it simply looks great.. Warm, yet sexy and comfortable.
I don't know where you live and what paints are available..
But for bedrooms I just have this tendency to go for neutral, warm tones that radiate calmness. They also open the room up. You don't want to choose a colour that you get 'sick' off, and you also want to be able to match your existing bedlinen to it.
**maybe bring the colour in as a feature behind your bedhead. That looks great.
If you use dark colours, use off white or cream for the ceiling, as white is too stark a contrast.

Answer 5

walls could be grey (with a hint of green) to resemble old stone walls.bedding and window treatments should be something in a heavy brocade with rich colors. use some tall floor-standing wrought iron candlesticks. use aged bronze for all your hardware. get some stone colored gargoyles to use as accents. check out pictures of gothic architecture for inspiration, like the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Answer 6

earth tones are a good choice for bedroom.
My bedroom is chocolate brown with bamboo green accents.
I just love it. Your idea of hanging curtain rods over your bed is just very good.
Good luck!
http://decoration.com/p/spaces/bedroom-interior-decorating/

Answer 7

i looked up gothic on the web and they had alot of statues and use the color red so there are a few ideas. just type in Gothic and start clicking it will give u alot of ideas

Answer 8

Blood red paint with some kind of black design as the trim at the top.

Answer 9

A dark maroon, or brown would look really cool with the old world, and Renaissance time. Good luck!!

Answer 10

WELL I WOULD SAY TRY LIKE THIS REALLY DEEP BROWN TO ADD SOME SPICE BUT AT THE SAME TIME VERY FEMINE