Last year, I had peppers and tomatoes that got covered about 4 different times from mid november til well into December and kept going (alive) til after Christmas with the Same kind of temps. so I thought my same efforts this time around would protect them enough from getting hit. So what could have been different? Just too cold in general? maybe a comforter would have been more dense to protect them better?

If you put Palladian Blue in Google search, click images, you will see it used with golds and reds and greens, and a warm Whole Wheat looking color. The photo you show from a Hal Williamson bedroom is a small part of the wall above the bed that I've saved because I love the way he useds greens and reds with this blue wall color. Did you see the whole bedroom photo? Your questions... #1. It won't clash with Whole Wheat. You may not want that much contrast, but again, if you view the images as I outlined before, you can even see a PB room coming off a yellow room. 2#. It won't clash with the other colors either. And they are DOWNSTAIRS. Your bedroom is UPSTAIRS. I realize that you will see into the bedroom as you climb the stairs, but I think it will be a wonderful surprise...... 3#. No. You are not overthinking. Painting a big bedroom is a big undertaking and you also plan to buy new bedding, which is more money. You NEED to think about it. But you may be worrying about the wrong thing. If you want to walk into one of those lovely blue bedrooms like I see in the pictures and you find a toile that you love, I don't think you will be looking over your shoulder to see how the Whole Wheat feels about the Whole Thing. Get a sample already. (I'm hoping you can get one of those sample quarts that are cheap. If not, buy the cheapest BM qt. you can get. You don't need nuance, you need a sample big enough to put on some walls as high as you can reach and as low as near baseboard) Get your painting tray and roller out. Paint the entry to your bedroom. You're gonna be painting something in there anyway, so go for it. Then, walk into it for a few days. Let it surround you. If you have bedding, see how it looks on the wall color. That's not over-thinking, that's working on your problem. And FWIW, I like the idea of a red toile, or a soft blue toile, or a soft gold toile, or cream bedding, or anything else that produces an Ahhhhhhhh.... Red

I think the bedding would be gorgeous with that rug if you take the bedding for a neutral. Now cross your eyes and see the solid neutral color in the bedding. Purchase your bedding and let the rug be the item that sets the stage for accent colors for in room. Beiges, khakis, sortagolds, taupes, blacks and neutrals can become wonderful room accents for your "now neutral" bedding. Oh, by the way, grab a couple pillows in a satin like fabric near or exactly the color of your background bedding color and take a piece of the bedding to the paint store and work your wall magic to pull it together.

Well you are slightly limited in options mainly because the lines of the dresser are so simple..so, I present to you 3 options. One is basically a matte gold/brass version of what you have now. The second one has more of that Anthropologie vibe (I think they are feathers)—they are still pretty simple but have some whimsy. The third one (from etsy) seems like a decent transitional option—they are simple but still have a little style.