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Help with my other daughters room!

11 years ago

Some of you have recently given me suggestions for my one daughters bedroom http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/msg0709114332690.html Now I am asking for ideas for Her twin sister"s room.

This daughter is the more colorful and bold. The first daughter is more reserved this one is the polar opposite
Here is the bedspread this daughter wanted

I have purchased lime green curtains and a floor rug that tie in with the green in the spread well.
What should I do for the walls? I am thinking pick a purple in the spread and lighten it and put on all the walls would be the most tasteful, But I know she would like crazier maybe two wall colors she is a purple pink loving girl but not the soft colors any longer but the more bold.M other thought was to try and match into the lighter part of the pink in the spread and use that for the walls.

I know a bright yellow would set well with the green but I am trying to stay away from the yellow as that is the color the room is now (In a lighter shade)

So help I need ideas and suggestions, still looking for more input with the other room as well!

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camlan
11 years ago
Why not ask her what color she wants on the walls? I'd go with one wall in a dark shade and the other three in a lighter tone of the same color.
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LuAnn_in_PA
11 years ago
I'm with camlan... let her pick!
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tesmith
Original Author
11 years ago
The deal both girls made is they wanted to pick the comforters and have me pick the rest to turn it into a room, they just shared some of what they thought would be cool/neat. (Or they were afraid to choose)
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joaniepoanie
11 years ago
They show light gray walls in the picture....I would be tempted to go this route or cream and pick one wall for an accent color...maybe the lime green of your curtains.
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teacats
11 years ago
Try one wall (the wall behind the headboard) in satin black ....

Then do the other walls in :

Twilight Magenta 2074-30 Benjamin Moore

Do lamps (table and standing) and grouping of photo frames in black with lime green mats. Add a full-length mirror with a black-painted frame.

Add a large bulletin board with black-painted corkboard.
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ellendi
11 years ago
I also thought gray. With all the bold colors, your eyes need a place to rest.
A light gray can coordinate with many other colors down the road.
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teacats
11 years ago
If you choose silvery gray -- then you could add interest with large squares of colors -- black/magenta/green .... very wild! :)
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tesmith
Original Author
11 years ago
Some suggestions worth thinking about,
Keep them coming!

"Add a large bulletin board with black-painted corkboard."
Actually I was planning a cork board covered in a bright colored bulap, one ove the bright colors(I did not know which until I new wall colors)
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juliekcmo
11 years ago
How about a little lesson for your daughters in Internet resources? Upload the image you posted to SW or BM website and try painting different colors.

Take a look at Dior gray or pigeon gray from BM .
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sameboat
11 years ago
Be careful choosing a grey for the walls. My son wanted an elephant colored grey, and once it was on the walls it looks light blue! Bummed out at first, it still looks nice but wish it was more like the walls in the pics above.
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