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Can Heywood Wakefield work in a green bedroom?

12 years ago

I'm drawn to a green, black and white color scheme and I've decided to try it in a guest bedroom.

I've already picked out a medium-dark green paint color (Valspar's Garden of Paradise)and plan to have my guest bedroom painted by the end of November. I also have a white table to be used as a nightstand and another table I was going to paint black for the other nightstand. From the research I've done, a strong green works best when there's lots of white to offset it, so I plan to do white Roman shades and white bedding with touches of black. I also have an old vanity and bench which I plan to paint white.

There's room for one more piece of furniture in the bedroom, and I want a solid wood chest of drawers. However, when I google my chosen color scheme for inspiration, I rarely see any wood furniture pictured, just painted black or white pieces(it could be the limited camera angles I'm getting). Recently I've been given a chance to buy a Heywood Wakefield chest of drawers in the champagne finish. Maybe I just lack the imagination but I can't picture how this champagne finish is going to look very good with my chosen paint color. I can maybe see sage green working, but I don't want a sage bedroom. When I google H-W bedrooms to see what others have done, I see mainly turquoise, blue and white walls. There's no other place I can use this chest, so it's either this bedroom or nothing.

What do you all think? Can H-W in a champagne finish look good in a green bedroom with a black/white/green color scheme? If any of you own H-W pieces, I'd love to know what color scheme you went with to showcase them.

Here is a link that might be useful: an inspiration room

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Comments (5)

les917
12 years ago
I don't see why the color would not work in itself. Of course, the style of the dresser could be one issue. The other is that if everything else in the room is black or white, it will stand out no matter what color the walls are.

Do you really plan to use the vanity and bench, or could you instead bring in a comfy upholstered chair with some lighter wood trim that would be nice for guests and tie in with the champagne finish of the dresser?
kayec28
Original Author
12 years ago
Les,

You correctly point out that any color wood will stand out in a black and white scheme. That probably would have been a better question for me to ask: what kind of wood dresser would work best in this color scheme? I just don't know if I want a room full of painted furniture, although as I stated earlier, that seems to be what works best in the pictures I've seen.

I like your idea of a chair with wood trim that would tie in with the color of the chest. I could do that, although it will mean hitting the stores again shopping for something suitable (never a hardship lol) instead of using what I have. I already have a small mid century white vinyl chair I was going to use in there. That was one thing I liked about this bedroom scheme. Aside from a chest of drawers or dresser, I pretty much had all the pieces I needed right there in my house, down to the black and white bedding. This chance to buy the H-W chest has thrown me and my bedroom scheme for a loop. :)

You're probably also right that the style may not mesh with the more modern look of the color scheme. At least I think that's what you meant. I'm thinking with my heart and not my head right now, because I've always wanted to own some H-W furniture, so I'm trying to make it work somewhere it may not go. Thanks for giving me a lot to think about!
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Circus Peanut
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If you're interested, I'll try to straighten up and snap a photo for you.
kayec28
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12 years ago
circuspeanut,

I would love to see pictures of your green bedroom. Thanks!
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I've got some Heywood-Wakefield champagne finish furniture, and I think that the dresser would be a wonderful piece against your proposed wall color.

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