That first time you got to choose your own paint color was an early taste of tweenage freedom.
Luckily, it’s just as joyful as an adult.
(Until you have to choose between 10 seemingly similarshades of white….).
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Plus, it’s still the easiest, quickest, and often cheapest way to upgrade your space.
A quick swipe of color on the wall (or evenjust the trim!)
can transform a whole room.
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With these shades by your side, sweet dreams are guaranteed.
2005)by Farrow & Ball for the trim and ceiling in this Florida bedroom.
See more of her Charlottesville, Virginia, homehere.
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“This soothing lavender in a satin finish reminds me of Lowcountry sunsets.
I complement it with taupe, white, celadon green, and matte brass accents,” she says.
See the before and after photoshere.
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Tour the full homehere.
Check out more blue bedroom inspirationhere.
Thanks to gray-green undertones, instead of cool blue ones, there’s a warmth to it.
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I use the color in an eggshell finish on the walls and semigloss on the trim."
Make it Moody
In Ashley Putman’s Texas home, Farrow and Ball’sBrinjal (No.
222)puts an equally edgy yet earthy spin on the idea of a purple bedroom.
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“Lavender creates calm and tranquil spaces.
Get even morepurple paint color ideas here.
Going Dark
Nashville designerJulie CouchrecommendsDark Night (SW 6237) by Sherwin-Williams.
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“For an enveloping effect, paint walls, ceiling, and trim this deep sapphire.
Just Barely Blue
DesignerPhoebe HowardusedSherwin-Williams' Olympus White (SW 6253)to create this tranquil retreat.
Bright Blue
DesignerNathan DrewesusedFarrow and Ball’s Sugar Bag Light (No.
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29)to make a big statement in a small space.
Brightest White
Florida homeowner Kay Volmar knows just how to make a room sing with white paint.
For her bedroom, she usedUltra Pure White (1850) by Behr.See her whole cottage here.
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“I haven’t found a color palette that won’t work with this peaceful shade.
Pretty in Pink
A coat ofFarrow & Ball’s Pink Ground, No.
202proved the trick for updating designerMeg Kelly’s Nashville bedroom.
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Good Gray
Cromarty (No.
Here, it’sSherwin-Williams' Silver Lake (SW 9633).
Powder Blush
you could’t go wrong with a nursery painted in sweet pastels.
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In this1940s Birmingham, Alabama home, design studio Hundley Hilton choseBenjamin Moore’s Paisley Pink (1261).
Smart Sage
Olive-hued walls paintedCalke Green by Farrow & Ball (No.
2003), an easygoing shade that allows her wild embrace of pattern to shine.
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