Let's begin with our objective : R and R ! !
Your bedroom is a sanctuary and an escape from everyday life.
Why not make it as peaceful and calming a space as possible ?
If you like to retreat to your bedroom with a good book in your free time you want it to be s e r e n e and u n d i s t u r b e d... until you decide to (or have to) emerge and return to the real world!
Why not make it as peaceful and calming a space as possible ?
If you like to retreat to your bedroom with a good book in your free time you want it to be s e r e n e and u n d i s t u r b e d... until you decide to (or have to) emerge and return to the real world!
Words that come to mind for a bedroom: calm, soothing, restful, gentle.
Let's see what the experts recommend!
Benjamin Moore "CELERY SALT" 938
"This is a lovely pale green , dreamy and soothing , that worked really well for a young couple's master bedroom. And I love the name of the color — celery salt is the secret ingredient in my Bloody Marys!"
-Elissa Cullman
(above paint color unknown)
Benjamin Moore "SEASHELL" OC - 1 2 0
"This reminds me of the lightest color inside a shell — a little warmer than white. It makes me think of days in India after a cup of tea on the terrace and then a nap. It would turn a bedroom into a lovely retreat. It's the coziness that's calming. It takes away the buzz in your head after a hard day's work."
-Jennifer Garrigues
Benjamin Moore "DURANGO DUST" 2165-60:
"I love colors that change with the light. This is the palest apricot that can look white during the day and then as the sun goes down it gets this warm rose blush. It's beachy, it's warm, and it's a great transition color. I've used it on cathedral ceilings and hallways and stairwells. It goes with anything. I noticed that my paint store stocks it now. It's taken over from Linen White and Atrium White and Antique White."
-Lori Feldman
(above paint color unknown)
Sherwin Williams' "MAGNETIC GRAY" SW7058
"In the South, sunny means hot. We don't want colors that make you turn the air-conditioning up. This is a silvery blue-gray, almost like an Armani color, very soothing. Because of the grayness, it absorbs light."
-Jackye Lanham
Muralo Paints "DAYDREAM" P380
"I was looking for a color that was as honest as E.B. White and as inspiring as Carl Sandburg, and it took me ages to find. I went through many that were too strong or too insipid, too feminine or too masculine. This is the color of a deep breath in early spring , a true gray-blue, like the gutters in Paris. It dries lighter than it looks in the can. And this is the genius of it — it never feels cold,
even in the north light of Maine."
-Mallory Marshall
even in the north light of Maine."
-Mallory Marshall
(above paint color unknown)
Benjamin Moore "ICEBERG" 2122-50
"This is a lovely pale blue, so faint that it brings the sky into the room. It's neither cold nor too blue. Instead, it simply adds a crisp background for a calming sleep or a restful read. Raw woven silks in blues or soft whites react well to this shade. Surprisingly, to get the most out of a blue-and-white scheme, every room needs a serious hit of black. I suggest glossy doors or ebonized furniture."
-Steven Gambrel
-Steven Gambrel
(above paint color unknown)
Pratt and Lambert "SWEET LADY" 30-27
"I fell in love with purple when I was traveling in Germany and saw these huge fields of heather. This is very tranquil and serene — a grayed-down violet, not too sweet. It's an unusual color because at different times of day, it changes and can look almost beige or gray. Great with creams and vanillas. Throw in a chocolate brown for dimension. It can also hold its own with jewel tones."
-Sherrill Canet
-Sherrill Canet
Sherwin Williams' "TOPSAIL" SW6217 (above)
"I can't say it's aqua and I can't say it's gray. It's in the space between those colors. It's a very pale blue , and blue is a color that evokes calm. When the clouds clear and the sky displays its depths, or water reflects and distorts the sky, it reveals shades and hues that defy description but are deeply felt. Blue transports you inward to a contemplative state."
-Michael Simon
(above paint color unknown)
Benjamin Moore "PATRIOTIC WHITE" 2135-70
"When the sun streams in, the walls read white , and then as the day progresses , the color comes out. At night, the room is bathed in a pale , pale blue-green. I love the mercurial quality of it. It looks beautiful by the ocean, because it echoes the subtleties of the sea. I often use it in bedrooms — it's softer than a sharp white. It works well with velvets or Rogers and Goffigon linens that have the same mercurial quality."
-Vicente Wolf
-Vicente Wolf
(above paint color Sherwin Williams' "ROMANCE" SW6323)
PHOTOS: 1., 9., 11. phoebe howard, 2. eileen kathryn boyd, 4., 8. unknown, 3. susan zises green, 4. via the paper mulberry, 5. melissa rufty, 6. via la maison boheme, 7., 10. elle decor
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