What color should I paint my antique-pretty bedroom?

Question by AbbyBabby95: What color should I paint my antique-pretty bedroom?
My family is building a house, and we are moving in soon. I’m 15 years old and I am getting the HUGE bonus room upstairs :) I’m so excited!

Anyways, I have decided that I want my room to have a antique, pretty, feminine, light style. I don’t want anything that looks too Victorian or royal, just pretty and not too expensive looking. I want my bedding to be a very light pink such as in this picture:

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I want it to look mature, but light and carefree at the same time. So no colors that are bright or pastel.
I have actually got a lot of my main furniture pieces (my bed, nightstand, vanity, and dresser) and they are all a dark wood, so I know I want my walls to be light. I’m just not sure what color.

I was thinking either an ivory-white, a VERY light dusty pink, or a very light tan color. What do you guys think? And any other suggestions besides the color would also be helpful!

ALSO: Our whole house is kind of going to have that old-country home look to it, and there is a little sitting/computer area right outside my room that will be the whole families. What could I do there to still have my style in it but also not be to girly since I do have guys in my family as well?

Best answer:

Answer by Peachy1
I like the bedding set! It’s very feminine without being in-your-face pink – very cool!

As for the wall color, I think that a sandy beige/tan on the walls with a creamy white for the baseboards and trim would be an excellent combination and would go well with the bedding you have chosen. You could inject an accent color through the use of curtains, throw pillows, maybe a throw type blanket and an area rug or two.

Regarding the sitting room/computer nook, you could continue the same wall color & trim paint combo to unify the space. But as for decorating, if the space belongs to the whole family, I think that the whole family should have a say in how it is put together.

If you aren’t 100% sure of the color/color scheme, check out the Sherwin Williams web site: There are a lot of color applications that should prove to be helpful.

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