Bedroom paint color for dark furniture and bedding?

Question

We recently purchased a black bedroom set, which we love. We also got new bedding-- dark blue paisley with some tans, creams, orange, and lighter blue. Our carpet is cream. We have a vaulted ceiling area. The walls are currently off-white, which we want to change. We like to try different paint techniques and ideas. Are there any suggestions?

Answer 1

I WOULD GO LIGHT BLUE

Answer 2

Whatever color suits your use for the space and the available light, but you might want to consider whether your furniture is a warm brown or a cooler brown, and go from there. I live in a damp maritime climate with a lot of grey days -- a light yellow or peach looks good on walls around here. That might look horrible with desert light. Bring home some paint chips and try out the colors. When you think you've got a good color, buy a gallon of paint and roll on a good swath of color in the middle of a wall or two, and see if it's something you can live with. If not, choose another color. Paint's cheap!

Answer 3

To get the clean cut and colorful look you're trying to achieve-a version of contemporary style... try painting each wall a different color AT LEAST 2 different colors for all four walls, any pattern you like, and a suggestion is that you paint opposite walls the same color so that the room doesn't look disorganized. Teal or orange might be good choices judging from your furniture, carpeting, and covers. Good luck redecorating.

Answer 4

From your description, I would go with one of two techniques: shadow striping or sponge painting to give the walls subtle texture.

You can emulate aged plaster by sponging or ragging on color over a base. I'd start with a base color that's a creamy pale yellow, more cream than yellow, like a rich French vanilla color. You roll this color over the entire wall and let it dry thoroughly. Then lightly sponge or rag on a darker color in the same family, not quite a tan, but heading in that direction color-wise. For the final touch you could add just a little bit of a hint of sponging with a pale orange to add extra texture. To increase the drying time you have to work with the paints when you are doing the sponging or ragging, you can add water or glaze to the paint to thin them.

The shadow striping is created by painting the walls in a matte (flat) finish paint as a base. Then tape off alternating stripes and paint them in the same color as the base, but the paint is semi-gloss finish. The shadow striping is more subtle than the sponge painting or ragging, and I think it would look fabulous with your bedding in a very pale blue. The shadow striping goes faster on the painting part because you can use paint rollers for the entire job, but the taping takes time to get it straight. I would go with stripes at least 6 inches wide. The bigger the room, the wider the stripes can be.

My suggestion would be to decide what you'd like to try, get small quantities of the paints and then practice the technique on sample boards that you can view in the room to see what you think. Do this before you invest all the time, effort, and money into doing all the walls.

But give it a shot and be bold. If you don't like what it looks like when you get the walls done, give yourselves a couple of weeks to see if it "grows" on you. If not, you can easily repaint!

Good luck and have fun!

Answer 5

I have a similar set, we are painting the bedroom dark grey, however you could do light grey if you want a lighter color. We are also adding in sand texture, we bought at Lowe's for like $5. You just add it to the paint and it gives you a pretty cool look. Then you don't have to fuss with faux painting and it looks just as unique! Hope that helps!

Answer 6

I wouldn't do all the walls different colors - that would look too much.
I would do the walls a beautiful rich cream and add curtains in a similar fabric to your bedding. Hang on dark rods. Maybe a new art print or painted canvas to accentuate the rich lovely color combinations (have a look on www.art.com - their choices are amazing and you can have them framed to exactly match your color decor). Perhaps you can find a pretty lamp that matches the decor?

I have dark wood furniture with black metal accents. My quilt is chocolate and cream and I have pillows in lavendar and olive green. I have a painting above my bed with a dark frame and it is of Tuscan house with lavendar fields and dark olive trees.
The dark painting and furniture and quilt look really great with lighter walls. - mine are a soft cream and my carpet a creamy caramel. I also have cream curtains hanging from black rods with black french fleur-de-lys (can't spell) finials. In summer I change my bed cover for a french caramel colored one with large embroidered lavendar and olive green flowers. It still suits the room coloring (it was really expensive $300 - but so gorgeous)
Make that nice contrast of the darks and lights.

Answer 7

How about painting the wall behind the bed dark blue, with light blue and cream ragged on to make a marbled pattern? Or you could try stripes (vertical) of varying widths in those colors.

I wouldn't go overboard and do all the walls in patterns, but I would paint the other walls a soothing cream or light blue (that picks up on the comforter and the bedroom wall you go wild with).

Answer 8

I would paint the room a sand color to contrast with the furniture and blend with the linens. To bump it up a notch, I would add stripes in a darker sand or bronze.
Here's why, neutrals are the HOT paint color. Sand reminds folks of the beach and its calming. Also, when you change out the bed covers, you will not have to paint again to match with the new linens.

Answer 9

Brown walls, maybe not very very dark brown. But a dark shade. All of my furniture in my room is black (computer desk, night stand, lamp, tv stand) and it looks great, I also have a light tan sofa bed with a black bottom. The pillows for it are also a blueish color. And my shades are bamboo, overall, it looks great together.

Answer 10

Add the lighter, brighter colors to the walls.
1] I would suggest the orange or the light blue, possibly sponged over the cream color. They would be great with the blue and black.
2] Buy small amounts of the bedding colors and make a striped design of blue, cream, orange,tan, lt. blue behind the
head of the bed. Or, add dots of these colors to the rest of the walls.
3] If the walls are really bright, you might want cream, lt. blue, or lace curtains [ I like the way lace offsets the paisley ]
4] if walls are less bright, such as cream or tan, go bolder with the drapes/blinds/shades, such as dark blue or orange,
maybe in sheers.
5] try to frame you wall art in same colors/materials - oak or walnut, brass or silver, black, blue, or tan enamel. You will be free to rearrange or move items to another part of your home.
6] try to make most of your accessories one or two colors - such as dk. and lt. blue; or cream and orange. Use one for
lamps, chairs, candleholders, and pillows; and the second for lampshades, candles, dresser accessories, and more pillows.

Answer 11

My mother just did her guest bedroom, and it is so cute. Her colors were purple, but she did one wall a dark purple, one a lighter purple, the next lighter, and finally the ceiling a very light purple color, it looks awsome and could be done with any colors.