How to Choose Bedroom Paint Colors
I just finished a fun room renovation project in our home and I am jumping up and down because I love it. I added new paint colors in our boy’s bedroom and cannot believe the impact it has made in the room. I reached outside of my comfort zone and went more bold than usual and I am so happy I did!
Last week I realized summer was over and it was time for a new project. The double bedded boys room upstairs needed the most attention and really needed some help. If you are trying to figure out which room it is in our home, don’t worry. You have never seen it before. It was that bad.
Ask For Input
Our three boys are grown (they are ages 27, 24 and 23) and no longer live at home, but they do come home often to visit. I thought it might make sense if I reached out to our boys and asked for their input on this project. So I sent a text message to our boys asking for input on what they would like to see done to the room.
After spending considerable time trying to google the term “instagrammy” I went back to the source. According to my son Michael, Instagrammy means “too much white decor, no color, chippy furniture, and no stuff”. So I decided to add color to the room with paint and try not to include too much white decor. I still intended to sneak in the chippy furniture and find somewhere to hide all of their “stuff”. But I was excited about the challenge.
Select the Bedroom Paint Colors
This bedroom in our home was an old bedroom for our boys, and then became a storage room and guest room for the last two years. This photo shows how bad it looked. The old paintings and rug were in here for storage and there was barely room for anyone to sleep. And to be totally honest, this photo was taken after I cleaned up.
When most people select their paint colors, they go to the paint store, bring paint chips back to their home, hold them up on the wall, and then head back to the paint store for samples. They then paint the samples on the walls and try to decide which color they want.
I had no idea what colors I wanted to try, considering my favorite color white was forbidden by my sons. Instead of heading to the paint store, I went online and pulled up the Behr 2019 Color Trends. I used the Behr Paint Your Place® and uploaded some images of our bedroom and then viewed different colors on my walls. It was so easy, and I found two I really liked. They were the BEHR 2019 Color of the Year Blueprint S470-5 and Cotton Grey HDC-NT-20.
Here is the photo of the boy’s bedroom I uploaded on my computer.
Here are the two colors I selected. It is so easy to try different paint colors on the Behr site.
I decided to paint the room in Cotton Grey and also create a focal point in the room by painting the window alcove in Blueprint. I have always wanted to create a sitting area under the window and I love how it turned out.
Painting the Room
We picked up the Behr Marquee®Interior Paint at The Home Depot and got to work prepping the room. The hardest part was emptying out the room. There was so much “stuff” left in the room and it took me hours to sort through old college binders and junk. The prep was easy as all we had to do was patch a few holes. It only took a few hours to paint the entire room.
Adding Decor to the Room
I already had the white chippy end table and cabinet and overruled my son’s requests and placed them in the room. I gathered all of the accessories from around our home and the only purchase I made was the duvet covers.
I went with minimal accessories so there would be plenty of room for the boys to be comfortable when they come home to stay.
I have a feeling I will be enjoying this reading nook until our boys come home.
As a finishing touch, I added one of my paintings on the wall. I thought about painting a new one but this one was just too perfect!
I am sure you are wondering what the boys thought of the finished room. I sent them another text.
It means a lot to me that they like the end result. I absolutely love it.
Giveaway
I am really excited to announce that I have partnered with BEHR to give away a $100 e-Gift Card to Home Depot. It’s so easy to enter! Just leave a comment here telling me what room in your home you would like to paint. That’s it! For another entry just follow @BehrPaint on Instagram. Winner will be picked on October 15th at 9:00am PST.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of the Behr Paint Company. The opinions and text are all mine.
Love it! Glad the boys are happy!
Me too!
Bathroom
That sounds very manageable!
I would paint my living room foyer area.
That sounds like a good project!
I need to paint my spare bedroom and mt master. Would be a toss up but leaning towards the spare room cause I have the flooring already and have a pretty good idea what I’m going to do in there. Just need to get moving on it!!
We all have a huge list of projects. Just start in one room and take your time!
I am fixing up our 140 year old farmhouse. I am ready to start on the upstairs bedroom that my grandchildren use!
Oh my gosh! How exciting.
I love the Blueprint reading nook; it looks great with the grey in the main room. Thanks for showing us the app–I’m going to upload a pic of our small home office. It’s begging for a bright new pop of color. That’s the room I’d paint next.
I spent way too much time on the website! Haha. It was so fun looking at so many different colors on my walls.
We are in the process of renovating our basement into a proper ‘rec room’ for our teen boys and it desperatley needs a paint job!
That sounds like so much fun! That is wonderful.
Wow! It looks so good! You did great! I love the blue…and the painting…and everything! I would like to paint my kitchen…and my downstairs bathroom …and my entire upstairs!
Thank you so much! Paint can make such a difference!
Love the input from your boys! I have boys and sometimes it’s good to ask them.
I always use Behr and I just finished my bedroom with Norwegian blue and Swirling white. I love how it turned out. I have 10 foot ceilings so using a darker color wasnt scary. Its the only paint that covers my heavily textured walls and they are a pain! The room is beautiful! I love following you and seeing your 100 year old home. Love it!
Oh gosh, it sounds wonderful!
Love the colors you chose for this room. My youngest son’s room needs a new paint color to make it particularly his. He has three older brothers and usually just gets the hand-me-downs.
I know what you mean! I waited until all of our boys moved out to redo their rooms. That makes no sense!
As i was cleaning in the spare bedroom last night, I thought to myself I have got to paint this room and do some decluttering, organizing. I bought paint in May for this room…time to get after it. 🙂
Been there, done that! The clutter was so bad!
Your room update looks great!
I am getting ready to build a house, so i’ll Need to paint everything!
Yes you will. How exciting!
What a gorgeous room! Having the boys input was the perfect touch. My guestroom has been “builder’s beige” for 16 years. It, too, has been used for multi purposes and is on desperate need of a paint job. Yep, that is room I will repaint.
I hesitated about asking the boys. But I am so glad I did!
Great job! It looks wonderful and welcoming!
I would paint our kitchen and dining room. I’ve been toying with the idea of painting our living room, as well. These rooms need new life!
New paint will make such a difference!
I would love to give my parents a room makeover! I work on many projects with my dad around the house, but their room has never gotten any love and is extremely outdated! It would be awesome to put a new coat of paint in the room and finally give some attention to what they won’t do for themselves.
Anna! That is the sweetest thing ever!
The room is beautiful. I would love to redo my masterbedroom. Moved recently and its the last room that need to be done.
You deserve to have your master bedroom painted!
Love it! We just recently bought the house my great grandpa bought and am fixing it up for our little family and it seems like every room needs a new paint job!
I know it is overwhelming but just take it a room at a time. It will get painted.
Our kitchen is in desperate need of new paint. We haven’t painted it since we moved in 😲 and it is not good. There are red splotches, and it’s just a mess. I almost hate being in there, and I love you cook, bake, and host guests.
Just block out a day and start painting! You will be so happy when you do.
Oh what a gorgeous room, You have an eye for color and design. I think that was great to include those boys in your decision. Our Master Suite has not been painted in 15 years and when I did paint it I used the suede treatment.. ah regrets and our Master onsuite bath has not been painted at all… Kids, life, grandkids other parts of our home got all the attention. It would be wonderful to have an updated look in our haven!!
Oh Sandra! You need to do paint for sure!
Love the newly done room! It would be a toss up between my living room and kitchen. They both need an update
We haven’t painted our kitchen in so long!