I'd do a lavender/purple

BM Violet Pearl

BM After the Rain

BM Sanctuary

I saw the first sentence and I'm like... purple, no way. But then I saw them and they're perfect. I would have never thought to do those colors!

Are they too feminine? I like the first one.

If I'm in a basement, I want daylight and sunshine, so we painted our lower level guest room BM pale moon. I love it. The gray is too much like concrete and foundation wall colors for me, but YMMV.

Why on earth did I think you are female? Esp. looking at your screen name now! I do think the Violet Pearl would be beautiful with your gray and yellows and whites, but I don't know, IS it too feminine? Maybe others can give an opinion on that. I tend to think it leans feminine. Anyone else?

But then, maybe not. I can see a guy in these rooms

I am gay haha! I'm with my dad buying pale lavender paint and chandeliers for my bedroom. He's so confused lol

First of all - I found your thread title hilarious. The Rec room a/k/a my bedroom. LOL.

I'm linking to a couple of similar images I found that might reflect a more masculine finish but still keep the same types of elements:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ae/76/27/ae7627353bbd1831c749e3805a637a20.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ed/7a/01/ed7a014f581fa3d9f181453a225597cc.jpg

That said, you should make the room fit YOU. Whatever makes you the most comfortable. Everyone has different styles. I'd choke if I had to sleep on a bed with a bed-in-a-bag overstuffed flower patterned comforter. Other people would be equally uncomfortable in my basic bed with linen sheets and linen duvet. So, make it what you want it to be!

Haha yeah! The house isn't large, but it's roomy. My father and I will need our space. There will be two floors between our bedrooms since his bedroom is an attic converted to master. Then there's a formal living and dining, a small office and a big family room addition.

I chose a really masculine bronzey chandelier to go above my bed. I didn't even think of purple as an option for my room. I don't mind a light purple if I tone it down with other things, but everything in my room is pretty neutral except for my quilt and some of the shams/pillowcases I have. I only sleep in white sheets.

I was considering a grey, but it would be too dungeony if it's in the basement like @Annie Deighnaugh said.

Can you post a picture of your quilt?

Since it's a basement I would probably go more for Annie's Pale Moon to keep it bright....how about the yellow in your bedding? I love gray and yellow together.

Lol. Wow. As a gay friend of mine says as a response to "the" question, a la the answer, "is the Pope Catholic?", 'He's as gay as a robin in lavender heels."

So, lavender it is! Lol. I hope the color you picked is a gray lavender versus a blue lavender, which would be way too girly, and little girly at that.

How many windows does the room have? I do hope you have considered egress routes. There are reasons why some basement bedrooms are illegal...if they don't have quick access to the outside in case of fire.

This works well for me though I think I would prefer a little warmer yellow for more contrast..

Newport · More Info

We are egressing a window. We're doing a window well. I considered yellow walls but, I'm not sure if I can handle that much yellow.

@Olychick - it's still packed, but it has grey trim, with a white backdrop, and a yellow floral geometric pattern with some greys in it.

This is a soft neutral with a hint of warmth, it goes great with all grayshttp://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/freshair

Since you have white wainscoting, you can do gray walls. Maybe a gray with a purple undertone.

Or what if you brought the wainscoting up to about 6' and painted the gray above it, plus the ceiling? Taller wainscoting is supposed to make the room look taller. Then your headboard would be against the white wainscoting.

Guest Bedroom Done in Light Trendy Colors · More Info

Well, rather than yellow, perhaps you can do a warm beige ... it can look very warm and sophisticated with gray and black.

Tori Murphy Living Inspiration · More Info

Or, a gray two tones down from the gray in your headboard. And, as May flowers mentions, since you will have the white wainscot, it will be fine. (Especially with the yellow that is in your bedding.)

I know others here have a better color sense than me, but I say nay to anything lavender.

I think if it were me I would go for a light greige. Maybe checkout some from Sherwin Williams. I used Accessable beige in our home and it does in some light have a slightly pink undertone depending on the lighting. Here is a photo.

gw · More Info

@mayflowers I like the idea of taller wainscoting. I have to talk to my dad about what his budget is. Is the ceiling in that pic green?

Aktillery I think that's the color that's in most of the house. So much of it, lol.