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.
I love that blue! I’d like to paint my laundry room. It needs a serious makeover!! Hopefully on the list for this year 🙂
Oh, that is a great idea!
Love the reading nook! Your house is beautiful. I’d love to repaint the bathrooms & bedrooms in our house. Especially the guest room. So I can finish putting the headboard up and decorate!
My bedroom needs a paint job badly!! It’s my haven so I want something peaceful and soothing.
That sounds wonderful Mary!
The room looks beautiful!!! I am in the same situation, my two kids are grown and their rooms turned into storage! I want to paint my sons old room for when my grandson comes to stay. I absolutely LOVE Behr paint! It’s the only paint I use in my home!!
My boys use to race upstairs to claim the other room which I redid this past spring. Now we can have peace!
This room looks so relaxing and peaceful! I’d love to do something similar in my own bedroom!
Oh, I hope you do!
Leslie beautiful colors!!! I kn u said what room my room choice would be my 1500+ wrap around porch. Just painted our house with Behr from Home Depot & need to choose a deck color. Beautiful!
I will be doing that soon in Waco!
My basement hallway! I know it’ll look great in a blue or grey!
As you know, I love those colors!
I would love to paint my kitchen.
Good for you!
I love what you did with the room, sometimes it’s hard for me to go bold with a paint color but that blue is gorgeous. I have several rooms that need painting. All three of my bathrooms are very dated and really need a refresh, paint of course would be a great place to start.
Paint is a good place to start! I know the Blueprint blue is bold but I just love it!
My bedroom is the awful Navajo White that has gone yellowish and dingy. It’s terrible! I’m dreaming of a soothing grayish green.
Awe. That sounds like a lovely idea!
This looks so nice. I would paint our great room/ kitchen
Sounds wonderful! Paint can really bring life to a room!
My bedroom
We painted our bedroom this spring and I love it.
The master bedroom and bath need a new color in my house. I love the colors you picked for your boys room.
Thank you. I love them too!
We need to paint most of the house. Moved in 3 years ago and slowly changing the colours.
It takes time! But paint is such a great way to make a room pop!
I live in a tiny house so color on the walls are super important.. I love the blue and have sparingly used ,a what I call country blue in my bottom kitchen cupboards. Transitioning from a large house to a tiny has been too sat the least a decorating challenge.
I m sure it has been a hard transition. I do love this transformation!
what a great idea! Paint is such a great way to refresh any room!
Leslie! It looks so great! I love that blue color, I need to build out a window for a little reading nook! Thinking the hubby Isn’t going to be on board! Haha Isn’t it funny how opinion our kids are? I’m really in need of a master bedroom refresh; paint; artwork; bedding; the works! Of course, the dog believes it’s his perch, so he can look out the window; naturally Gus will need to be consulted.
My husband loved it and I was thinking he might not like it either! You never know …
Love the colors!
Me too!
You’ve inspired me to tackle my spare bedroom. Fresh paint colors can make such a difference! Love how yours turned out.
I need to paint several rooms in my 180 year old home! Dining room, foyer and living room! Your makeover looks great!!!
Love what you’ve done to this room – well your whole home actually! I want to paint a bedroom that has knotty pine wood all over the place. Behr with primer is already our go to paint!