Any (sensible) ideas for a new colour for my bedroom walls?

Question

I have a light beech-coloured laminate floor,
My curtains and storage boxes are dark brown,
I also have some seagrass baskets,
My bedcovers are black and white flowers
I currently have light blue walls because I was going for the surfery look with my floors too, but I have a lot of gothicy Victoriany burlesquey items like dressing table and mirrors.
I was thinking a deep purple, any other suggestions?

Answer 1

I always say....yawn...but true... go with lighter neutrals and accessorise to bring in colour, you can't go wrong with that and when you get bored you don't need to redecorate, just change accessories!

Answer 2

purple's good, but yeah, don't do all the walls really dark, it will make the room seem smaller too. i was gonna say some natural shade of olive-y green, but with the Victoriana stuff i'd say a more classic shade maybe, but then again you'd have the same problem with the light if it was too dark a shade. Also if you do go for purple, a bluey lilac-y shade might be quite nice, unless that's not enough of a change?

Answer 3

You could paint 2 walls the deep purple you talked about & the other two a lighter shade t contrast the darkness.

Answer 4

Deep purple is going to "shrink" your room, so unless it's quite large, I'd advise against it even though I get the look you're going for. (It'll also take 3 coats of paint to cover in the future.)

Consider a greyish lavender or a rich medium blue like Copen, or a very pinkish raspberry red. All can be dramatic with pale floor and Victorian furnishings, and go well enough with your curtains, boxes, and bed linens.

(I'd go with the grey-lavender, myself.)

Answer 5

The Victorians loved deep rich colours so choose one wall in a striking deep rich colour - deep magenta or a red velvet. the other walls stick to a rich cream with a hint of yellow in it to compliment the beech floor and your other accessories.

Answer 6

purple on one wall maybe sounds nice the curtains being brown though maybe replace them if you are going purple.
i am having a bedroom colour and bathroom dilemma at moment i want to change my chest of drawer to white and have a white bed its the colour for walls i don't know lol

Answer 7

Dark dark red would look lovely with the dark boxes and the light floor would keep the room from appearing too dark.

Answer 8

lol I was reading and thinking to say blue... then I got to the part saying they were already blue!
Blue is nice, though a cold colour it is also a thought provoking colour.
Deep purple is nice but think about how much darker your room will be with it, is this what you're aiming for?
Don't get any kind of yellow! it makes people angry apparently hah.

I say blue even if you already have it ;p

(added - our is the purple colour of KAY L's hat.. it's nice and not too darkening)

Answer 9

You are requesting sensible answers and you are considering a deep purple!!! I would go the opposite with a pale color like light lavendar, pale celery grren, etc. Just my opinion.

Answer 10

A sage green would be really pretty! And the black and white with it would look stunning! Even the dressing tables would look fine with it.

Answer 11

Try a taupe with a hint of purple/lavendar. It helps keep the walls a more neutral color so that you can decorate how you like.