Walls to go with this comforter - purple that is not "nursery" looking
My daughter wants to upgrade to a "tween" room. We selected this PB Teen comforter. She asked for purple walls...but I am afraid of that coming out looking like a nursery or little girls room. Any suggestions on the perfect purple? I love the wallpaper in the second picture - but would you only do one accent wall in that?
Her room is a large rectangle but odd to work with so if we did an accent wall I am not sure which one I would do. The 4 walls of her room are:
1) entrance door and whole wall of closets (long side)
2) fireplace and small window to the right of it. (short side)
3) window in center (long side) - her bed is currently on this wall.
4) window in center (short side)
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jlefief
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Im my own worst enemy when I go to Nurseries!!!
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PROBeth H. :
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoyou could do the wall behind the bed in the purple and leave the others white. keep everything else at a minimum to avoid having it look like a circus tent!
jlefief
6 years ago
Ok. How do I jazz up the fireplace ? Note: it will never be used, hence the bean bags in front of it. But I feel like it could be more of a cool feature, right?- PRO
Beth H. :
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoremove the screen, paint the inside, and stick a plant, or fireplace glass, and maybe a potted plant or some candles inside. I used a cool mosaic tile on the inside of mine.
remove all of that stuff around it!
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acm
6 years agoJust keep the purple cool and I think it won't look too babyish. I'd stick with paint, though, and not add wallpaper into the mix -- you want to leave some room for her to hang posters or whatever expresses her self.
I think a color like the second one would be plenty liveable on all the walls, especially if her furniture is white.
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6 years agoI'd keep the mantel white, but you could have fun teal accents (vase on mantel, seat of chair) and/or art hanging over it!
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6 years agoer612
6 years agoBold allover color vs accent wall...
I would paint the fireplace trim white (seems off-white right now).
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6 years agoHi jlefief! I totally agree with the accent wall behind the bed. It will definitely make it look more maturely. The wall mural might work there.
http://bit.ly/gradient_wall
Maybe some flowers?
http://bit.ly/meadow_dream
What do you think? ;)
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Inspired by the bold all over picture from er612. We are using her favorite hoodie as inspiration. Will have Sherwin williams color match the purple for the walls. New white fireplace surround, paint all trim and closets white. Her furniture is white. White drapes maybe with a teal pattern on them and teal accents throughout. It's not as dark in person as it looks. It's sort of an electric purple with gray undertones.suezbell
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