Bedroom Paint Color Indecision (and Do We Like Stripes?) - The Inspired Room

"Hello friends. In the four years we've lived in this home, our bedroom has gone through quite a few changes. Nothing really planned out, just the kind of updates that happen over time as you live in a space. We've rearranged some of the furniture, added curtains, swapped out bedding and rugs, changed the light fixture, found our dream bed on Facebook Marketplace (still so happy about that one!), and even put in new floors when we were installing the rest of the floors downstairs-they honestly made the biggest difference. Bit by bit, the room keeps evolving."

"Lately, though, we've been talking about (finally!) painting the walls. We haven't touched them since we moved in! We actually still like the color we have (it was here when we moved in, called Bunny Gray by Benjamin Moore) - but it definitely needs a paint refresh. So now we're in the "what color should we paint it?" stage, which is somehow fun and the most impossible part. Ha! Why is paint so hard?"

"Since the bed (in a pretty shade of robin's egg blue/green) is staying, that's our starting point. We want to find a wall color that complements it - something that looks good with our floors and natural lighting (northwest facing and a bit of morning sun), but also doesn't compete with the bed color. If I were up for a bigger project, I'd be tempted to go with a wallpaper or creamy white tongue-and-groove paneling."

The bedroom has evolved over four years through furniture rearrangements, new curtains, bedding and rug swaps, a changed light fixture, and newly installed floors. The current wall color, Bunny Gray by Benjamin Moore, remains liked but needs a refresh. The robin's egg blue/green bed will stay and serve as the primary color anchor for selecting a wall color. The room faces northwest and receives some morning sun, which should inform color choice. Wallpaper or creamy white tongue-and-groove paneling are appealing alternatives, but paint feels like the simplest, most practical, and least costly next step. A peaceful, happy feeling is the main design priority.

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