Color suggestions?

cjjulie · 08-22-2005, 06:03 PM

After 9 years of sleeping in what is now our master bedroom, I finally got around to taking off the winnie the pooh border! So now I want to paint and am looking for color suggestions. What colors are good for master bedroom. We want something soothing and relaxing. Any suggestions?

lookout123 · 08-22-2005, 06:04 PM

try something soft like mocha. no i don't sleep with men, why?

Trilby · 08-22-2005, 06:48 PM

I like Behr paint. they used to have a color called Lavendar Water, or something like that. It's BeUtiful, restful and just plain gorgeous. You have to like lavendar, though. It's like the purple of Monica's apt on Friends.

itzBoo · 08-22-2005, 09:19 PM

Why dont you give "baby blue" a try? i helped my friend painted her bedroom baby blue (sky blue), and the result came out pretty good

melidasaur · 08-22-2005, 09:43 PM

I love red... red rooms.

Clodfobble · 08-22-2005, 10:16 PM

Our bedroom is a kind of bamboo green color called "Exuberance" by Behr. I really, really like it.

Queen of the Ryche · 08-22-2005, 10:26 PM

Serene: go for blues, purples, grays
Energizing: go for yellows, oranges
I have heard they paint rooms/halls in mental institutions pink for the calming effect - ?
I prefer greens and tans - nice neutral colors - not too distracting, and easy to change the theme by changing your accent pieces.
Colors like red, navy, or dark purple are a big commitment - hard to paint over if you hate them.

dar512 · 08-22-2005, 10:35 PM

Since you say "our", I assume you are sharing a bedroom with someone else. When some folks say "I don't care", what they really mean is "Anything but x or y". Best to check.

I'm just sayin'.

08-23-2005, 12:31 AM

Jeez, what was wrong with Winnie the Pooh?

wolf · 08-23-2005, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

I have heard they paint rooms/halls in mental institutions pink for the calming effect - ?

We have some pink hallways because there was leftover paint. That is how many of our paint colors are chosen. The crisis staff bathroom, which had previously been "15 years of dirt over cream colored paint" was recently painted peach because there was a can of it in the basement.

There is gray paint on the floors in the stairwells because it was leftover from painting some battleship or other. (no joke ... Navy Surplus Paint)

Cyclefrance · 08-23-2005, 06:17 AM

Always been a bit nervous of painted walls in bedrooms. English style is for wallpaper on the (you guessed it) walls - maybe a nice Farrow and Ball hand-finished jobby (or try some American wallpapers) and just the minimum of complementary colour on the accompanying woodwork. Nothing like the texture of paper to sooth things down - paint can be so hard no matter what you try. Colourwise something with a 'dusty' in the description (e.g. dusty peach, dusty apricot and so on) as they help to, well, hide the dust and bedrooms for some reason just seem to get dustier than all the other rooms (well ours do). Make sure you create some appropriate focal point - you know the sort of thing, a canopy over the bed, or an elaborate piece of metalwork furniture. or an ornate mirror, any of which will also help to soften the background decor. Whatever you do, though, don't go for the checkered effect all over the room - 12" squares of contrasting colours will never work!

Griff · 08-23-2005, 06:23 AM

I'm partial to white texture paint as a compliment to wood, but I have seen some nice things done with browns that suprised me.

cjjulie · 08-23-2005, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Since you say "our", I assume you are sharing a bedroom with someone else. When some folks say "I don't care", what they really mean is "Anything but x or y". Best to check.

I'm just sayin'.

I did check, I always check and his suggestion........Gray

cjjulie · 08-23-2005, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by marichiko

Jeez, what was wrong with Winnie the Pooh?

Well, after 10 years (realized yesterday our dd just turned 11)Winnie was lookin like a pooh

Clodfobble · 08-23-2005, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

12" squares of contrasting colours will never work!

Pshaw! 24" squares of a variety of shades of blue work very well in my livingroom.

08-22-2005, 06:03 PM	#1
cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	Color suggestions? After 9 years of sleeping in what is now our master bedroom, I finally got around to taking off the winnie the pooh border! So now I want to paint and am looking for color suggestions. What colors are good for master bedroom. We want something soothing and relaxing. Any suggestions? __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

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08-22-2005, 06:48 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I like Behr paint. they used to have a color called Lavendar Water, or something like that. It's BeUtiful, restful and just plain gorgeous. You have to like lavendar, though. It's like the purple of Monica's apt on Friends. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-22-2005, 09:43 PM	#5
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08-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#7
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Serene: go for blues, purples, grays Energizing: go for yellows, oranges I have heard they paint rooms/halls in mental institutions pink for the calming effect - ? I prefer greens and tans - nice neutral colors - not too distracting, and easy to change the theme by changing your accent pieces. Colors like red, navy, or dark purple are a big commitment - hard to paint over if you hate them. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

08-22-2005, 09:19 PM	#4
itzBoo Profitable Prophet Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 30	Why dont you give "baby blue" a try? i helped my friend painted her bedroom baby blue (sky blue), and the result came out pretty good

08-22-2005, 10:16 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Our bedroom is a kind of bamboo green color called "Exuberance" by Behr. I really, really like it.

08-22-2005, 10:35 PM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Since you say "our", I assume you are sharing a bedroom with someone else. When some folks say "I don't care", what they really mean is "Anything but x or y". Best to check. I'm just sayin'. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-23-2005, 12:31 AM	#9
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Jeez, what was wrong with Winnie the Pooh?

08-23-2005, 06:17 AM	#11
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Always been a bit nervous of painted walls in bedrooms. English style is for wallpaper on the (you guessed it) walls - maybe a nice Farrow and Ball hand-finished jobby (or try some American wallpapers) and just the minimum of complementary colour on the accompanying woodwork. Nothing like the texture of paper to sooth things down - paint can be so hard no matter what you try. Colourwise something with a 'dusty' in the description (e.g. dusty peach, dusty apricot and so on) as they help to, well, hide the dust and bedrooms for some reason just seem to get dustier than all the other rooms (well ours do). Make sure you create some appropriate focal point - you know the sort of thing, a canopy over the bed, or an elaborate piece of metalwork furniture. or an ornate mirror, any of which will also help to soften the background decor. Whatever you do, though, don't go for the checkered effect all over the room - 12" squares of contrasting colours will never work! __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

08-23-2005, 06:23 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm partial to white texture paint as a compliment to wood, but I have seen some nice things done with browns that suprised me. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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